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Martínez C, Valenzuela JL, Jamilena M. Genetic and Pre- and Postharvest Factors Influencing the Content of Antioxidants in Cucurbit Crops. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10060894. [PMID: 34199481 PMCID: PMC8228042 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10060894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cucurbitaceae is one of the most economically important plant families, and includes some worldwide cultivated species like cucumber, melons, and squashes, and some regionally cultivated and feral species that contribute to the human diet. For centuries, cucurbits have been appreciated because of their nutritional value and, in traditional medicine, because of their ability to alleviate certain ailments. Several studies have demonstrated the remarkable contents of valuable compounds in cucurbits, including antioxidants such as polyphenols, flavonoids, and carotenoids, but also tannins and terpenoids, which are abundant. This antioxidant power is beneficial for human health, but also in facing plant diseases and abiotic stresses. This review brings together data on the antioxidant properties of cucurbit species, addressing the genetic and pre- and postharvest factors that regulate the antioxidant content in different plant organs. Environmental conditions, management, storage, and pre- and postharvest treatments influencing the biosynthesis and activity of antioxidants, together with the biodiversity of this family, are determinant in improving the antioxidant potential of this group of species. Plant breeding, as well as the development of innovative biotechnological approaches, is also leading to new possibilities for exploiting cucurbits as functional products.
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Lian Q, Fu Q, Xu Y, Hu Z, Zheng J, Zhang A, He Y, Wang C, Xu C, Chen B, Garcia-Mas J, Zhao G, Wang H. QTLs and candidate genes analyses for fruit size under domestication and differentiation in melon (Cucumis melo L.) based on high resolution maps. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:126. [PMID: 33658004 PMCID: PMC7931605 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-02904-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Melon is a very important horticultural crop produced worldwide with high phenotypic diversity. Fruit size is among the most important domestication and differentiation traits in melon. The molecular mechanisms of fruit size in melon are largely unknown. RESULTS Two high-density genetic maps were constructed by whole-genome resequencing with two F2 segregating populations (WAP and MAP) derived from two crosses (cultivated agrestis × wild agrestis and cultivated melo × cultivated agrestis). We obtained 1,871,671 and 1,976,589 high quality SNPs that show differences between parents in WAP and MAP. A total of 5138 and 5839 recombination events generated 954 bins in WAP and 1027 bins in MAP with the average size of 321.3 Kb and 301.4 Kb respectively. All bins were mapped onto 12 linkage groups in WAP and MAP. The total lengths of two linkage maps were 904.4 cM (WAP) and 874.5 cM (MAP), covering 86.6% and 87.4% of the melon genome. Two loci for fruit size were identified on chromosome 11 in WAP and chromosome 5 in MAP, respectively. An auxin response factor and a YABBY transcription factor were inferred to be the candidate genes for both loci. CONCLUSION The high-resolution genetic maps and QTLs analyses for fruit size described here will provide a better understanding the genetic basis of domestication and differentiation, and provide a valuable tool for map-based cloning and molecular marker assisted breeding.
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- Qun Lian
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450009, China
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- National Center for Gene Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai, 200000, China
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- Shenyang Agricultural University, College of Horticulture, Shenyang, 110866, China
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- Design Gollege, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou, 466000, China
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit Biology, Zhengzhou Fruit Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450009, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 100081, Beijing, China.
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Yaakub Z, Kamaruddin K, Singh R, Mustafa S, Marjuni M, Ting NC, Amiruddin MD, Leslie LET, Cheng-Li OL, Sritharan K, Nookiah R, Jansen J, Ong Abdullah M. An integrated linkage map of interspecific backcross 2 (BC 2) populations reveals QTLs associated with fatty acid composition and vegetative parameters influencing compactness in oil palm. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:356. [PMID: 32727448 PMCID: PMC7391521 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02563-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Molecular breeding has opened new avenues for crop improvement with the potential for faster progress. As oil palm is the major producer of vegetable oil in the world, its improvement, such as developing compact planting materials and altering its oils' fatty acid composition for wider application, is important. RESULTS This study sought to identify the QTLs associated with fatty acid composition and vegetative traits for compactness in the crop. It integrated two interspecific backcross two (BC2) mapping populations to improve the genetic resolution and evaluate the consistency of the QTLs identified. A total 1963 markers (1814 SNPs and 149 SSRs) spanning a total map length of 1793 cM were integrated into a consensus map. For the first time, some QTLs associated with vegetative parameters and carotene content were identified in interspecific hybrids, apart from those associated with fatty acid composition. The analysis identified 8, 3 and 8 genomic loci significantly associated with fatty acids, carotene content and compactness, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Major genomic region influencing the traits for compactness and fatty acid composition was identified in the same chromosomal region in the two populations using two methods for QTL detection. Several significant loci influencing compactness, carotene content and FAC were common to both populations, while others were specific to particular genetic backgrounds. It is hoped that the QTLs identified will be useful tools for marker-assisted selection and accelerate the identification of desirable genotypes for breeding.
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- Zulkifli Yaakub
- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- United Plantations Bhd., Jendarata Estate, 36009, Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 100, Wageningen, 6700 AC, The Netherlands
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), 6 Persiaran Institusi, Bandar Baru Bangi, 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Oren E, Tzuri G, Vexler L, Dafna A, Meir A, Faigenboim A, Kenigswald M, Portnoy V, Schaffer AA, Levi A, Buckler ES, Katzir N, Burger J, Tadmor Y, Gur A. The multi-allelic APRR2 gene is associated with fruit pigment accumulation in melon and watermelon. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:3781-3794. [PMID: 31175368 PMCID: PMC6685648 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Color and pigment contents are important aspects of fruit quality and consumer acceptance of cucurbit crops. Here, we describe the independent mapping and cloning of a common causative APRR2 gene regulating pigment accumulation in melon and watermelon. We initially show that the APRR2 transcription factor is causative for the qualitative difference between dark and light green rind in both crops. Further analyses establish the link between sequence or expression level variations in the CmAPRR2 gene and pigment content in the rind and flesh of mature melon fruits. A genome-wide association study (GWAS) of young fruit rind color in a panel composed of 177 diverse melon accessions did not result in any significant association, leading to an earlier assumption that multiple genes are involved in shaping the overall phenotypic variation in this trait. Through resequencing of 25 representative accessions and allelism tests between light rind accessions, we show that multiple independent single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CmAPRR2 gene are causative of the light rind phenotype. The multi-haplotypic nature of this gene explains the lack of detection power obtained through genotyping by sequencing-based GWAS and confirms the pivotal role of this gene in shaping fruit color variation in melon. This study demonstrates the power of combining bi- and multi-allelic designs with deep sequencing, to resolve lack of power due to high haplotypic diversity and low allele frequencies. Due to its central role and broad effect on pigment accumulation in fruits, the APRR2 gene is an attractive target for carotenoid bio-fortification of cucurbit crops.
