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Kolics B, Mátyás K, Solti I, Bacsi Z, Kovács S, Specziár A, Taller J, Kolics É. Efficacy of In Vitro Lithium Chloride Treatments on Dermacentor reticulatus. Insects 2023; 14:110. [PMID: 36835679 PMCID: PMC9960498 DOI: 10.3390/insects14020110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Dermacentor reticulatus (Fabr., 1794) (Acari: Ixodidae) is parasite that spreads many diseases which are dangerous to humans and animals. Microelement lithium was found to have promising potential against the detrimental bee pest Varroa destructor. Furthermore, its effectiveness was confirmed against Dermanyssus gallinae, a major parasite of poultry, in vitro. In the present study, we investigated whether the efficacy of lithium chloride extends to other parasitic species, such as D. reticulatus. Our results revealed, for the first time, that the effectiveness of lithium chloride extends to D. reticulatus, confirmed to have 100% mortality at a relatively high minimum concentration of 1.38 M in vitro. The 24 h and 48 h median lethal concentration (LC50) values proved to be 0.654 M and 0.481 M, respectively, for this species. Our pilot study may contribute to a better understanding of the properties of lithium ion. Furthermore, it may elicit further studies aiming to reveal whether the different environmental mineral conditions may influence the D. reticulatus population. Further studies might reveal whether lithium has any possible veterinary relevance.
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- Balázs Kolics
- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Agricultural Economics and Policy, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Wildlife Biology and Management, Institute for Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Balaton Limnological Research Institute, H-8237 Tihany, Hungary
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Department of Microbiology and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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Kolics B, Kolics É, Solti I, Bacsi Z, Taller J, Specziár A, Mátyás K. Lithium Chloride Shows Effectiveness against the Poultry Red Mite ( Dermanyssus gallinae). Insects 2022; 13:1005. [PMID: 36354829 PMCID: PMC9694377 DOI: 10.3390/insects13111005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The poultry red mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) is the main pest of poultry, causing severe problems by being a vector of several animal and human pathogens. The number of miticides is few, and their efficacy in practice implies problems of residues and resistance; therefore, the demand for a new and safe agent is constant. The present publication investigated the effectiveness of lithium chloride under in vitro conditions on poultry red mites. This chemical currently appears to be one of the most promising alternatives to study amongst potential applicants to treat varroosis, a fatal disease of honey bees. In Experiment I, the previously used experimental doses (5.52 M, 2.76 M, 1.38 M) on Varroa mites confirmed their in vitro activity on the poultry red mite. Three event times (uncontrolled movement, immobilisation and death) were recorded to base the response to treatment for each concentration. In Experiment II, the LD 50 value was calculated, i.e., the value at which 50% of the mites were killed by the treatment. This Experiment showed that the LD50 of lithium chloride = 0.265 M in the poultry red mite. It is to note that the study remained restricted to in vitro confirmation of lithium chloride's effectiveness on the parasite. Thus, further extensive studies are needed to decide whether it has any relevance in practice against D. gallinae, and also to assess potential residue problems that could affect poultry products.
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- Balázs Kolics
- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Balaton Limnological Research Institute, H-8237 Tihany, Hungary
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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Kolics É, Sajtos Z, Mátyás K, Szepesi K, Solti I, Németh G, Taller J, Baranyai E, Specziár A, Kolics B. Changes in Lithium Levels in Bees and Their Products Following Anti- Varroa Treatment. Insects 2021; 12:insects12070579. [PMID: 34202123 PMCID: PMC8304643 DOI: 10.3390/insects12070579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Simple Summary Varroosis caused by the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor has been the biggest threat to managed bee colonies over recent decades. Chemicals available to treat the disease imply problems of resistance, inconsistent efficacy, and residues in bee products. Recently, alongside novel compounds to defeat the pest, lithium chloride has been found to be effective. In this study, we found that lithium treatments leave beeswax residue-free. The possibility of decontamination in adult bees, bee bread, and uncapped honey was revealed. On the other hand, ripe honey was found to be affected by lithium administered via feeding. Case studies are necessary to uncover the level of exposition in harvested honey to estimate its potential risk once it becomes a registered veterinary medicine. Abstract The biggest threat to beekeeping is varroosis caused by the mite Varroa destructor. Chemicals available to treat this fatal disease may present problems of resistance or inconsistent efficacy. Recently, lithium chloride has appeared as a potential alternative. To date, the amount of residue lithium treatments may leave in honeybee products is poorly understood. Honeybees were fed with 25 mM lithiated sugar syrup, which was used in earlier studies. The accumulation and elimination of the lithium were monitored in bees and their products for 22 days. Lithium concentration increased in the entire body of the bees to day 4 post-treatment and then recovered rapidly to the control level. Lithium exposure was found to affect uncapped honey in the short term (<16 days), but ripe (capped) honey measured at the end of the trial remained affected. On the other hand, lithium treatment left beeswax lithium-free. Based on these data, we propose that comprehensive research on harvested honey is needed to decide on the veterinary use of lithium.
