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An Y, Xia X, Zhang X, Liu L, Jiang S, Jing T, Zhang F. Genome-wide identification of the sorghum OVATE gene family and revelation of its expression characteristics in sorghum seeds and leaves. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15123. [PMID: 38956272 PMCID: PMC11219837 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66103-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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The OVATE gene family plays an important role in regulating the development of plant organs and resisting stress, but its expression characteristics and functions in sorghum have not been revealed. In this study, we identified 26 OVATE genes in the sorghum BTx623 genome, which were divided into four groups and distributed unevenly across 9 chromosomes. Evolutionary analysis showed that after differentiation between sorghum and Arabidopsis, the OVATE gene family may have experienced unique expansion events, and all OVATE family members were negatively selected. Transcriptome sequencing and RT-qPCR results showed that OVATE genes in sorghum showed diverse expression characteristics, such as gene SORBl_3001G468900 and SORBl_3009G173400 were significantly expressed in seeds, while SORBI_3005G042700 and SORBI_3002G417700 were only highly expressed in L1. Meantime, in the promoter region, a large number of hormone-associated cis-acting elements were identified, and these results suggest that members of the OVATE gene family may be involved in regulating specific development of sorghum leaves and seeds. This study improves the understanding of the OVATE gene family of sorghum and provides important clues for further exploration of the function of the OVATE gene family.
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- Yanlin An
- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai, China
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China.
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Moutai Institute, Renhuai, China.
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Dwivedi SL, Heslop-Harrison P, Amas J, Ortiz R, Edwards D. Epistasis and pleiotropy-induced variation for plant breeding. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2024. [PMID: 38875130 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.14405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
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Epistasis refers to nonallelic interaction between genes that cause bias in estimates of genetic parameters for a phenotype with interactions of two or more genes affecting the same trait. Partitioning of epistatic effects allows true estimation of the genetic parameters affecting phenotypes. Multigenic variation plays a central role in the evolution of complex characteristics, among which pleiotropy, where a single gene affects several phenotypic characters, has a large influence. While pleiotropic interactions provide functional specificity, they increase the challenge of gene discovery and functional analysis. Overcoming pleiotropy-based phenotypic trade-offs offers potential for assisting breeding for complex traits. Modelling higher order nonallelic epistatic interaction, pleiotropy and non-pleiotropy-induced variation, and genotype × environment interaction in genomic selection may provide new paths to increase the productivity and stress tolerance for next generation of crop cultivars. Advances in statistical models, software and algorithm developments, and genomic research have facilitated dissecting the nature and extent of pleiotropy and epistasis. We overview emerging approaches to exploit positive (and avoid negative) epistatic and pleiotropic interactions in a plant breeding context, including developing avenues of artificial intelligence, novel exploitation of large-scale genomics and phenomics data, and involvement of genes with minor effects to analyse epistatic interactions and pleiotropic quantitative trait loci, including missing heritability.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, Institute for Environmental Futures, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Centre for Applied Bioinformatics, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Centre for Applied Bioinformatics, School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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Viana JPG, Avalos A, Zhang Z, Nelson R, Hudson ME. Common signatures of selection reveal target loci for breeding across soybean populations. THE PLANT GENOME 2024; 17:e20426. [PMID: 38263616 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Understanding the underlying genetic bases of yield-related selection and distinguishing these changes from genetic drift are critical for both improved understanding and future success of plant breeding. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is a key species for world food security, yet knowledge of the mechanism of selective breeding in soybean, such as the century-long program of artificial selection in U.S. soybean germplasm, is currently limited to certain genes and loci. Here, we identify genome-wide signatures of selection in separate populations of soybean subjected to artificial selection for increased yield by multiple breeding programs in the United States. We compared the alternative soybean breeding population (AGP) created by USDA-ARS to the conventional public soybean lines (CGP) developed at three different stages of breeding (ancestral, intermediate, and elite) to identify shared signatures of selection and differentiate these from drift. The results showed a strong selection for specific haplotypes identified by single site frequency and haplotype homozygosity methods. A set of common selection signatures was identified in both AGP and CGP that supports the hypothesis that separate breeding programs within similar environments coalesce on the fixation of the same key haplotypes. Signatures unique to each breeding program were observed. These results raise the possibility that selection analysis can allow the identification of favorable alleles to enhance directed breeding approaches.
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- João Paulo Gomes Viana
- National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- U. S. Department of Agriculture, Honeybee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- DOE Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1102 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, Illinois, 61801, USA
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Kis A, Polgári D, Dalmadi Á, Ahmad I, Rakszegi M, Sági L, Csorba T, Havelda Z. Targeted mutations in the GW2.1 gene modulate grain traits and induce yield loss in barley. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 340:111968. [PMID: 38157889 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Grain Width and Weight 2 (GW2) is an E3-ubiquitin ligase-encoding gene that negatively regulates the size and weight of the grain in cereal species. Therefore, disabling GW2 gene activity was suggested for enhancing crop productivity. We show here that CRISPR/Cas-mediated mutagenesis of the barley GW2.1 homologue results in the development of elongated grains and increased protein content. At the same time, GW2.1 loss of function induces a significant grain yield deficit caused by reduced spike numbers and low grain setting. We also show that the converse effect caused by GW2.1 absence on crop yield and protein content is largely independent of cultivation conditions. These findings indicate that the barley GW2.1 gene is necessary for the optimization between yield and grain traits. Altogether, our data show that the loss of GW2.1 gene activity in barley is associated with pleiotropic effects negatively affecting the development of generative organs and consequently the grain production. Our findings contribute to the better understanding of grain development and the utilisation of GW2.1 control in quantitative and qualitative genetic improvement of barley.
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- András Kis
- Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Gödöllő, Hungary; Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Martonvásár, Hungary; Agribiotechnology and Precision Breeding for Food Security National Laboratory, Plant Biotechnology Section, Hungary
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- Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Gödöllő, Hungary; Agribiotechnology and Precision Breeding for Food Security National Laboratory, Plant Biotechnology Section, Hungary
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- Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Martonvásár, Hungary
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- Agricultural Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Martonvásár, Hungary; Agribiotechnology and Precision Breeding for Food Security National Laboratory, Plant Biotechnology Section, Hungary
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- Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Gödöllő, Hungary; Agribiotechnology and Precision Breeding for Food Security National Laboratory, Plant Biotechnology Section, Hungary.
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Pandey S. Agronomic potential of plant-specific Gγ proteins. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 30:337-347. [PMID: 38623166 PMCID: PMC11016034 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-024-01428-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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The vascular plant-specific type III Gγ proteins have emerged as important targets for biotechnological applications. These proteins are exemplified by Arabidopsis AGG3, rice Grain Size 3 (GS3), Dense and Erect Panicle 1 (DEP1), and GGC2 and regulate plant stature, seed size, weight and quality, nitrogen use efficiency, and multiple stress responses. These Gγ proteins are an integral component of the plant heterotrimeric G-protein complex and differ from the canonical Gγ proteins due to the presence of a long, cysteine-rich C-terminal region. Most cereal genomes encode three or more of these proteins, which have similar N-terminal Gγ domains but varying lengths of the C-terminal domain. The C-terminal domain is hypothesized to give specificity to the protein function. Intriguingly, many accessions of cultivated cereals have natural deletion of this region in one or more proteins, but the mechanistic details of protein function remain perplexing. Distinct, sometimes contrasting, effects of deletion of the C-terminal region have been reported in different crops or under varying environmental conditions. This review summarizes the known roles of type III Gγ proteins, the possible action mechanisms, and a perspective on what is needed to comprehend their full agronomic potential.
