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Chen L, He W, Yu Y, Wang Y, Zhai X, Ling X, Lu P, Cheng X, Lei W, Fan Z. Molecular mapping and candidate gene identification of two major quantitative trait loci associated with silique length in oilseed rape ( Brassica napus L.). MOLECULAR BREEDING : NEW STRATEGIES IN PLANT IMPROVEMENT 2024; 44:26. [PMID: 38516204 PMCID: PMC10951173 DOI: 10.1007/s11032-024-01464-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Rapeseed is a significant global source of plant oil. Silique size, particularly silique length (SL), impacts rapeseed yield. SL is a typical quantitative trait controlled by multiple genes. In our previous study, we constructed a DH population of 178 families known as the 158A-SGDH population. In this study, through SL QTL mapping, we identified twenty-six QTL for SL across five replicates in two environments. A QTL meta-analysis revealed eight consensus QTL, including two major QTL: cqSL.A02-1 (11.32-16.44% of PVE for SL), and cqSL.C06-1 (10.90-11.95% of PVE for SL). Based on biparental resequencing data and microcollinearity analysis of target regions in Brassica napus and Arabidopsis, we identified 11 candidate genes at cqSL.A02-1 and 6 candidate genes at cqSL.C06-1, which are potentially associated with silique development. Furthermore, transcriptome analysis of silique valves from both parents on the 14th, 21st, and 28th days after pollination (DAP) combined with gene function annotation revealed three significantly differentially expressed genes at cqSL.A02-1, BnaA02G0058500ZS, BnaA02G0060100ZS, and BnaA02G0060900ZS. Only the gene BnaC06G0283800ZS showed significant differences in parental transcription at cqSL.C06-1. Two tightly linked insertion-deletion markers for the cqSL.A02-1 and cqSL.C06-1 loci were developed. Using these two QTL, we generated four combinations: A02SGDH284C06158A, A02SGDH284C06SGDH284, A02158AC06158A, and A02158AC06SGDH284. Subsequent analysis identified an ideal QTL combination, A02158AC06SGDH284, which exhibited the longest SL of this type, reaching 6.06 ± 0.10 cm, significantly surpassing the other three combinations. The results will provide the basis for the cloning of SL-related genes of rapeseed, along with the development of functional markers of target genes and the breeding of rapeseed varieties. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11032-024-01464-x.
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- Lei Chen
- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, 233100 China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, 233100 China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, 233100 China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, 233100 China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, 233100 China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, 233100 China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, 233100 China
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- College of Agriculture, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, 233100 China
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- Crop Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, 230031 China
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- Crop Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, 230031 China
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Zhang Y, Zhang Q, Wang H, Tao S, Cao H, Shi Y, Bakirov A, Xu A, Huang Z. Discovery of common loci and candidate genes for controlling salt-alkali tolerance and yield-related traits in Brassica napus L. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2023; 42:1039-1057. [PMID: 37076701 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-023-03011-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE Common loci and candidate genes for controlling salt-alkali tolerance and yield-related traits were identified in Brassica napus combining QTL mapping with transcriptome under salt and alkaline stresses. The yield of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is determined by multiple yield-related traits, which are susceptible to environmental factors. Many yield-related quantitative trait loci (QTLs) have been reported in Brassica napus; however, no studies have been conducted to investigate both salt-alkali tolerance and yield-related traits simultaneously. Here, specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq) technologies were utilized to map the QTLs for salt-alkali tolerance and yield-related traits. A total of 65 QTLs were identified, including 30 QTLs for salt-alkali tolerance traits and 35 QTLs for yield-related traits, accounting for 7.61-27.84% of the total phenotypic variations. Among these QTLs, 18 unique QTLs controlling two to four traits were identified by meta-analysis. Six novel and unique QTLs were detected for salt-alkali tolerance traits. By comparing these unique QTLs for salt-alkali tolerance traits with those previously reported QTLs for yield-related traits, seven co-localized chromosomal regions were identified on A09 and A10. Combining QTL mapping with transcriptome of two parents under salt and alkaline stresses, thirteen genes were identified as the candidates controlling both salt-alkali tolerance and yield. These findings provide useful information for future breeding of high-yield cultivars resistant to alkaline and salt stresses.
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- Yan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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Jia Y, Yao M, He X, Xiong X, Guan M, Liu Z, Guan C, Qian L. Transcriptome and Regional Association Analyses Reveal the Effects of Oleosin Genes on the Accumulation of Oil Content in Brassica napus. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:3140. [PMID: 36432869 PMCID: PMC9698637 DOI: 10.3390/plants11223140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Rapeseed stores lipids in the form of oil bodies. Oil bodies in the seeds of higher plants are surrounded by oleosins. Adjusting oleosin protein levels can prevent the fusion of oil bodies and maintain oil body size during seed development. However, oil contents are affected by many factors, and studies on the complex molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying the variations in seed oil contents of B. napus are limited. In this study, a total of 53 BnOLEO (B. napus oleosin) genes were identified in the genome of B. napus through a genome-wide analysis. The promoter sequences of oleosin genes consisted of various light-, hormone-, and stress-related cis-acting elements, along with transcription factor (TF) binding sites, for 25 TF families in 53 BnOLEO genes. The differentially expressed oleosin genes between two high- and two low-oil-content accessions were explored. BnOLEO3-C09, BnOLEO4-A02, BnOLEO4-A09, BnOLEO2-C04, BnOLEO1-C01, and BnOLEO7-A03 showed higher expressions in the high-oil-content accessions than in low-oil-content accessions, at 25, 35, and 45 days after pollination (DAP) in two different environments. A regional association analysis of 50 re-sequenced rapeseed accessions was used to further analyze these six BnOLEO genes, and it revealed that the nucleotide variations in the BnOLEO1-C01 and BnOLEO7-A03 gene regions were related to the phenotypic variations in seed oil content. Moreover, a co-expression network analysis revealed that the BnOLEO genes were directly linked to lipid/fatty acid metabolism, TF, lipid transport, and carbohydrate genes, thus forming a molecular network involved in seed oil accumulation. These favorable haplotypes can be utilized in molecular marker-assisted selection in order to further improve seed oil contents in rapeseed.
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Schilbert HM, Pucker B, Ries D, Viehöver P, Micic Z, Dreyer F, Beckmann K, Wittkop B, Weisshaar B, Holtgräwe D. Mapping‑by‑Sequencing Reveals Genomic Regions Associated with Seed Quality Parameters in Brassica napus. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13071131. [PMID: 35885914 PMCID: PMC9317104 DOI: 10.3390/genes13071131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is an important oil crop and has the potential to serve as a highly productive source of protein. This protein exhibits an excellent amino acid composition and has high nutritional value for humans. Seed protein content (SPC) and seed oil content (SOC) are two complex quantitative and polygenic traits which are negatively correlated and assumed to be controlled by additive and epistatic effects. A reduction in seed glucosinolate (GSL) content is desired as GSLs cause a stringent and bitter taste. The goal here was the identification of genomic intervals relevant for seed GSL content and SPC/SOC. Mapping by sequencing (MBS) revealed 30 and 15 new and known genomic intervals associated with seed GSL content and SPC/SOC, respectively. Within these intervals, we identified known but also so far unknown putatively causal genes and sequence variants. A 4 bp insertion in the MYB28 homolog on C09 shows a significant association with a reduction in seed GSL content. This study provides insights into the genetic architecture and potential mechanisms underlying seed quality traits, which will enhance future breeding approaches in B. napus.
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- Hanna Marie Schilbert
- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, CeBiTec & Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (H.M.S.); (B.P.); (D.R.); (P.V.); (B.W.)