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- Éva Kolics
- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (K.S.); (I.S.); (G.N.); (J.T.)
- Kolics Apiaries, H-8710 Balatonszentgyörgy, Hungary
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- Doctoral School of Chemistry, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
- Atomic Spectrometry Partner Laboratory, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (K.S.); (I.S.); (G.N.); (J.T.)
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (K.S.); (I.S.); (G.N.); (J.T.)
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (K.S.); (I.S.); (G.N.); (J.T.)
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (K.S.); (I.S.); (G.N.); (J.T.)
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (K.S.); (I.S.); (G.N.); (J.T.)
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- Atomic Spectrometry Partner Laboratory, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Balaton Limnological Research Institute, ELKH, H-8237 Tihany, Hungary;
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- Festetics Bioinnovation Group, Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Georgikon Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (K.S.); (I.S.); (G.N.); (J.T.)
- Kolics Apiaries, H-8710 Balatonszentgyörgy, Hungary
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +36-302629236
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Kolics É, Specziár A, Taller J, Mátyás KK, Kolics B. Lithium chloride outperformed oxalic acid sublimation in a preliminary experiment for Varroa mite control in pre-wintering honey bee colonies. Acta Vet Hung 2021; 68:370-373. [PMID: 33459613 DOI: 10.1556/004.2020.00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Since lithium salts were demonstrated to be very effective for the potential control of Varroa destructor, a highly detrimental parasite of honey bee (Apis mellifera), no studies have been reported on their comparison with any commonly used varroicides in commercial bee colonies. In this study we compared the effectiveness of lithium chloride to that of oxalic acid, a widely used miticide. The results of the present study confirm that lithium has superior efficacy to oxalic acid sublimation both as a main or a supplementary pre-wintering treatment at moderate infestation levels, restricted to certain pre-wintering conditions. Considering its easy implementation in apicultural practice and its twofold mode of action, trickling would be the preferred way of administration after the use of lithium salts as varroicides is authorised.
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- Éva Kolics
- 1Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Festetics u. 7, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
- 2Kolics Apiaries, Balatonszentgyörgy and Bolhó, Balatonszentgyörgy, Hungary
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- 3Balaton Limnological Institute, Centre for Ecological Research, Tihany, Hungary
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- 1Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Festetics u. 7, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- 1Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Festetics u. 7, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- 1Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Festetics u. 7, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
- 2Kolics Apiaries, Balatonszentgyörgy and Bolhó, Balatonszentgyörgy, Hungary
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Kolics É, Mátyás K, Taller J, Specziár A, Kolics B. Contact Effect Contribution to the High Efficiency of Lithium Chloride Against the Mite Parasite of the Honey Bee. Insects 2020; 11:E333. [PMID: 32481536 PMCID: PMC7349892 DOI: 10.3390/insects11060333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Lithium chemicals have been proven to be very effective in eradicating Varroa destructor, the detrimental parasite of the honey bee; however, little is known about the side effects on brood and long term consequences on the colony. Earlier, it was proposed that the action mechanisms of lithium chloride do not include the contact mode. Here, we investigate this question using a paper strip test to demonstrate the concentration-dependent effectiveness of lithium in the contact mode of action, confirming that it is also a contact agent against the Varroa mite. According to our knowledge, this is the first report on the high varroicidal effect of lithium in the contact mode of action. Our findings may open up possibilities for novel ways of treatment (e.g., the use of lithiated strips) in the event that lithium salts become legal for use in apiculture.