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- Sona Pandey
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 N. Warson Road, St. Louis, MO 63132 USA
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Mei H, Cui C, Liu Y, Du Z, Wu K, Jiang X, Zheng Y, Zhang H. QTL analysis of traits related to seed size and shape in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293155. [PMID: 37917626 PMCID: PMC10621824 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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Seed size and shape are important traits that determine seed yield in sesame. Understanding the genetic basis of seed size and shape is essential for improving the yield of sesame. In this study, F2 and BC1 populations were developed by crossing the Yuzhi 4 and Bengal small-seed (BS) lines for detecting the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) of traits related to seed size and shape. A total of 52 QTLs, including 13 in F2 and 39 in BC1 populations, for seed length (SL), seed width (SW), and length to width ratio (L/W) were identified, explaining phenotypic variations from 3.68 to 21.64%. Of these QTLs, nine stable major QTLs were identified in the two populations. Notably, three major QTLs qSL-LG3-2, qSW-LG3-2, and qSW-LG3-F2 that accounted for 4.94-16.34% of the phenotypic variations were co-localized in a 2.08 Mb interval on chromosome 1 (chr1) with 279 candidate genes. Three stable major QTLs qSL-LG6-2, qLW-LG6, and qLW-LG6-F2 that explained 8.14-33.74% of the phenotypic variations were co-localized in a 3.27 Mb region on chr9 with 398 candidate genes. In addition, the stable major QTL qSL-LG5 was co-localized with minor QTLs qLW-LG5-3 and qSW-LG5 to a 1.82 Mb region on chr3 with 195 candidate genes. Gene annotation, orthologous gene analysis, and sequence analysis indicated that three genes are likely involved in sesame seed development. These results obtained herein provide valuable in-formation for functional gene cloning and improving the seed yield of sesame.
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- Hongxian Mei
- The Shennong Laboratory, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Shennong Laboratory, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- The Shennong Laboratory, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Henan Sesame Research Center, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Jiang A, Liu J, Gao W, Ma R, Tan P, Liu F, Zhang J. Construction of a genetic map and QTL mapping of seed size traits in soybean. Front Genet 2023; 14:1248315. [PMID: 37693311 PMCID: PMC10485605 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1248315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Soybean seed size and seed shape traits are closely related to plant yield and appearance quality. In this study, 186 individual plants of the F2 generation derived from crosses between Changjiang Chun 2 and JiYu 166 were selected as the mapping population to construct a molecular genetic linkage map, and the phenotypic data of hundred-grain weight, seed length, seed width, and seed length-to-width ratio of soybean under three generations of F2 single plants and F2:3 and F2:4 lines were combined to detect the QTL (quantitative trait loci) for the corresponding traits by ICIM mapping. A soybean genetic map containing 455 markers with an average distance of 6.15 cM and a total length of 2799.2 cM was obtained. Forty-nine QTLs related to the hundred-grain weight, seed length, seed width, and seed length-to-width ratio of soybean were obtained under three environmental conditions. A total of 10 QTLs were detected in more than two environments with a phenotypic variation of over 10%. Twelve QTL clusters were identified on chromosomes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 13, 18, and 19, with the majority of the overlapping intervals for hundred-grain weight and seed width. These results will lay the theoretical and technical foundation for molecularly assisted breeding in soybean seed weight and seed shape. Eighteen candidate genes that may be involved in the regulation of soybean seed size were screened by gene functional annotation and GO enrichment analysis.
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Xiong XX, Liu Y, Zhang LL, Li XJ, Zhao Y, Zheng Y, Yang QH, Yang Y, Min DH, Zhang XH. G-Protein β-Subunit Gene TaGB1-B Enhances Drought and Salt Resistance in Wheat. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087337. [PMID: 37108500 PMCID: PMC10138664 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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In the hexaploid wheat genome, there are three Gα genes, three Gβ and twelve Gγ genes, but the function of Gβ in wheat has not been explored. In this study, we obtained the overexpression of TaGB1 Arabidopsis plants through inflorescence infection, and the overexpression of wheat lines was obtained by gene bombardment. The results showed that under drought and NaCl treatment, the survival rate of Arabidopsis seedlings' overexpression of TaGB1-B was higher than that of the wild type, while the survival rate of the related mutant agb1-2 was lower than that of the wild type. The survival rate of wheat seedlings with TaGB1-B overexpression was higher than that of the control. In addition, under drought and salt stress, the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and proline (Pro) in the wheat overexpression of TaGB1-B were higher than that of the control, and the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) was lower than that of the control. This indicates that TaGB1-B could improve the drought resistance and salt tolerance of Arabidopsis and wheat by scavenging active oxygen. Overall, this work provides a theoretical basis for wheat G-protein β-subunits in a further study, and new genetic resources for the cultivation of drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant wheat varieties.
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- Xin-Xin Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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Kumar R, Saini M, Taku M, Debbarma P, Mahto RK, Ramlal A, Sharma D, Rajendran A, Pandey R, Gaikwad K, Lal SK, Talukdar A. Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes for seed shape and 100-seed weight in soybean [ Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1074245. [PMID: 36684771 PMCID: PMC9846647 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1074245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Seed size and shape are important traits determining yield and quality in soybean. Seed size and shape are also desirable for specialty soy foods like tofu, natto, miso, and edamame. In order to find stable quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes for seed shape and 100-seed weight, the current study used vegetable type and seed soybean-derived F2 and F2:3 mapping populations. A total of 42 QTLs were mapped, which were dispersed across 13 chromosomes. Of these, seven were determined to be stable QTLs and five of them were major QTLs, namely qSL-10-1, qSW-4-1, qSV-4-1, qSLW-10-1, and qSLH-10-1. Thirteen of the 42 QTLs detected in the current study were found at known loci, while the remaining 29 were discovered for the first time. Out of these 29 novel QTLs, 17 were major QTLs. Based on Protein Analysis Through Evolutionary Relationships (PANTHER), gene annotation information, and literature search, 66 genes within seven stable QTLs were predicted to be possible candidate genes that might regulate seed shape and seed weight in soybean. The current study identified the key candidate genes and quantitative trait loci (QTLs) controlling soybean seed shape and weight, and these results will be very helpful in marker-assisted breeding for developing soybean varieties with improved seed weight and desired seed shape.
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- Rahul Kumar
- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
- School of Biotechnology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, India
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Tao Y, Trusov Y, Zhao X, Wang X, Cruickshank AW, Hunt C, van Oosterom EJ, Hathorn A, Liu G, Godwin ID, Botella JR, Mace ES, Jordan DR. Manipulating assimilate availability provides insight into the genes controlling grain size in sorghum. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 108:231-243. [PMID: 34309934 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15437] [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: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Variation in grain size, a major determinant of grain yield and quality in cereal crops, is determined by both the plant's genetic potential and the available assimilate to fill the grain in the absence of stress. This study investigated grain size variation in response to variation in assimilate supply in sorghum using a diversity panel (n = 837) and a backcross-nested association mapping population (n = 1421) across four experiments. To explore the effects of genetic potential and assimilate availability on grain size, the top half of selected panicles was removed at anthesis. Results showed substantial variation in five grain size parameters with high heritability. Artificial reduction in grain number resulted in a general increase in grain weight, with the extent of the increase varying across genotypes. Genome-wide association studies identified 44 grain size quantitative trait locus (QTL) that were likely to act on assimilate availability and 50 QTL that were likely to act on genetic potential. This finding was further supported by functional enrichment analysis and co-location analysis with known grain number QTL and candidate genes. RNA interference and overexpression experiments were conducted to validate the function of one of the identified gene, SbDEP1, showing that SbDEP1 positively regulates grain number and negatively regulates grain size by controlling primary branching in sorghum. Haplotype analysis of SbDEP1 suggested a possible role in racial differentiation. The enhanced understanding of grain size variation in relation to assimilate availability presented in this study will benefit sorghum improvement and have implications for other cereal crops.
