Molecular mapping of a novel yellow rust resistance gene of wheat using microsatellite markers

Identification and genetic analysis of yellow rust resistance have suggested that wheat line R55 carries single dominant gene conferring yellow rust resistance. The bulked segregant analysis (BSA) for an F₂ population using microsatellite marker technique has indicated that the yellow rust resistance gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 1B, tightly linked to the microsatellite markers WMS11-193 bp and WMS18-184 bp, the linkage distance between the markers and the gene is 1.9 cM. This gene has been formally namedYr26. It is inferred from the pedigree, resistance and gene locus analysis that theYr26 has been transferred fromTriticum turgidum L. and is different from the other known yellow rust resistance genes.     

Breeding of T. aestivum-Ag. intermedium translocation lines with T. timopheevii cytoplasm and characterization by GISH

A male-sterileT. aestivum-Ag. intermedium partial amphiploid with cytoplasm ofT. timopheevii as a female parent was crossed to common wheat. The hybrid was backcrossed to the male parent several times continually and setf-crossed at last. Two stable lines with common wheat phenotype, H96269-2 and H96278, have been obtained. The chromosome numbers of the two lines are all2n = 42 in somatic cetls. By inoculation test, the two lines show a high levet of resistance to yetlow rust. Through genomicin situ hybridization (GISH) withAg. intermedium total genomic DNA as a probe, it is demonstrated that the two stable lines are all small segmental translocation lines, and the translocated chromosome segments fromAg. intermedium are located on the short arm terminals of wheat chromosomes. Genetics analysis suggests that the yetlow rust resistance gene(s) are probably located on the translocated chromosome segments ofAg. intermedium.     

Mapping of two new brown planthopper resistance genes from wild rice

A brown planthopper (BPH) resistance line, B5, derived its resistance genes from the wild riceOryza officinalis Wall exwatt, was hybridized with Taichung Native 1, a cultivar highly susceptible to BPH. A mapping population composed of randomly selected 167 F₂ individuals was used for determining the BPH resistance genes by the restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (RFLP). Bulked segregant analysis was conducted to identify RFLP makers linked to the BPH resistance genes in B5. The results indicated that the markers linked to BPH resistance are located at two genomic regions on the long arm of chromosome 3 and the short arm of chromosome 4, respectively. The existence of the two loci was further assessed by the quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis. We located the two loci at a 3.2 cM interval between G1318 and R1925 on chromosome 3 and a 1.2 cM interval between C820 and S11182 on chromosome 4. Comparison with the BPH genes that have been reported indicated that the BPH resistance genes in B5 are novel. These two genes may be useful BPH resistance resource for rice breeding. Furthermore, the mapping of the two genes is useful for cloning the BPH resistance genes.     

Quantitative trait loci （QTLs） for quality traits related to protein and starch in wheat

Quality traits in wheat （Triticum aestirum L.） were studied by quantitative trait locus （QTL） analysis in a recombinant inbred line （RIL） population, a set of 131 lines derived from Chuan 35050 × Shannong 483 cross （ChSh）. Grains from RILs were assayed for 21 quality traits related to protein and starch. A total of 35 putative QTLs for 19 traits with a single QTL explaining 7.99-40.52% of phenotypic variations were detected on 10 chromosomes, 1D, 2A, 2D, 3B, 3D, 5A, 6A, 6B, 6D, and 7B. The additive effects of 30 QTLs were positive, contributed by Chuan 35050, the remaining 5 QTLs were negative with the additive effect contributed by Shannong 483. For protein traits, 15 QTLs were obtained and most of them were located on chromosomes 1 D, 3B and 6D, while 20 QTLs for starch traits were detected and most of them were located on chromosomes 3D, 6B and 7B. Only 7 QTLs for protein and starch traits were co-located in three regions on chromosomes 1D, 2A and 2D. These protein and starch trait QTLs showed a distinct distribution pattern in certain regions and chromosomes. Twenty-two QTLs were clustered in 6 regions of 5 chromosomes. Two QTL clusters for protein traits were located on chromosomes 1D and 3B, respectively, three clusters for starch traits on chromosomes 3D, 6B and 7B, and one cluster including protein and starch traits on chromosome 1D.     