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- Éva Kolics
- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (J.T.)
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (J.T.)
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (J.T.)
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- Balaton Limnological Institute, Centre for Ecological Research, H-8237 Tihany, Hungary;
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary; (É.K.); (K.M.); (J.T.)
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Kondrák M, Kopp A, Uri C, Sós-Hegedűs A, Csákvári E, Schiller M, Barta E, Cernák I, Polgár Z, Taller J, Bánfalvi Z. Mapping and DNA sequence characterisation of the Rysto locus conferring extreme virus resistance to potato cultivar 'White Lady'. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0224534. [PMID: 32231371 PMCID: PMC7108733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Virus resistance genes carried by wild plant species are valuable resources for plant breeding. The Rysto gene, conferring a broad spectrum of durable resistance, originated from Solanum stoloniferum and was introgressed into several commercial potato cultivars, including ‘White Lady’, by classical breeding. Rysto was mapped to chromosome XII in potato, and markers used for marker-assisted selection in breeding programmes were identified. Nevertheless, there was no information on the identity of the Rysto gene. To begin to reveal the identification of Rysto, fine-scale genetic mapping was performed which, in combination with chromosome walking, narrowed down the locus of the gene to approximately 1 Mb. DNA sequence analysis of the locus identified six full-length NBS-LRR-type (short NLR-type) putative resistance genes. Two of them, designated TMV2 and TMV3, were similar to a TMV resistance gene isolated from tobacco and to Y-1, which co-segregates with Ryadg, the extreme virus resistance gene originated from Solanum andigena and localised to chromosome XI. Furthermore, TMV2 of ‘White Lady’ was found to be 95% identical at the genomic sequence level with the recently isolated Rysto gene of the potato cultivar ‘Alicja’. In addition to the markers identified earlier, this work generated five tightly linked new markers which can serve potato breeding efforts for extreme virus resistance.
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- Mihály Kondrák
- NARIC Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- NARIC Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- NARIC Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- NARIC Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- NARIC Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- NARIC Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Potato Research Centre, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Potato Research Centre, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
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- NARIC Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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Mátyás KK, Hegedűs G, Taller J, Farkas E, Decsi K, Kutasy B, Kálmán N, Nagy E, Kolics B, Virág E. Different expression pattern of flowering pathway genes contribute to male or female organ development during floral transition in the monoecious weed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. ( Asteraceae). PeerJ 2019; 7:e7421. [PMID: 31598422 PMCID: PMC6779118 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The highly allergenic and invasive weed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. is a monoecius plant with separated male and female flowers. The genetic regulation of floral morphogenesis is a less understood field in the reproduction biology of this species. Therefore the objective of this work was to investigate the genetic control of sex determination during floral organogenesis. To this end, we performed a genome-wide transcriptional profiling of vegetative and generative tissues during the plant development comparing wild-growing and in vitro cultivated plants. RNA-seq on Illumina NextSeq 500 platform with an integrative bioinformatics analysis indicated differences in 80 floral gene expressions depending on photoperiodic and endogenous initial signals. Sex specificity of genes was validated based on RT-qPCR experiments. We found 11 and 16 uniquely expressed genes in female and male transcriptomes that were responsible particularly to maintain fertility and against abiotic stress. High gene expression of homologous such as FD, FT, TFL1 and CAL, SOC1, AP1 were characteristic to male and female floral meristems during organogenesis. Homologues transcripts of LFY and FLC were not found in the investigated generative and vegetative tissues. The repression of AP1 by TFL1 homolog was demonstrated in male flowers resulting exclusive expression of AP2 and PI that controlled stamen and carpel formation in the generative phase. Alterations of male and female floral meristem differentiation were demonstrated under photoperiodic and hormonal condition changes by applying in vitro treatments.