- Graduate School DILS, Bielefeld Institute for Bioinformatics Infrastructure (BIBI), Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, CeBiTec & Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (H.M.S.); (B.P.); (D.R.); (P.V.); (B.W.)
- Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Institute of Plant Biology & Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS), TU Braunschweig, Mendelssohnstraße 4, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, CeBiTec & Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (H.M.S.); (B.P.); (D.R.); (P.V.); (B.W.)
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, CeBiTec & Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (H.M.S.); (B.P.); (D.R.); (P.V.); (B.W.)
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- Deutsche Saatveredelung AG, Weissenburger Straße 5, 59557 Lippstadt, Germany;
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- NPZ Innovation GmbH, Hohenlieth-Hof 1, 24363 Holtsee, Germany; (F.D.); (K.B.)
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- NPZ Innovation GmbH, Hohenlieth-Hof 1, 24363 Holtsee, Germany; (F.D.); (K.B.)
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392 Giessen, Germany;
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, CeBiTec & Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (H.M.S.); (B.P.); (D.R.); (P.V.); (B.W.)
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, CeBiTec & Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstraße 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (H.M.S.); (B.P.); (D.R.); (P.V.); (B.W.)
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Plant monounsaturated fatty acids: Diversity, biosynthesis, functions and uses. Prog Lipid Res 2021; 85:101138. [PMID: 34774919 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2021.101138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Monounsaturated fatty acids are straight-chain aliphatic monocarboxylic acids comprising a unique carbon‑carbon double bond, also termed unsaturation. More than 50 distinct molecular structures have been described in the plant kingdom, and more remain to be discovered. The evolution of land plants has apparently resulted in the convergent evolution of non-homologous enzymes catalyzing the dehydrogenation of saturated acyl chain substrates in a chemo-, regio- and stereoselective manner. Contrasted enzymatic characteristics and different subcellular localizations of these desaturases account for the diversity of existing fatty acid structures. Interestingly, the location and geometrical configuration of the unsaturation confer specific characteristics to these molecules found in a variety of membrane, storage, and surface lipids. An ongoing research effort aimed at exploring the links existing between fatty acid structures and their biological functions has already unraveled the importance of several monounsaturated fatty acids in various physiological and developmental contexts. What is more, the monounsaturated acyl chains found in the oils of seeds and fruits are widely and increasingly used in the food and chemical industries due to the physicochemical properties inherent in their structures. Breeders and plant biotechnologists therefore develop new crops with high monounsaturated contents for various agro-industrial purposes.
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Fu Y, Mason AS, Zhang Y, Yu H. Identification and Development of KASP Markers for Novel Mutant BnFAD2 Alleles Associated With Elevated Oleic Acid in Brassica napus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:715633. [PMID: 34381489 PMCID: PMC8350730 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.715633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The fatty acid desaturase FAD2 genes are the main contributors to oleic acid content, and different FAD2 alleles can result in different oleic acid contents in rapeseed oil. Hence, identification of allelic variation in FAD2 is an extremely desirable breeding goal. By performing QTL mapping using 190 F2:3 lines genotyped by genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers assayed by the Brassica 60 K Infinium BeadChip Array, four quantitative trait loci (QTL) for C18:1 content were mapped on chromosomes A01, A05, A09 and C05 over 3 years in a population segregating for oleic acid content. Two BnFAD2 genes on A05 and C05 were anchored within the QTL intervals, explaining 45-52 and 15-44% of the observed variation for C18:1 content. Sequence polymorphisms between the corresponding coding regions of the parental lines found two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in BnFAD2.A05 and BnFAD2.C05, respectively, which led to the amino acid changes (C421T and G1073E) in the corresponding proteins. The mutation sites of Bnfad2.A05 and Bnfad2.C05 alleles were located within the second H-box and near the third H-box motif of the protein, respectively, and were found to be novel mutant alleles. Lines resulting from the combination of these two alleles contained up to 88% oleic acid in their seed oil, compared with 63% in wild-type controls. Two competitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) markers based on these two mutation sites were successfully developed and validated in segregating F2 populations. These markers will facilitate breeding for ultra-high seed oleic acid content in oilseed rape.
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- Ying Fu
- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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Rahman H, Kebede B. Mapping of seed quality traits in the C genome of Brassica napus by using a population carrying genome content of B. oleracea and their effect on other traits. THE PLANT GENOME 2021; 14:e20078. [PMID: 33818008 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Increasing seed oil and protein contents and reducing the content of seed glucosinolates (GSLs) in Brassica oilseed crops are important objectives in breeding. By using an oilseed rape (B. napus L.) doubled-haploid (DH) population carrying genome content introgressed from Chinese kale (B. oleracea L.), we mapped quantitative trait loci (QTL) for these seed quality traits and investigated their effect on other traits including seed yield. A stable QTL for seed oil content was identified on chromosome C5 at 40-42 Mb position and a QTL for seed GSL content was identified on C9 at 7-8 Mb position. The C5 and C9 QTL alleles for high oil and GSL contents were derived from Chinese kale, demonstrating that high-oil QTL allele can be found in the parental species of oilseed rape. The low-GSL QTL allele of C9 exerted a significant positive effect on seed protein content, demonstrating that selection for this QTL allele contributed to higher protein content in canola seed. These two QTL were not affected by field environmental conditions and did not exert a significant effect on days to flowering and seed yield. Thus, the genomic regions and the molecular markers identified in this study should be useful in molecular breeding of the seed quality traits in oilseed rape.
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- Habibur Rahman
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2P5, Canada
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Stomata and Xylem Vessels Traits Improved by Melatonin Application Contribute to Enhancing Salt Tolerance and Fatty Acid Composition of Brassica napus L. Plants. AGRONOMY-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10081186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Salinity stress is a limiting factor for the growth and yield quality of rapeseed. The potentiality of melatonin (MT; 0, 25, 50, and 100 µM) application as a seed priming agent in mediating K+/Na+ homeostasis and preventing the salinity stress mediated oxidative damage and photosynthetic inhibition was studied in two rapeseed cultivars. We found that 50 µM MT treatment imparted a very prominent impact on growth, metabolism of antioxidants, photosynthesis, osmolytes, secondary metabolites, yield, and fatty acids composition. Days required for appearance of first flower and 50% flowering were decreased by MT application. Exogenous MT treatment effectively decreased the oxidative damage by significantly declining the generation of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide under saline and non-saline conditions, as reflected in lowered lipid peroxidation, heightened membrane stability, and up-regulation of antioxidant enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, and ascorbate peroxidase). Furthermore, MT application enhanced the chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate, relative water content, K+/Na+ homeostasis, soluble sugars, and proline content. Moreover, MT application obviously improved the oil quality of rapeseed cultivars by reducing glucosinolates, saturated fatty acids (palmitic and arachidic acids), and enhancing unsaturated fatty acids (linolenic and oleic acids except erucic acid were reduced). Yield related-traits such as silique traits, seed yield per plant, 1000 seeds weight, seed oil content, and yield biomass traits were enhanced by MT application. The anatomical analysis of leaf and stem showed that stomatal and xylem vessels traits are associated with sodium chloride tolerance, yield, and seed fatty acid composition. These results suggest the supportive role of MT on the quality and quantity of rapeseed oil yield.