A combination of leaf rust resistance gene Lr34 and lesion mimic gene lm significantly enhances adult plant resistance to Puccinia triticina in wheat

Leaf rust caused by Puccinia triticina is an economically-important disease in wheat worldwide.A combination of different types of resistance genes may significantly enhance rust resistance under rust-favorable conditions.To investigate the interactions between the rust resistance gene Lr34 and the lesion mimic gene lm on 1BL in Ning 7840,a segregating F8-10 population of 180 recombinant inbred lines was developed from Ning 7840/Chokwang and evaluated for both lesion mimic expression and leaf rust response at the adult plant stage in a greenhouse.A major quantitative trait locus(QTL),derived from Sumai 3,was co-localized with Lr34 on chromosome 7D and explained 41.5% of phenotypic variations for rust severity and 22.1% for leaf tip necrosis(LTN).The presence of Lr34 was confirmed by Lr34-specific markers cssfr1 and cssfr2 in Ning 7840 and Sumai 3.Unlike Lr34,lm conditioned a spontaneous lesion mimic phenotype and had a significant effect on reducing uredinial size,and a smaller effect on severity.Additive effects were observed between lm and Lr34 for severity and LTN,and an epistatic effect was observed for infection type.Single marker analysis also identified several other QTL with minor effects on severity,infection type,or LTN.     

Four kinds of ENU-induced white spot mice and chromosome locations of the mutant genes

After the accomplishment of the Human Genome Project, life sciences have entered a post-genome era to systematically study gene functions on a large scale[1]. Because of its similarity to humanity in genomic se-quences, biochemical metabolism and physiological mechanism, Mus musculus is the ideal model animal in the study of functional genome. As the publication of the draft map of mouse genome sequences in December 2002, studying gene functions by mouse enters a new stage[2]. So far, there …     

Physical location ofHelminthosporium carbonum susceptibility gene hm1 by FISH of a RFLP marker umc119 in Maize

A fluorescencein situ hybridization (FISH) procedure was adopted to physically map a RFLP marker, umc119 near the centromere of the long arm of linkage group1 in maize. The hm1 gene (Helminthosporium carbonum susceptibility gene) was linked closely with the marker umc119. RFLP markers are very good landmarks for mapping genes. Therefore, we also determined the position of the gene hm1 on the chromosome based on the physical location of umc119. The disease induced by infection ofHelminthosporium carbonum is one of the serious maize diseases and it distributes in many countries including China. Hybridization sites were showed on 1 L (long arm of chromosome1) and 5 L. The percentage distance from centromere to the hybridization site was 22.86 on 1 L and 58.23 on 5 L the detection rate was about 12% for mitotic cells. In interphase nuclei five hybridized sites were detected. It demonstrated that umc119 was multiplicated sequences. FISH has more advantages overin situ hybridization (ISH) detected by DAB for increasing the detection ratio and contrast between chromosomes and hybridization signals. The ability to detect the hybridization signal of a small low copy DNA sequence is a very important key towards wide application of FISH for plant genome mapping. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation and Doctorate Vesting Point Foundation of the Education Committee of China Li Lijia: born in 1967. Ph. D.     

Breeding and molecular cytogenetic identification of wheat-Thinopyrum intermedium addition lines resistant to powdery mildew

Wheat-related species Th. intermedium was used to cross with common wheat Yannong 15. In the self progenies of the hybrid, two addition lines, Ⅱ-1-7-1 and Ⅱ-3-3-2, stable in cytology, were developed by cytology and powdery mildew resistance identification. Their chromosome number were 2n = 44 and formed 22 bivalents at PMC MI. In F₁ of the two addition lines crossing with Yannong 15, there appeared about one univalent at PMC MI, respectively. Resistance identification in greenhouse and field using the No. 15 and mixed strains of E. gramnis f. sp. tritici showed that they were immune to powdery mildew. Chromosome number and resistance identification using the F² single plants of the addition line crossing with Yannong 15 indicated that the resistant gene was located on the alien chromosomes. In situ hybridization using St and E genomic DNA as probe showed that the added chromosome in the two addition lines probably came from the E genome of Th. intermedium, which indicated that a pair of E genome chromosomes carried a new resistant gene to powdery mildew.     

