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Grewal S, Yang CY, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Ghosh S, Swarbreck D, Collins J, Yao E, Sen TZ, Wilson M, Yant L, King IP, King J. Chromosome-scale genome assembly of bread wheat's wild relative Triticum timopheevii. Sci Data 2024; 11:420. [PMID: 38653999 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03260-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
Abstract
Wheat (Triticum aestivum) is one of the most important food crops with an urgent need for increase in its production to feed the growing world. Triticum timopheevii (2n = 4x = 28) is an allotetraploid wheat wild relative species containing the At and G genomes that has been exploited in many pre-breeding programmes for wheat improvement. In this study, we report the generation of a chromosome-scale reference genome assembly of T. timopheevii accession PI 94760 based on PacBio HiFi reads and chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C). The assembly comprised a total size of 9.35 Gb, featuring a contig N50 of 42.4 Mb and included the mitochondrial and plastid genome sequences. Genome annotation predicted 166,325 gene models including 70,365 genes with high confidence. DNA methylation analysis showed that the G genome had on average more methylated bases than the At genome. In summary, the T. timopheevii genome assembly provides a valuable resource for genome-informed discovery of agronomically important genes for food security.
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Affiliation(s)
- Surbhi Grewal
- Wheat Research Centre, Department of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK.
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- Wheat Research Centre, Department of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Wheat Research Centre, Department of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Wheat Research Centre, Department of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, UK
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, UK
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- Genome Reference Informatics Team, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, CB10 1RQ, UK
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- University of California, Department of Bioengineering, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA, 94710, USA
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- University of California, Department of Bioengineering, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Western Regional Research Center, Crop Improvement and Genetics Research Unit, 800 Buchanan St., Albany, CA, 94710, USA
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- University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Wheat Research Centre, Department of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Wheat Research Centre, Department of Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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Grewal S, Coombes B, Joynson R, Hall A, Fellers J, Yang CY, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Isaac P, King IP, King J. Chromosome-specific KASP markers for detecting Amblyopyrum muticum segments in wheat introgression lines. Plant Genome 2022; 15:e20193. [PMID: 35102721 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20193] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
Abstract
Many wild-relative species are being used in prebreeding programs to increase the genetic diversity of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Genotyping tools such as single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based arrays and molecular markers have been widely used to characterize wheat-wild relative introgression lines. However, due to the polyploid nature of the recipient wheat genome, it is difficult to develop SNP-based Kompetitive allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (KASP) markers that are codominant to track the introgressions from the wild species. Previous attempts to develop KASP markers have involved both exome- and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplicon-based sequencing of the wild species. But chromosome-specific KASP assays have been hindered by homoeologous SNPs within the wheat genome. This study involved whole genome sequencing of the diploid wheat wild relative Amblyopyrum muticum (Boiss.) Eig and development of a de novo SNP discovery pipeline that generated ∼38,000 SNPs in unique wheat genome sequences. New assays were designed to increase the density of Am. muticum polymorphic KASP markers. With a goal of one marker per 60 Mbp, 335 new KASP assays were validated as diagnostic for Am. muticum in a wheat background. Together with assays validated in previous studies, 498 well distributed chromosome-specific markers were used to recharacterize previously genotyped wheat-Am. muticum doubled haploid (DH) introgression lines. The chromosome-specific nature of the KASP markers allowed clarification of which wheat chromosomes were involved with recombination events or substituted with Am. muticum chromosomes and the higher density of markers allowed detection of new small introgressions in these DH lines.
