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De Bruyn C, Ruttink T, Lacchini E, Rombauts S, Haegeman A, De Keyser E, Van Poucke C, Desmet S, Jacobs TB, Eeckhaut T, Goossens A, Van Laere K. Identification and characterization of CYP71 subclade cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of bitterness compounds in Cichorium intybus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1200253. [PMID: 37426959 PMCID: PMC10324620 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1200253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
Industrial chicory (Cichorium intybus var. sativum) and witloof (C. intybus var. foliosum) are crops with an important economic value, mainly cultivated for inulin production and as a leafy vegetable, respectively. Both crops are rich in nutritionally relevant specialized metabolites with beneficial effects for human health. However, their bitter taste, caused by the sesquiterpene lactones (SLs) produced in leaves and taproot, limits wider applications in the food industry. Changing the bitterness would thus create new opportunities with a great economic impact. Known genes encoding enzymes involved in the SL biosynthetic pathway are GERMACRENE A SYNTHASE (GAS), GERMACRENE A OXIDASE (GAO), COSTUNOLIDE SYNTHASE (COS) and KAUNIOLIDE SYNTHASE (KLS). In this study, we integrated genome and transcriptome mining to further unravel SL biosynthesis. We found that C. intybus SL biosynthesis is controlled by the phytohormone methyl jasmonate (MeJA). Gene family annotation and MeJA inducibility enabled the pinpointing of candidate genes related with the SL biosynthetic pathway. We specifically focused on members of subclade CYP71 of the cytochrome P450 family. We verified the biochemical activity of 14 C. intybus CYP71 enzymes transiently produced in Nicotiana benthamiana and identified several functional paralogs for each of the GAO, COS and KLS genes, pointing to redundancy in and robustness of the SL biosynthetic pathway. Gene functionality was further analyzed using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in C. intybus. Metabolite profiling of mutant C. intybus lines demonstrated a successful reduction in SL metabolite production. Together, this study increases our insights into the C. intybus SL biosynthetic pathway and paves the way for the engineering of C. intybus bitterness.
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- Charlotte De Bruyn
- Plant Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Melle, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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- Plant Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Melle, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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- Plant Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Melle, Belgium
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- Plant Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Melle, Belgium
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- Technology and Food Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Melle, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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- Plant Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Melle, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
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- Plant Sciences Unit, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO), Melle, Belgium
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El-Taher AM, Elzilal HA, Abd El-Raouf HS, Mady E, Alshallash KS, Alnefaie RM, Mahdy EMB, Ragab OG, Emam EA, Alaraidh IA, Randhir TO, Ibrahim MFM. Characterization of Some Cichorium Taxa Grown under Mediterranean Climate Using Morphological Traits and Molecular Markers. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:388. [PMID: 36679101 PMCID: PMC9866365 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The verification of taxonomic identities is of the highest significance in the field of biological study and categorization. Morpho-molecular characterization can clarify uncertainties in distinguishing between taxonomic groups. In this study, we characterized five local taxa of the genus Cichorium using morphological and molecular markers for taxonomic authentication and probably future genetic improvement. The five Cichorium taxa grown under the Mediterranean climate using morphological traits and molecular markers showed variations. The examined taxa showed a widespread range of variations in leaf characteristics, i.e., shape, type, texture, margin, and apex and cypsela characteristics i.e., shape, color, and surface pattern. The phylogenetic tree categorized the Cichorium intybus var. intybus and C. intybus var. foliosum in a single group, whereas C. endivia var. endivia was grouped separately. However, C. endivia var. crispum and C. endivia subsp. pumilum were classified as a cluster. The recorded variance between classes using the molecular markers SCoT, ISSR, and RAPD was documented at 34.43%, 36.62%, and 40.34%, respectively. Authentication using molecular tools proved the usefulness of a dichotomous indented key, as revealed by morphological identification. The integrated methodology using morphological and molecular assessment could support improved verification and authentication of the various taxa of chicory. It seems likely that the Egyptian chicory belongs to C. endivia subsp. pumilum.