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- Yongfu Tao
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Hermitage Research Facility, The University of Queensland, Warwick, Qld, 4370, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Hermitage Research Facility, The University of Queensland, Warwick, Qld, 4370, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Hermitage Research Facility, The University of Queensland, Warwick, Qld, 4370, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), Agri-Science Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, Qld, 4370, Australia
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), Agri-Science Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, Qld, 4370, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Hermitage Research Facility, The University of Queensland, Warwick, Qld, 4370, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Hermitage Research Facility, The University of Queensland, Warwick, Qld, 4370, Australia
- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), Agri-Science Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, Qld, 4370, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), Hermitage Research Facility, The University of Queensland, Warwick, Qld, 4370, Australia
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Elattar MA, Karikari B, Li S, Song S, Cao Y, Aslam M, Hina A, Abou-Elwafa SF, Zhao T. Identification and Validation of Major QTLs, Epistatic Interactions, and Candidate Genes for Soybean Seed Shape and Weight Using Two Related RIL Populations. Front Genet 2021; 12:666440. [PMID: 34122518 PMCID: PMC8195344 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.666440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Understanding the genetic mechanism underlying seed size, shape, and weight is essential for enhancing soybean cultivars. High-density genetic maps of two recombinant inbred line (RIL) populations, LM6 and ZM6, were evaluated across multiple environments to identify and validate M-QTLs as well as identify candidate genes behind major and stable quantitative trait loci (QTLs). A total of 239 and 43 M-QTLs were mapped by composite interval mapping (CIM) and mixed-model-based composite interval mapping (MCIM) approaches, from which 180 and 18, respectively, are novel QTLs. Twenty-two QTLs including four novel major QTLs were validated in the two RIL populations across multiple environments. Moreover, 18 QTLs showed significant AE effects, and 40 pairwise of the identified QTLs exhibited digenic epistatic effects. Thirty-four QTLs associated with seed flatness index (FI) were identified and reported here for the first time. Seven QTL clusters comprising several QTLs for seed size, shape, and weight on genomic regions of chromosomes 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 17, and 19 were identified. Gene annotations, gene ontology (GO) enrichment, and RNA-seq analyses of the genomic regions of those seven QTL clusters identified 47 candidate genes for seed-related traits. These genes are highly expressed in seed-related tissues and nodules, which might be deemed as potential candidate genes regulating the seed size, weight, and shape traits in soybean. This study provides detailed information on the genetic basis of the studied traits and candidate genes that could be efficiently implemented by soybean breeders for fine mapping and gene cloning, and for marker-assisted selection (MAS) targeted at improving these traits individually or concurrently.
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- Mahmoud A Elattar
- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (Ministry of Agriculture), State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.,Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (Ministry of Agriculture), State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (Ministry of Agriculture), State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (Ministry of Agriculture), State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (Ministry of Agriculture), State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (Ministry of Agriculture), State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (Ministry of Agriculture), State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (Ministry of Agriculture), State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Wang Y, Paterson AH. Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl) population genomics suggests a two-staged domestication and identifies genes showing convergence/parallel selective sweeps with apple or peach. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 106:942-952. [PMID: 33624402 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15209] [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: 10/18/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Crop domestication and evolution represent key fields of plant and genetics research. Here, we re-sequenced and analyzed whole genome data from 51 wild accessions and 53 representative cultivars of Eriobotrya japonica, an important semi-subtropical fruit crop. Population genomics analysis suggested that modern cultivated E. japonica experienced a two-staged domestication fitting the "marginality model," being initially domesticated in west-northern Hubei province from a mono-phylogenetic wild progenitor, then refined mainly in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian provinces of China. Cultivated E. japonica has experienced little reduction in genome-wide nucleotide polymorphism compared with wild forms. Genes responsible for sugar biosynthesis were enriched in regions harboring putative selective sweeps. An approach based on co-clustering into gene families and evaluating chromosome colinearity of orthologous and paralogous genes was used to identify convergent/parallel selective sweeps among different crops. Specifically, more than one hundred of orthologs and paralogs undergoing selective sweeps were identified between loquat, apple and peach, among which 14 encoded "UDP glycosyltransferase 1." In sum, the study not only provided valuable information for breeding of E. japonica, but also enriched knowledge of crop domestication.
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- Yunsheng Wang
- College of Health and Life Science, Kaili University, Kaili City, Guizhou Province, 556011, China
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- Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30605, USA
- Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, 063210, China
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Wondimu Z, Dong H, Paterson AH, Worku W, Bantte K. Genetic diversity, population structure and selection signature in Ethiopian Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. [Moench]) germplasm. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2021; 11:6237486. [PMID: 33871028 PMCID: PMC8495740 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ethiopia, the probable center of origin and diversity for sorghum [Sorghum bicolor L. (Moench)] and with unique ecogeographic features, possesses a large number of sorghum landraces that have not been well studied. Increased knowledge of this diverse germplasm through large-scale genomic characterization may contribute for understanding of evolutionary biology, and adequate use of these valuable resources from the center of origin. In this study, we characterized genetic diversity, population structure and selection signature in 304 sorghum accessions collected from diverse sorghum growing regions of Ethiopia using genotyping-by-sequencing. We identified a total of 108,107 high-quality single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) markers that were evenly distributed across the sorghum genome. The average gene diversity among accessions was high (He = 0.29). We detected a relatively low frequency of rare alleles (26%), highlighting the potential of this germplasm for subsequent allele mining studies through genome-wide association studies. Although we found no evidence of genetic differentiation among administrative regions (FST = 0.02, P = 0.12), population structure and cluster analyses showed clear differentiation among six Ethiopian sorghum populations (FST = 0.28, P = 0.01) adapting to different environments. Analysis of SNP differentiation between the identified genetic groups revealed a total of 40 genomic regions carrying signatures of selection. These regions harbored candidate genes potentially involved in a variety of biological processes, including abiotic stress tolerance, pathogen defense and reproduction. Overall, a high level of untapped diversity for sorghum improvement remains available in Ethiopia, with patterns of diversity consistent with divergent selection on a range of adaptive characteristics.
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- Zeleke Wondimu
- College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P.O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- Plant Genome Mapping Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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- College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, PO Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia
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- College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, P.O. Box 307, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Wambugu PW, Ndjiondjop MN, Henry R. Genetics and Genomics of African Rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud) Domestication. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 14:6. [PMID: 33415579 PMCID: PMC7790969 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-020-00449-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud) is one of the two independently domesticated rice species, the other one being Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.). Despite major progress being made in understanding the evolutionary and domestication history of African rice, key outstanding issues remain controversial. There appears to be an underlying difficulty in identifying the domestication centre and number of times the crop has been domesticated. Advances in genomics have provided unprecedented opportunities for understanding the genetic architecture of domestication related traits. For most of the domestication traits, the underlying genes and mutations have been identified. Comparative analysis of domestication genes between Asian and African rice has revealed that the two species went through an independent but convergent evolution process. The genetic and developmental basis of some of the domestic traits are conserved not only between Asian and African rice but also with other domesticated crop species. Analysis of genome data and its interpretation is emerging as a major challenge facing studies of domestication in African rice as key studies continue giving contradictory findings and conclusions. Insights obtained on the domestication of this species are vital for guiding crop improvement efforts.