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- Elad Oren
- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
- The Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZiyyon, Israel
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, US Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Plant Science Institute, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya’ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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Bo K, Wei S, Wang W, Miao H, Dong S, Zhang S, Gu X. QTL mapping and genome-wide association study reveal two novel loci associated with green flesh color in cucumber. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:243. [PMID: 31174472 PMCID: PMC6556036 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1835-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Green flesh color, resulting from the accumulation of chlorophyll, is one of the most important commercial traits for the fruits. The genetic network regulating green flesh formation has been studied in tomato, melon and watermelon. However, little is known about the inheritance and molecular basis of green flesh in cucumber. This study sought to determine the main genomic regions associated with green flesh. Three F2 and two BC1 populations derived from the 9110Gt (cultivated cucumber, green flesh color) and PI183967 (wild cucumber, white flesh color) were used for the green flesh genetic analysis. Two F2 populations of them were further employed to do the map construction and quantitative trait loci (QTL) study. Also, a core cucumber germplasms population was used to do the GWAS analysis. RESULTS We identified three indexes, flesh color (FC), flesh extract color (FEC) and flesh chlorophyll content (FCC) in three environments. Genetic analysis indicated that green flesh color in 9110Gt is controlled by a major-effect QTL. We developed two genetic maps with 192 and 174 microsatellite markers respectively. Two novel inversions in Chr1 were identified between cultivated and wild cucumbers. The major-effect QTL, qgf5.1, was identified using FC, FEC and FCC index in all different environments used. In addition, the same qgf5.1, together with qgf3.1, was identified via GWAS. Further investigation of two candidate regions using pairwise LD correlations, combined with genetic diversity of qgf5.1 in natural populations, it was found that Csa5G021320 is the candidate gene of qgf5.1. Geographical distribution revealed that green flesh color formation could be due to the high latitude, which has longer day time to produce the photosynthesis and chlorophyll synthesis during cucumber domestication and evolution. CONCLUSIONS We first reported the cucumber green flesh color is a quantitative trait. We detected two novel loci qgf5.1 and qgf3.1, which regulate the green flesh formation in cucumber. The QTL mapping and GWAS approaches identified several candidate genes for further validation using functional genomics or forward genetics approaches. Findings from the present study provide a new insight into the genetic control of green flesh in cucumber.
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- Kailiang Bo
- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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- Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081 China
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Wang C, Qiao A, Fang X, Sun L, Gao P, Davis AR, Liu S, Luan F. Fine Mapping of Lycopene Content and Flesh Color Related Gene and Development of Molecular Marker-Assisted Selection for Flesh Color in Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1240. [PMID: 31649702 PMCID: PMC6791925 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Lycopene content and flesh color are important traits determined by a network of carotenoid metabolic pathways in watermelon. Based on our previous study of genetic inheritance and initial mapping using F2 populations of LSW-177 (red flesh) × cream of Saskatchewan (pale yellow flesh), red flesh color was controlled by one recessive gene regulating red and pale yellow pigmentation, and a candidate region related to lycopene content was detected spanning a 392,077-bp region on chromosome 4. To obtain a more precise result for further study, three genetic populations and a natural panel of 81 watermelon accessions with different flesh colors were used in this research. Herein, we narrowed the preliminary mapping region to 41,233 bp with the linkage map generated from F2 populations of LSW-177 (red flesh) × cream of Saskatchewan (pale yellow flesh) with 1,202 individuals. Two candidate genes, Cla005011 and Cla005012, were found in the fine mapping region; therein Cla005011 was a key locus annotated as a lycopene β-cyclase gene. Phylogenetic tree analysis showed that Cla005011 was the closest relative gene in gourd. LSW-177 × PI 186490 (white flesh) and another BC1 population derived from garden female (red flesh) × PI 186490 were generated to verify the accuracy of the red flesh candidate gene region. By analyzing the expression levels of candidate genes in different developmental stages of different color watermelon varieties, Cla005011 for the expression differences was not the main reason for the flesh color variation between COS and LSW-177. This indicated that the LCYB gene might regulate fruit color changes at the protein level. A new marker-assisted selection system to identify red and yellow flesh colors in watermelon was developed with flesh color-specific CAPS markers and tested in 81 watermelon accessions.
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- Chaonan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Woodland Research Station, Sakata Seed America, Inc.Woodland, CA, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- *Correspondence: Shi Liu, ; Feishi Luan,
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticulture Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
- *Correspondence: Shi Liu, ; Feishi Luan,
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Galpaz N, Gonda I, Shem-Tov D, Barad O, Tzuri G, Lev S, Fei Z, Xu Y, Mao L, Jiao C, Harel-Beja R, Doron-Faigenboim A, Tzfadia O, Bar E, Meir A, Sa'ar U, Fait A, Halperin E, Kenigswald M, Fallik E, Lombardi N, Kol G, Ronen G, Burger Y, Gur A, Tadmor Y, Portnoy V, Schaffer AA, Lewinsohn E, Giovannoni JJ, Katzir N. Deciphering genetic factors that determine melon fruit-quality traits using RNA-Seq-based high-resolution QTL and eQTL mapping. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 94:169-191. [PMID: 29385635 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Combined quantitative trait loci (QTL) and expression-QTL (eQTL) mapping analysis was performed to identify genetic factors affecting melon (Cucumis melo) fruit quality, by linking genotypic, metabolic and transcriptomic data from a melon recombinant inbred line (RIL) population. RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) of fruit from 96 RILs yielded a highly saturated collection of > 58 000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms, identifying 6636 recombination events that separated the genome into 3663 genomic bins. Bin-based QTL analysis of 79 RILs and 129 fruit-quality traits affecting taste, aroma and color resulted in the mapping of 241 QTL. Thiol acyltransferase (CmThAT1) gene was identified within the QTL interval of its product, S-methyl-thioacetate, a key component of melon fruit aroma. Metabolic activity of CmThAT1-encoded protein was validated in bacteria and in vitro. QTL analysis of flesh color intensity identified a candidate white-flesh gene (CmPPR1), one of two major loci determining fruit flesh color in melon. CmPPR1 encodes a member of the pentatricopeptide protein family, involved in processing of RNA in plastids, where carotenoid and chlorophyll pigments accumulate. Network analysis of > 12 000 eQTL mapped for > 8000 differentially expressed fruit genes supported the role of CmPPR1 in determining the expression level of plastid targeted genes. We highlight the potential of RNA-Seq-based QTL analysis of small to moderate size, advanced RIL populations for precise marker-assisted breeding and gene discovery. We provide the following resources: a RIL population genotyped with a unique set of SNP markers, confined genomic segments that harbor QTL governing 129 traits and a saturated set of melon eQTLs.