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- Ahmed M. El-Taher
- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Department of Science and Technology, College of Ranyah, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
- Biology Department, University College, Taif University, Turaba 29731, Saudi Arabia
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- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- College of Science and Humanities-Huraymila, Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science Albaha University, Albaha 65779, Saudi Arabia
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- National Gene Bank (NGB), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza 12619, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science (Boys Branch), Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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Lenzi A, Baldi A, Lombardelli L, Truschi S, Marvasi M, Bruschi P. Contamination of microalgae by Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli is influenced by selection breeding in chicory ( Cichorium intybus L.). FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/fqsafe/fyac030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Objectives
The aim of this study was to assess whether selection breeding in chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) led changes in the susceptibility to Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli contamination and whether the anatomical traits of the leaves are involved in the possible changes.
Materials and Methods
Five chicory genotypes subjected to different intensities of selection were compared at the microgreen stage. Bacterial retention was evaluated after leaf incubation for 1.5 h on the surface of the bacterial suspension, followed by rinsing, grinding, plating on selective media, and CFU counting. The density of stomata and trichomes, total stomatal length and width, stomatal pit width, surface roughness and sharpness were evaluated.
Results
The intensively selected genotype (Witloof) was significantly more prone to contamination ((2.9±0.3) lg CFU/cm 2) as the average of the two bacteril types than the wild accession (Wild) ((2.3±0.4) lg CFU/cm 2) and the moderately selected genotypes (two leaf chicories, Catalogna type, and root chicory ‘Magdeburg’) (on average, (1.9±0.3) lg CFU/cm 2). Witloof microgreens also showed larger stomata (on average + 34% for stoma width and + 44% for pit width), which could justify, at least in part, the higher susceptibility to enterobacteria contamination. In fact, when contamination was performed in the dark (closed stomata), the bacterial retention in Witloof was significantly reduced in comparison with the opened stomata (-44%) and in Wild (-26%). Differences in retention between Witloof and Wild were still observed after UV treatment. The hierarchical clustering performed by grouping the leaf anatomical features was consistent with the chicory genetic groups.
Conclusions
Our results suggest that the domestication process can affect the safety of produce and that the micromorphological traits of the leaves may be involved.
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- Anna Lenzi
- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Mohammadi F, Naghavi MR, Peighambari SA, Dehaghi NK, Nasiri J, Khaldari I, Bravi E, Sileoni V, Marconi O, Perretti G. Comparison of carbohydrate partitioning and expression patterns of some genes involved in carbohydrate biosynthesis pathways in annual and biennial species of Cichorium spp. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 183:112620. [PMID: 33360645 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Variation in metabolism and partitioning of carbohydrates, particularly fructans, between annual and perennial Cichorium species remains a challenging topic. To address this problem, an annual (endive, Cichorium endive L. var. Crispum; Asteraceae) and a biennial species (chicory, Cichorium intybus L. var. Witloof; Asteraceae) were compared with in terms of variability in carbohydrate accumulation and expression patterns of fructan-active enzyme genes, as well as sucrose metabolism at various growth and developmental stages. In general, constituents such as 1-kestose, nystose, and inulin were detected only in the root of chicory and were not present in any of the endive tissues. For both species, flower tissue contained maximum levels of both fructose and glucose, while for sucrose, more fluctuations were observed. On the other hand, all the genes under study exhibited variation, not only between the two species but also among different tissues at different sampling times. In endive root compared to endive leaf, the expression of cell wall invertase genes and sucrose accumulation decreased simultaneously, indicating the limited capacity of its roots to absorb sucrose, a precursor to inulin production. In addition, low expression of fructan: fructan fructosyltransferase in endive root compared to chicory root confirmed the inability of endive to inulin synthesis. Overall, annual and biennial species were different in the production of inulin, transport, remobilization, and unloading of sucrose.
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- Fatemeh Mohammadi
- Division of Biotechnology, Agronomy and Plant Breeding Dept, Agricultural and Natural Resources College, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Division of Biotechnology, Agronomy and Plant Breeding Dept, Agricultural and Natural Resources College, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
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- Division of Biotechnology, Agronomy and Plant Breeding Dept, Agricultural and Natural Resources College, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Evidence-based Phytotherapy & Complementary Medicine Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran; Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- Division of Biotechnology, Agronomy and Plant Breeding Dept, Agricultural and Natural Resources College, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Division of Biotechnology, Agronomy and Plant Breeding Dept, Agricultural and Natural Resources College, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- University of Perugia, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126, Perugia, Italy.