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- Peterson W. Wambugu
- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, Genetic Resources Research Institute, P.O. Box 30148, Nairobi, 00100 Kenya
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- M’bé Research Station, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), 01 B.P. 2551 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072 Australia
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Ye CY, Fan L. Orphan Crops and their Wild Relatives in the Genomic Era. MOLECULAR PLANT 2021; 14:27-39. [PMID: 33346062 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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More than half of the calories consumed by humans are provided by three major cereal crops (rice, maize, and wheat). Orphan crops are usually well adapted to low-input agricultural conditions, and they not only play vital roles in local areas but can also contribute to food and nutritional needs worldwide. Interestingly, many wild relatives of orphan crops are important weeds of major crops. Although orphan crops and their wild relatives have received little attentions from researchers for many years, genomic studies have recently been performed on these plants. Here, we provide an overview of genomic studies on orphan crops, with a focus on orphan cereals and their wild relatives. The genomes of at least 12 orphan cereals and/or their wild relatives have been sequenced. In addition to genomic benefits for orphan crop breeding, we discuss the potential ways for mutual utilization of genomic data from major crops, orphan crops, and their wild relatives (including weeds) and provide perspectives on genetic improvement of both orphan and major crops (including de novo domestication of orphan crops) in the coming genomic era.
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- Chu-Yu Ye
- Institute of Crop Sciences & Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Crop Sciences & Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Hainan Institute of Zhejiang University, Sanya 572024, China.
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Yang Y, Saand MA, Huang L, Abdelaal WB, Zhang J, Wu Y, Li J, Sirohi MH, Wang F. Applications of Multi-Omics Technologies for Crop Improvement. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:563953. [PMID: 34539683 PMCID: PMC8446515 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.563953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Multiple "omics" approaches have emerged as successful technologies for plant systems over the last few decades. Advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) have paved a way for a new generation of different omics, such as genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics. However, metabolomics, ionomics, and phenomics have also been well-documented in crop science. Multi-omics approaches with high throughput techniques have played an important role in elucidating growth, senescence, yield, and the responses to biotic and abiotic stress in numerous crops. These omics approaches have been implemented in some important crops including wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), soybean (Glycine max), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), maize (Zea mays L.), millet (Setaria italica L.), cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.), Medicago truncatula, and rice (Oryza sativa L.). The integration of functional genomics with other omics highlights the relationships between crop genomes and phenotypes under specific physiological and environmental conditions. The purpose of this review is to dissect the role and integration of multi-omics technologies for crop breeding science. We highlight the applications of various omics approaches, such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, phenomics, and ionomics, and the implementation of robust methods to improve crop genetics and breeding science. Potential challenges that confront the integration of multi-omics with regard to the functional analysis of genes and their networks as well as the development of potential traits for crop improvement are discussed. The panomics platform allows for the integration of complex omics to construct models that can be used to predict complex traits. Systems biology integration with multi-omics datasets can enhance our understanding of molecular regulator networks for crop improvement. In this context, we suggest the integration of entire omics by employing the "phenotype to genotype" and "genotype to phenotype" concept. Hence, top-down (phenotype to genotype) and bottom-up (genotype to phenotype) model through integration of multi-omics with systems biology may be beneficial for crop breeding improvement under conditions of environmental stresses.
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- Yaodong Yang
- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, China
- *Correspondence: Yaodong Yang
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, China
- Department of Botany, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Pakistan
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Oil Crops Biology/Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Wenchang, China
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Burgarella C, Berger A, Glémin S, David J, Terrier N, Deu M, Pot D. The Road to Sorghum Domestication: Evidence From Nucleotide Diversity and Gene Expression Patterns. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:666075. [PMID: 34527004 PMCID: PMC8435843 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.666075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Native African cereals (sorghum, millets) ensure food security to millions of low-income people from low fertility and drought-prone regions of Africa and Asia. In spite of their agronomic importance, the genetic bases of their phenotype and adaptations are still not well-understood. Here we focus on Sorghum bicolor, which is the fifth cereal worldwide for grain production and constitutes the staple food for around 500 million people. We leverage transcriptomic resources to address the adaptive consequences of the domestication process. Gene expression and nucleotide variability were analyzed in 11 domesticated and nine wild accessions. We documented a downregulation of expression and a reduction of diversity both in nucleotide polymorphism (30%) and gene expression levels (18%) in domesticated sorghum. These findings at the genome-wide level support the occurrence of a global reduction of diversity during the domestication process, although several genes also showed patterns consistent with the action of selection. Nine hundred and forty-nine genes were significantly differentially expressed between wild and domesticated gene pools. Their functional annotation points to metabolic pathways most likely contributing to the sorghum domestication syndrome, such as photosynthesis and auxin metabolism. Coexpression network analyzes revealed 21 clusters of genes sharing similar expression patterns. Four clusters (totaling 2,449 genes) were significantly enriched in differentially expressed genes between the wild and domesticated pools and two were also enriched in domestication and improvement genes previously identified in sorghum. These findings reinforce the evidence that the combined and intricated effects of the domestication and improvement processes do not only affect the behaviors of a few genes but led to a large rewiring of the transcriptome. Overall, these analyzes pave the way toward the identification of key domestication genes valuable for genetic resources characterization and breeding purposes.
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- Concetta Burgarella
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, Montpellier, France
- AGAP Institut, Univ F-34398 Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
- *Correspondence: Concetta Burgarella
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, Montpellier, France
- AGAP Institut, Univ F-34398 Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- CNRS, Univ. Rennes, ECOBIO – UMR 6553, Rennes, France
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- AGAP Institut, Univ F-34398 Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- AGAP Institut, Univ F-34398 Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, Montpellier, France
- AGAP Institut, Univ F-34398 Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, Montpellier, France
- AGAP Institut, Univ F-34398 Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
- David Pot
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Li M, Chen L, Zeng J, Razzaq MK, Xu X, Xu Y, Wang W, He J, Xing G, Gai J. Identification of Additive-Epistatic QTLs Conferring Seed Traits in Soybean Using Recombinant Inbred Lines. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:566056. [PMID: 33362807 PMCID: PMC7758492 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.566056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Seed weight and shape are important agronomic traits that affect soybean quality and yield. In the present study, we used image analysis software to evaluate 100-seed weight and seed shape traits (length, width, perimeter, projection area, length/width, and weight/projection area) of 155 novel recombinant inbred soybean lines (NJRISX) generated by crossing "Su88-M21" and "XYXHD". We examined quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with the six traits (except seed weight per projection area), and identified 42 additive QTLs (5-8 QTLs per trait) accounting for 24.9-37.5% of the phenotypic variation (PV). Meanwhile, 2-4 epistatic QTL pairs per trait out of a total of 18 accounted for 2.5-7.2% of the PV; and unmapped minor QTLs accounted for the remaining 35.0-56.7% of the PV. A total of 28 additive and 11 epistatic QTL pairs were concentrated in nine joint QTL segments (JQSs), indicating that QTLs associated with seed weight and shape are closely related and interacted. An interaction was also detected between additive and epistatic QTL pairs and environment, which made significant contributions of 1.4-9.5% and 0.4-0.8% to the PV, respectively. We annotated 18 candidate genes in the nine JQSs, which were important for interpreting the close relationships among the six traits. These findings indicate that examining the interactions between closely related traits rather than only analyzing individual trait provides more useful insight into the genetic system of the interrelated traits for which there has been limited QTL information.