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- Navot Galpaz
- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- NRGENE, Park HaMada Ness Ziona, Israel
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
- Institute of Life Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
- USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
- Institute of Life Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Produce, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples, Portici, Italy
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- NRGENE, Park HaMada Ness Ziona, Israel
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- NRGENE, Park HaMada Ness Ziona, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
- USDA-ARS Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crops, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
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A high-density linkage map and QTL mapping of fruit-related traits in pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.). Sci Rep 2017; 7:12785. [PMID: 28986571 PMCID: PMC5630576 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13216-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) is an economically worldwide crop. Few quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were reported previously due to the lack of genomic and genetic resources. In this study, a high-density linkage map of C. moschata was structured by double-digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing, using 200 F2 individuals of CMO-1 × CMO-97. By filtering 74,899 SNPs, a total of 3,470 high quality SNP markers were assigned to the map spanning a total genetic distance of 3087.03 cM on 20 linkage groups (LGs) with an average genetic distance of 0.89 cM. Based on this map, both pericarp color and strip were fined mapped to a novel single locus on LG8 in the same region of 0.31 cM with phenotypic variance explained (PVE) of 93.6% and 90.2%, respectively. QTL analysis was also performed on carotenoids, sugars, tuberculate fruit, fruit diameter, thickness and chamber width with a total of 12 traits. 29 QTLs distributed in 9 LGs were detected with PVE from 9.6% to 28.6%. It was the first high-density linkage SNP map for C. moschata which was proved to be a valuable tool for gene or QTL mapping. This information will serve as significant basis for map-based gene cloning, draft genome assembling and molecular breeding.
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Genome-Wide Linkage-Disequilibrium Mapping to the Candidate Gene Level in Melon (Cucumis melo). Sci Rep 2017; 7:9770. [PMID: 28852011 PMCID: PMC5575340 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09987-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cucumis melo is highly diverse for fruit traits providing wide breeding and genetic research opportunities, including genome-wide association (GWA) analysis. We used a collection of 177 accessions representing the two C. melo subspecies and 11 horticultural groups for detailed characterization of fruit traits variation and evaluation of the potential of GWA for trait mapping in melon. Through genotyping-by-sequencing, 23,931 informative SNPs were selected for genome-wide analyses. We found that linkage-disequilibrium decays at ~100 Kb in this collection and that population structure effect on association results varies between traits. We mapped several monogenic traits to narrow intervals overlapping with known causative genes, demonstrating the potential of diverse collections and GWA for mapping Mendelian traits to a candidate-gene level in melon. We further report on mapping of fruit shape quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and comparison with multiple previous QTL studies. Expansion of sample size and a more balanced representation of taxonomic groups might improve efficiency for simple traits dissection. But, as in other plant species, integrated linkage-association multi-allelic approaches are likely to produce better combination of statistical power, diversity capture and mapping resolution in melon. Our data can be utilized for selection of the most appropriate accessions for such approaches.
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Chang CW, Wang YH, Tung CW. Genome-Wide Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Discovery and the Construction of a High-Density Genetic Map for Melon ( Cucumis melo L.) Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:125. [PMID: 28220139 PMCID: PMC5292975 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Although genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) enables the efficient and low-cost generation of large numbers of markers, the utility of resultant genotypes are limited, because they are enormously error-prone and contain high proportions of missing data. In this study, we generated single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for 109 recombinant inbred lines of melon (Cucumis melo L.) using the GBS approach and ordered them according to their physical position on the draft double haploid line DHL92 genome. Next, by investigating associations between these SNPs, we discovered that some segments on the physical map conflict with linkage relationships. Therefore, to filter out error-prone loci, 4,110 SNPs in which we have a high degree of confidence were selected as anchors to test independence with respect to unselected markers, and the resultant dataset was then analyzed using the Full-Sib Family Haplotype (FSFHap) algorithm in the software TASSEL 5.2. On the basis of this analysis, 22,933 loci that have an average rate of missing data of 0.281% were used to construct a genetic map, which spans 1,088.3 cM across 12 chromosomes and has a maximum spacing of 6.0 cM. Use of this high-quality linkage map enabled the identification of several quantitative trait loci (QTL) known to control traits in fruit and validated our approach. This study highlights the utility of GBS markers for the identification of trait-associated QTLs in melon and facilitates further investigation of genome structure.