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- Kinga Klára Mátyás
- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Economic Methodology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Chemistry, University of Pecs Medical School, Szentagothai Research Center, Pecs, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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Horváth MK, Hoffmann B, Cernák I, Baráth S, Polgár Z, Taller J. Nitrogen utilization of potato genotypes and expression analysis of genes controlling nitrogen assimilation. Biol Futur 2019; 70:25-37. [PMID: 34554433 DOI: 10.1556/019.70.2019.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Significant differences in nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) were detected previously among potato cultivars. Exploration of the genetic background may facilitate the breeding of cultivars with highly effective nitrogen use. METHODS Expression of NUE genes was analyzed at three different N-supply levels in five potato genotypes. Correlations of NUE gene expressions and agronomical parameters with such indices as the nitrogen uptake efficiency, nitrogen utilization efficiency, NUE, and harvest indices were analyzed. RESULTS The correlations between expression level of the nitrate-reductase, nitrite-reductase, ammonium transporter, and asparagine synthase genes and different agronomically important parameters were detected. DISCUSSION Our results contribute to more rational, genotype-dependent nitrogen use in potato production and have relevance in breeding of new cultivars with better nitrogen utilization, as well as in production of seed potato.
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- Margit Kollaricsné Horváth
- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, 8360, Keszthely, Deák F. u. 16., Hungary
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, 8360, Keszthely, Deák F. u. 16., Hungary
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- Potato Research Centre, University of Pannonia, 8360, Keszthely, Deák F. u. 16., Hungary
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- Potato Research Centre, University of Pannonia, 8360, Keszthely, Deák F. u. 16., Hungary
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- Potato Research Centre, University of Pannonia, 8360, Keszthely, Deák F. u. 16., Hungary
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, 8360, Keszthely, Deák F. u. 16., Hungary.
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Szádeczky-Kardoss I, Gál L, Auber A, Taller J, Silhavy D. The No-go decay system degrades plant mRNAs that contain a long A-stretch in the coding region. Plant Sci 2018; 275:19-27. [PMID: 30107878 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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RNA quality control systems identify and degrade aberrant mRNAs, thereby preventing the accumulation of faulty proteins. Non-stop decay (NSD) and No-go decay (NGD) are closely related RNA quality control systems that act during translation. NSD degrades mRNAs lacking a stop codon, while NGD recognizes and decays mRNAs that contain translation elongation inhibitory structures. NGD has been intensively studied in yeast and animals but it has not been described in plants yet. In yeast, NGD is induced if the elongating ribosome is stalled by a strong inhibitory structure. Then, the mRNA is cleaved by an unknown nuclease and the cleavage fragments are degraded. Here we show that NGD also operates in plant. We tested several potential NGD cis-elements and found that in plants, unlike in yeast, only long A-stretches induce NGD. These long A-stretches trigger endonucleolytic cleavage, and then the 5' fragments are degraded in a Pelota-, HBS1- and SKI2- dependent manner, while XRN4 eliminates the 3' fragment. We also show that plant NGD operates gradually, the longer the A-stretch, the more efficient the cleavage. Our data suggest that mechanistically NGD is conserved in eukaryotes, although the NGD inducing cis-elements could be different. Moreover, we found that Arabidopsis AtPelota1 functions in both NGD and NSD, while AtPelota2 represses these quality control systems. The function of plant NGD will be discussed.
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Szent-Györgyi 4, H-2100, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Szent-Györgyi 4, H-2100, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- University Pannonia Georgikon, Festetics 7, 8360, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Szent-Györgyi 4, H-2100, Gödöllő, Hungary.