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Gaffney J, Tibebu R, Bart R, Beyene G, Girma D, Kane NA, Mace ES, Mockler T, Nickson TE, Taylor N, Zastrow-Hayes G. Open access to genetic sequence data maximizes value to scientists, farmers, and society. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Mariotti R, Belaj A, De La Rosa R, Leòn L, Brizioli F, Baldoni L, Mousavi S. EST-SNP Study of Olea europaea L. Uncovers Functional Polymorphisms between Cultivated and Wild Olives. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E916. [PMID: 32785094 PMCID: PMC7465833 DOI: 10.3390/genes11080916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The species Olea europaea includes cultivated varieties (subsp. europaea var. europaea), wild plants (subsp. europaea var. sylvestris), and five other subspecies spread over almost all continents. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the expressed sequence tag able to underline intra-species differentiation are not yet identified, beyond a few plastidial markers. METHODS In the present work, more than 1000 transcript-specific SNP markers obtained by the genotyping of 260 individuals were studied. These genotypes included cultivated, oleasters, and samples of subspecies guanchica, and were analyzed in silico, in order to identify polymorphisms on key genes distinguishing different Olea europaea forms. RESULTS Phylogeny inference and principal coordinate analysis allowed to detect two distinct clusters, clearly separating wilds and guanchica samples from cultivated olives, meanwhile the structure analysis made possible to differentiate these three groups. Sequences carrying the polymorphisms that distinguished wild and cultivated olives were analyzed and annotated, allowing to identify 124 candidate genes that have a functional role in flower development, stress response, or involvement in important metabolic pathways. Signatures of selection that occurred during olive domestication, were detected and reported. CONCLUSION This deep EST-SNP analysis provided important information on the genetic and genomic diversity of the olive complex, opening new opportunities to detect gene polymorphisms with potential functional and evolutionary roles, and to apply them in genomics-assisted breeding, highlighting the importance of olive germplasm conservation.
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- Roberto Mariotti
- CNR—Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Via Madonna Alta 130, 06128 Perugia, Italy; (R.M.); (F.B.); (S.M.)
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- IFAPA—Centro Alameda del Obispo, Avda Menendez Pidal, s/n, E-14004 Cordoba, Spain; (A.B.); (R.D.L.R.); (L.L.)
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- IFAPA—Centro Alameda del Obispo, Avda Menendez Pidal, s/n, E-14004 Cordoba, Spain; (A.B.); (R.D.L.R.); (L.L.)
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- IFAPA—Centro Alameda del Obispo, Avda Menendez Pidal, s/n, E-14004 Cordoba, Spain; (A.B.); (R.D.L.R.); (L.L.)
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- CNR—Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Via Madonna Alta 130, 06128 Perugia, Italy; (R.M.); (F.B.); (S.M.)
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- CNR—Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Via Madonna Alta 130, 06128 Perugia, Italy; (R.M.); (F.B.); (S.M.)
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- CNR—Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Via Madonna Alta 130, 06128 Perugia, Italy; (R.M.); (F.B.); (S.M.)
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Tao Y, George-Jaeggli B, Bouteillé-Pallas M, Tai S, Cruickshank A, Jordan D, Mace E. Genetic Diversity of C 4 Photosynthesis Pathway Genes in Sorghum bicolor (L.). Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:E806. [PMID: 32708598 PMCID: PMC7397294 DOI: 10.3390/genes11070806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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C4 photosynthesis has evolved in over 60 different plant taxa and is an excellent example of convergent evolution. Plants using the C4 photosynthetic pathway have an efficiency advantage, particularly in hot and dry environments. They account for 23% of global primary production and include some of our most productive cereals. While previous genetic studies comparing phylogenetically related C3 and C4 species have elucidated the genetic diversity underpinning the C4 photosynthetic pathway, no previous studies have described the genetic diversity of the genes involved in this pathway within a C4 crop species. Enhanced understanding of the allelic diversity and selection signatures of genes in this pathway may present opportunities to improve photosynthetic efficiency, and ultimately yield, by exploiting natural variation. Here, we present the first genetic diversity survey of 8 known C4 gene families in an important C4 crop, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, using sequence data of 48 genotypes covering wild and domesticated sorghum accessions. Average nucleotide diversity of C4 gene families varied more than 20-fold from the NADP-malate dehydrogenase (MDH) gene family (θπ = 0.2 × 10-3) to the pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase (PPDK) gene family (θπ = 5.21 × 10-3). Genetic diversity of C4 genes was reduced by 22.43% in cultivated sorghum compared to wild and weedy sorghum, indicating that the group of wild and weedy sorghum may constitute an untapped reservoir for alleles related to the C4 photosynthetic pathway. A SNP-level analysis identified purifying selection signals on C4 PPDK and carbonic anhydrase (CA) genes, and balancing selection signals on C4 PPDK-regulatory protein (RP) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) genes. Allelic distribution of these C4 genes was consistent with selection signals detected. A better understanding of the genetic diversity of C4 pathway in sorghum paves the way for mining the natural allelic variation for the improvement of photosynthesis.
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- Yongfu Tao
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia; (Y.T.); (B.G.-J.); (M.B.-P.); (D.J.)
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia; (Y.T.); (B.G.-J.); (M.B.-P.); (D.J.)
- Agri-Science Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia;
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia; (Y.T.); (B.G.-J.); (M.B.-P.); (D.J.)
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- Agri-Science Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia;
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia; (Y.T.); (B.G.-J.); (M.B.-P.); (D.J.)
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia; (Y.T.); (B.G.-J.); (M.B.-P.); (D.J.)
- Agri-Science Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia;
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Tao Y, Zhao X, Wang X, Hathorn A, Hunt C, Cruickshank AW, van Oosterom EJ, Godwin ID, Mace ES, Jordan DR. Large-scale GWAS in sorghum reveals common genetic control of grain size among cereals. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2020; 18:1093-1105. [PMID: 31659829 PMCID: PMC7061873 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Grain size is a key yield component of cereal crops and a major quality attribute. It is determined by a genotype's genetic potential and its capacity to fill the grains. This study aims to dissect the genetic architecture of grain size in sorghum. An integrated genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted using a diversity panel (n = 837) and a BC-NAM population (n = 1421). To isolate genetic effects associated with genetic potential of grain size, rather than the genotype's capacity to fill the grains, a treatment of removing half of the panicle was imposed during flowering. Extensive and highly heritable variation in grain size was observed in both populations in 5 field trials, and 81 grain size QTL were identified in subsequent GWAS. These QTL were enriched for orthologues of known grain size genes in rice and maize, and had significant overlap with SNPs associated with grain size in rice and maize, supporting common genetic control of this trait among cereals. Grain size genes with opposite effect on grain number were less likely to overlap with the grain size QTL from this study, indicating the treatment facilitated identification of genetic regions related to the genetic potential of grain size. These results enhance understanding of the genetic architecture of grain size in cereal, and pave the way for exploration of underlying molecular mechanisms and manipulation of this trait in breeding practices.
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- Yongfu Tao
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)The University of QueenslandHermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)The University of QueenslandHermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)The University of QueenslandHermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)The University of QueenslandHermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)The University of QueenslandHermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
- Agri‐Science QueenslandDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)Hermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)The University of QueenslandHermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
- Agri‐Science QueenslandDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)Hermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)The University of QueenslandBrisbaneQldAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)The University of QueenslandBrisbaneQldAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)The University of QueenslandHermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
- Agri‐Science QueenslandDepartment of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF)Hermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)The University of QueenslandHermitage Research FacilityWarwickQldAustralia
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Fernandes LDS, Correa FM, Ingram KT, de Almeida AAF, Royaert S. QTL mapping and identification of SNP-haplotypes affecting yield components of Theobroma cacao L. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2020; 7:26. [PMID: 32140235 PMCID: PMC7049306 DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-0250-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Cacao is a crop of global relevance that faces constant demands for improved bean yield. However, little is known about the genomic regions controlling the crop yield and genes involved in cacao bean filling. Hence, to identify the quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with cacao yield and bean filling, we performed a QTL mapping in a segregating mapping population comprising 459 trees of a cross between 'TSH 1188' and 'CCN 51'. All variables showed considerable phenotypic variation and had moderate to high heritability values. We identified 24 QTLs using a genetic linkage map that contains 3526 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers. Haplotype analysis at the significant QTL region on chromosome IV pointed to the alleles from the maternal parent, 'TSH 1188', as the ones that affect the cacao yield components the most. The recombination events identified within these QTL regions allowed us to identify candidate genes that may take part in the different steps of pod growth and bean filling. Such candidate genes seem to play a significant role in the source-to-sink transport of sugars and amino acids, and lipid metabolism, such as fatty acid production. The SNP markers mapped in our study are now being used to select potential high-yielding cacao varieties through marker-assisted selection in our existing cacao-breeding experiments.