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- University of Perugia, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- University of Perugia, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- University of Perugia, Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, via San Costanzo s.n.c., 06126, Perugia, Italy
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Boghrati Z, Zibaee E, Ayati Z, Amiri MS, Ramezani M, Jamialahmadi T, Emami SA, Sahebkar A. Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Different Cichorium Species (Asteraceae): A Review. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1308:501-546. [PMID: 33861457 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-64872-5_26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cichorium species have been used widely in traditional medicine universally. It is reported as a treatment for various respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders, as well as diabetes and rheumatism. A range of constituents including phenolic and poly phenolic compounds, fatty and organic acids and essential oils comprise the chemical composition of Cichorium species. Furthermore, modern investigations on these species has shown different pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, antiproliferative, anti-inflammation, antibacterial, anti-hyperglycemic, antidiabetic and hepatoprotective effects which are associated with divers molecular pathways and mechanisms. In this chapter, we have summarized comprehensive information regarding traditional and ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemical analysis and pharmacological aspects of Cichorium species.
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- Zahra Boghrati
- Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, Iran.,Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. .,Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. .,School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. .,Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland.
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Guarino F, Castiglione S, Improta G, Triassi M, Cicatelli A. Ecotype-Level Genetic Biodiversity of Five Italian Traditional Crops. SCIENTIFICA 2019; 2019:4652769. [PMID: 31355045 PMCID: PMC6636500 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4652769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Italy displays a high level of agrobiodiversity due to its diversified pedoclimatic zones. The Administrative Region of Campania includes several and divergent biomes, occurring close to each other. In fact, the distance between a sea level environment and that of high mountains can be less than 20 km. These environmental conditions allow the cultivation of many different crops and vegetables, represented by diverse ecotypes and varieties that are well adapted to the distribution range where they have been selected and grown. Efforts to maintain and further increase biodiversity in farming systems require a better understanding of the existing diversity created by traditional farming practices. The aim of our study was to identify and molecularly characterize several ecotypes belonging to five horticultural species commonly cultivated in Campania. In particular, we analysed five ecotypes of maize, two of garlic, four of onion, one of escarole, and two of courgette by means of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in order to evaluate their level of genetic biodiversity. The results reveal, for the first time, the high genetic biodiversity of horticultural ecotypes of the Campania Region. This feature is very important to improve the quality and productivity of agroecosystems.
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- Francesco Guarino
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “Adolfo Zambelli”, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “Adolfo Zambelli”, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Pansini, 5, 80125 Napoli (NA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Pansini, 5, 80125 Napoli (NA), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “Adolfo Zambelli”, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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Testone G, Mele G, di Giacomo E, Tenore GC, Gonnella M, Nicolodi C, Frugis G, Iannelli MA, Arnesi G, Schiappa A, Biancari T, Giannino D. Transcriptome driven characterization of curly- and smooth-leafed endives reveals molecular differences in the sesquiterpenoid pathway. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2019; 6:1. [PMID: 30603088 PMCID: PMC6312536 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-018-0066-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Endives (Cichorium endivia L.) are popular vegetables, diversified into curly/frisée- and smooth/broad-leafed (escaroles) cultivar types (cultigroups), and consumed as fresh and bagged salads. They are rich in sesquiterpene lactones (STL) that exert proven function on bitter taste and human health. The assembly of a reference transcriptome of 77,022 unigenes and RNA-sequencing experiments were carried out to characterize the differences between endives and escaroles at the gene structural and expression levels. A set of 3177 SNPs distinguished smooth from curly cultivars, and an SNP-supported phylogenetic tree separated the cultigroups into two distinct clades, consistently with the botanical varieties of origin (crispum and latifolium, respectively). A pool of 699 genes maintained differential expression pattern (core-DEGs) in pairwise comparisons between curly vs smooth cultivars grown in the same environment. Accurate annotation allowed the identification of 26 genes in the sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis pathway, which included several g ermacrene A s ynthase, g ermacrene A o xidase and co stunolide s ynthase members (GAS/GAO/COS module), required for the synthesis of costunolide, a key precursor of lactucopicrin- and lactucin-like sesquiterpene lactones. The core-DEGs contained a GAS gene (contig83192) that was positively correlated with STL levels and recurrently more expressed in curly than smooth endives, suggesting a cultigroup-specific behavior. The significant positive correlation of GAS/GAO/COS transcription and STL abundance (2.4-fold higher in frisée endives) suggested that sesquiterpenoid pathway control occurs at the transcriptional level. Based on correlation analyses, five transcription factors (MYB, MYB-related and WRKY) were inferred to act on contig83192/GAS and specific STL, suggesting the occurrence of two distinct routes in STL biosynthesis.