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Yao M, Guan M, Zhang Z, Zhang Q, Cui Y, Chen H, Liu W, Jan HU, Voss-Fels KP, Werner CR, He X, Liu Z, Guan C, Snowdon RJ, Hua W, Qian L. GWAS and co-expression network combination uncovers multigenes with close linkage effects on the oleic acid content accumulation in Brassica napus. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:320. [PMID: 32326904 PMCID: PMC7181522 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-6711-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Strong artificial and natural selection causes the formation of highly conserved haplotypes that harbor agronomically important genes. GWAS combination with haplotype analysis has evolved as an effective method to dissect the genetic architecture of complex traits in crop species. Results We used the 60 K Brassica Infinium SNP array to perform a genome-wide analysis of haplotype blocks associated with oleic acid (C18:1) in rapeseed. Six haplotype regions were identified as significantly associated with oleic acid (C18:1) that mapped to chromosomes A02, A07, A08, C01, C02, and C03. Additionally, whole-genome sequencing of 50 rapeseed accessions revealed three genes (BnmtACP2-A02, BnABCI13-A02 and BnECI1-A02) in the A02 chromosome haplotype region and two genes (BnFAD8-C02 and BnSDP1-C02) in the C02 chromosome haplotype region that were closely linked to oleic acid content phenotypic variation. Moreover, the co-expression network analysis uncovered candidate genes from these two different haplotype regions with potential regulatory interrelationships with oleic acid content accumulation. Conclusions Our results suggest that several candidate genes are closely linked, which provides us with an opportunity to develop functional haplotype markers for the improvement of the oleic acid content in rapeseed.
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- Min Yao
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Precision Medicine Lab, Rehman Medical Institute (RMI), Phase 5, Hayatabad, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- The Roslin Institute University of Edinburgh Easter Bush Research Centre Midlothian, Edinburgh, EH25 9RG, UK
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- Department of Plant Breeding, IFZ Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Justus Liebig University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, 35392, Giessen, Germany
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China. .,Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuhan, 430062, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops in South China, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
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Zhao Q, Wu J, Cai G, Yang Q, Shahid M, Fan C, Zhang C, Zhou Y. A novel quantitative trait locus on chromosome A9 controlling oleic acid content in Brassica napus. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2019; 17:2313-2324. [PMID: 31037811 PMCID: PMC6835171 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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One of the most important goals in the breeding of oilseed crops, including Brassica napus, is to improve the quality of edible vegetable oil, which is mainly determined by the seed fatty acid composition, particularly the C18:1 content. Previous studies have indicated that the C18:1 content is a polygenic trait, and no stable quantitative trait loci (QTLs) except for FAD2 have been reported. By performing a GWAS using 375 low erucic acid B. napus accessions genotyped with the Brassica 60K SNP array and constructing a high-density SNP-based genetic map of a 150 DH population, we identified a novel QTL on the A9 chromosome. The novel locus could explain 11.25%, 5.72% and 6.29% of phenotypic variation during three consecutive seasons and increased the C18:1 content by approximately 3%-5%. By fine mapping and gene expression analysis, we found three potential candidate genes and verified the fatty acids in a homologous gene mutant of Arabidopsis. A metal ion-binding protein was found to be the most likely candidate gene in the region. Thus, the C18:1 content can be further increased to about 80% with this novel locus together with FAD2 mutant allele without compromise of agronomic performance. A closely linked marker, BnA129, for this novel QTL (OLEA9) was developed so that we can effectively identify materials with high C18:1 content at an early growth stage by marker-assisted selection. Our results may also provide new insight for understanding the complex genetic mechanism of fatty acid metabolism.
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- Qing Zhao
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and PhysiologyYangzhou UniversityYangzhou225009JiangsuChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Agricultural BioinformaticsCollege of InformaticsHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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Zhao W, Chao H, Zhang L, Ta N, Zhao Y, Li B, Zhang K, Guan Z, Hou D, Chen K, Li H, Zhang L, Wang H, Li M. Integration of QTL Mapping and Gene Fishing Techniques to Dissect the Multi-Main Stem Trait in Rapeseed ( Brassica napus L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1152. [PMID: 31616451 PMCID: PMC6764107 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Rapeseed is one of the most important oilseed crops in the world. Improving the production of rapeseed is beneficial to relieve the shortage of edible vegetable oil. As the organ of support and transport, the main stem of rapeseed controls the plant architecture, transports the water and nutrients, and determines the number of inflorescence. Increasing the number of main stems would be helpful for the yield improvement in Brassica napus (B. napus). This attractive multi-main stem (MMS) trait was observed in the KN DH population. We investigated not only the frequency of MMS traits but also dissected the genetic basis with QTL mapping analysis and Gene-Fishing technique. A total of 43 QTLs were identified for MMS based on high-density linkage map, which explained 2.95-14.9% of the phenotypic variation, among which two environmental stable QTLs (cqMMS.A3-2 and cqMMS.C3-5) were identified in winter and semi-winter environments. Epistatic interaction analysis indicated cqMMS.C3-5 was an important loci for MMS. According to the functional annotation, 159 candidate genes within QTL confidence intervals, corresponding to 148 Arabidopsis thaliana (A. thaliana) homologous genes, were identified, which regulated lateral bud development and tiller of stem, such as shoot meristemless (STM), WUSCHEL-regulated-related genes, cytokinin response factors (CRF5), cytokinin oxidase (CKX4), gibberellin-regulated (RDK1), auxin-regulated gene (ARL, IAR4), and auxin-mediated signaling gene (STV1). Based on Gene-Fishing analysis between the natural plants and the double-main stem (DMS) plant, 31 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were also obtained, which were related to differentiation and formation of lateral buds, biotic stimulus, defense response, drought and salt-stress responses, as well as cold-response functional genes. In addition, by combining the candidate genes in QTL regions with the DEGs that were obtained by Gene-Fishing technique, six common candidate genes (RPT2A, HLR, CRK, LRR-RLK, AGL79, and TCTP) were identified, which might probably be related to the formation of MMS phenotype. The present results not only would give a new insight into the genetic basis underlying the regulation of MMS but also would provide clues for plant architecture breeding in rapeseed.
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- Weiguo Zhao
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Zhu Q, King GJ, Liu X, Shan N, Borpatragohain P, Baten A, Wang P, Luo S, Zhou Q. Identification of SNP loci and candidate genes related to four important fatty acid composition in Brassica napus using genome wide association study. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221578. [PMID: 31442274 PMCID: PMC6707581 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Rapeseed oil (canola, Brassica napus L.) is an important healthy vegetable oil throughout the world, the nutritional and economical value of which largely depends on its seed fatty acid composition. In this study, based on 201,187 SNP markers developed from the SLAF-seq (specific locus amplified fragment sequencing), a genome wide association study of four important fatty acid content traits (erucic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid) in a panel of 300 inbred lines of rapeseed in two environments (JXAU and JXRIS) was carried out. A total of 148 SNP loci significantly associated with these traits were detected by MLM model analysis respectively, and 30 SNP loci on A08 and C03 chromosomes were detected in three traits of erucic acid, oleic acid and linoleic acid contents simultaneously. Furthermore, 108 highly favorable alleles for increasing oleic acid and linoleic acid content, also for decreasing erucic acid content simultaneously were observed. By a basic local alignment search tool (BLAST) search with in a distance of 100 Kb around these significantly SNP-trait associations, we identified 20 orthologs of the functional candidate genes related to fatty acid biosynthesis, including the known vital fatty acid biosynthesis genes of BnaA.FAE1 and BnaC. FAE1 on the A08 and C03 chromosomes, and other potential candidate genes involving in the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway, such as the orthologs genes of FAD2, LACS09, KCS17, CER4, TT16 and ACBP5. This study lays a basis for uncovering the genetic variations and the improvement of fatty acid composition in B. napus.