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- Che-Wei Chang
- Department of Agronomy, National Taiwan UniversityTaipei, Taiwan
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- Crop Science Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Council of AgricultureTaichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, National Taiwan UniversityTaipei, Taiwan
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Wang YH, Wu DH, Huang JH, Tsao SJ, Hwu KK, Lo HF. Mapping quantitative trait loci for fruit traits and powdery mildew resistance in melon (Cucumis melo). BOTANICAL STUDIES 2016; 57:19. [PMID: 28597428 PMCID: PMC5430578 DOI: 10.1186/s40529-016-0130-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fruit characters affect consumer preferences and the market value of melons is determined by fruit quality. Most fruit quality-related traits are controlled by multiple genes, and are influenced by environmental factors. Furthermore, powdery mildew is another limiting factor in melon production. To develop new melon cultivars with disease resistance and high quality fruits using the molecular marker-assisted breeding strategy, identification of quantitative trait loci for fruit quality and disease resistance is required. RESULTS The F2 populations from the cross of TARI-08874 (Cucumis melo ssp. melo) and 'Bai-li-gua' (C. melo ssp. agrestis) were used to map the quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for fruit-related traits and powdery mildew resistance in two trials. All traits were significantly different (P < 0.05) between parents. The generated linkage map consisted of twelve major linkage groups (LGs), spanning 626.1 cM in total, with an average distance of 8.3 cM between flanking markers. Nineteen QTLs were detected for seven melon traits, among which ten QTLs were localized to the same positions as the corresponding QTLs described in other studies. Four of these QTLs were detected in both trials. The results of identified QTLs in this study suggested that fruit size in the tested populations were mainly determined by fruit diameter and flesh thickness. All of the major QTLs for fruit diameter and flesh thickness were identified on LG5 and LG11. Four QTLs identified responsible for netting width of fruit rind were co-localized with the QTLs for netting density, suggesting similar genetic mechanisms affecting these two traits. Additionally, only one major QTL for powdery mildew resistance was detected on LG2, and it was closely linked to a simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker CMBR120 which was identified in a previous study. CONCLUSION Because the netting feature is a crucial factor for external appearance of fruits in Asia market, we focus on mining the genetic information of fruit netting. This is the first report of QTL mapping to netting width. Furthermore, new QTLs were identified for netting density (qND4, qND6, and qND7) and netting width (qNW2, qNW4, qNW6, and qNW7) successfully. In addition, novel QTLs for fruit diameter (qFD5), flesh thickness (qFT11) were also detected.
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- Yu-Hua Wang
- Crop Science Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Council of Agriculture (COA), Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Crop Science Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Council of Agriculture (COA), Taichung, Taiwan
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- Plant Pathology Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Council of Agriculture (COA), Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Agronomy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Perpiñá G, Esteras C, Gibon Y, Monforte AJ, Picó B. A new genomic library of melon introgression lines in a cantaloupe genetic background for dissecting desirable agronomical traits. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 16:154. [PMID: 27390934 PMCID: PMC4938994 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0842-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genomic libraries of introgression lines (ILs) consist of collections of homozygous lines with a single chromosomal introgression from a donor genotype in a common, usually elite, genetic background, representing the whole donor genome in the full collection. Currently, the only available melon IL collection was generated using Piel de sapo (var. inodorus) as the recurrent background. ILs are not available in genetic backgrounds representing other important market class cultivars, such as the cantalupensis. The recent availability of genomic tools in melon, such as SNP collections and genetic maps, facilitates the development of such mapping populations. RESULTS We have developed a new genomic library of introgression lines from the Japanese cv. Ginsen Makuwa (var. makuwa) into the French Charentais-type cv. Vedrantais (var. cantalupensis) genetic background. In order to speed up the breeding program, we applied medium-throughput SNP genotyping with Sequenom MassARRAY technology in early backcross generations and High Resolution Melting in the final steps. The phenotyping of the backcross generations and of the final set of 27 ILs (averaging 1.3 introgressions/plant and covering nearly 100 % of the donor genome), in three environments, allowed the detection of stable QTLs for flowering and fruit quality traits, including some that affect fruit size in chromosomes 6 and 11, others that change fruit shape in chromosomes 7 and 11, others that change flesh color in chromosomes 2, 8 and 9, and still others that increase sucrose content and delay climacteric behavior in chromosomes 5 and 10. CONCLUSIONS A new melon IL collection in the Charentais genetic background has been developed. Genomic regions that consistently affect flowering and fruit quality traits have been identified, which demonstrates the suitability of this collection for dissecting complex traits in melon. Additionally, pre-breeding lines with new, commercially interesting phenotypes have been observed, including delayed climacteric ripening associated to higher sucrose levels, which is of great interest for Charentais cultivar breeding.
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- Gorka Perpiñá
- />Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad, Universitat Politècnica de València (COMAV-UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- />Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad, Universitat Politècnica de València (COMAV-UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- />UMR1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie and Plateforme Métabolome, INRA-Bordeaux and Bordeaux University, 71 av. Edouard Bourlaux, 33140 Villenave d’Ornon, France
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- />Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP) UPV-CSIC, Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación Edificio 8E, Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- />Instituto de Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad, Universitat Politècnica de València (COMAV-UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Liu S, Gao P, Zhu Q, Luan F, Davis AR, Wang X. Development of cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence markers and a CAPS-based genetic linkage map in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus [Thunb.] Matsum. and Nakai) constructed using whole-genome re-sequencing data. BREEDING SCIENCE 2016; 66:244-59. [PMID: 27162496 PMCID: PMC4785002 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.66.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) markers are useful tools for detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). This study detected and converted SNP sites into CAPS markers based on high-throughput re-sequencing data in watermelon, for linkage map construction and quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis. Two inbred lines, Cream of Saskatchewan (COS) and LSW-177 had been re-sequenced and analyzed by Perl self-compiled script for CAPS marker development. 88.7% and 78.5% of the assembled sequences of the two parental materials could map to the reference watermelon genome, respectively. Comparative assembled genome data analysis provided 225,693 and 19,268 SNPs and indels between the two materials. 532 pairs of CAPS markers were designed with 16 restriction enzymes, among which 271 pairs of primers gave distinct bands of the expected length and polymorphic bands, via PCR and enzyme digestion, with a polymorphic rate of 50.94%. Using the new CAPS markers, an initial CAPS-based genetic linkage map was constructed with the F2 population, spanning 1836.51 cM with 11 linkage groups and 301 markers. 12 QTLs were detected related to fruit flesh color, length, width, shape index, and brix content. These newly CAPS markers will be a valuable resource for breeding programs and genetic studies of watermelon.