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- Giulio Testone
- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, Unit of Rome, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, Unit of Rome, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, Unit of Rome, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, NA Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, Unit of Rome, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, Unit of Rome, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, Unit of Rome, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, Unit of Rome, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Rome, Italy
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Závada T, Malik RJ, Kesseli RV. Population structure in chicory ( Cichorium intybus): A successful U.S. weed since the American revolutionary war. Ecol Evol 2017. [PMID: 28649334 PMCID: PMC5478081 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Plant invasions are recognized as major drivers of ecosystem change, yet the precise cause of these invasions remains unknown for many species. Frequency and modes of introductions during the first, transport and colonization, stages of the invasion process as well as phenotypic changes due to plasticity or changing genetic diversity and adaptation during later establishment and expansion stages can all influence the "success" of invasion. Here, we examine some of these factors in, and the origin of, a very successful weed, Cichorium intybus (chicory) which was introduced to North America in the 18th century and which now can be found in all 48 continental U.S. states and much of Canada. We genotyped a Eurasian collection of 11 chicory cultivars, nine native populations and a North American collection of 20 introduced wild populations which span the species range (592 individuals in total). To detect the geographic sources of North American chicory populations and to assess the genetic diversity among cultivars, native, and introduced populations, we used both a sequenced cpDNA region and 12 nuclear simple sequence repeat (SSR), microsatellite loci. Four cpDNA haplotypes were identified and revealed clear geographic subdivisions in the chicory native range and an interspecific hybrid origin of Radicchio group. Nuclear data suggested that domesticated lines deliberately introduced to North America were major contributors to extant weedy populations, although unintended sources such as seed contaminants likely also played important roles. The high private allelic richness and novel genetic groups were detected in some introduced populations, suggesting the potential for local adaptation in natural sites such as deserts and nature reserves. Our findings suggest that the current populations of weedy U.S. chicory have evolved primarily from several sources of domesticated and weedy ancestors and subsequent admixture among escaped lineages.
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- Tomáš Závada
- Biology Department University of Massachusetts Boston Boston MA USA.,Present address: Sterling College Craftsbury Common VT USA and
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- Biology Department University of Massachusetts Boston Boston MA USA.,Present address: Department of Ecosystem Science and Management Pennsylvania State University University Park PA USA
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- Biology Department University of Massachusetts Boston Boston MA USA
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Testone G, Mele G, Di Giacomo E, Gonnella M, Renna M, Tenore GC, Nicolodi C, Frugis G, Iannelli MA, Arnesi G, Schiappa A, Giannino D. Insights into the Sesquiterpenoid Pathway by Metabolic Profiling and De novo Transcriptome Assembly of Stem-Chicory ( Cichorium intybus Cultigroup "Catalogna"). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1676. [PMID: 27877190 PMCID: PMC5099503 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Stem-chicory of the "Catalogna" group is a vegetable consumed for bitter-flavored stems. Type and levels of bitter sesquiterpene lactones (STLs) participate in conferring bitterness in vegetables. The content of lactucin-and lactucopocrin-like STLs was higher in "Molfettese" than "Galatina" landrace stalks, regardless of the cultivation sites, consistently with bitterness scores and gustative differences. The "Galatina" transcriptome assembly resulted in 58,872 unigenes, 77% of which were annotated, paving the way to molecular investigation of the STL pathway. Comparative transcriptome analysis allowed the identification of 69,352 SNPs and of 1640 differentially expressed genes that maintained the pattern independently of the site. Enrichment analyses revealed that 4 out of 29 unigenes were up-regulated in "Molfettese" vs "Galatina" within the sesquiterpenoid pathway. The expression of two germacrene A -synthase (GAS) and one -oxidase (GAO) genes of the costunolide branch correlated positively with the contents of lactucin-like molecules, supporting that STL biosynthesis regulation occurs at the transcriptional level. Finally, 46 genes encoding transcription factors (TFs) maintained a differential expression pattern between the two varieties regardless of the growth site; correlation analyses among TFs, GAS, GAO gene expressions and STLs contents suggest that one MYB and one bHLH may act in the pathway.