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Ilhéus-Itabuna, Km 16, Bairro Salobrinho, Ilhéus, BA CEP 45.662-900 Brazil
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- Mars, Incorporated, 13601 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33158 USA
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Rodovia Ilhéus-Itabuna, Km 16, Bairro Salobrinho, Ilhéus, BA CEP 45.662-900 Brazil
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- Mars, Incorporated, 13601 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33158 USA
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Hina A, Cao Y, Song S, Li S, Sharmin RA, Elattar MA, Bhat JA, Zhao T. High-Resolution Mapping in Two RIL Populations Refines Major "QTL Hotspot" Regions for Seed Size and Shape in Soybean ( Glycine max L.). Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E1040. [PMID: 32033213 PMCID: PMC7038151 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21031040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Seed size and shape are important traits determining yield and quality in soybean. However, the genetic mechanism and genes underlying these traits remain largely unexplored. In this regard, this study used two related recombinant inbred line (RIL) populations (ZY and K3N) evaluated in multiple environments to identify main and epistatic-effect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for six seed size and shape traits in soybean. A total of 88 and 48 QTLs were detected through composite interval mapping (CIM) and mixed-model-based composite interval mapping (MCIM), respectively, and 15 QTLs were common among both methods; two of them were major (R2 > 10%) and novel QTLs (viz., qSW-1-1ZN and qSLT-20-1K3N). Additionally, 51 and 27 QTLs were identified for the first time through CIM and MCIM methods, respectively. Colocalization of QTLs occurred in four major QTL hotspots/clusters, viz., "QTL Hotspot A", "QTL Hotspot B", "QTL Hotspot C", and "QTL Hotspot D" located on Chr06, Chr10, Chr13, and Chr20, respectively. Based on gene annotation, gene ontology (GO) enrichment, and RNA-Seq analysis, 23 genes within four "QTL Hotspots" were predicted as possible candidates, regulating soybean seed size and shape. Network analyses demonstrated that 15 QTLs showed significant additive x environment (AE) effects, and 16 pairs of QTLs showing epistatic effects were also detected. However, except three epistatic QTLs, viz., qSL-13-3ZY, qSL-13-4ZY, and qSW-13-4ZY, all the remaining QTLs depicted no main effects. Hence, the present study is a detailed and comprehensive investigation uncovering the genetic basis of seed size and shape in soybeans. The use of a high-density map identified new genomic regions providing valuable information and could be the primary target for further fine mapping, candidate gene identification, and marker-assisted breeding (MAB).
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- Aiman Hina
- Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Soybean Research Institute, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (A.H.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (R.A.S.); (M.A.E.)
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chinese Jujube; College of Life Science, Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, China;
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- Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Soybean Research Institute, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (A.H.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (R.A.S.); (M.A.E.)
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- Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Soybean Research Institute, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (A.H.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (R.A.S.); (M.A.E.)
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- Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Soybean Research Institute, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (A.H.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (R.A.S.); (M.A.E.)
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- Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Soybean Research Institute, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (A.H.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (R.A.S.); (M.A.E.)
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- Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Soybean Research Institute, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (A.H.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (R.A.S.); (M.A.E.)
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- Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Soybean (General), State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Soybean Research Institute, National Center for Soybean Improvement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; (A.H.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (R.A.S.); (M.A.E.)
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Ananda GKS, Myrans H, Norton SL, Gleadow R, Furtado A, Henry RJ. Wild Sorghum as a Promising Resource for Crop Improvement. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:1108. [PMID: 32765575 PMCID: PMC7380247 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.01108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is a multipurpose food crop which is ranked among the top five cereal crops in the world, and is used as a source of food, fodder, feed, and fuel. The genus Sorghum consists of 24 diverse species. Cultivated sorghum was derived from the wild progenitor S. bicolor subsp. verticilliflorum, which is commonly distributed in Africa. Archeological evidence has identified regions in Sudan, Ethiopia, and West Africa as centers of origin of sorghum, with evidence for more than one domestication event. The taxonomy of the genus is not fully resolved, with alternative classifications that should be resolved by further molecular analysis. Sorghum can withstand severe droughts which makes it suitable to grow in regions where other major crops cannot be grown. Wild relatives of many crops have played significant roles as genetic resources for crop improvement. Although there have been many studies of domesticated sorghum, few studies have reported on its wild relatives. In Sorghum, some species are widely distributed while others are very restricted. Of the 17 native sorghum species found in Australia, none have been cultivated. Isolation of these wild species from domesticated crops makes them a highly valuable system for studying the evolution of adaptive traits such as biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. The diversity of the genus Sorghum has probably arisen as a result of the extensive variability of the habitats over which they are distributed. The wild gene pool of sorghum may, therefore, harbor many useful genes for abiotic and biotic stress tolerance. While there are many examples of successful examples of introgression of novel alleles from the wild relatives of other species from Poaceae, such as rice, wheat, maize, and sugarcane, studies of introgression from wild sorghum are limited. An improved understanding of wild sorghums will better allow us to exploit this previously underutilized gene pool for the production of more resilient crops.
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- Galaihalage K. S. Ananda
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Australian Grains Genebank, Agriculture Victoria, Horsham, VIC, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
- *Correspondence: Robert J. Henry,
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Sakamoto L, Kajiya-Kanegae H, Noshita K, Takanashi H, Kobayashi M, Kudo T, Yano K, Tokunaga T, Tsutsumi N, Iwata H. Comparison of shape quantification methods for genomic prediction, and genome-wide association study of sorghum seed morphology. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0224695. [PMID: 31751371 PMCID: PMC6872133 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Seed shape is an important agronomic trait with continuous variation among genotypes. Therefore, the quantitative evaluation of this variation is highly important. Among geometric morphometrics methods, elliptic Fourier analysis and semi-landmark analysis are often used for the quantification of biological shape variations. Elliptic Fourier analysis is an approximation method to treat contours as a waveform. Semi-landmark analysis is a method of superimposed points in which the differences of multiple contour positions are minimized. However, no detailed comparison of these methods has been undertaken. Moreover, these shape descriptors vary when the scale and direction of the contour and the starting point of the contour trace change. Thus, these methods should be compared with respect to the standardization of the scale and direction of the contour and the starting point of the contour trace. In the present study, we evaluated seed shape variations in a sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench) germplasm collection to analyze the association between shape variations and genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphisms by genomic prediction (GP) and genome-wide association studies (GWAS). In our analysis, we used all possible combinations of three shape description methods and eight standardization procedures for the scale and direction of the contour as well as the starting point of the contour trace; these combinations were compared in terms of GP accuracy and the GWAS results. We compared the shape description methods (elliptic Fourier descriptors and the coordinates of superposed pseudo-landmark points) and found that principal component analysis of their quantitative descriptors yielded similar results. Different scaling and direction standardization procedures caused differences in the principal component scores, average shape, and the results of GP and GWAS.