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Taller D, Bálint J, Gyula P, Nagy T, Barta E, Baksa I, Szittya G, Taller J, Havelda Z. Correction: Expansion of Capsicum annum fruit is linked to dynamic tissue-specific differential expression of miRNA and siRNA profiles. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203582. [PMID: 30161235 PMCID: PMC6117076 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Taller D, Bálint J, Gyula P, Nagy T, Barta E, Baksa I, Szittya G, Taller J, Havelda Z. Expansion of Capsicum annuum fruit is linked to dynamic tissue-specific differential expression of miRNA and siRNA profiles. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0200207. [PMID: 30044813 PMCID: PMC6059424 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Small regulatory RNAs, such as microRNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) have emerged as important transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulators controlling a wide variety of physiological processes including fruit development. Data are, however, limited for their potential roles in developmental processes determining economically important traits of crops. The current study aimed to discover and characterize differentially expressed miRNAs and siRNAs in sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) during fruit expansion. High-throughput sequencing was employed to determine the small regulatory RNA expression profiles in various fruit tissues, such as placenta, seed, and flesh at 28 and 40 days after anthesis. Comparative differential expression analyses of conserved, already described and our newly predicted pepper-specific miRNAs revealed that fruit expansion is accompanied by an increasing level of miRNA-mediated regulation of gene expression. Accordingly, ARGONAUTE1 protein, the primary executor of miRNA-mediated regulation, continuously accumulated to an extremely high level in the flesh. We also identified numerous pepper-specific, heterochromatin-associated 24-nt siRNAs (hetsiRNAs) which were extremely abundant in the seeds, as well as 21-nt and 24-nt phased siRNAs (phasiRNAs) that were expressed mainly in the placenta and the seeds. This work provides comprehensive tissue-specific miRNA and siRNA expression landscape for a developing pepper fruit. We identified several novel, abundantly expressing tissue- and pepper-specific small regulatory RNA species. Our data show that fruit expansion is associated with extensive changes in sRNA abundance, raising the possibility that manipulation of sRNA pathways may be employed to improve the quality and quantity of the pepper fruit.
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- Dénes Taller
- National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
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- National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Gödöllő, Hungary
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Müller T, Matsubara H, Kubara Y, Horváth Á, Kolics B, Taller J, Stéger V, Kovács B, Horváth L, Asturiano JF, Peñaranda DS, Urbányi B. Testing cryopreserved European eel sperm for hybridization (A. japonica × A. anguilla). Theriogenology 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Szádeczky-Kardoss I, Csorba T, Auber A, Schamberger A, Nyikó T, Taller J, Orbán TI, Burgyán J, Silhavy D. The nonstop decay and the RNA silencing systems operate cooperatively in plants. Nucleic Acids Res 2018; 46:4632-4648. [PMID: 29672715 PMCID: PMC5961432 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gky279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Translation-dependent mRNA quality control systems protect the protein homeostasis of eukaryotic cells by eliminating aberrant transcripts and stimulating the decay of their protein products. Although these systems are intensively studied in animals, little is known about the translation-dependent quality control systems in plants. Here, we characterize the mechanism of nonstop decay (NSD) system in Nicotiana benthamiana model plant. We show that plant NSD efficiently degrades nonstop mRNAs, which can be generated by premature polyadenylation, and stop codon-less transcripts, which are produced by endonucleolytic cleavage. We demonstrate that in plants, like in animals, Pelota, Hbs1 and SKI2 proteins are required for NSD, supporting that NSD is an ancient and conserved eukaryotic quality control system. Relevantly, we found that NSD and RNA silencing systems cooperate in plants. Plant silencing predominantly represses target mRNAs through endonucleolytic cleavage in the coding region. Here we show that NSD is required for the elimination of 5' cleavage product of mi- or siRNA-guided silencing complex when the cleavage occurs in the coding region. We also show that NSD and nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) quality control systems operate independently in plants.
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Szent-Györgyi 4, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Szent-Györgyi 4, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Szent-Györgyi 4, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- University Pannonia Georgikon, Festetics 7, 8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Szent-Györgyi 4, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, Szent-Györgyi 4, H-2100 Gödöllő, Hungary
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Virág E, Nagy E, Taller J. Comment on the publication of Amiryousefi et al. (2017). Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2017; 3:12. [PMID: 33474050 PMCID: PMC7800051 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1413316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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This announcement describes corrections and comments to the paper entitled 'The plastid genome sequence of the invasive plant common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Asteraceae)' by A Amiryousefi, J Hyvönen, P Poczai.