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- Giulio Testone
- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research CouncilRome, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research CouncilRome, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research CouncilRome, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research CouncilBari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research CouncilBari, Italy
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of BariBari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico IINaples, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research CouncilRome, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research CouncilRome, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research CouncilRome, Italy
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Gantait S, Debnath S, Nasim Ali M. Genomic profile of the plants with pharmaceutical value. 3 Biotech 2014; 4:563-578. [PMID: 28324311 PMCID: PMC4235889 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-014-0218-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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There is an ample genetic diversity of plants with medicinal importance around the globe and this pool of genetic variation serves as the base for selection as well as for plant improvement. Thus, identification, characterization and documentation of the gene pool of medicinal plants are essential for this purpose. Genomic information of many a medicinal plant species has increased rapidly since the past decade and genetic resources available for domestication and improvement programs include genome sequencing, expressed sequence tags sequencing, transcript profiling, gene transmit, molecular markers in favor of mapping and breeding. In recent years, multiple endeavors have been undertaken for genomic characterization of medicinal plant species with the aid of molecular markers for sustainable utilization of gene pool, its conservation and future studies. Recent advancement in genomics is so fast that only some researches have been published till date and to a large extent documentation is restricted to electronic resources. Whole genome profiling of the identified medicinal plant species, carried out by several researchers, based on the DNA fingerprinting, is well documented in the present review. This review will facilitate preparing a database of the widely used, economically important medicinal plant species, based on their genomic organization.
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- Saikat Gantait
- Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
- Department of Biotechnology, Instrumentation and Environmental Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, 741252, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, 741252, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty Centre for Integrated Rural Development and Management, School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur, Kolkata, 700103, India
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Hodgins KA, Lai Z, Oliveira LO, Still DW, Scascitelli M, Barker MS, Kane NC, Dempewolf H, Kozik A, Kesseli RV, Burke JM, Michelmore RW, Rieseberg LH. Genomics of Compositae crops: reference transcriptome assemblies and evidence of hybridization with wild relatives. Mol Ecol Resour 2013; 14:166-77. [DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Revised: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Kathryn A. Hodgins
- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Canada
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- Department of Biology and Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics; Indiana University; Bloomington IN 47405 USA
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular; Universidade Federal de Viçosa; 36570-000 Viçosa Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences; Cal Poly Pomona; Pomona CA 91768 USA
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Arizona; Tucson AZ 85721 USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; University of Colorado Boulder; Boulder CO 80309 USA
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Canada
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- The Genome Center; University of California; Davis CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Plant Biology; University of Georgia; Athens GA 30602 USA
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- The Genome Center; University of California; Davis CA 95616 USA