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- Lisa Sakamoto
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- JSPS Research Fellow, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
- PRESTO, JST, Saitama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Dawson IK, Powell W, Hendre P, Bančič J, Hickey JM, Kindt R, Hoad S, Hale I, Jamnadass R. The role of genetics in mainstreaming the production of new and orphan crops to diversify food systems and support human nutrition. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 224:37-54. [PMID: 31063598 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Especially in low-income nations, new and orphan crops provide important opportunities to improve diet quality and the sustainability of food production, being rich in nutrients, capable of fitting into multiple niches in production systems, and relatively adapted to low-input conditions. The evolving space for these crops in production systems presents particular genetic improvement requirements that extensive gene pools are able to accommodate. Particular needs for genetic development identified in part with plant breeders relate to three areas of fundamental importance for addressing food production and human demographic trends and associated challenges, namely: facilitating integration into production systems; improving the processability of crop products; and reducing farm labour requirements. Here, we relate diverse involved target genes and crop development techniques. These techniques include transgressive methods that involve defining exemplar crop models for effective new and orphan crop improvement pathways. Research on new and orphan crops not only supports the genetic improvement of these crops, but they serve as important models for understanding crop evolutionary processes more broadly, guiding further major crop evolution. The bridging position of orphan crops between new and major crops provides unique opportunities for investigating genetic approaches for de novo domestications and major crop 'rewildings'.
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- Ian K Dawson
- Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
- World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Headquarters, PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
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- World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Headquarters, PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
- The Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Campus, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- The Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Campus, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, UK
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- World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Headquarters, PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JG, UK
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- University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH,, 03824, USA
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- World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Headquarters, PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya
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Genomic signatures of seed mass adaptation to global precipitation gradients in sorghum. Heredity (Edinb) 2019; 124:108-121. [PMID: 31316156 PMCID: PMC6906510 DOI: 10.1038/s41437-019-0249-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2019] [Revised: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Seed mass is a key component of adaptation in plants and a determinant of yield in crops. The climatic drivers and genomic basis of seed mass variation remain poorly understood. In the cereal crop Sorghum bicolor, globally-distributed landraces harbor abundant variation in seed mass, which is associated with precipitation in their agroclimatic zones of origin. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that diversifying selection across precipitation gradients, acting on ancestral cereal grain size regulators, underlies seed mass variation in global sorghum germplasm. We tested this hypothesis in a set of 1901 georeferenced and genotyped sorghum landraces, 100-seed mass from common gardens, and bioclimatic precipitation variables. As predicted, 100-seed mass in global germplasm varies significantly among botanical races and is correlated to proxies of the precipitation gradients. With general and mixed linear model genome-wide associations, we identified 29 and 56 of 100 a priori candidate seed size genes with polymorphisms in the top 1% of seed mass association, respectively. Eleven of these genes harbor polymorphisms associated with the precipitation gradient, including orthologs of genes that regulate seed size in other cereals. With FarmCPU, 13 significant SNPs were identified, including one at an a priori candidate gene. Finally, we identified eleven colocalized outlier SNPs associated with seed mass and precipitation that also carry signatures of selection based on FST scans and PCAdapt, which represents a significant enrichment. Our findings suggest that seed mass in sorghum was shaped by diversifying selection on drought stress, and can inform genomics-enabled breeding for climate-resilient cereals.
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Tao Y, Zhao X, Mace E, Henry R, Jordan D. Exploring and Exploiting Pan-genomics for Crop Improvement. MOLECULAR PLANT 2019; 12:156-169. [PMID: 30594655 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2018.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Genetic variation ranging from single-nucleotide polymorphisms to large structural variants (SVs) can cause variation of gene content among individuals within the same species. There is an increasing appreciation that a single reference genome is insufficient to capture the full landscape of genetic diversity of a species. Pan-genome analysis offers a platform to evaluate the genetic diversity of a species via investigation of its entire genome repertoire. Although a recent wave of pan-genomic studies has shed new light on crop diversity and improvement using advanced sequencing technology, the potential applications of crop pan-genomics in crop improvement are yet to be fully exploited. In this review, we highlight the progress achieved in understanding crop pan-genomics, discuss biological activities that cause SVs, review important agronomical traits affected by SVs, and present our perspective on the application of pan-genomics in crop improvement.
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- Yongfu Tao
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia; Agri-Science Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF), Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Hermitage Research Facility, Warwick, QLD 4370, Australia.
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Guo D, Jiang H, Yan W, Yang L, Ye J, Wang Y, Yan Q, Chen J, Gao Y, Duan L, Liu H, Xie L. Resequencing 200 Flax Cultivated Accessions Identifies Candidate Genes Related to Seed Size and Weight and Reveals Signatures of Artificial Selection. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1682. [PMID: 32010166 PMCID: PMC6976528 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Seed size and weight are key traits determining crop yield, which often undergo strongly artificial selection during crop domestication. Although seed sizes differ significantly between oil flax and fiber flax, the genetic basis of morphological differences and artificial selection characteristics in seed size remains largely unclear. Here we re-sequenced 200 flax cultivated accessions to generate a genome variation map based on chromosome assembly reference genomes. We provide evidence that oil flax group is the ancestor of cultivated flax, and the oil-fiber dual purpose group (OF) is the evolutionary intermediate transition state between oil and fiber flax. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) were combined with LD Heatmap to identify candidate regions related to seed size and weight, then candidate genes were screened based on detailed functional annotations and estimation of nucleotide polymorphism effects. Using this strategy, we obtained 13 candidate genes related to seed size and weight. Selective sweeps analysis indicates human-involved selection of small seeds during the oil to fiber flax transition. Our study shows the existence of elite alleles for seed size and weight in flax germplasm and provides molecular insights into approaches for further improvement.
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- Dongliang Guo
- National Center of Melon Engineering and Technology, Molecular Breeding Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- National Center of Melon Engineering and Technology, Molecular Breeding Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- National Center for Soybean Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics and Breeding for Soybean, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Herbal Medicine Innovation Research Center, Agricultural Bureau of Zhaosu County, Yili, China
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- National Center of Melon Engineering and Technology, Molecular Breeding Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- National Center of Melon Engineering and Technology, Molecular Breeding Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- National Center of Melon Engineering and Technology, Molecular Breeding Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- National Center of Melon Engineering and Technology, Molecular Breeding Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- National Center of Melon Engineering and Technology, Molecular Breeding Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- National Center of Melon Engineering and Technology, Molecular Breeding Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- National Center of Melon Engineering and Technology, Molecular Breeding Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
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- National Center of Melon Engineering and Technology, Molecular Breeding Laboratory, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
- *Correspondence: Liqiong Xie,
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Liu H, Li Q, Xing Y. Genes Contributing to Domestication of Rice Seed Traits and Its Global Expansion. Genes (Basel) 2018; 9:genes9100489. [PMID: 30308970 PMCID: PMC6211083 DOI: 10.3390/genes9100489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Asian rice (Oryza sativa) and African rice (Oryza glaberrima) are separately domesticated from their wild ancestors Oryza rufipogon and Oryza barthii, which are very sensitive to daylength. In the process of domestication, some traits that are favorable for the natural survival of wild rice such as seed dormancy and shattering have become favorable ones for human consumption due to the loss-of-function mutations in the genes that are underlying these traits. As a consequence, many genes that are related to these kinds of traits have been fixed with favorable alleles in modern cultivars by artificial selection. After domestication, Oryza sativa cultivars gradually spread to temperate and cool regions from the tropics and subtropics due to the loss of their photoperiod sensitivity. In this paper, we review the characteristics of domestication-related seed traits and heading dates in rice, including the key genes controlling these traits, the differences in allelic diversity between wild rice and cultivars, the geographic distribution of alleles, and the regulatory pathways of these traits. A comprehensive comparison shows that these genes contributed to rice domestication and its global expansion. In addition, these traits have also experienced parallel evolution by artificial selection on the homologues of key genes in other cereals.