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- Surbhi Grewal
- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, Univ. of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
- Current address: Limagrain Europe, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- USDA-ARS, Hard Winter Wheat Genetics Research Unit, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, Univ. of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, Univ. of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, Univ. of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK
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- iDna Genetics Ltd., Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, Univ. of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, Univ. of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK
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King J, Grewal S, Othmeni M, Coombes B, Yang CY, Walter N, Ashling S, Scholefield D, Walker J, Hubbart-Edwards S, Hall A, King IP. Introgression of the Triticum timopheevii Genome Into Wheat Detected by Chromosome-Specific Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR Markers. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:919519. [PMID: 35720607 PMCID: PMC9198554 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.919519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Triticum timopheevii (2n = 28, A t A t GG) is a tetraploid wild relative species with great potential to increase the genetic diversity of hexaploid wheat Triticum aestivum (2n = 42, AABBDD) for various important agronomic traits. A breeding scheme that propagated advanced backcrossed populations of wheat-T. timopheevii introgression lines through further backcrossing and self-fertilisation resulted in the generation of 99 introgression lines (ILs) that carried 309 homozygous segments from the A t and G subgenomes of T. timopheevii. These introgressions contained 89 and 74 unique segments from the A t and G subgenomes, respectively. These overlapping segments covered 98.9% of the T. timopheevii genome that has now been introgressed into bread wheat cv. Paragon including the entirety of all T. timopheevii chromosomes via varying sized segments except for chromosomes 3A t , 4G, and 6G. Homozygous ILs contained between one and eight of these introgressions with an average of three per introgression line. These homozygous introgressions were detected through the development of a set of 480 chromosome-specific Kompetitive allele specific PCR (KASP) markers that are well-distributed across the wheat genome. Of these, 149 were developed in this study based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) discovered through whole genome sequencing of T. timopheevii. A majority of these KASP markers were also found to be T. timopheevii subgenome specific with 182 detecting A t subgenome and 275 detecting G subgenome segments. These markers showed that 98% of the A t segments had recombined with the A genome of wheat and 74% of the G genome segments had recombined with the B genome of wheat with the rest recombining with the D genome of wheat. These results were validated through multi-colour in situ hybridisation analysis. Together these homozygous wheat-T. timopheevii ILs and chromosome-specific KASP markers provide an invaluable resource to wheat breeders for trait discovery to combat biotic and abiotic stress factors affecting wheat production due to climate change.
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- Julie King
- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Julie King,
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
- Surbhi Grewal,
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Grewal S, Guwela V, Newell C, Yang CY, Ashling S, Scholefield D, Hubbart-Edwards S, Burridge A, Stride A, King IP, King J. Generation of Doubled Haploid Wheat- Triticum urartu Introgression Lines and Their Characterisation Using Chromosome-Specific KASP Markers. Front Plant Sci 2021; 12:643636. [PMID: 34054892 PMCID: PMC8155260 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.643636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Wheat is one of the most important food and protein sources in the world and although, in recent years wheat breeders have achieved yield gains, they are not sufficient to meet the demands of an ever-growing population. Development of high yielding wheat varieties, resilient to abiotic and biotic stress resulting from climate change, has been limited by wheat's narrow genetic base. In contrast to wheat, the wild relatives of wheat provide a vast reservoir of genetic variation for most, if not all, agronomic traits. Previous studies by the authors have shown the transfer of genetic variation from T. urartu into bread wheat. However, before the introgression lines can be exploited for trait analysis, they are required to have stable transmission of the introgressions to the next generation. In this work, we describe the generation of 86 doubled haploid (DH) wheat-T. urartu introgression lines that carry homozygous introgressions which are stably inherited. The DH lines were characterised using the Axiom® Wheat Relative Genotyping Array and 151 KASP markers to identify 65 unique T. urartu introgressions in a bread wheat background. DH production has helped accelerate the breeding process and facilitated the early release of homozygous wheat-T. urartu introgression lines. Together with the KASP markers, this valuable resource could greatly advance identification of beneficial alleles that can be used in wheat improvement.