- Departments of Plant Sciences, Molecular & Cellular Biology, and Medical Microbiology & Immunology; University of California; Davis CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre; University of British Columbia; Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Canada
- Department of Biology and Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics; Indiana University; Bloomington IN 47405 USA
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Gonthier L, Blassiau C, Mörchen M, Cadalen T, Poiret M, Hendriks T, Quillet MC. High-density genetic maps for loci involved in nuclear male sterility (NMS1) and sporophytic self-incompatibility (S-locus) in chicory (Cichorium intybus L., Asteraceae). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2013; 126:2103-21. [PMID: 23689744 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-013-2122-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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High-density genetic maps were constructed for loci involved in nuclear male sterility (NMS1-locus) and sporophytic self-incompatibility (S-locus) in chicory (Cichorium intybus L.). The mapping population consisted of 389 F1' individuals derived from a cross between two plants, K28 (male-sterile) and K59 (pollen-fertile), both heterozygous at the S-locus. This F1' mapping population segregated for both male sterility (MS) and strong self-incompatibility (SI) phenotypes. Phenotyping F1' individuals for MS allowed us to map the NMS1-locus to linkage group (LG) 5, while controlled diallel and factorial crosses to identify compatible/incompatible phenotypes mapped the S-locus to LG2. To increase the density of markers around these loci, bulked segregant analysis was used. Bulks and parental plants K28 and K59 were screened using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis, with a complete set of 256 primer combinations of EcoRI-ANN and MseI-CNN. A total of 31,000 fragments were generated, of which 2,350 showed polymorphism between K59 and K28. Thirteen AFLP markers were identified close to the NMS1-locus and six in the vicinity of the S-locus. From these AFLP markers, eight were transformed into sequence-characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers and of these five showed co-dominant polymorphism. The chromosomal regions containing the NMS1-locus and the S-locus were each confined to a region of 0.8 cM. In addition, we mapped genes encoding proteins similar to S-receptor kinase, the female determinant of sporophytic SI in the Brasicaceae, and also markers in the vicinity of the putative S-locus of sunflower, but none of these genes or markers mapped close to the chicory S-locus.
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- Lucy Gonthier
- Université de Lille, UMR INRA-Lille 1 1281, Stress Abiotiques et Différenciation des Végétaux Cultivés, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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Bernardes ECS, Benko-Iseppon AM, Vasconcelos S, Carvalho R, Brasileiro-Vidal AC. Intra- and interspecific chromosome polymorphisms in cultivated Cichorium L. species (Asteraceae). Genet Mol Biol 2013; 36:357-63. [PMID: 24130443 PMCID: PMC3795171 DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572013005000025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Endive (Cichorium endivia L.) and chicory (C. intybus L.) both have 2n = 18, but until now, there has been no detailed karyomorphological characterization. The present work evaluated five accessions of each species using FISH with rDNA probes and fluorochrome staining with CMA and DAPI. Both species presented distinct banding patterns after fluorochrome staining: while endive had proximal CMA++/DAPI− bands in the short arms of pairs 1, 2 and 3, chicory had proximal CMA-positive bands in chromosomes 1 and 3 and interstitial in the short arm of chromosome 8. Among endive accessions, FISH procedures revealed conserved position and number of 5S and 45S rDNA sites (two and three pairs, respectively), associated with the CMA-positive bands. Notwithstanding, polymorphisms were detected within chicory accessions regarding the number and the distribution of rDNA sites in relation to the most frequent karyotype (two pairs with 45S and one with 5S rDNA). The karyological markers developed allowed karyotypic differentiation between both species, uncovering peculiarities in the number and position of rDNA sites, which suggest chromosome rearrangements, such as translocations in chicory cultivars. The interspecific and intraspecific polymorphisms observed emphasize the potential of karyomorphological evaluations, helping our understanding of the relationships and evolution of the group.