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- Shi Liu
- Horticulture College, Northeast Agricultural University,
No. 59 Mucai Street Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150030,
China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture,
No. 59 Mucai Street Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150030,
China
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- Horticulture College, Northeast Agricultural University,
No. 59 Mucai Street Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150030,
China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture,
No. 59 Mucai Street Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150030,
China
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- Horticulture College, Northeast Agricultural University,
No. 59 Mucai Street Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150030,
China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture,
No. 59 Mucai Street Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150030,
China
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- Horticulture College, Northeast Agricultural University,
No. 59 Mucai Street Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150030,
China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture,
No. 59 Mucai Street Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150030,
China
- Corresponding author (e-mail: )
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- South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Currently with HM. Clause,
9241 Mace Blvd, Davis, CA 95618,
USA
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- Horticulture College, Northeast Agricultural University,
No. 59 Mucai Street Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150030,
China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Ministry of Agriculture,
No. 59 Mucai Street Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150030,
China
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Rivers J, Warthmann N, Pogson BJ, Borevitz JO. Genomic breeding for food, environment and livelihoods. Food Secur 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s12571-015-0431-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Campbell R, Pont SDA, Morris JA, McKenzie G, Sharma SK, Hedley PE, Ramsay G, Bryan GJ, Taylor MA. Genome-wide QTL and bulked transcriptomic analysis reveals new candidate genes for the control of tuber carotenoid content in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2014; 127:1917-33. [PMID: 24965888 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-014-2349-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Genome-wide QTL analysis of potato tuber carotenoid content was investigated in populations of Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja that segregate for flesh colour, revealing a novel major QTL on chromosome 9. The carotenoid content of edible plant storage organs is a key nutritional and quality trait. Although the structural genes that encode the biosynthetic enzymes are well characterised, much less is known about the factors that determine overall storage organ content. In this study, genome-wide QTL mapping, in concert with an efficient 'genetical genomics' analysis using bulked samples, has been employed to investigate the genetic architecture of potato tuber carotenoid content. Two diploid populations of Solanum tuberosum Group Phureja were genotyped (AFLP, SSR and DArT markers) and analysed for their tuber carotenoid content over two growing seasons. Common to both populations were QTL that explained relatively small proportions of the variation in constituent carotenoids and a major QTL on chromosome 3 explaining up to 71 % of the variation in carotenoid content. In one of the populations (01H15), a second major carotenoid QTL was identified on chromosome 9, explaining up to 20 % of the phenotypic variation. Whereas the major chromosome 3 QTL was likely to be due to an allele of a gene encoding β-carotene hydroxylase, no known carotenoid biosynthetic genes are located in the vicinity of the chromosome 9 QTL. A unique expression profiling strategy using phenotypically distinct bulks comprised individuals with similar carotenoid content provided further support for the QTL mapping to chromosome 9. This study shows the potential of using the potato genome sequence to link genetic maps to data arising from eQTL approaches to enhance the discovery of candidate genes underlying QTLs.
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- Raymond Campbell
- Cell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK
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Cohen S, Tzuri G, Harel-Beja R, Itkin M, Portnoy V, Sa'ar U, Lev S, Yeselson L, Petrikov M, Rogachev I, Aharoni A, Ophir R, Tadmor Y, Lewinsohn E, Burger Y, Katzir N, Schaffer AA. Co-mapping studies of QTLs for fruit acidity and candidate genes of organic acid metabolism and proton transport in sweet melon (Cucumis melo L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2012; 125:343-53. [PMID: 22406955 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-012-1837-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2012] [Accepted: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Sweet melon cultivars contain a low level of organic acids and, therefore, the quality and flavor of sweet melon fruit is determined almost exclusively by fruit sugar content. However, genetic variability for fruit acid levels in the Cucumis melo species exists and sour fruit accessions are characterized by acidic fruit pH of <5, compared to the sweet cultivars that are generally characterized by mature fruit pH values of >6. In this paper, we report results from a mapping population based on recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from the cross between the non-sour 'Dulce' variety and the sour PI 414323 accession. Results show that a single major QTL for pH co-localizes with major QTLs for the two predominant organic acids in melon fruit, citric and malic, together with an additional metabolite which we identified as uridine. While the acidic recombinants were characterized by higher citric and malic acid levels, the non-acidic recombinants had a higher uridine content than did the acidic recombinants. Additional minor QTLs for pH, citric acid and malic acid were also identified and for these the increased acidity was unexpectedly contributed by the non-sour parent. To test for co-localization of these QTLs with genes encoding organic acid metabolism and transport, we mapped the genes encoding structural enzymes and proteins involved in organic acid metabolism, transport and vacuolar H+ pumps. None of these genes co-localized with the major pH QTL, indicating that the gene determining melon fruit pH is not one of the candidate genes encoding this primary metabolic pathway. Linked markers were tested in two additional inter-varietal populations and shown to be linked to the pH trait. The presence of the same QTL in such diverse segregating populations suggests that the trait is determined throughout the species by variability in the same gene and is indicative of a major role of the evolution of this gene in determining the important domestication trait of fruit acidity within the species.
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- S Cohen
- Deparment of Vegetable Research, Volcani Center-ARO, 50250 Bet Dagan, Israel
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Wang XL, Gao XW, Li G, Wang HL, Geng SD, Kang F, Nie XX. [Construction of a melon genetic map with fruit and seed QTLs]. YI CHUAN = HEREDITAS 2011; 33:1398-1408. [PMID: 22207387 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2011.01398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A genetic map of melon was constructed using 143 F2 population developed from a cross between two distant lines Ano2 of Japan and Hami melon K413. The map contains 12 linkage groups and 142 markers, including 121 AFLPs, 16 SSRs, 3 STSs, 2 trait markers and covers 1 014.2 cM. Composite interval mapping (CIM) method was used to detect QTLs involved in melon fruit and seed traits: fruit length (FL), fruit width (FW), fruit shape (length/width, FS), centre sugar (CS), edge sugar (ES), flesh texture (FT), seed length (SL), seed width (SW), seed shape (SS), and seed weight (SW). The result showed that Flesh was located between AFLP markers NDAA and NCFA on C9. A total of 25 QTLs were detected for other traits and some QTLs were co-located with each other. The QTLs Sl5.1, Sw5.1, and Swt5.1 located on linkage C5 between NCA and N73C explained a significant portion of associated phenotypic variation (R2=17%, 19%, 23%). The allele from Ano2 obviously suppressed the length, width, and weight of melon seed; the QTLs between N73A and NFDA on C8 were involved in seed width, shape, and weight; the QTL Fs8.1 on C8 was detected using both F2 and F3 fruit data and explained a significant portion of phenotypic variation 25% and 19%. Fs8.1 showed partly dominant, and the allele from Ano2 sup-pressed elongation of fruit to form round melon. The QTLs related to centre sugar, edge sugar, and fruit texture were also detected in this research.