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- Eszter Virág
- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Keszthely, Hungary
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Nagy E, Hegedűs G, Taller J, Kutasy B, Virág E. Illumina sequencing of the chloroplast genome of common ragweed ( Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.). Data Brief 2017; 15:606-611. [PMID: 29085876 PMCID: PMC5655400 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) is the most widespread weed and the most dangerous pollen allergenic plant in large areas of the temperate zone. Since herbicides like PSI and PSII inhibitors have their target genes in the chloroplast genome, understanding the chloroplast genome may indirectly support the exploration of herbicide resistance and development of novel control methods. The aim of the present study was to sequence and reconstruct for the chloroplast genome of A. artemisiifolia and establish a molecular dataset. We used an Illumina MiSeq protocol to sequence the chloroplast genome of isolated intact organelles of ragweed plants grown in our experimental garden. The assembled chloroplast genome was found to be 152,215 bp (GC: 37.6%) in a quadripartite structure, where 80 protein coding genes, 30 tRNA and 4 rRNA genes were annotated in total. We also report the complete sequence of 114 genes encoded in A. artemisiifolia chloroplast genome supported by both MIRA and Velvet de novo assemblers and ordered to Helianthus annuus L. using the Geneious software.
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- Erzsébet Nagy
- University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Keszthely, Hungary
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- University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Department of Economic Methodology, Keszthely, Hungary
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- University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Keszthely, Hungary
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- University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Keszthely, Hungary
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- University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Keszthely, Hungary
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Virág E, Hegedűs G, Barta E, Nagy E, Mátyás K, Kolics B, Taller J. Illumina Sequencing of Common (Short) Ragweed ( Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) Reproductive Organs and Leaves. Front Plant Sci 2016; 7:1506. [PMID: 27774096 PMCID: PMC5054014 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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- Eszter Virág
- Georgikon Faculty, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of PannoniaKeszthely, Hungary
- *Correspondence: Eszter Virág
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- Georgikon Faculty, Department of Economic Methodology, University of PannoniaKeszthely, Hungary
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- National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Agricultural Biotechnology InstituteGödöllő, Hungary
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- Georgikon Faculty, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of PannoniaKeszthely, Hungary
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- Georgikon Faculty, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of PannoniaKeszthely, Hungary
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- Georgikon Faculty, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of PannoniaKeszthely, Hungary
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- Georgikon Faculty, Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, University of PannoniaKeszthely, Hungary
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Ahmadvand R, Poczai P, Hajianfar R, Kolics B, Gorji AM, Polgár Z, Taller J. Next generation sequencing based development of intron-targeting markers in tetraploid potato and their transferability to other Solanum species. Gene 2014; 540:117-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 11/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the fourth most important food crop in the world. It is the most economically valuable and well-known member of the plant family Solanaceae. Potato is the host of many pathogens, including fungi, bacteria, Phytoplasmas, viruses, viroids and nematodes, which cause reductions in the quantity and quality of yield. Apart from the late blight fungus [Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary] viruses are the most important pathogens, with over 40 viruses and virus-like pathogens infecting cultivated potatoes in the field, among which Potato virus Y (PVY), Potato leaf roll virus (PLRV), Potato virus X (PVX), Potato virus A (PVA), Potato virus S (PVS) and Potato virus M (PVM) are some of the most important viruses in the world. In this review, their characteristics and types of resistance to them will be discussed.