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- Surbhi Grewal
- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Limagrain UK Limited, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Limagrain UK Limited, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Julie King,
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Baker L, Grewal S, Yang CY, Hubbart-Edwards S, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Burridge AJ, Przewieslik-Allen AM, Wilkinson PA, King IP, King J. Exploiting the genome of Thinopyrum elongatum to expand the gene pool of hexaploid wheat. Theor Appl Genet 2020; 133:2213-2226. [PMID: 32313991 PMCID: PMC7311493 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03591-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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One hundred and thirty four introgressions from Thinopyrum elongatum have been transferred into a wheat background and were characterised using 263 SNP markers. Species within the genus Thinopyrum have been shown to carry genetic variation for a very wide range of traits including biotic and abiotic stresses and quality. Research has shown that one of the species within this genus, Th. elongatum, has a close relationship with the genomes of wheat making it a highly suitable candidate to expand the gene pool of wheat. Homoeologous recombination, in the absence of the Ph1 gene, has been exploited to transfer an estimated 134 introgressions from Th. elongatum into a hexaploid wheat background. The introgressions were detected and characterised using 263 single nucleotide polymorphism markers from a 35 K Axiom® Wheat-Relative Genotyping Array, spread across seven linkage groups and validated using genomic in situ hybridisation. The genetic map had a total length of 187.8 cM and the average chromosome length was 26.8 cM. Comparative analyses of the genetic map of Th. elongatum and the physical map of hexaploid wheat confirmed previous work that indicated good synteny at the macro-level, although Th. elongatum does not contain the 4A/5A/7B translocation found in wheat.
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- Lauren Baker
- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK.
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Grewal S, Othmeni M, Walker J, Hubbart-Edwards S, Yang CY, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Isaac P, King IP, King J. Development of Wheat- Aegilops caudata Introgression Lines and Their Characterization Using Genome-Specific KASP Markers. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:606. [PMID: 32477394 PMCID: PMC7240103 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Aegilops caudata L. [syn. Ae. markgrafii (Greuter) Hammer], is a diploid wild relative of wheat (2n = 2x = 14, CC) and a valuable source for new genetic diversity for wheat improvement. It has a variety of disease resistance factors along with tolerance for various abiotic stresses and can be used for wheat improvement through the generation of genome-wide introgressions resulting in different wheat-Ae. caudata recombinant lines. Here, we report the generation of nine such wheat-Ae. caudata recombinant lines which were characterized using wheat genome-specific KASP (Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR) markers and multi-color genomic in situ hybridization (mcGISH). Of these, six lines have stable homozygous introgressions from Ae. caudata and will be used for future trait analysis. Using cytological techniques and molecular marker analysis of the recombinant lines, 182 KASP markers were physically mapped onto the seven Ae. caudata chromosomes, of which 155 were polymorphic specifically with only one wheat subgenome. Comparative analysis of the physical positions of these markers in the Ae. caudata and wheat genomes confirmed that the former had chromosomal rearrangements with respect to wheat, as previously reported. These wheat-Ae. caudata recombinant lines and KASP markers are useful resources that can be used in breeding programs worldwide for wheat improvement. Additionally, the genome-specific KASP markers could prove to be a valuable tool for the rapid detection and marker-assisted selection of other Aegilops species in a wheat background.
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- Surbhi Grewal
- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- IDna Genetics Ltd., Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Grewal S, Hubbart‐Edwards S, Yang C, Devi U, Baker L, Heath J, Ashling S, Scholefield D, Howells C, Yarde J, Isaac P, King IP, King J. Rapid identification of homozygosity and site of wild relative introgressions in wheat through chromosome-specific KASP genotyping assays. Plant Biotechnol J 2020; 18:743-755. [PMID: 31465620 PMCID: PMC7004896 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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For future food security, it is important that wheat, one of the most widely consumed crops in the world, can survive the threat of abiotic and biotic stresses. New genetic variation is currently being introduced into wheat through introgressions from its wild relatives. For trait discovery, it is necessary that each introgression is homozygous and hence stable. Breeding programmes rely on efficient genotyping platforms for marker-assisted selection (MAS). Recently, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based markers have been made available on high-throughput Axiom® SNP genotyping arrays. However, these arrays are inflexible in their design and sample numbers, making their use unsuitable for long-term MAS. SNPs can potentially be converted into Kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP™) assays that are comparatively cost-effective and efficient for low-density genotyping of introgression lines. However, due to the polyploid nature of wheat, KASP assays for homoeologous SNPs can have difficulty in distinguishing between heterozygous and homozygous hybrid lines in a backcross population. To identify co-dominant SNPs, that can differentiate between heterozygotes and homozygotes, we PCR-amplified and sequenced genomic DNA from potential single-copy regions of the wheat genome and compared them to orthologous copies from different wild relatives. A panel of 620 chromosome-specific KASP assays have been developed that allow rapid detection of wild relative segments and provide information on their homozygosity and site of introgression in the wheat genome. A set of 90 chromosome-nonspecific assays was also produced that can be used for genotyping introgression lines. These multipurpose KASP assays represent a powerful tool for wheat breeders worldwide.