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- Xian-Lei Wang
- Life Science and Technology Department, Xinjiang University, Urumchi, China.
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Farré G, Bai C, Twyman RM, Capell T, Christou P, Zhu C. Nutritious crops producing multiple carotenoids--a metabolic balancing act. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2011; 16:532-40. [PMID: 21900035 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2011.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Revised: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Plants and microbes produce multiple carotenoid pigments with important nutritional roles in animals. By unraveling the basis of carotenoid biosynthesis it has become possible to modulate the key metabolic steps in plants and thus increase the nutritional value of staple crops, such as rice (Oryza sativa), maize (Zea mays) and potato (Solanum tuberosum). Multigene engineering has been used to modify three different metabolic pathways simultaneously, producing maize seeds with higher levels of carotenoids, folate and ascorbate. This strategy may allow the development of nutritionally enhanced staples providing adequate amounts of several unrelated nutrients. By focusing on different steps in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway, it is also possible to generate plants with enhanced levels of several nutritionally-beneficial carotenoid molecules simultaneously.
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- Gemma Farré
- Departament de Producció Vegetal i Ciència Forestal, Universitat de Lleida-CRA, Av. Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191, Lleida 25198, Spain
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Li D, Cuevas HE, Yang L, Li Y, Garcia-Mas J, Zalapa J, Staub JE, Luan F, Reddy U, He X, Gong Z, Weng Y. Syntenic relationships between cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) and melon (C. melo L.) chromosomes as revealed by comparative genetic mapping. BMC Genomics 2011; 12:396. [PMID: 21816110 PMCID: PMC3199783 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cucumber, Cucumis sativus L. (2n = 2 × = 14) and melon, C. melo L. (2n = 2 × = 24) are two important vegetable species in the genus Cucumis (family Cucurbitaceae). Both species have an Asian origin that diverged approximately nine million years ago. Cucumber is believed to have evolved from melon through chromosome fusion, but the details of this process are largely unknown. In this study, comparative genetic mapping between cucumber and melon was conducted to examine syntenic relationships of their chromosomes. RESULTS Using two melon mapping populations, 154 and 127 cucumber SSR markers were added onto previously reported F(2)- and RIL-based genetic maps, respectively. A consensus melon linkage map was developed through map integration, which contained 401 co-dominant markers in 12 linkage groups including 199 markers derived from the cucumber genome. Syntenic relationships between melon and cucumber chromosomes were inferred based on associations between markers on the consensus melon map and cucumber draft genome scaffolds. It was determined that cucumber Chromosome 7 was syntenic to melon Chromosome I. Cucumber Chromosomes 2 and 6 each contained genomic regions that were syntenic with melon chromosomes III+V+XI and III+VIII+XI, respectively. Likewise, cucumber Chromosomes 1, 3, 4, and 5 each was syntenic with genomic regions of two melon chromosomes previously designated as II+XII, IV+VI, VII+VIII, and IX+X, respectively. However, the marker orders in several syntenic blocks on these consensus linkage maps were not co-linear suggesting that more complicated structural changes beyond simple chromosome fusion events have occurred during the evolution of cucumber. CONCLUSIONS Comparative mapping conducted herein supported the hypothesis that cucumber chromosomes may be the result of chromosome fusion from a 24-chromosome progenitor species. Except for a possible inversion, cucumber Chromosome 7 has largely remained intact in the past nine million years since its divergence from melon. Meanwhile, many structural changes may have occurred during the evolution of the remaining six cucumber chromosomes. Further characterization of the genomic nature of Cucumis species closely related to cucumber and melon might provide a better understanding of the evolutionary history leading to modern cucumber.
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- Dawei Li
- Horticulture College, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China
- Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- USDA ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station, Mayaguez, P.R. 00680, Puerto Rico
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- Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Horticulture College, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China
- Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- IRTA, Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics CSIC-IRTA-UAB, Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
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- Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- USDA ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Forage & Range Research Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322 USA
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- Horticulture College, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Department of Biology, West Virginia State University Institute, WV 25112, USA
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- Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Horticulture College, Northwest A & F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- USDA ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Horticulture Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Diaz A, Fergany M, Formisano G, Ziarsolo P, Blanca J, Fei Z, Staub JE, Zalapa JE, Cuevas HE, Dace G, Oliver M, Boissot N, Dogimont C, Pitrat M, Hofstede R, van Koert P, Harel-Beja R, Tzuri G, Portnoy V, Cohen S, Schaffer A, Katzir N, Xu Y, Zhang H, Fukino N, Matsumoto S, Garcia-Mas J, Monforte AJ. A consensus linkage map for molecular markers and quantitative trait loci associated with economically important traits in melon (Cucumis melo L.). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 11:111. [PMID: 21797998 PMCID: PMC3163537 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND A number of molecular marker linkage maps have been developed for melon (Cucumis melo L.) over the last two decades. However, these maps were constructed using different marker sets, thus, making comparative analysis among maps difficult. In order to solve this problem, a consensus genetic map in melon was constructed using primarily highly transferable anchor markers that have broad potential use for mapping, synteny, and comparative quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis, increasing breeding effectiveness and efficiency via marker-assisted selection (MAS). RESULTS Under the framework of the International Cucurbit Genomics Initiative (ICuGI, http://www.icugi.org), an integrated genetic map has been constructed by merging data from eight independent mapping experiments using a genetically diverse array of parental lines. The consensus map spans 1150 cM across the 12 melon linkage groups and is composed of 1592 markers (640 SSRs, 330 SNPs, 252 AFLPs, 239 RFLPs, 89 RAPDs, 15 IMAs, 16 indels and 11 morphological traits) with a mean marker density of 0.72 cM/marker. One hundred and ninety-six of these markers (157 SSRs, 32 SNPs, 6 indels and 1 RAPD) were newly developed, mapped or provided by industry representatives as released markers, including 27 SNPs and 5 indels from genes involved in the organic acid metabolism and transport, and 58 EST-SSRs. Additionally, 85 of 822 SSR markers contributed by Syngenta Seeds were included in the integrated map. In addition, 370 QTL controlling 62 traits from 18 previously reported mapping experiments using genetically diverse parental genotypes were also integrated into the consensus map. Some QTL associated with economically important traits detected in separate studies mapped to similar genomic positions. For example, independently identified QTL controlling fruit shape were mapped on similar genomic positions, suggesting that such QTL are possibly responsible for the phenotypic variability observed for this trait in a broad array of melon germplasm. CONCLUSIONS Even though relatively unsaturated genetic maps in a diverse set of melon market types have been published, the integrated saturated map presented herein should be considered the initial reference map for melon. Most of the mapped markers contained in the reference map are polymorphic in diverse collection of germplasm, and thus are potentially transferrable to a broad array of genetic experimentation (e.g., integration of physical and genetic maps, colinearity analysis, map-based gene cloning, epistasis dissection, and marker-assisted selection).