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- Qianglong Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Education, Agronomy College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Education, Agronomy College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Education, Agronomy College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Education, Agronomy College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Education, Agronomy College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Ecology and Genetic Breeding, Ministry of Education, Agronomy College, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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Balakrishnan D, Surapaneni M, Mesapogu S, Neelamraju S. Development and use of chromosome segment substitution lines as a genetic resource for crop improvement. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2019; 132:1-25. [PMID: 30483819 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3219-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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CSSLs are a complete library of introgression lines with chromosomal segments of usually a distant genotype in an adapted background and are valuable genetic resources for basic and applied research on improvement of complex traits. Chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) are genetic stocks representing the complete genome of any genotype in the background of a cultivar as overlapping segments. Ideally, each CSSL has a single chromosome segment from the donor with a maximum recurrent parent genome recovered in the background. CSSL development program requires population-wide backcross breeding and genome-wide marker-assisted selection followed by selfing. Each line in a CSSL library has a specific marker-defined large donor segment. CSSLs are evaluated for any target phenotype to identify lines significantly different from the parental line. These CSSLs are then used to map quantitative trait loci (QTLs) or causal genes. CSSLs are valuable prebreeding tools for broadening the genetic base of existing cultivars and harnessing the genetic diversity from the wild- and distant-related species. These are resources for genetic map construction, mapping QTLs, genes or gene interactions and their functional analysis for crop improvement. In the last two decades, the utility of CSSLs in identification of novel genomic regions and QTL hot spots influencing a wide range of traits has been well demonstrated in food and commercial crops. This review presents an overview of how CSSLs are developed, their status in major crops and their use in genomic studies and gene discovery.
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- Divya Balakrishnan
- ICAR- National Professor Project, ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, India
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- ICAR- National Professor Project, ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, India
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- ICAR- National Professor Project, ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, India
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- ICAR- National Professor Project, ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad, India.
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Mapping QTL controlling agronomic traits in a doubled haploid population of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). J Genet 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-018-1044-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Li B, Zhao W, Li D, Chao H, Zhao X, Ta N, Li Y, Guan Z, Guo L, Zhang L, Li S, Wang H, Li M. Genetic dissection of the mechanism of flowering time based on an environmentally stable and specific QTL in Brassica napus. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 277:296-310. [PMID: 30466595 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Flowering time is an important agronomic trait that is highly influenced by the environment. To elucidate the genetic mechanism of flowering time in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.), a genome-wide QTL analysis was performed in a doubled haploid population grown in winter, semi-winter and spring ecological conditions. Fifty-five consensus QTLs were identified after combining phenotype and genomic data, including 12 environment-stable QTLs and 43 environment-specific QTLs. Importantly, six major QTLs for flowering time were identified, of which two were considered environment-specific QTLs in spring ecological condition and four were considered environment-stable QTLs in winter and semi-winter ecological conditions. Through QTL comparison, 18 QTLs were colocalized with QTLs from six other published studies. Combining the candidate genes with their functional annotation, in 49 of 55 consensus QTLs, 151 candidate genes in B. napus corresponding to 95 homologous genes in Arabidopsis thaliana related to flowering were identified, including BnaC03g32910D (CO), BnaA02g12130D (FT) and BnaA03g13630D (FLC). Most of the candidate genes were involved in different flowering regulatory pathways. Based on re-sequencing and differences in sequence annotation between the two parents, we found that regions containing some candidate genes have numerous non-frameshift InDels and many non- synonymous mutations, which might directly lead to gene functional variation. Flowering time was negativly correlated with seed yield and thousand seed weight based on a QTL comparison of flowering time and seed yield traits, which has implications in breeding new early-maturing varieties of B. napus. Moreover, a putative flowering regulatory network was constructed, including the photoperiod, circadian clock, vernalization, autonomous and gibberellin pathways. Multiple copies of genes led to functional difference among the different copies of homologous genes, which also increased the complexity of the flowering regulatory networks. Taken together, the present results not only provide new insights into the genetic regulatory network underlying the control of flowering time but also improve our understanding of flowering time regulatory pathways in rapeseed.
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- Baojun Li
- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China; Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China; Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China.
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China.
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China.
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China.
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China.
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, China.
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- Hybrid Rape Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China.
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, China.
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Behnke N, Suprianto E, Möllers C. A major QTL on chromosome C05 significantly reduces acid detergent lignin (ADL) content and increases seed oil and protein content in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2018; 131:2477-2492. [PMID: 30143828 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3167-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A reduction in acid detergent lignin content in oilseed rape resulted in an increase in seed oil and protein content. Worldwide increasing demand for vegetable oil and protein requires continuous breeding efforts to enhance the yield of oil and protein crop species. The oil-extracted meal of oilseed rape is currently mainly used for feeding livestock, but efforts are undertaken to use the oilseed rape protein in food production. One limiting factor is the high lignin content of black-seeded oilseed rape that negatively affects digestibility and sensory quality of food products compared to soybean. Breeding attempts to develop yellow seeded oilseed rape with reduced lignin content have not yet resulted in competitive cultivars. The objective of this work was to investigate the inheritance of seed quality in a DH population derived from the cross of the high oil lines SGDH14 and cv. Express. The DH population of 139 lines was tested in field experiments in 14 environments in north-west Europe. Seeds harvested from open pollinated plants were used for extensive seed quality analysis. A molecular marker map based on the Illumina Infinium 60 K Brassica SNP chip was used to map QTL. Amongst others, one major QTL for acid detergent lignin content, explaining 81% of the phenotypic variance, was identified on chromosome C05. Lines with reduced lignin content nevertheless did not show a yellowish appearance, but showed a reduced seed hull content. The position of the QTL co-located with QTL for oil and protein content of the defatted meal with opposite additive effects, suggesting that the reduction in lignin content resulted in an increase in oil and protein content.
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- Nina Behnke
- Department of Crop Sciences, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Von-Siebold-Str. 8, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Crop Sciences, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Von-Siebold-Str. 8, 37075, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Crop Sciences, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Von-Siebold-Str. 8, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
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Yang S, Zhang B, Liu G, Hong B, Xu J, Chen X, Wang B, Wu Z, Hou F, Yue X, Wang J, Zhang Q, King GJ, Liu K. A comprehensive and precise set of intervarietal substitution lines to identify candidate genes and quantitative trait loci in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2018; 131:2117-2129. [PMID: 29998372 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-018-3140-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A set of intervarietal substitution lines were developed in rapeseed by recurrent backcrossing and marker-assisted selection and employed for mapping both qualitative and quantitative traits. Intervarietal substitution lines (ISLs) may be assembled into advanced secondary mapping populations that have remarkable potential for resolving trait loci and mapping candidate genes. To facilitate the identification of important genes in oilseed rape (canola, Brassica napus), we developed 89 ISLs using an elite cultivar 'Zhongyou 821' (ZY821) as the recipient and a re-synthesized line 'No.2127' as the donor. In the whole process of ISLs development, the target chromosome segments were selected based on the genotypes of 300 microsatellite markers evenly distributed across the genome. Eighty-nine ISLs fixed at BC5F4 were genotyped by sequencing using double digestion to survey the lengths of target substitution segments from the donor parent and the background segments from the recurrent parent. The total length of the substituted chromosome segments was 3030.27 Mb, representing 3.56 × of the Darmor-bzh reference genome sequence (version 4.1). Gene mapping was conducted for two qualitative traits, flower colour and seed-coat colour, and nine quantitative traits including yield- and quality-related traits, with 19 QTLs identified for the latter. Overlapping substitution segments were identified for flower colour and seed-coat colour loci, as well as for QTLs consistently detected in 2 or 3 years. These results demonstrate the value of these ISLs for locus resolution and subsequent cloning, targeted mutation or editing of genes controlling important traits in oilseed rape.