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- Surbhi Grewal
- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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- IDna Genetics Ltd.Norwich Research ParkNorwichUK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research CentreSchool of BiosciencesUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeicestershireUK
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Othmeni M, Grewal S, Hubbart-Edwards S, Yang C, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Yahyaoui A, Gustafson P, Singh PK, King IP, King J. The Use of Pentaploid Crosses for the Introgression of Amblyopyrum muticum and D-Genome Chromosome Segments Into Durum Wheat. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:1110. [PMID: 31620148 PMCID: PMC6760530 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The wild relatives of wheat provide an important source of genetic variation for wheat improvement. Much of the work in the past aimed at transferring genetic variation from wild relatives into wheat has relied on the exploitation of the ph1b mutant, located on the long arm of chromosome 5B. This mutation allows homologous recombination to occur between chromosomes from related but different genomes, e.g. between the chromosomes of wheat and related chromosomes from a wild relative resulting in the generation of interspecific recombinant chromosomes. However, the ph1b mutant also enables recombination to occur between the homologous genomes of wheat, e.g. A/B, A/D, B/D, resulting in the generation of wheat intergenomic recombinant chromosomes. In this work we report on the presence of wheat intergenomic recombinants in the genomic background of hexaploid wheat/Amblyopyrum muticum introgression lines. The transfer of genomic rearrangements involving the D-genome through pentaploid crosses provides a strategy by which the D-genome of wheat can be introgressed into durum wheat. Hence, a pentaploid crossing strategy was used to transfer D-genome segments, introgressed with either the A- and/or the B-genome, into the tetraploid background of two durum wheat genotypes Karim and Om Rabi 5 in either the presence or absence of different Am. muticum (2n = 2x = 14, TT) introgressions. Introgressions were monitored in backcross generations to the durum wheat parents via multi-color genomic in situ hybridization (mc-GISH). Tetraploid lines carrying homozygous D-genome introgressions, as well as simultaneous homozygous D- and T-genome introgressions, were developed. Introgression lines were characterized via Kompetitive Allele-Specific PCR (KASP) markers and multi-color fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Results showed that new wheat sub-genomic translocations were generated at each generation in progeny that carried any Am. muticum chromosome introgression irrespective of the linkage group that the segment was derived from. The highest frequencies of homologous recombination were observed between the A- and the D-genomes. Results indicated that the genotype Karim had a higher tolerance to genomic rearrangements and T-genome introgressions compared to Om Rabi 5. This indicates the importance of the selection of the parental genotype when attempting to transfer/develop introgressions into durum wheat from pentaploid crosses.