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- Ebenézer C S Bernardes
- Departamento de Ciências da Natureza, Instituto Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil . ; Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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Deryckere D, Eeckhaut T, Van Huylenbroeck J, Van Bockstaele E. Low melting point agarose beads as a standard method for plantlet regeneration from protoplasts within the Cichorium genus. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2012; 31:2261-9. [PMID: 22926032 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1335-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Revised: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A standard method has been developed with which we are able to fully regenerate protoplasts of different Cichorium species. For the first time, endive protoplasts have been regenerated into plantlets. Protoplast regeneration is essential for somatic hybridizations. In this study, a standard method for plantlet regeneration from Cichorium protoplasts was developed. We evaluated the effect of the low melting point agarose (LMPA) bead technique on the regeneration capacity of protoplasts of seven C. intybus and four C. endivia genotypes. The LMPA bead technique was more efficient than culture in liquid or solid medium and allowed us to obtain plating efficiencies up to 4.9 % in C. intybus genotypes and efficiencies of up to 0.7 % in C. endivia genotypes. Moreover, the LMPA bead technique offers great advantages over liquid and solid culture systems: the media can be readily refreshed, protoplasts can be monitored separately, and microcalli can easily be removed from the beads. This increased efficiency was observed for all of the 11 Cichorium genotypes tested. Shoot formation was induced more efficiently when using 0.5 mg l(-1) indole-3-acetic acid-enriched medium (up to 87.5 % of the protoplast-derived calli started shoot development) compared to 1-naphthaleneacetic acid-enriched medium. The LMPA bead technique optimized in this study enabled for the first time the full plantlet regeneration from protoplasts of C. endivia genotypes and increased the protoplast regenerating ability in other Cichorium species. This fine-tuned LMPA bead technique can therefore be applied for protoplast regeneration after protoplast fusions of the genus Cichorium.
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- Dieter Deryckere
- Plant Sciences Unit, Applied Genetics and Breeding, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Caritasstraat 21, 9090 Melle, Belgium.
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Sarwat M, Nabi G, Das S, Srivastava PS. Molecular markers in medicinal plant biotechnology: past and present. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2011; 32:74-92. [DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2011.551872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Heesacker A, Kishore VK, Gao W, Tang S, Kolkman JM, Gingle A, Matvienko M, Kozik A, Michelmore RM, Lai Z, Rieseberg LH, Knapp SJ. SSRs and INDELs mined from the sunflower EST database: abundance, polymorphisms, and cross-taxa utility. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2008; 117:1021-9. [PMID: 18633591 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-008-0841-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2007] [Accepted: 06/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are abundant and frequently highly polymorphic in transcribed sequences and widely targeted for marker development in eukaryotes. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) transcript assemblies were built and mined to identify SSRs and insertions-deletions (INDELs) for marker development, comparative mapping, and other genomics applications in sunflower. We describe the spectrum and frequency of SSRs identified in the sunflower EST database, a catalog of 16,643 EST-SSRs, a collection of 484 EST-SSR and 43 EST-INDEL markers developed from common sunflower ESTs, polymorphisms of the markers among the parents of several intraspecific and interspecific mapping populations, and the transferability of the markers to closely and distantly related species in the Compositae. Of 17,904 unigenes in the transcript assembly, 1,956 (10.9%) harbored one or more SSRs with repeat counts of n > or = 5. EST-SSR markers were 1.6-fold more polymorphic among exotic than elite genotypes and 0.7-fold less polymorphic than non-genic SSR markers. Of 466 EST-SSR or INDEL markers screened for cross-species amplification and polymorphisms, 413 (88.6%) amplified alleles from one or more wild species (H. argophyllus, H. tuberosus, H. anomalus, H. paradoxus, and H. deserticola), whereas 69 (14.8%) amplified alleles from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) and 67 (14.4%) amplified alleles from lettuce (Lactuca sativa); hence, only a fraction were transferable to distantly related genera in the Compositae, whereas most were transferable to wild relatives of H. annuus. Several thousand additional SSRs were identified in the EST database and supply a wealth of templates for EST-SSR marker development in sunflower.