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- Aurora Diaz
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP). Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación (CPI), Ed. 8E. C/Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- IRTA, Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CSIC-IRTA-UAB), Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
- Agronomy Department Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Soil, Plant, Environmental and Animal Production Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy
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- COMAV-UPV, Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- COMAV-UPV, Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Department of Horticulture, 1575 Linden Dr, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Current address: USDA-ARS, Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-6300, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Department of Horticulture, 1575 Linden Dr, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Vegetable Crops Research Unit, Department of Horticulture, 1575 Linden Dr, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Current address: USDA-ARS, Tropical Agricultural Research Station, 2200 Pedro Albizu Campus Ave, Mayaguez 00680-5470, Puerto Rico
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- Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Syngenta Seeds, 12 chemin de l'Hobit, F-31790 Saint-Sauveur, France
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- INRA, UR 1052, Unité de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes, Domaine St Maurice, BP 94, 84143 Montfavet Cedex, France
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- INRA, UR 1052, Unité de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes, Domaine St Maurice, BP 94, 84143 Montfavet Cedex, France
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- INRA, UR 1052, Unité de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes, Domaine St Maurice, BP 94, 84143 Montfavet Cedex, France
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- Keygene N.V. P.O. Box 216. 6700 AE Wageningen. The Netherlands
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- Keygene N.V. P.O. Box 216. 6700 AE Wageningen. The Netherlands
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- Institute of Plant Science, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Science, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Science, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Research Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Research Center, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
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- Institute of Plant Science, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel
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- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables (NERCV), Beijing Academy Agricultural and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables (NERCV), Beijing Academy Agricultural and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
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- National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science (NIVTS), 360 Kusawa, Ano, Tsu, Mie, 514-2392, Japan
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- National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science (NIVTS), 360 Kusawa, Ano, Tsu, Mie, 514-2392, Japan
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- IRTA, Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CSIC-IRTA-UAB), Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP). Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación (CPI), Ed. 8E. C/Ingeniero Fausto Elio s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
- IRTA, Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CSIC-IRTA-UAB), Campus UAB, Edifici CRAG, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
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Moing A, Aharoni A, Biais B, Rogachev I, Meir S, Brodsky L, Allwood JW, Erban A, Dunn WB, Kay L, de Koning S, de Vos RCH, Jonker H, Mumm R, Deborde C, Maucourt M, Bernillon S, Gibon Y, Hansen TH, Husted S, Goodacre R, Kopka J, Schjoerring JK, Rolin D, Hall RD. Extensive metabolic cross-talk in melon fruit revealed by spatial and developmental combinatorial metabolomics. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2011; 190:683-96. [PMID: 21275993 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03626.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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• Variations in tissue development and spatial composition have a major impact on the nutritional and organoleptic qualities of ripe fleshy fruit, including melon (Cucumis melo). To gain a deeper insight into the mechanisms involved in these changes, we identified key metabolites for rational food quality design. • The metabolome, volatiles and mineral elements were profiled employing an unprecedented range of complementary analytical technologies. Fruits were followed at a number of time points during the final ripening process and tissues were collected across the fruit flesh from rind to seed cavity. Approximately 2000 metabolite signatures and 15 mineral elements were determined in an assessment of temporal and spatial melon fruit development. • This study design enabled the identification of: coregulated hubs (including aspartic acid, 2-isopropylmalic acid, β-carotene, phytoene and dihydropseudoionone) in metabolic association networks; global patterns of coordinated compositional changes; and links of primary and secondary metabolism to key mineral and volatile fruit complements. • The results reveal the extent of metabolic interactions relevant to ripe fruit quality and thus have enabled the identification of essential candidate metabolites for the high-throughput screening of melon breeding populations for targeted breeding programmes aimed at nutrition and flavour improvement.
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- Annick Moing
- INRA-UMR 619 Biologie du Fruit, Centre INRA de Bordeaux, Villenave d'Ornon, France.
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Blanca J, Cañizares J, Roig C, Ziarsolo P, Nuez F, Picó B. Transcriptome characterization and high throughput SSRs and SNPs discovery in Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae). BMC Genomics 2011; 12:104. [PMID: 21310031 PMCID: PMC3049757 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-12-104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Cucurbita pepo belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. The "Zucchini" types rank among the highest-valued vegetables worldwide, and other C. pepo and related Cucurbita spp., are food staples and rich sources of fat and vitamins. A broad range of genomic tools are today available for other cucurbits that have become models for the study of different metabolic processes. However, these tools are still lacking in the Cucurbita genus, thus limiting gene discovery and the process of breeding. Results We report the generation of a total of 512,751 C. pepo EST sequences, using 454 GS FLX Titanium technology. ESTs were obtained from normalized cDNA libraries (root, leaves, and flower tissue) prepared using two varieties with contrasting phenotypes for plant, flowering and fruit traits, representing the two C. pepo subspecies: subsp. pepo cv. Zucchini and subsp. ovifera cv Scallop. De novo assembling was performed to generate a collection of 49,610 Cucurbita unigenes (average length of 626 bp) that represent the first transcriptome of the species. Over 60% of the unigenes were functionally annotated and assigned to one or more Gene Ontology terms. The distributions of Cucurbita unigenes followed similar tendencies than that reported for Arabidopsis or melon, suggesting that the dataset may represent the whole Cucurbita transcriptome. About 34% unigenes were detected to have known orthologs of Arabidopsis or melon, including genes potentially involved in disease resistance, flowering and fruit quality. Furthermore, a set of 1,882 unigenes with SSR motifs and 9,043 high confidence SNPs between Zucchini and Scallop were identified, of which 3,538 SNPs met criteria for use with high throughput genotyping platforms, and 144 could be detected as CAPS. A set of markers were validated, being 80% of them polymorphic in a set of variable C. pepo and C. moschata accessions. Conclusion We present the first broad survey of gene sequences and allelic variation in C. pepo, where limited prior genomic information existed. The transcriptome provides an invaluable new tool for biological research. The developed molecular markers are the basis for future genetic linkage and quantitative trait loci analysis, and will be essential to speed up the process of breeding new and better adapted squash varieties.
