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Parker TA, Cetz J, de Sousa LL, Kuzay S, Lo S, Floriani TDO, Njau S, Arunga E, Duitama J, Jernstedt J, Myers JR, Llaca V, Herrera-Estrella A, Gepts P. Loss of pod strings in common bean is associated with gene duplication, retrotransposon insertion and overexpression of PvIND. New Phytol 2022; 235:2454-2465. [PMID: 35708662 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Fruit development has been central in the evolution and domestication of flowering plants. In common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), the principal global grain legume staple, two main production categories are distinguished by fibre deposition in pods: dry beans, with fibrous, stringy pods; and stringless snap/green beans, with reduced fibre deposition, which frequently revert to the ancestral stringy state. Here, we identify genetic and developmental patterns associated with pod fibre deposition. Transcriptional, anatomical, epigenetic and genetic regulation of pod strings were explored through RNA-seq, RT-qPCR, fluorescence microscopy, bisulfite sequencing and whole-genome sequencing. Overexpression of the INDEHISCENT ('PvIND') orthologue was observed in stringless types compared with isogenic stringy lines, associated with overspecification of weak dehiscence-zone cells throughout the pod vascular sheath. No differences in DNA methylation were correlated with this phenotype. Nonstringy varieties showed a tandemly direct duplicated PvIND and a Ty1-copia retrotransposon inserted between the two repeats. These sequence features are lost during pod reversion and are predictive of pod phenotype in diverse materials, supporting their role in PvIND overexpression and reversible string phenotype. Our results give insight into reversible gain-of-function mutations and possible genetic solutions to the reversion problem, of considerable economic value for green bean production.
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Affiliation(s)
- Travis A Parker
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
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- National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity, CINVESTAV, Irapuato, Guanajuato, C.P. 36821, Mexico
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
- Department of Genetics, Escola Superior de Agricultura 'Luiz de Queiroz', Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
- Department of Water and Agricultural Resource Management, University of Embu, Embu, 60100, Kenya
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- Department of Water and Agricultural Resource Management, University of Embu, Embu, 60100, Kenya
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- Department of Systems and Computing Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity, CINVESTAV, Irapuato, Guanajuato, C.P. 36821, Mexico
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
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Parker TA, de Sousa LL, de Oliveira Floriani T, Palkovic A, Gepts P. Toward the introgression of PvPdh1 for increased resistance to pod shattering in common bean. Theor Appl Genet 2021; 134:313-325. [PMID: 33130953 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-020-03698-7] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A common bean shattering-resistance allele of PvPdh1 reduces pod twists during dehiscence, shows dominance that varies by phenotyping method, is part of a selective sweep, and can be introgressed using CAPS markers. Some varieties of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) suffer from pod shattering, which can severely reduce yields, especially in arid conditions. The PvPdh1 locus on chromosome Pv03 has recently been described as a major locus controlling pod shattering in common bean and could be used to mitigate pod shattering in the future. Despite this, the role of a possible second locus on chromosome Pv08 remains unclear and patterns of dominance and epistasis between alleles of these genes have not been resolved. This information will be vital for efficient selection to decrease pod shattering. Further, the genetic diversity around the PvPdh1 gene has not yet been thoroughly explored, and there are not yet genetic screens that can be used to evaluate pod shattering in segregating populations. Here, we have developed a recombinant inbred population to determine the roles of genes implicated in pod shattering and evaluate the patterns of dominance among the relevant alleles. Our results suggest that a PvPdh1 allele reduces pod valve twisting, and its dominance varies by phenotyping method. This allele is the only genetic variant that provides environmentally stable and widespread resistance to pod shattering in Middle American common beans grown for grain. Further analyses identified a selective sweep around PvPdh1 with greater nucleotide diversity in individuals with the ancestral, shattering-susceptible allele. Finally, we developed simple, effective CAPS markers to facilitate the introgression of PvPdh1 into new varieties of common bean. These genetic resources will be critical for improving the aridity resilience of a major global staple.
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Affiliation(s)
- Travis A Parker
- Department of Plant Sciences / MS1, Section of Crop & Ecosystem Sciences, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences / MS1, Section of Crop & Ecosystem Sciences, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences / MS1, Section of Crop & Ecosystem Sciences, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences / MS1, Section of Crop & Ecosystem Sciences, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences / MS1, Section of Crop & Ecosystem Sciences, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616-8780, USA.
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