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- Adam Heesacker
- Center for Applied Genetic Technologies, The University of Georgia, 111 Riverbend Road, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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SSRs and INDELs mined from the sunflower EST database: abundance, polymorphisms, and cross-taxa utility. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2008. [PMID: 18633591 DOI: 10.1007/s00122‐008‐0841‐0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) are abundant and frequently highly polymorphic in transcribed sequences and widely targeted for marker development in eukaryotes. Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) transcript assemblies were built and mined to identify SSRs and insertions-deletions (INDELs) for marker development, comparative mapping, and other genomics applications in sunflower. We describe the spectrum and frequency of SSRs identified in the sunflower EST database, a catalog of 16,643 EST-SSRs, a collection of 484 EST-SSR and 43 EST-INDEL markers developed from common sunflower ESTs, polymorphisms of the markers among the parents of several intraspecific and interspecific mapping populations, and the transferability of the markers to closely and distantly related species in the Compositae. Of 17,904 unigenes in the transcript assembly, 1,956 (10.9%) harbored one or more SSRs with repeat counts of n > or = 5. EST-SSR markers were 1.6-fold more polymorphic among exotic than elite genotypes and 0.7-fold less polymorphic than non-genic SSR markers. Of 466 EST-SSR or INDEL markers screened for cross-species amplification and polymorphisms, 413 (88.6%) amplified alleles from one or more wild species (H. argophyllus, H. tuberosus, H. anomalus, H. paradoxus, and H. deserticola), whereas 69 (14.8%) amplified alleles from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) and 67 (14.4%) amplified alleles from lettuce (Lactuca sativa); hence, only a fraction were transferable to distantly related genera in the Compositae, whereas most were transferable to wild relatives of H. annuus. Several thousand additional SSRs were identified in the EST database and supply a wealth of templates for EST-SSR marker development in sunflower.
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Michalska K, Kisiel W. Further sesquiterpene lactones and phenolics from Cichorium spinosum. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2007.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AFLP markers provide a potential source of phylogenetic information for molecular systematic studies. However, there are properties of restriction fragment data that limit phylogenetic interpretation of AFLPs. These are (a) possible nonindependence of fragments, (b) problems of homology assignment of fragments, (c) asymmetry in the probability of losing and gaining fragments, and (d) problems in distinguishing heterozygote from homozygote bands. In the present study, AFLP data sets of Lactuca s.l. were examined for the presence of phylogenetic signal. An indication of this signal was provided by carrying out tree length distribution skewness (g1) tests, permutation tail probability (PTP) tests, and relative apparent synapomorphy analysis (RASA). A measure of the support for internal branches in the optimal parsimony tree (MPT) was made using bootstrap, jackknife, and decay analysis. Finally, the extent of congruence in MPTs for AFLP and internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-1 data sets for the same taxa was made using the partition homogeneity test (PHT) and the Templeton test. These analytical studies suggested the presence of phylogenetic signal in the AFLP data sets, although some incongruence was found between AFLP and ITS MPTs. An extensive literature survey undertaken indicated that authors report a general congruence of AFLP and ITS tree topologies across a wide range of taxonomic groups, suggesting that the present results and conclusions have a general bearing. In these earlier studies and those for Lactuca s.l., AFLP markers have been found to be informative at somewhat lower taxonomic levels than ITS sequences. Tentative estimates are suggested for the levels of ITS sequence divergence over which AFLP profiles are likely to be phylogenetically informative.
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- Wim J M Koopman
- Biosystematics Group, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland-, Wageningen University branch, Wageningen University, Generaal Foulkesweg 37, 6703BL, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Kisiel W, Michalska K, Szneler E. Norisoprenoids from aerial parts of Cichorium pumilum. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2003.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Scotti I, Mariani A, Verona V, Candolini A, Cenci CA, Olivieri AM. AFLP markers and cytotaxonomic analysis reveal hybridisation in the genus Schoenus (Cyperaceae). Genome 2002; 45:222-8. [PMID: 11962618 DOI: 10.1139/g01-138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Molecular, cytological, and morphological data support the existence of a hybrid population between Schoenus nigricans and Schoenus ferrugineus. This population was found in northeastern Italy, where S. nigricans is central with respect to its natural range and S. ferrugineus is marginal, being most common in the Alps and in central and northern Europe. Molecular marker data show that the putative hybrid population is genetically intermediate between nearby populations of the parent species. Cytological evidence confirmed the hybrid nature of this population, as does the almost complete sterility of plants within the population. Although no seeds were produced by the hybrid population, some possibly fertile pollen grains were produced; this suggests that the possibility of introgression between the two species through the hybrids cannot completely be excluded.
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- Ivan Scotti
- Università degli Studi di Udine, Dipartimento di Produzione Vegetale e Tecnologie Agrarie, Italy
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