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- Manel Othmeni
- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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Devi U, Grewal S, Yang CY, Hubbart-Edwards S, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Burridge A, King IP, King J. Development and characterisation of interspecific hybrid lines with genome-wide introgressions from Triticum timopheevii in a hexaploid wheat background. BMC Plant Biol 2019; 19:183. [PMID: 31060503 PMCID: PMC6501383 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1785-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Triticum timopheevii (2n = 4x = 28; AtAtGG), is an important source for new genetic variation for wheat improvement with genes for potential disease resistance and salt tolerance. By generating a range of interspecific hybrid lines, T. timopheevii can contribute to wheat's narrow gene-pool and be practically utilised in wheat breeding programmes. Previous studies that have generated such introgression lines between wheat and its wild relatives have been unable to use high-throughput methods to detect the presence of wild relative segments in such lines. RESULTS A whole genome introgression approach, exploiting homoeologous recombination in the absence of the Ph1 locus, has resulted in the transfer of different chromosome segments from both the At and G genomes of T. timopheevii into wheat. These introgressions have been detected and characterised using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers present on a high-throughput Axiom® Genotyping Array. The analysis of these interspecific hybrid lines has resulted in the detection of 276 putative unique introgressions from T. timopheevii, thereby allowing the generation of a genetic map of T. timopheevii containing 1582 SNP markers, spread across 14 linkage groups representing each of the seven chromosomes of the At and G genomes of T. timopheevii. The genotyping of the hybrid lines was validated through fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH). Comparative analysis of the genetic map of T. timopheevii and the physical map of the hexaploid wheat genome showed that synteny between the two species is highly conserved at the macro-level and confirmed the presence of inter- and intra-genomic translocations within the At and G genomes of T. timopheevii that have been previously only detected through cytological techniques. CONCLUSIONS In this work, we report a set of SNP markers present on a high-throughput genotyping array, able to detect the presence of T. timopheevii in a hexaploid wheat background making it a potentially valuable tool for marker assisted selection (MAS) in wheat pre-breeding programs. These valuable resources of high-density molecular markers and wheat-T. timopheevii hybrid lines will greatly enhance the work being undertaken for wheat improvement through wild relative introgressions.
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- Urmila Devi
- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
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- Cereal Genomics Lab, Life Sciences Building, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK.
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King J, Newell C, Grewal S, Hubbart-Edwards S, Yang CY, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Stride A, King IP. Development of Stable Homozygous Wheat/ Amblyopyrum muticum ( Aegilops mutica) Introgression Lines and Their Cytogenetic and Molecular Characterization. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:34. [PMID: 30792722 PMCID: PMC6365885 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Wheat is one of the world's most important sources of food. However, due to its evolution its genetic base has narrowed, which is severely limiting the ability of breeders to develop new higher yielding varieties that can adapt to the changing environment. In contrast to wheat, its wild relatives provide a vast reservoir of genetic variability for most, if not all, agronomically important traits. Genetic variation has previously been transferred to wheat from one of its wild relatives, Ambylopyrum muticum (previously known as Aegilops mutica). However, before the genetic variation available in this species can be assessed and exploited in breeding and for research, the transmission of the chromosome segments introgressed into wheat must first be stabilized. In this paper we describe the generation of 66 stably inherited homozygous wheat/Am. muticum introgression lines using a doubled haploid procedure. The characterisation and stability of each of these lines was determined via genomic in situ hybridization and SNP analysis. While most of the doubled haploid lines were found to carry only single introgressions, six lines carried two. Three lines carried only complete Am. muticum chromosomes, 43 carried only small or very small introgressions and the remainder carried either only large introgressions or a large plus a small introgression. The strategy that we are employing for the distribution and exploitation of the genetic variation from Am. muticum and a range of other species is discussed.