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- Shanjing Yang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, 2480, Australia
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Wang B, Wu Z, Li Z, Zhang Q, Hu J, Xiao Y, Cai D, Wu J, King GJ, Li H, Liu K. Dissection of the genetic architecture of three seed-quality traits and consequences for breeding in Brassica napus. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2018; 16:1336-1348. [PMID: 29265559 PMCID: PMC5999192 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Revised: 11/20/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) combining high-throughput genome resequencing and phenotyping can accelerate the dissection of genetic architecture and identification of genes for plant complex traits. In this study, we developed a rapeseed genomic variation map consisting of 4 542 011 SNPs and 628 666 INDELs. GWAS was performed for three seed-quality traits, including erucic acid content (EAC), glucosinolate content (GSC) and seed oil content (SOC) using 3.82 million polymorphisms in an association panel. Six, 49 and 17 loci were detected to be associated with EAC, GSC and SOC in multiple environments, respectively. The mean total contribution of these loci in each environment was 94.1% for EAC and 87.9% for GSC, notably higher than that for SOC (40.1%). A high correlation was observed between phenotypic variance and number of favourable alleles for associated loci, which will contribute to breeding improvement by pyramiding these loci. Furthermore, candidate genes were detected underlying associated loci, based on functional polymorphisms in gene regions where sequence variation was found to correlate with phenotypic variation. Our approach was validated by detection of well-characterized FAE1 genes at each of two major loci for EAC on chromosomes A8 and C3, along with MYB28 genes at each of three major loci for GSC on chromosomes A9, C2 and C9. Four novel candidate genes were detected by correlation between GSC and SOC and observed sequence variation, respectively. This study provides insights into the genetic architecture of three seed-quality traits, which would be useful for genetic improvement of B. napus.
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- Bo Wang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- Southern Cross Plant ScienceSouthern Cross UniversityLismoreNSWAustralia
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubeiChina
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Chen F, Zhang W, Yu K, Sun L, Gao J, Zhou X, Peng Q, Fu S, Hu M, Long W, Pu H, Chen S, Wang X, Zhang J. Unconditional and conditional QTL analyses of seed fatty acid composition in Brassica napus L. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 18:49. [PMID: 29566663 PMCID: PMC5865336 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-018-1268-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The fatty acid composition of B. napus' seeds determines the oil's nutritional and industrial values, and affects seed germination. Many studies have reported correlations among C16:0, C18:0, C18:1, C18:2 and C18:3 based on phenotypic data; however, the genetic basis of the fatty acid composition in B. napus is still not well understood. RESULTS In this study, unconditional and conditional quantitative trail locus (QTL) mapping analyses were conducted using a recombinant inbred line in six environments. In total, 21 consensus QTLs each for C16:0, C18:0 and C18:2, 16 for C18:1 and 22 for C18:3 were detected by unconditional mapping. The QTLs with overlapping confidence intervals were integrated into 71 pleiotropically unique QTLs by meta-analysis. Two major QTLs, uuqA5-6 and uuqA5-7, simultaneously affected the fatty acids, except C18:0, in most of environments, with the homologous genes fatty acid desaturase 2 (FAD2) and glycerol-3-phosphate sn-2-acyltransferase 5 (GPAT5) occurring in the confidence interval of uuqA5-6, while phosphatidic acid phosphohydrolase 1 (PAH1) was assigned to uuqA5-7. Moreover, 49, 30, 48, 60 and 45 consensus QTLs were detected for C16:0, C18:0, C18:1, C18:2 and C18:3, respectively, by the conditional mapping analysis. In total, 128 unique QTLs were subsequently integrated from the 232 conditional consensus QTLs. A comparative analysis revealed that 63 unique QTLs could be identified by both mapping methodologies, and 65 additional unique QTLs were only identified in conditional mapping. CONCLUSIONS Thus, conditional QTL mapping for fatty acids may uncover numerous additional QTLs that were inhibited by the effects of other traits. These findings provide useful information for better understanding the genetic relationships among fatty acids at the QTL level.
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- Feng Chen
- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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Alteration in yield and oil quality traits of winter rapeseed by lodging at different planting density and nitrogen rates. Sci Rep 2018; 8:634. [PMID: 29330468 PMCID: PMC5766575 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18734-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Lodging is a factor that negatively affects yield, seed quality, and harvest ability in winter rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). In this study, we quantified the lodging-induced yield losses, changes in fatty acid composition, and oil quality in rapeseed under different nitrogen application rates and planting densities. Field experiments were conducted in 2014–2017 for studying the effect of manually-induced lodging angles (0°, 30°, 60°, and 90°), 10, 20 and 30 d post-flowering at different densities and nitrogen application rates. The fertilization/planting density combination N270D45 produced the maximum observed yield and seed quality. Timing and angle of lodging had significant effects on yield. Lodging at 90° induced at 10 d post-flowering caused the maximum reduction in yield, biomass, and silique photosynthesis. Seed yield losses were higher at high N application rates, the maximum being at N360D45. Lodging decreased seed oil content and altered its fatty acid composition by increasing stearic and palmitic acid content, while decreasing linoleic and linolenic acid content, and deteriorating oil quality by increasing erucic acid and glucosinolate content. Therefore, lodging-induced yield loss and reduction in oil content might be reduced by selecting optimum N level and planting density.
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Li R, Jeong K, Davis JT, Kim S, Lee S, Michelmore RW, Kim S, Maloof JN. Integrated QTL and eQTL Mapping Provides Insights and Candidate Genes for Fatty Acid Composition, Flowering Time, and Growth Traits in a F 2 Population of a Novel Synthetic Allopolyploid Brassica napus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1632. [PMID: 30483289 PMCID: PMC6243938 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Brassica napus (B. napus, AACC), is an economically important allotetraploid crop species that resulted from hybridization between two diploid species, Brassica rapa (AA) and Brassica olereacea (CC). We have created one new synthetic B. napus genotype Da-Ae (AACC) and one introgression line Da-Ol-1 (AACC), which were used to generate an F2 mapping population. Plants in this F2 mapping population varied in fatty acid content, flowering time, and growth-related traits. Using quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping, we aimed to determine if Da-Ae and Da-Ol-1 provided novel genetic variation beyond what has already been found in B. napus. Making use of the genotyping information generated from RNA-seq data of these two lines and their F2 mapping population of 166 plants, we constructed a genetic map consisting of 2,021 single nucleotide polymorphism markers that spans 2,929 cM across 19 linkage groups. Besides the known major QTL identified, our high resolution genetic map facilitated the identification of several new QTL contributing to the different fatty acid levels, flowering time, and growth-related trait values. These new QTL probably represent novel genetic variation that existed in our new synthetic B. napus strain. By conducting genome-wide expression variation analysis in our F2 mapping population, genetic regions that potentially regulate many genes across the genome were revealed. A FLOWERING LOCUS C gene homolog, which was identified as a candidate regulating flowering time and multiple growth-related traits, was found underlying one of these regions. Integrated QTL and expression QTL analyses also helped us identified candidate causative genes associated with various biological traits through expression level change and/or possible protein function modification.