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- 3 University of Pannonia Plant Protection Institute Keszthely Hungary
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- 4 University of Pannonia Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty Keszthely Hungary
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- 1 University of Pannonia Potato Research Centre, Centre of Agricultural Sciences Keszthely Hungary
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- 1 University of Pannonia Potato Research Centre, Centre of Agricultural Sciences Keszthely Hungary
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Kolics B, Ács Z, Chobanov DP, Orci KM, Qiang LS, Kovács B, Kondorosy E, Decsi K, Taller J, Specziár A, Orbán L, Müller T. Re-visiting phylogenetic and taxonomic relationships in the genus Saga (Insecta: Orthoptera). PLoS One 2012; 7:e42229. [PMID: 22912691 PMCID: PMC3420257 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Twelve of the 13 bushcricket species of the Saga genus are bisexuals and diploids, except the parthenogenetic and tetraploid bush cricket, Saga pedo. Despite a continuous research effort stretching through the 1900s, the taxonomic relationships of the Saga species are still disputed. In this study, our primary aim was to reveal natural relationships of the European Saga species and three of their Asian relatives, with special attention to the problematic taxonomy of two subspecies: S. campbelli campbelli and S. c. gracilis. Following a phylogenetic analysis of eight species, a comprehensive study was carried out on the above three taxa by using acoustic and morphometric approaches in parallel. Our phylogenetic data showed that European Saga species evolved from a monophyletic lineage. The geographical transitional species S. cappadocica was positioned between European and Asian lineages supporting the idea that the European Saga lineage originated phylogeographically from the Asian clade. The above results showed better agreement with the morphological data than with earlier ones based either on karyology or acoustic information only. After reviewing our data, we concluded that Saga pedo has most likely evolved from S. c. gracilis and not from S. rammei or S. ephippigera, as proposed by earlier studies. S. c. gracilis shares the same ITS2 haplotype with S. pedo, indicating that the latter could have evolved from populations of the former, probably through whole genome duplication. Based on acoustic and morphometric differences, we propose to elevate the two subspecies, S. campbelli campbelli and S. c. gracilis, to species level status, as Saga gracilis Kis 1962, and Saga campbelli Uvarov 1921. The present work sets the stage for future genetic and experimental investigations of Saginae and highlights the need for additional comprehensive analysis involving more Asian Saga species.
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- Balázs Kolics
- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
- * E-mail: (Balázs Kolics); (LO); (TM)
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- Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Ecology Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Eötvös Loránd University and Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary
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- Reproductive Genomics, Strategic Research Program, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
- Regional University Center of Excellence in Environmental Industry Based on Natural, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Animal Breeding, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
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- Balaton Limnological Institute, Centre for Ecological Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Tihany, Hungary
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- Reproductive Genomics, Strategic Research Program, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Animal Sciences and Animal Breeding, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
- * E-mail: (Balázs Kolics); (LO); (TM)
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary
- * E-mail: (Balázs Kolics); (LO); (TM)
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Varga I, Taller J, Baltazár T, Hyvönen J, Poczai P. Leaf-spot disease on European mistletoe (Viscum album) caused by Phaeobotryosphaeria visci: a potential candidate for biological control. Biotechnol Lett 2012; 34:1059-65. [PMID: 22395478 DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-0867-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Viscum album (European mistletoe), a perennial, evergreen, hemiparasitic shrub, infects a wide range of woody species. It adversely affects the height and diameter of growth and it is associated with increased mortality of its hosts. There is no effective control methods against it. We have found a specific hyperparasitic fungus, which can completely destroy European mistletoe by infecting its branches, leaves and berries. Both morphological and molecular identification, based on ribosomal internal transcribed spacer sequences (rDNA-ITS), established its identity as Phaeobotryosphaeria visci. Our analysis also revealed unexpected ITS variability, as compared to the previous studies, that needs to be considered in identifying of this pathogen. Because of its efficient pathogenicity this fungus might be a good candidate for biological control of mistletoe.
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- Ildikó Varga
- Institute of Plant Protection, Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary.
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Mátyás KK, Taller J, Cseh A, Poczai P, Cernák I. Erratum to: Development of a simple PCR-based assay for the identification of triazine resistance in the noxious plant common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) and its applicability in higher plants. Biotechnol Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-011-0729-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Csöndes I, Cseh A, Taller J, Poczai P. Genetic diversity and effect of temperature and pH on the growth of Macrophomina phaseolina isolates from sunflower fields in Hungary. Mol Biol Rep 2011; 39:3259-69. [PMID: 21695429 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-1094-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2010] [Accepted: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The effects of temperature and pH on the growth of 45 Hungarian Macrophomina phaseolina isolates from different locations and hosts were compared on the basis of their genetic diversity. One Spanish and two Serbian isolates were also included in the experiment. The most favourable temperature regimes for the development of the isolates ranged between 25 and 35 °C. The optimal pH for the pathogen varied between 4.0 and 6.0, but growth was observed on potato dextrose agar even at pH values of 3.0, 7.0 and 8.0. RAPD analysis with 13 different primer pairs generated 148 unambiguous bands. RFLP analysis involving 8 different restriction endonucleases was performed on a 1550 bp fragment of the rDNA region containing internal transcribed spacers (ITS1, ITS2), the 5.8S rDNA and part of the 25S rDNA. The greatest genetic distance values were obtained for three isolates, two from Hungary and one from Spain, which had similar values, but were quite distinct from all the others. A strong positive correlation was observed between the genetic distances and the growth parameters measured at various temperatures, and between the geographical data and the growth data sets at different pH values, but the correlation was less strong in the latter case. While Hungarian M. phaseolina populations are thought to reproduce clonally, the present results indicate the coexistence of different haplotypes in this area, and besides the geographical dominance of a given haplotype it was found that a closer genetic relationship might exist between spatially distinct haplotypes.