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- José Blanca
- Institute for the Conservation and Breeding of Agricultural Biodiversity, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (COMAV-UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Harel-Beja R, Tzuri G, Portnoy V, Lotan-Pompan M, Lev S, Cohen S, Dai N, Yeselson L, Meir A, Libhaber SE, Avisar E, Melame T, van Koert P, Verbakel H, Hofstede R, Volpin H, Oliver M, Fougedoire A, Stalh C, Fauve J, Copes B, Fei Z, Giovannoni J, Ori N, Lewinsohn E, Sherman A, Burger J, Tadmor Y, Schaffer AA, Katzir N. A genetic map of melon highly enriched with fruit quality QTLs and EST markers, including sugar and carotenoid metabolism genes. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2010; 121:511-33. [PMID: 20401460 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-010-1327-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Accepted: 03/22/2010] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A genetic map of melon enriched for fruit traits was constructed, using a recombinant inbred (RI) population developed from a cross between representatives of the two subspecies of Cucumis melo L.: PI 414723 (subspecies agrestis) and 'Dulce' (subspecies melo). Phenotyping of 99 RI lines was conducted over three seasons in two locations in Israel and the US. The map includes 668 DNA markers (386 SSRs, 76 SNPs, six INDELs and 200 AFLPs), of which 160 were newly developed from fruit ESTs. These ESTs include candidate genes encoding for enzymes of sugar and carotenoid metabolic pathways that were cloned from melon cDNA or identified through mining of the International Cucurbit Genomics Initiative database (http://www.icugi.org/). The map covers 1,222 cM with an average of 2.672 cM between markers. In addition, a skeleton physical map was initiated and 29 melon BACs harboring fruit ESTs were localized to the 12 linkage groups of the map. Altogether, 44 fruit QTLs were identified: 25 confirming QTLs described using other populations and 19 newly described QTLs. The map includes QTLs for fruit sugar content, particularly sucrose, the major sugar affecting sweetness in melon fruit. Six QTLs interacting in an additive manner account for nearly all the difference in sugar content between the two genotypes. Three QTLs for fruit flesh color and carotenoid content were identified. Interestingly, no clear colocalization of QTLs for either sugar or carotenoid content was observed with over 40 genes encoding for enzymes involved in their metabolism. The RI population described here provides a useful resource for further genomics and metabolomics studies in melon, as well as useful markers for breeding for fruit quality.
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- R Harel-Beja
- Department of Vegetable Research, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, P.O. Box 1021, Ramat Yishay, 30095, Israel
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Cuevas HE, Staub JE, Simon PW, Zalapa JE. A consensus linkage map identifies genomic regions controlling fruit maturity and beta-carotene-associated flesh color in melon (Cucumis melo L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2009; 119:741-56. [PMID: 19551368 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-009-1085-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2008] [Accepted: 05/27/2009] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The nutritional value and yield potential of US Western Shipping melon (USWS; Cucumis melo L.) could be improved through the introgression of genes for early fruit maturity (FM) and the enhancement of the quantity of beta-carotene (QbetaC) in fruit mesocarp (i.e., flesh color). Therefore, a set of 116 F(3) families derived from the monoecious, early FM Chinese line 'Q 3-2-2' (no beta-carotene, white mesocarp) and the andromonoecious, late FM USWS line 'Top Mark' (possessing beta-carotene, orange mesocarp) were examined during 2 years in Wisconsin, USA to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with FM and QbetaC. A 171-point F(2-3) based map was constructed and used for QTL analysis. Three QTL associated with QbetaC were detected, which explained a significant portion of the observed phenotypic variation (flesh color; R (2) = 4.0-50.0%). The map position of one QTL (beta-carM.E.9.1) was uniformly aligned with one carotenoid-related gene (Orange gene), suggesting its likely role in QbetaC in this melon population and putative relationship with the melon white flesh (wf) gene. Two major (FM.6.1 and FM.11.1; R (2) >or= 20%) and one minor QTL (FM.2.1; R (2) = 8%) were found to be associated with FM. This map was then merged with a previous recombinant inbred line (RIL)-based map used to identify seven QTL associated with QbetaC in melon fruit. This consensus map [300 molecular markers (187 co-dominant melon and 14 interspecific; 10 LG)] provides a framework for the further dissection and cloning of published QTL, which will consequently lead to more effective trait introgression in melon.
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- H E Cuevas
- Department of Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
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Matas AJ, Gapper NE, Chung MY, Giovannoni JJ, Rose JKC. Biology and genetic engineering of fruit maturation for enhanced quality and shelf-life. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2009; 20:197-203. [PMID: 19339169 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2009.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2009] [Revised: 02/23/2009] [Accepted: 02/28/2009] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Commercial regulation of ripening is currently achieved through early harvest, by controlling the postharvest storage atmosphere and genetic selection for slow or late ripening varieties. Although these approaches are often effective, they are not universally applicable and often result in acceptable, but poor quality, products. With increased understanding of the molecular biology underlying ripening and the advent of genetic engineering technologies, researchers have pursued new strategies to address problems in fruit shelf-life and quality. These have been guided by recent insights into mechanisms by which ethylene and a complex network of transcription factors regulate ripening, and by an increased appreciation of factors that contribute to shelf-life, such as the fruit cuticle.
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- Antonio J Matas
- Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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