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- Ruijuan Li
- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- FnP Co., Ltd., Jeungpyeong, South Korea
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- The Genome Center and Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
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- FnP Co., Ltd., Jeungpyeong, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Shinje Kim, Julin N. Maloof,
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Shinje Kim, Julin N. Maloof,
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Rout K, Yadav BG, Yadava SK, Mukhopadhyay A, Gupta V, Pental D, Pradhan AK. QTL Landscape for Oil Content in Brassica juncea: Analysis in Multiple Bi-Parental Populations in High and "0" Erucic Background. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1448. [PMID: 30386353 PMCID: PMC6198181 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Increasing oil content in oilseed mustard (Brassica juncea) is a major breeding objective-more so, in the lines that have "0" erucic acid content (< 2% of the seed oil) as earlier studies have shown negative pleiotropic effect of erucic acid loci on the oil content, both in oilseed mustard and rapeseed. We report here QTL analysis of oil content in eight different mapping populations involving seven different parents-including a high oil content line J8 (~49%). The parental lines of the mapping populations contained wide variation in oil content and erucic acid content. The eight mapping populations were categorized into two sets-five populations with individuals segregating for erucic acid (SE populations) and the remaining three with zero erucic acid segregants (ZE populations). Meta-analysis of QTL mapped in individual SE populations identified nine significant C-QTL, with two of these merging most of the major oil QTL that colocalized with the erucic acid loci on the linkage groups A08 and B07. QTL analysis of oil content in ZE populations revealed a change in the landscape of the oil QTL compared to the SE populations, in terms of altered allelic effects and phenotypic variance explained by ZE QTL at the "common" QTL and observation of "novel" QTL in the ZE background. The important loci contributing to oil content variation, identified in the present study could be used in the breeding programmes for increasing the oil content in high erucic and "0" erucic backgrounds.
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- Kadambini Rout
- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
- Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, India
- *Correspondence: Akshay K. Pradhan
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Guan M, Huang X, Xiao Z, Jia L, Wang S, Zhu M, Qiao C, Wei L, Xu X, Liang Y, Wang R, Lu K, Li J, Qu C. Association Mapping Analysis of Fatty Acid Content in Different Ecotypic Rapeseed Using mrMLM. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1872. [PMID: 30662447 PMCID: PMC6328494 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Brassica napus L. is a widely cultivated oil crop and provides important resources of edible vegetable oil, and its quality is determined by fatty acid composition and content. To explain the genetic basis and identify more minor loci for fatty acid content, the multi-locus random-SNP-effect mixed linear model (mrMLM) was used to identify genomic regions associated with fatty acid content in a genetically diverse population of 435 rapeseed accessions, including 77 winter-type, 55 spring-type, and 303 semi-winter-type accessions grown in different environments. A total of 149 quantitative trait nucleotides (QTNs) were found to be associated with fatty acid content and composition, including 34 QTNs that overlapped with the previously reported loci, and 115 novel QTNs. Of these, 35 novel QTNs, located on chromosome A01, A02, A03, A05, A06, A09, A10, and C02, respectively, were repeatedly detected across different environments. Subsequently, we annotated 95 putative candidate genes by BlastP analysis using sequences from Arabidopsis thaliana homologs of the identified regions. The candidate genes included 34 environmentally-insensitive genes (e.g., CER4, DGK2, KCS17, KCS18, MYB4, and TT16) and 61 environment-sensitive genes (e.g., FAB1, FAD6, FAD7, KCR1, KCS9, KCS12, and TT1) as well as genes invloved in the fatty acid biosynthesis. Among these, BnaA08g08280D and BnaC03g60080D differed in genomic sequence between the high- and low-oleic acid lines, and might thus be the novel alleles regulating oleic acid content. Furthermore, RT-qPCR analysis of these genes showed differential expression levels during seed development. Our results highlight the practical and scientific value of mrMLM or QTN detection and the accuracy of linking specific QTNs to fatty acid content, and suggest a useful strategy to improve the fatty acid content of B. napus seeds by molecular marker-assisted breeding.
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- Mingwei Guan
- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- *Correspondence: Jiana Li
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Cunmin Qu
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Bao B, Chao H, Wang H, Zhao W, Zhang L, Raboanatahiry N, Wang X, Wang B, Jia H, Li M. Stable, Environmental Specific and Novel QTL Identification as Well as Genetic Dissection of Fatty Acid Metabolism in Brassica napus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1018. [PMID: 30065738 PMCID: PMC6057442 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Fatty acid (FA) composition is the typical quantitative trait in oil seed crops, of which study is not only closely related to oil content, but is also more critical for the quality improvement of seed oil. The double haploid (DH) population named KN with a high density SNP linkage map was applied for quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis of FA composition in this study. A total of 406 identified QTL were detected for eight FA components with an average confidence interval (CI) of 2.92 cM, the explained phenotypic variation (PV) value ranged from 1.49 to 45.05%. Totally, 204 consensus and 91 unique QTL were further obtained via meta-analysis method for the purpose of detecting multiple environment expressed and pleiotropic QTL, respectively. Of which, 74 stable expressed and 22 environmental specific QTL were also revealed, respectively. In order to make clear the genetic mechanism of FA metabolism at individual QTL level, conditional QTL analysis was also conducted and more than two thousand conditional QTL which could not be detected under the unconditional mapping were detected, which indicated the complex interrelationship of the QTL controlling FA content in rapeseed. Through comparative genomic analysis and homologous gene annotation, 61 candidates related to acyl lipid metabolism were identified underlying the CI of FA QTL. To further visualize the genetic mechanism of FA metabolism, an intuitive and meticulous network about acyl lipid metabolism was constructed and some closely related candidates were positioned. This study provided a more accurate localization for stable and pleiotropic QTL, and a deeper dissection of the molecular regulatory mechanism of FA metabolism in rapeseed.
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- Binghao Bao
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology, Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Haibo Jia
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, China
- Maoteng Li
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Raboanatahiry N, Chao H, Guo L, Gan J, Xiang J, Yan M, Zhang L, Yu L, Li M. Synteny analysis of genes and distribution of loci controlling oil content and fatty acid profile based on QTL alignment map in Brassica napus. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:776. [PMID: 29025408 PMCID: PMC5639739 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-4176-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Deciphering the genetic architecture of a species is a good way to understand its evolutionary history, but also to tailor its profile for breeding elite cultivars with desirable traits. Aligning QTLs from diverse population in one map and utilizing it for comparison, but also as a basis for multiple analyses assure a stronger evidence to understand the genetic system related to a given phenotype. Results In this study, 439 genes involved in fatty acid (FA) and triacylglycerol (TAG) biosyntheses were identified in Brassica napus. B. napus genome showed mixed gene loss and insertion compared to B. rapa and B. oleracea, and C genome had more inserted genes. Identified QTLs for oil (OC-QTLs) and fatty acids (FA-QTLs) from nine reported populations were projected on the physical map of the reference genome “Darmor-bzh” to generate a map. Thus, 335 FA-QTLs and OC-QTLs could be highlighted and 82 QTLs were overlapping. Chromosome C3 contained 22 overlapping QTLs with all trait studied except for C18:3. In total, 218 candidate genes which were potentially involved in FA and TAG were identified in 162 QTLs confidence intervals and some of them might affect many traits. Also, 76 among these candidate genes were found inside 57 overlapping QTLs, and candidate genes for oil content were in majority (61/76 genes). Then, sixteen genes were found in overlapping QTLs involving three populations, and the remaining 60 genes were found in overlapping QTLs of two populations. Interaction network and pathway analysis of these candidate genes indicated ten genes that might have strong influence over the other genes that control fatty acids and oil formation. Conclusion The present results provided new information for genetic basis of FA and TAG formation in B. napus. A map including QTLs from numerous populations was built, which could serve as reference to study the genome profile of B. napus, and new potential genes emerged which might affect seed oil. New useful tracks were showed for the selection of population or/and selection of interesting genes for breeding improvement purpose. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-017-4176-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Nadia Raboanatahiry
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.,Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 435599, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.,Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 435599, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.,Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 435599, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 435599, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 435599, China
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- School of Life Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, China.