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- Izabella Csöndes
- Department of Botany and Plant Production, Faculty of Animal Science, University of Kaposvár, PO Box 16, 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary.
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Poczai P, Cernák I, Gorji AM, Nagy S, Taller J, Polgár Z. Development of intron targeting (IT) markers for potato and cross-species amplification in Solanum nigrum (Solanaceae). Am J Bot 2010; 97:e142-e145. [PMID: 21616834 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY Intron Targeting (IT) primers were developed for potato using expressed sequence tags (EST) and NCBI database records to study genetic diversity. • METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty-nine polymorphic intron targeting (IT) markers were generated and characterized from 30 samples of potato and 22 samples of Solanum nigrum to detect polymorphism. The number of alleles (A) per locus ranged from 2 to 7 in the analyzed populations, and the observed heterozygosity (H(O)) and expected heterozygosity (H(E)) from 0 to 0.833 and 0.750, respectively. All of the primers also amplified in the related species S. nigrum. • CONCLUSIONS The developed markers will provide valuable tools for genetic diversity analysis, genetic mapping, and marker-assisted breeding of potato and related Solanum species.
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- Péter Poczai
- Plant Biology Division, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, FIN-00014 PO Box 65, Helsinki, Finland
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Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) is the most frequent weed in the Carpathian Basin and is spreading fast in other parts of Europe. In recent years, besides the wild type, a mutant genotype resistant to atrazine herbicides has evolved and is now widespread in many areas. The present study demonstrates that the atrazine resistance of ragweed is maternally inherited, and is caused by a point mutation in the psbA chloroplast gene. The promoter 5'-untranslated region and the open reading frame regions of the gene were analysed, and a homology search was performed. Both the atrazine-resistant and susceptible types of cpDNA were present in atrazine-resistant plants, while the mixed presence of both genotypes in the same plant, known as heteroplasmy, was not unequivocally detectable in susceptible plants.
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- A Cseh
- Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia, Keszthely, Hungary
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Cernák I, Taller J, Wolf I, Fehér E, Babinszky G, Alföldi Z, Csanádi G, Polgár Z. Analysis of the applicability of molecular markers linked to the PVY extreme resistance gene Rysto, and the identification of new markers. Acta Biol Hung 2008; 59:195-203. [PMID: 18637559 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.59.2008.2.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study molecular markers linked to the Rysto gene, which originates from the wild potato species Solanum stoloniferum and confers extreme resistance against PVY, were identified and the applicability of recently published Rysto, markers was analyzed. Three RAPD markers covering a total distance of 8.60 cM were detected in this experiment. The closest of these markers was located 0.53 cM from the gene. From among the published markers only one had diagnostic value in the experimental plant material, and mapped 2.95 cM from the gene, on the side opposite the RAPD markers developed in the present study. All the markers analyzed were present in Solanum stoloniferum accessions, irrespective of their resistance, indicating that these sequences are linked to the locus and not exclusively to the dominant allele of the Rysto gene in the wild species. The inapplicability of several published markers indicates that the genetic background is decisive in this tetraploid and highly heterozygous species. This means that it may be necessary to develop markers from the breeding material itself, until the resistance gene is not cloned and cannot be used as a selection marker in marker-assisted selection.
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- I Cernák
- Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Pannonia, Deák F. u. 16, H-8360 Keszthely, Hungary
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