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- Julie King
- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Limagrain UK Limited, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Limagrain UK Limited, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Grewal S, Hubbart-Edwards S, Yang C, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Burridge A, Wilkinson PA, King IP, King J. Detection of T. urartu Introgressions in Wheat and Development of a Panel of Interspecific Introgression Lines. Front Plant Sci 2018; 9:1565. [PMID: 30420865 PMCID: PMC6216105 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Tritcum urartu (2n = 2x = 14, AuAu), the A genome donor of wheat, is an important source for new genetic variation for wheat improvement due to its high photosynthetic rate and disease resistance. By facilitating the generation of genome-wide introgressions leading to a variety of different wheat-T. urartu translocation lines, T. urartu can be practically utilized in wheat improvement. Previous studies that have generated such introgression lines have been unable to successfully use cytological methods to detect the presence of T. urartu in these lines. Many have, thus, used a variety of molecular markers with limited success due to the low-density coverage of these markers and time-consuming nature of the techniques rendering them unsuitable for large-scale breeding programs. In this study, we report the generation of a resource of single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) markers, present on a high-throughput SNP genotyping array, that can detect the presence of T. urartu in a hexaploid wheat background making it a potentially valuable tool in wheat pre-breeding programs. A whole genome introgression approach has resulted in the transfer of different chromosome segments from T. urartu into wheat which have then been detected and characterized using these SNP markers. The molecular analysis of these wheat-T. urartu recombinant lines has resulted in the generation of a genetic map of T. urartu containing 368 SNP markers, spread across all seven chromosomes of T. urartu. Comparative analysis of the genetic map of T. urartu and the physical map of the hexaploid wheat genome showed that synteny between the two species is highly conserved at the macro-level and confirmed the presence of the 4/5 translocation in T. urartu also present in the A genome of wheat. A panel of 17 wheat-T. urartu recombinant lines, which consisted of introgressed segments that covered the whole genome of T. urartu, were also selected for self-fertilization to provide a germplasm resource for future trait analysis. This valuable resource of high-density molecular markers specifically designed for detecting wild relative chromosomes and a panel of stable interspecific introgression lines will greatly enhance the efficiency of wheat improvement through wild relative introgressions.
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- Surbhi Grewal
- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Cereal Genomics Lab, Life Sciences Building, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Cereal Genomics Lab, Life Sciences Building, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Nottingham BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Plant and Crop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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King J, Grewal S, Yang CY, Hubbart Edwards S, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Harper JA, Allen AM, Edwards KJ, Burridge AJ, King IP. Introgression of Aegilops speltoides segments in Triticum aestivum and the effect of the gametocidal genes. Ann Bot 2018; 121:229-240. [PMID: 29216335 PMCID: PMC5808807 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcx149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) has been through a severe genetic bottleneck as a result of its evolution and domestication. It is therefore essential that new sources of genetic variation are generated and utilized. This study aimed to generate genome-wide introgressed segments from Aegilops speltoides. Introgressions generated from this research will be made available for phenotypic analysis. METHODS Aegilops speltoides was crossed as the male parent to T. aestivum 'Paragon'. The interspecific hybrids were then backcrossed to Paragon. Introgressions were detected and characterized using the Affymetrix Axiom Array and genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). KEY RESULTS Recombination in the gametes of the F1 hybrids was at a level where it was possible to generate a genetic linkage map of Ae. speltoides. This was used to identify 294 wheat/Ae. speltoides introgressions. Introgressions from all seven linkage groups of Ae. speltoides were found, including both large and small segments. Comparative analysis showed that overall macro-synteny is conserved between Ae. speltoides and T. aestivum, but that Ae. speltoides does not contain the 4A/5A/7B translocations present in wheat. Aegilops speltoides has been reported to carry gametocidal genes, i.e. genes that ensure their transmission through the gametes to the next generation. Transmission rates of the seven Ae. speltoides linkage groups introgressed into wheat varied. A 100 % transmission rate of linkage group 2 demonstrates the presence of the gametocidal genes on this chromosome. CONCLUSIONS A high level of recombination occurs between the chromosomes of wheat and Ae. speltoides, leading to the generation of large numbers of introgressions with the potential for exploitation in breeding programmes. Due to the gametocidal genes, all germplasm developed will always contain a segment from Ae. speltoides linkage group 2S, in addition to an introgression from any other linkage group.