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China. .,Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 435599, China.
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Chen J, Wang B, Zhang Y, Yue X, Li Z, Liu K. High-density ddRAD linkage and yield-related QTL mapping delimits a chromosomal region responsible for oil content in rapeseed ( Brassica napus L.). BREEDING SCIENCE 2017; 67:296-306. [PMID: 28744183 PMCID: PMC5515304 DOI: 10.1270/jsbbs.16116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is one of the most important oil crops almost all over the world. Seed-related traits, including oil content (OC), silique length (SL), seeds per silique (SS), and seed weight (SW), are primary targets for oil yield improvement. To dissect the genetic basis of these traits, 192 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) were derived from two parents with distinct oil content and silique length. High-density linkage map with a total length of 1610.4 cM were constructed using 1,329 double-digestion restriction site associated DNA (ddRAD) markers, 107 insertion/deletions (INDELs), and 90 well-distributed simple sequence repeats (SSRs) markers. A total of 37 consensus quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were detected for the four traits, with individual QTL explained 3.1-12.8% of the phenotypic variations. Interestingly, one OC consensus QTL (cqOCA10b) on chromosome A10 was consistently detected in all three environments, and explained 9.8% to 12.8% of the OC variation. The locus was further delimited into an approximately 614 kb genomic region, in which the flanking markers could be further evaluated for marker-assisted selection in rapeseed OC improvement and the candidate genes targeted for map-based cloning and genetic manipulation.
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Chao H, Wang H, Wang X, Guo L, Gu J, Zhao W, Li B, Chen D, Raboanatahiry N, Li M. Genetic dissection of seed oil and protein content and identification of networks associated with oil content in Brassica napus. Sci Rep 2017; 7:46295. [PMID: 28393910 PMCID: PMC5385559 DOI: 10.1038/srep46295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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High-density linkage maps can improve the precision of QTL localization. A high-density SNP-based linkage map containing 3207 markers covering 3072.7 cM of the Brassica napus genome was constructed in the KenC-8 × N53-2 (KNDH) population. A total of 67 and 38 QTLs for seed oil and protein content were identified with an average confidence interval of 5.26 and 4.38 cM, which could explain up to 22.24% and 27.48% of the phenotypic variation, respectively. Thirty-eight associated genomic regions from BSA overlapped with and/or narrowed the SOC-QTLs, further confirming the QTL mapping results based on the high-density linkage map. Potential candidates related to acyl-lipid and seed storage underlying SOC and SPC, respectively, were identified and analyzed, among which six were checked and showed expression differences between the two parents during different embryonic developmental periods. A large primary carbohydrate pathway based on potential candidates underlying SOC- and SPC-QTLs, and interaction networks based on potential candidates underlying SOC-QTLs, was constructed to dissect the complex mechanism based on metabolic and gene regulatory features, respectively. Accurate QTL mapping and potential candidates identified based on high-density linkage map and BSA analyses provide new insights into the complex genetic mechanism of oil and protein accumulation in the seeds of rapeseed.
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- Hongbo Chao
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, 712100, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, 712100, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Yangling, 712100, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang, 438000, China
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Qu C, Jia L, Fu F, Zhao H, Lu K, Wei L, Xu X, Liang Y, Li S, Wang R, Li J. Genome-wide association mapping and Identification of candidate genes for fatty acid composition in Brassica napus L. using SNP markers. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:232. [PMID: 28292259 PMCID: PMC5351109 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3607-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND B. napus (oilseed) is an important source of edible vegetable oil, and its nutritional and economic value is determined by its fatty acid composition and content. RESULTS Using the Brassica 60 K SNP array, we performed a genome-wide association study of fatty acid composition in a population of 520 genetically diverse oilseed accessions. Using the PCA + K model in TASSEL 5.2.1, we identified 62 genomic regions that were significantly associated with the composition of seven fatty acids, and five consensus regions that mapped to the A2, A8, A9, C1, and C3 chromosomes, respectively, of the Brassica napus Darmor-bzh genome. We then identified 24 orthologs of the functional candidate genes involved in fatty acid biosynthesis, excluding BnaA.FAE1 and BnaC.FAE1 on the A8 and C3 homologous genome blocks, which are known to have critical roles in the fatty acid biosynthesis pathway, and potential orthologs of these genes (e.g., LACS9, KCR1, FAB1, LPAT4, KCS17, CER4, TT16, and ACBP5). CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate the power of association mapping in identifying genes of interest in B. napus and provide insight into the genetic basis of fatty acid biosynthesis in B. napus. Furthermore, our findings may facilitate marker-based breeding efforts aimed at improving fatty acid composition and quality in B. napus.
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- Cunmin Qu
- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.,Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture of Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.,Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture of Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, 915 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2054, USA
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.,Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture of Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.,Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture of Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.,Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture of Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.,Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture of Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.,Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture of Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.,Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture of Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China. .,Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture of Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, China.
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Center for Rapeseed, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China. .,Engineering Research Center of South Upland Agriculture of Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400716, China.
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Gu J, Chao H, Wang H, Li Y, Li D, Xiang J, Gan J, Lu G, Zhang X, Long Y, Li M. Identification of the Relationship between Oil Body Morphology and Oil Content by Microstructure Comparison Combining with QTL Analysis in Brassica napus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 7:1989. [PMID: 28111582 PMCID: PMC5216053 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Oil bodies (OBs) are relatively simple but very important organelles comprising a matrix of triacylglycerol (TAG) surrounded by a phospholipid monolayer embedded and covered with unique proteins. The OB structure in Brassica napus with different oil content and the relationship between the oil content and the OB structure needs to be better understood. In this paper, the characteristics of OBs in the embryo of a series of B. napus materials with different oil content ranging from 34% to over 60% were studied. The results indicated that the OB size was significantly positively correlated with the oil content but was significantly negatively correlated with the glucosinolates and the protein content. Many genes associated with TAG synthesis, OB-membrane proteins, and the cell progress regulatory pathway were identified in the confidence interval of co-located QTLs for oil content, fatty acid (FA) compositions, and protein content. Our results suggested that the morphology of OBs might be directly controlled by the genes associated with OB-membrane proteins and indirectly controlled by the genes associated with TAG synthesis and cell progress regulatory pathway.
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- Jianwei Gu
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal UniversityHuanggang, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic ImprovementYangling, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic ImprovementYangling, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic ImprovementYangling, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal UniversityHuanggang, China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal UniversityHuanggang, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesWuhan, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesWuhan, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijing, China
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Huanggang Normal UniversityHuanggang, China
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Zou J, Zhao Y, Liu P, Shi L, Wang X, Wang M, Meng J, Reif JC. Seed Quality Traits Can Be Predicted with High Accuracy in Brassica napus Using Genomic Data. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166624. [PMID: 27880793 PMCID: PMC5120799 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Improving seed oil yield and quality are central targets in rapeseed (Brassica napus) breeding. The primary goal of our study was to examine and compare the potential and the limits of marker-assisted selection and genome-wide prediction of six important seed quality traits of B. napus. Our study is based on a bi-parental population comprising 202 doubled haploid lines and a diverse validation set including 117 B. napus inbred lines derived from interspecific crosses between B. rapa and B. carinata. We used phenotypic data for seed oil, protein, erucic acid, linolenic acid, stearic acid, and glucosinolate content. All lines were genotyped with a 60k SNP array. We performed five-fold cross-validations in combination with linkage mapping and four genome-wide prediction approaches in the bi-parental population. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) with large effects were detected for erucic acid, stearic acid, and glucosinolate content, blazing the trail for marker-assisted selection. Despite substantial differences in the complexity of the genetic architecture of the six traits, genome-wide prediction models had only minor impacts on the prediction accuracies. We evaluated the effects of training population size, marker density and phenotyping intensity on the prediction accuracy. The prediction accuracy in the independent and genetically very distinct validation set still amounted to 0.14 for protein content and 0.17 for oil content reflecting the utility of the developed calibration models even in very diverse backgrounds.
