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Zhao Y, Dong Z, Miao J, Liu Q, Ma C, Tian X, He J, Bi H, Yao W, Li T, Gill HS, Zhang Z, Cao A, Liu B, Li H, Sehgal SK, Liu W. Pm57 from Aegilops searsii encodes a tandem kinase protein and confers wheat powdery mildew resistance. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4796. [PMID: 38839783 PMCID: PMC11153570 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49257-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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Powdery mildew is a devastating disease that affects wheat yield and quality. Wheat wild relatives represent valuable sources of disease resistance genes. Cloning and characterization of these genes will facilitate their incorporation into wheat breeding programs. Here, we report the cloning of Pm57, a wheat powdery mildew resistance gene from Aegilops searsii. It encodes a tandem kinase protein with putative kinase-pseudokinase domains followed by a von Willebrand factor A domain (WTK-vWA), being ortholog of Lr9 that mediates wheat leaf rust resistance. The resistance function of Pm57 is validated via independent mutants, gene silencing, and transgenic assays. Stable Pm57 transgenic wheat lines and introgression lines exhibit high levels of all-stage resistance to diverse isolates of the Bgt fungus, and no negative impacts on agronomic parameters are observed in our experimental set-up. Our findings highlight the emerging role of kinase fusion proteins in plant disease resistance and provide a valuable gene for wheat breeding.
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- Yue Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 57007, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- College of Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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- Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, 57007, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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Han G, Cao L, Yan H, Gu T, Shi Z, Li X, Li L, An D. Development and Identification of a Wheat-Rye Breeding Line for Harmonious Improvement Between Powdery Mildew Resistance and High Yield Potential. PLANT DISEASE 2023; 107:2453-2459. [PMID: 36724028 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-12-22-2817-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Powdery mildew, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, is a devastating disease that seriously threatens wheat yield and quality. To control this disease, host resistance is the preferred measure. However, wheat breeding is a complex process with elusive exchange and recombination of the traits from their parents. Increased resistance often leads to a decline in other key traits, such as yield and quality. Developing breakthrough germplasms with harmonious powdery mildew resistance and other key breeding traits is attractive in wheat breeding. In this study, we developed an ideal wheat breeding line AL46 that pyramided its hexaploid triticale parent-derived desirable yield traits and its wheat parent-derived powdery mildew resistance gene Pm2. Sequential genomic in situ hybridization (GISH), multicolor GISH, multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization, and molecular marker analyses revealed that AL46 was a wheat-rye T1RS·1BL translocation line. Genetic analysis combined with function marker detection and sequence alignment were used to confirm that AL46 carried the Pm2 gene. Then, we evaluated the powdery mildew resistance and comprehensive traits of AL46, and just as we designed, AL46 showed harmonious powdery mildew resistance with some key breeding traits. This study not only developed an ideal wheat germplasm resource but also provided a successful example for pyramiding breeding, which could be a promising direction for wheat improvement in the future.
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- Guohao Han
- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050022, China
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050022, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- The National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050022, China
- Innovation Academy for Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Li M, Yuan Y, Ni F, Li X, Wang H, Bao Y. Characterization of Two Wheat- Thinopyrum ponticum Introgression Lines With Pyramiding Resistance to Powdery Mildew. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:943669. [PMID: 35909780 PMCID: PMC9335053 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.943669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Powdery mildew is one of the most devastating foliar diseases in wheat production. The wild relative Thinopyrum ponticum (2n = 10x = 70) has been widely used in wheat genetic improvement due to its superior resistance to both biotic and abiotic stresses. In the present study, two wheat-Th. ponticum introgression lines named SN0293-2 and SN0293-7 were developed from the progenies of a cross between the octoploid Trititrigia SNTE20 and common wheat, including the elite cultivar Jimai 22. They had a novel powdery mildew resistance gene (temporarily named PmSN0293) putatively from Th. ponticum pyramided with Pm2 and Pm52, exhibiting excellent Pm resistance at both the seedling and adult stages. Sequential GISH-FISH detected no signal of Th. ponticum in these two lines but a pair of T1BL·1RS in SN0293-2. Chromosomal structural variations were also observed obviously in SN0293-2 and SN0293-7. Through the Wheat 660K SNP array, 157 SNPs, 134 of which were on 6A, were found to be specific to Th. ponticum. Based on the data combined with DNA re-sequencing, seven specific markers, including one CAPS marker on 2B and six CAPS and Indel markers on 6A, were developed, confirming their wheat-Th. ponticum introgression nature. Furthermore, the two lines displayed positive plant height and produced more kernels and higher 1,000-grain weight. Excellent resistance with desirable agronomic traits makes them valuable in wheat breeding programs.
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- Mingzhu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
- Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Linqing, Liaocheng, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Jinan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Agronomy College of Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, China
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Yu Z, Xiao L, Su F, Liu W, Luo F, Han R, Mu Y, Zhang W, Wu L, Liang X, Sun N, Li L, Ma P. Mining of Wheat Pm2 Alleles for Goal-Oriented Marker-Assisted Breeding. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:912589. [PMID: 35646019 PMCID: PMC9133932 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.912589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Powdery mildew of wheat, caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt), is a devastating disease that seriously reduces yield and quality worldwide. Utilization of plant resistance genes is an attractive and effective strategy for controlling this disease. Among the reported powdery mildew (Pm) resistance genes, Pm2 exhibits a diverse resistance spectrum among its multiple alleles. It has been widely used in China for resistance breeding for powdery mildew. To mine more Pm2 alleles and clarify their distribution, we screened 33 wheat cultivars/breeding lines carrying Pm2 alleles from 641 wheat genotypes using diagnostic and Pm2-linked markers. To further investigate the relationships within the Pm2 alleles, we compared their resistance spectra, polymorphism of marker alleles and gene sequences, and found that they have identical marker alleles and gene sequences but diverse resistance spectra. In addition, the diagnostic kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) marker, YTU-KASP-Pm2, was developed and was shown to detect all the Pm2 alleles in the different genetic backgrounds. These findings provide valuable information for the distribution and rational use of Pm2 alleles, push forward their marker-assisted breeding (MAS), and hence improve the control of wheat powdery mildew.
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- Ziyang Yu
- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- Institute of Grain and Oil Crops, Yantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yantai, China
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- Dezhou Agricultural Technology Extension and Seed Industry Center, Dezhou, China
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- Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- Institute of Grain and Oil Crops, Yantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yantai, China
- Nina Sun,
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- Institute of Grain and Oil Crops, Yantai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yantai, China
- Linzhi Li,
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- College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, China
- *Correspondence: Pengtao Ma,
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