Construction of a genetic map and location of quantitative trait loci for dwarf trait in maize by RFLP markers

Using F₂ population derived from the cross of tall inbred 7922 by dwarf inbred 5003, an RFLP linkage map of maize has been constructed, on which 85 markers are distributed among 10 linkage groups and span maize genome about 1827.8 cM with an average distance (24.4 cM) between markers. 106 F_2:3 lines of the population were grown in a 10 × 11 simple rectangular lattice design of one-raw plots with two replications and evaluated for plant height (PH). With interval mapping procedure, 5 QTLs controlling plant height have been identified and their genetic effects and gene action determined. 2 major QTLs with opposite effect have been discovered. One for increasing plant height isph1 which is located at chromosome 2 and accounts for 51.8% of the total phenotypic variation; the other for decreasing plant height isph3 which is located at chromosome 5 and accounts for 38.6% of the total phenotypic variation. The chromosomal location ofph3 might be the same as or close to the position ofbv1, a dwarf mutant of maize.     

A tumor suppressor genefhit prokaryotic expression and identification

The recombinant expression vector pGEMD-fhit which contains full encoding region offhit gene was constructed. The recombinant was introduced into the BL21 (DE3) strain ofE. coli and induced by 1 mmol/L IPTG to express a 29×10³ polypeptide offhit fusion protein. And the 29×10³ protein was sensitive and specific in reaction with anti-fhit antibody in Western blot. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (39770373) Biography: SUN Yan (1975−), female, Master of science, Research direction: gene engineering     

Genes for resistance to stripe rust on chromosome 2B and their application in wheat breeding

Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, is one of the most damaging diseases of wheat worldwide. Growing resistant cultivars is the most economic and environmental friendly way to control the disease. There are many resistance genes to stripe rust located on wheat chromosome 2B. Here, we propose a strategy to construct the recombinant wheat chromosome 2B with multiple resistances to stripe rust by making crosses between wheat lines or cultivars carrying Yr genes and using marker-assisted selection, based on the reported information about resistance spectrum, chromosomal location, and linked markers of the genes. Pyramiding the resistance genes on 2B would afford a valuable strategy to control the disease by cultivating varieties with durable resistance. The possibility, efficiency, and prospect of the suggested strategy are reviewed in the paper.     

Molecular cloning, chromosomal mapping and expression analysis of disease resistance gene homologues in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Resistance-like sequences have been amplified from first strand cDNA and genomic DNA of rice by PCR using oligonucleotide primers designed from sequence motifs conserved between resistance genes of tobacco andArabidopsis thaliana. 3 PCR clones, designatedOsr1, Osr2 andOsr3 which were 98% identical in nucleotide sequence level, have been found to be significantly homologous to known plant resistance genes and all contained the conserved motifs of NBS-LRR type resistance genes, such as P-loop, kinase2a, kinase3a and transmembrane domain.Southern hybridization revealed that rice resistance gene hornologueswere organized as a cluster in the genome. RFLP mapping using a DH population derived from anindica/japonka cross (Zhaiyeqing 8/Jingxi 17) and an RFLP linkage map assigned two copies ofOsrl and one copy ofOsr3 to the distal position of chromosome 12 where a blast resistance QTL has been mapped previously. Northern blot analysis showed thatOsrl gene was constitutively transcribed in rice leaves, shoots and roots. Further study concerning isolation of full-length cDNAs would be conducive to elucidating the functions of these genes.     

小麦新种质241主要特异性状的遗传性

为了探求小麦新种质241巨穗、粒大、结实率高等优良性状的遗传机理,应用单体分析和双端体分析方法对241材料进行遗传学研究。结果表明,小麦种质材料241的3A、5A、2B、1D和6D染色体上具有控制穗长的基因,其中2B染色体上的基因表现为强效,3A、5A、1D和6D染色体上的基因表现为弱效。控制穗长的基因定位在3AL、5AL、1DL和6DL染色体臂上,其中6DL染色体臂上可能具有控制241穗长的1个新基因。     

Identification of an AFLP marker linked to the stripe rust resistance geneYr10 in wheat

AFLP analysis of near-isogenic lines of the stripe rust resistance gene Yr10 was carried out with 6 PstⅠ- primers and 10 TaqⅠ-primers with the donor parent of Yr10 gene as the check. A total of about 4200 distinguishable bands were amplified, of which 5 were stable. The genetic linkage of the 5 polymorphic DNA fragments with the target gene were tested preliminarily on a segregating F₂ population derived from a cross between the gene donor parent “Moro” and susceptible cultivar “Mingxian 169”. The DNA fragment PT0502 was found closely linked to the Yr10 gene and cloned and sequenced. Based on the sequence specific primers for PCR were designed and synthesized. Genetic linkage analysis with 195 segregating F₂ plants indicated that the genetic distance was 0.5 cM between the main product SC₂₀₀ fragment produced by PCR with the primers and the Yr10 gene. The primers can be used to detect the Yr10 gene quickly, effectively and exactly.     