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- Haiyang Liu
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
- Wuhan Life Origin Biotech Joint Stock Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430206, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement and National Center of Plant Gene Research (Wuhan), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Pecan is one of the most important horticultural nut crops in the world. It is a deciduous species native to the temperate zones of North America, introduced into the subtropical regions of Brazil during the 1870s. High quality seedlings are essential to establishing healthy and productive orchards, and selection of seeds is an important factor in this issue. In this study we evaluated the correlation between seed mass, emergence rate and morphometric traits of seedlings in the pecan cultivar Importada. A significant positive correlation (r > 0.81) between seed mass and plantlet height, stem diameter, emergence rate and number of leaves was observed. Our results suggest that seed mass can be used as a direct method for seed selection towards production of vigorous pecan seedlings. However, since an increase in seed mass is usually associated with a decrease in the number of seeds that a plant can produce per unit canopy, long-duration studies are recommended in order to evaluate the influence of seed selection on a plantation’s production.
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Inheritance studies on grain iron and zinc concentration and agronomic traits in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. J Cereal Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2018.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Tao Y, Mace E, George-Jaeggli B, Hunt C, Cruickshank A, Henzell R, Jordan D. Novel Grain Weight Loci Revealed in a Cross between Cultivated and Wild Sorghum. THE PLANT GENOME 2018; 11:170089. [PMID: 30025022 DOI: 10.3835/plantgenome2017.10.0089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Grain weight has increased during domestication of cereals. Together with grain number it determines yield, but the two are often negatively correlated. Understanding the genetic architecture of grain weight and its relationship with grain number is critical to enhance crop yield. Sorghum is an important food, feed, and biofuel crop well-known for its adaptation to drought and heat. This study aimed to dissect the genetic basis of thousand grain weight (TGW) in a BCF population between a domesticated sorghum accession and its wild progenitor, subsp. and investigate its relationship with grain number. Thousand grain weight, grain number, and yield were measured in field trials in two successive years. A strong negative correlation between TGW and grain number was observed in both trials. In total, 17 TGW quantitative trait loci (QTL) were identified, with 11 of them exhibiting an opposing effect on grain number, implying the correlation between TGW and grain number is due to pleiotropy. Nine grain size candidate genes were identified within 6 TGW QTL, and of these 5 showed signatures of selection during sorghum domestication. Large-effect QTL in this study that have not been identified previously in cultivated sorghum were found to contain candidate genes with domestication signal, indicating that these QTL were affected during sorghum domestication. This study sheds new light on the genetic basis of TGW, its relationship with grain number, and sorghum domestication.
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Zhang Y, Li D, Zhang D, Zhao X, Cao X, Dong L, Liu J, Chen K, Zhang H, Gao C, Wang D. Analysis of the functions of TaGW2 homoeologs in wheat grain weight and protein content traits. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 94:857-866. [PMID: 29570880 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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GW2 is emerging as a key genetic determinant of grain weight in cereal crops; it has three homoeologs (TaGW2-A1, -B1 and -D1) in hexaploid common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Here, by analyzing the gene editing mutants that lack one (B1 or D1), two (B1 and D1) or all three (A1, B1 and D1) homoeologs of TaGW2, several insights are gained into the functions of TaGW2-B1 and -D1 in common wheat grain traits. First, both TaGW2-B1 and -D1 affect thousand-grain weight (TGW) by influencing grain width and length, but the effect conferred by TaGW2-B1 is stronger than that of TaGW2-D1. Second, there exists functional interaction between TaGW2 homoeologs because the TGW increase shown by a double mutant (lacking B1 and D1) was substantially larger than that of their single mutants. Third, both TaGW2-B1 and -D1 modulate cell number and length in the outer pericarp of developing grains, with TaGW2-B1 being more potent. Finally, TaGW2 homoeologs also affect grain protein content as this parameter was generally increased in the mutants, especially in the lines lacking two or three homoeologs. Consistent with this finding, two wheat end-use quality-related parameters, flour protein content and gluten strength, were considerably elevated in the mutants. Collectively, our data shed light on functional difference between and additive interaction of TaGW2 homoeologs in the genetic control of grain weight and protein content traits in common wheat, which may accelerate further research on this important gene and its application in wheat improvement.
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- Yi Zhang
- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Research, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, and Center for Genome Editing, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Lai X, Yan L, Lu Y, Schnable JC. Largely unlinked gene sets targeted by selection for domestication syndrome phenotypes in maize and sorghum. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 93:843-855. [PMID: 29265526 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Revised: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The domestication of diverse grain crops from wild grasses was a result of artificial selection for a suite of overlapping traits producing changes referred to in aggregate as 'domestication syndrome'. Parallel phenotypic change can be accomplished by either selection on orthologous genes or selection on non-orthologous genes with parallel phenotypic effects. To determine how often artificial selection for domestication traits in the grasses targeted orthologous genes, we employed resequencing data from wild and domesticated accessions of Zea (maize) and Sorghum (sorghum). Many 'classic' domestication genes identified through quantitative trait locus mapping in populations resulting from wild/domesticated crosses indeed show signatures of parallel selection in both maize and sorghum. However, the overall number of genes showing signatures of parallel selection in both species is not significantly different from that expected by chance. This suggests that while a small number of genes will extremely large phenotypic effects have been targeted repeatedly by artificial selection during domestication, the optimization part of domestication targeted small and largely non-overlapping subsets of all possible genes which could produce equivalent phenotypic alterations.
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- Xianjun Lai
- Center for Plant Science Innovation and Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Center for Plant Science Innovation and Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
- Laboratory of Functional Genome and Application of Potato, Xichang College, Liangshan, 615000, China
- College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Center for Plant Science Innovation and Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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Du Y, Luo S, Li X, Yang J, Cui T, Li W, Yu L, Feng H, Chen Y, Mu J, Chen X, Shu Q, Guo T, Luo W, Zhou L. Identification of Substitutions and Small Insertion-Deletions Induced by Carbon-Ion Beam Irradiation in Arabidopsis thaliana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1851. [PMID: 29163581 PMCID: PMC5665000 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Heavy-ion beam irradiation is one of the principal methods used to create mutants in plants. Research on mutagenic effects and molecular mechanisms of radiation is an important subject that is multi-disciplinary. Here, we re-sequenced 11 mutagenesis progeny (M3) Arabidopsis thaliana lines derived from carbon-ion beam (CIB) irradiation, and subsequently focused on substitutions and small insertion-deletion (INDELs). We found that CIB induced more substitutions (320) than INDELs (124). Meanwhile, the single base INDELs were more prevalent than those in large size (≥2 bp). In details, the detected substitutions showed an obvious bias of C > T transitions, by activating the formation of covalent linkages between neighboring pyrimidine residues in the DNA sequence. An A and T bias was observed among the single base INDELs, in which most of these were induced by replication slippage at either the homopolymer or polynucleotide repeat regions. The mutation rate of 200-Gy CIB irradiation was estimated as 3.37 × 10-7 per site. Different from previous researches which mainly focused on the phenotype, chromosome aberration, genetic polymorphism, or sequencing analysis of specific genes only, our study revealed genome-wide molecular profile and rate of mutations induced by CIB irradiation. We hope our data could provide valuable clues for explaining the potential mechanism of plant mutation breeding by CIB irradiation.
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- Yan Du
- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Crop Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Biophysics Group, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Libin Zhou
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