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- Julie King
- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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- The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Plas Gogerddan, UK
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- Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, UK
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Grewal S, Yang C, Edwards SH, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Burridge AJ, King IP, King J. Characterisation of Thinopyrum bessarabicum chromosomes through genome-wide introgressions into wheat. Theor Appl Genet 2018; 131:389-406. [PMID: 29101420 PMCID: PMC5787220 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-017-3009-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Genome-wide introgressions of Thinopyrum bessarabicum into wheat resulted in 12 recombinant lines. Cytological and molecular techniques allowed mapping of 1150 SNP markers across all seven chromosomes of the J genome. Thinopyrum bessarabicum (2n = 2x = 14, JJ) is an important source for new genetic variation for wheat improvement due to its salinity tolerance and disease resistance. Its practical utilisation in wheat improvement can be facilitated through development of genome-wide introgressions leading to a variety of different wheat-Th . bessarabicum translocation lines. In this study, we report the generation of 12 such wheat-Th . bessarabicum recombinant lines, through two different crossing strategies, which were characterized using sequential single colour and multi-colour genomic in situ hybridization (sc-GISH and mc-GISH), multi-colour fluorescent in situ hybridization (mc-FISH) and single nucleotide polymorphic (SNP) DNA markers. We also detected 13 lines containing different Th. bessarabicum chromosome aberrations through sc-GISH. Through a combination of molecular and cytological analysis of all the 25 lines containing Th. bessarabicum recombinants and chromosome aberrations we were able to physically map 1150 SNP markers onto seven Th. bessarabicum J chromosomes which were divided into 36 segmental blocks. Comparative analysis of the physical map of Th. bessarabicum and the wheat genome showed that synteny between the two species is highly conserved at the macro-level and confirmed that Th. bessarabicum contains the 4/5 translocation also present in the A genome of wheat. These wheat-Th . bessarabicum recombinant lines and SNP markers provide a useful genetic resource for wheat improvement with the latter having a wider impact as a tool for detection of introgressions from other Thinopyrum species containing the J or a closely-related genome such as Thinopyrum intermedium (JrJrJvsJvsStSt) and Thinopyrum elongatum (EeEe), respectively.
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- Surbhi Grewal
- Nottingham/BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK.
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- Nottingham/BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Nottingham/BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Nottingham/BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Nottingham/BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Nottingham/BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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- Nottingham/BBSRC Wheat Research Centre, Division of Plant and Cop Sciences, School of Biosciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, UK
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King J, Grewal S, Yang C, Hubbart S, Scholefield D, Ashling S, Edwards KJ, Allen AM, Burridge A, Bloor C, Davassi A, da Silva GJ, Chalmers K, King IP. A step change in the transfer of interspecific variation into wheat from Amblyopyrum muticum. Plant Biotechnol J 2017; 15:217-226. [PMID: 27459228 PMCID: PMC5258861 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2016] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Despite some notable successes, only a fraction of the genetic variation available in wild relatives has been utilized to produce superior wheat varieties. This is as a direct result of the lack of availability of suitable high-throughput technologies to detect wheat/wild relative introgressions when they occur. Here, we report on the use of a new SNP array to detect wheat/wild relative introgressions in backcross progenies derived from interspecific hexaploid wheat/Ambylopyrum muticum F1 hybrids. The array enabled the detection and characterization of 218 genomewide wheat/Am. muticum introgressions, that is a significant step change in the generation and detection of introgressions compared to previous work in the field. Furthermore, the frequency of introgressions detected was sufficiently high to enable the construction of seven linkage groups of the Am. muticum genome, thus enabling the syntenic relationship between the wild relative and hexaploid wheat to be determined. The importance of the genetic variation from Am. muticum introduced into wheat for the development of superior varieties is discussed.
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- Julie King
- Division of Plant and Crop SciencesSchool of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington CampusLoughboroughUK
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- Division of Plant and Crop SciencesSchool of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington CampusLoughboroughUK
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- Division of Plant and Crop SciencesSchool of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington CampusLoughboroughUK
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- Division of Plant and Crop SciencesSchool of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington CampusLoughboroughUK
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- Division of Plant and Crop SciencesSchool of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington CampusLoughboroughUK
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- Division of Plant and Crop SciencesSchool of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington CampusLoughboroughUK
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- Division of Plant and Crop SciencesSchool of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington CampusLoughboroughUK
- Federal University of PelotasPelotasBrazil
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- School of Agriculture, Food and WineThe University of AdelaideAdelaideSAAustralia
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- Division of Plant and Crop SciencesSchool of BiosciencesThe University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington CampusLoughboroughUK
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