用荧光素显带技术识别柑橘杂种染色体的多样性

应用色霉素A3（Chromomycin A3，CMA）荧光素显带技术，得到了清晰的文旦柚（Citrus grandis[L．]Osb）染色体构成类型：土佐文旦（Tosa—Buntan Pummelo）为1A＋1B＋5C＋2D＋9E；水晶文旦（Sisho-Buntan Pummelo）为3A＋3C＋3D＋9E．对杂交F1代38株文旦柚的染色体组进行了观察，发现了共13种染色体构成类型．荧光素显带技术对染色体构成多样性的高度识别，可成为植物配子体形成过程中的减数分裂、基因重组等机理分析的有效方法．     

粗山羊草Y189抗小麦白粉病基因SSR标记

从粗山羊草[Aegilops tauschii(Coss.)Schmal]Y189中鉴定出1个显性抗小麦白粉病基因,暂定名为PmAe Y2.应用分离群体分组法(BSA)筛选到Xgwm583-5D、Xgwm174-5D、Xgwm182-5D和Xgwm271-5D标记与该基因之间的遗传距离分别为25.7、16.7、9.1和7.0 cM.根据连锁标记所在小麦微卫星图谱的位置,PmAe Y2被定位在5DL染色体上.分析基因所在染色体的位置、抗病性特征认为PmAe Y2是一个新的抗白粉病基因,并可用于分子标记辅助选择.     

Cytogenetic Mapping of Disease Resistance Genes and Analysis of Their Distribution Features on Chromosomes in Maize

0　IntroductionMaizeisamongthemostintensivelystudiedspeciesingeneticsandoneofagronomicallythemostimportantplants.Therearemanydis easemicrobesandpeststoattackmaize,whichre sultsinlowproductionandbadquality .Withthedevelopmentofverydensegeneticmapconstruc tion ,avarietyoftheimportantdiseaseresistancegenesofmaizeincludingHelminthosporiumtur ciumPassresistancegenesHt1,Htn1andHt2 ,HelminthosporiummaydisNisikresistancegenesRhm1andRhm2 ,maizedwarfmosaicvirusresis tancegeneMdm1,wheatstreakmosaicvi…     

利用小麦5B效应引入外源基因的研究（Ⅰ）易位系的培育

ｄｕｒｕｍ小麦的代换系ｄｉ－ｓｕｂ５Ｄ（５Ｂ）与添加系ｄｉ－ａｄｄｅ４ｔｓ杂交，再用ｄｉ－ｓｕｂ５Ｄ（５Ｂ）进行回交，在自交后代中选育出了易位系１０３２。该易位系染色体数２ｎ＝２８，表现型为非蜡质。这一结果证明了在ｄｕｒｕｍ小麦中也可以利用５Ｂ染色体效应，通过诱发部份同源染色体间的配对，获得易位体。     

不同单色光对紫色红曲霉生长、色素和桔霉素合成的影响

以紫色红曲霉M9为研究对象,研究不同单色光对其生长、色素和桔霉素合成的影响。采用观察法和高效液相色谱法对紫色红曲霉M9在持续红光、黄光、绿光、蓝光照射下的菌落形态及6种红曲色素产量进行研究。采用高效液相色谱法和RT-qPCR法对不同红光光照时间和光照强度下红曲色素和桔霉素产量以及相关基因表达量进行测定。结果表明,红光是最显著的促进紫色红曲霉M9生长和色素产生的光源。高产红曲色素、低产桔霉素的最佳光照时间和强度分别为30min/d和300lx,初步推测红曲色素合成相关基因mppA/B/D/F、mppR1/R2、MpPKS5、MpFasA2/B2可能参与两种橙色素的生物合成,mppC、mppE可能参与两种红色素和两种黄色素的生物合成;桔霉素合成相关基因ctnA/D/E/F/G/H/I、orf1/3/4/5、pksCT可能参与桔霉素的合成代谢,而ctnR1可能参与桔霉素的分解代谢。