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- Jun Zou
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben, Germany
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Shang L, Wang Y, Wang X, Liu F, Abduweli A, Cai S, Li Y, Ma L, Wang K, Hua J. Genetic Analysis and QTL Detection on Fiber Traits Using Two Recombinant Inbred Lines and Their Backcross Populations in Upland Cotton. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2016. [PMID: 27342735 DOI: 10.1111/pbr.12352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Cotton fiber, a raw natural fiber material, is widely used in the textile industry. Understanding the genetic mechanism of fiber traits is helpful for fiber quality improvement. In the present study, the genetic basis of fiber quality traits was explored using two recombinant inbred lines (RILs) and corresponding backcross (BC) populations under multiple environments in Upland cotton based on marker analysis. In backcross populations, no significant correlation was observed between marker heterozygosity and fiber quality performance and it suggested that heterozygosity was not always necessarily advantageous for the high fiber quality. In two hybrids, 111 quantitative trait loci (QTL) for fiber quality were detected using composite interval mapping, in which 62 new stable QTL were simultaneously identified in more than one environment or population. QTL detected at the single-locus level mainly showed additive effect. In addition, a total of 286 digenic interactions (E-QTL) and their environmental interactions [QTL × environment interactions (QEs)] were detected for fiber quality traits by inclusive composite interval mapping. QE effects should be considered in molecular marker-assisted selection breeding. On average, the E-QTL explained a larger proportion of the phenotypic variation than the main-effect QTL did. It is concluded that the additive effect of single-locus and epistasis with few detectable main effects play an important role in controlling fiber quality traits in Upland cotton.
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- Lianguang Shang
- Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding/Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization of Ministry of Education/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Cash Crops, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430064, China
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- Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding/Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization of Ministry of Education/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding/Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization of Ministry of Education/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding/Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization of Ministry of Education/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding/Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization of Ministry of Education/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding/Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization of Ministry of Education/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Anyang 455000, Henan, China
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- Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding/Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization of Ministry of Education/Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Ting NC, Yaakub Z, Kamaruddin K, Mayes S, Massawe F, Sambanthamurthi R, Jansen J, Low LET, Ithnin M, Kushairi A, Arulandoo X, Rosli R, Chan KL, Amiruddin N, Sritharan K, Lim CC, Nookiah R, Amiruddin MD, Singh R. Fine-mapping and cross-validation of QTLs linked to fatty acid composition in multiple independent interspecific crosses of oil palm. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:289. [PMID: 27079197 PMCID: PMC4832457 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2607-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background The commercial oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) produces a mesocarp oil (commonly called ‘palm oil’) with approximately equal proportions of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (FAs). An increase in unsaturated FAs content or iodine value (IV) as a measure of the degree of unsaturation would help to open up new markets for the oil. One way to manipulate the fatty acid composition (FAC) in palm oil is through introgression of favourable alleles from the American oil palm, E. oleifera, which has a more unsaturated oil. Results In this study, a segregating E. oleifera x E. guineensis (OxG) hybrid population for FAC is used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) linked to IV and various FAs. QTL analysis revealed 10 major and two putative QTLs for IV and six FAs, C14:0, C16:0, C16:1, C18:0, C18:1 and C18:2 distributed across six linkage groups (LGs), OT1, T2, T3, OT4, OT6 and T9. The major QTLs for IV and C16:0 on LGOT1 explained 60.0 – 69.0 % of the phenotypic trait variation and were validated in two independent BC2 populations. The genomic interval contains several key structural genes in the FA and oil biosynthesis pathways such as PATE/FATB, HIBCH, BASS2, LACS4 and DGAT1 and also a relevant transcription factor (TF), WRI1. The literature suggests that some of these genes can exhibit pleiotropic effects in the regulatory networks of these traits. Using the whole genome sequence data, markers tightly linked to the candidate genes were also developed. Clustering trait values according to the allelic forms of these candidate markers revealed significant differences in the IV and FAs of the palms in the mapping and validation crosses. Conclusions The candidate gene approach described and exploited here is useful to identify the potential causal genes linked to FAC and can be adopted for marker-assisted selection (MAS) in oil palm. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2607-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ngoot-Chin Ting
- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Plant and Crop Sciences, Sutton Bonington Campus, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough, LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Biometris, Wageningen University and Research Centre, P.O. Box 100, 6700 AC, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- United Plantations Bhd., Jendarata Estate, 36009, Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- United Plantations Bhd., Jendarata Estate, 36009, Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia
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- United Plantations Bhd., Jendarata Estate, 36009, Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), P.O. Box 10620, 50720, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Wen J, Xu JF, Long Y, Wu JG, Xu HM, Meng JL, Shi CH. QTL mapping based on the embryo and maternal genetic systems for non-essential amino acids in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) meal. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2016; 96:465-473. [PMID: 25645377 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Revised: 01/25/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Non-essential amino acids are a good source of nitrogen and also very important contributors to the metabolic process. Analysis of quantitative trait locus (QTL) simultaneously located on the amphidiploid embryo and maternal plant nuclear genomes for non-essential amino acid contents in rapeseed meal across different environments was conducive to further clarify the genetic mechanism of seed quality traits. RESULTS Twenty-eight QTLs associated with arginine (five QTLs), histidine (four QTLs), glutamic acid (three QTLs), glycine (three QTLs), proline (three QTLs), alanine (four QTLs) and aspartic acid (six QTLs) contents were identified in present study. All of these QTLs had significant additive main effects from embryo and maternal plant nuclear genomes with eight of them showing significant embryo dominance main effects and 12 showing notable QTL × environment interaction effects. Among them, 12 QTLs were major QTLs which could explain 13.27-35.71% of the phenotypic variation. Specially, five QTL clusters associated with several QTLs related to multiple traits were distributed on chromosomes A1, A4, A5, A7 and C2. CONCLUSION Non-essential amino acids in rapeseed meal could be simultaneously controlled by the genetic effects from the QTLs which were located on the chromosomes both in the embryo and maternal plant genetic systems.
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- Juan Wen
- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- College of Agriculture and Food Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Linan, Zhejiang, 311300, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430070, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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Körber N, Bus A, Li J, Parkin IAP, Wittkop B, Snowdon RJ, Stich B. Agronomic and Seed Quality Traits Dissected by Genome-Wide Association Mapping in Brassica napus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:386. [PMID: 27066036 PMCID: PMC4814720 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In Brassica napus breeding, traits related to commercial success are of highest importance for plant breeders. However, such traits can only be assessed in an advanced developmental stage. Molecular markers genetically linked to such traits have the potential to accelerate the breeding process of B. napus by marker-assisted selection. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to identify (i) genome regions associated with the examined agronomic and seed quality traits, (ii) the interrelationship of population structure and the detected associations, and (iii) candidate genes for the revealed associations. The diversity set used in this study consisted of 405 B. napus inbred lines which were genotyped using a 6K single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array and phenotyped for agronomic and seed quality traits in field trials. In a genome-wide association study, we detected a total of 112 associations between SNPs and the seed quality traits as well as 46 SNP-trait associations for the agronomic traits with a P < 1.28e-05 (Bonferroni correction of α = 0.05) for the inbreds of the spring and winter trial. For the seed quality traits, a single SNP-sulfur concentration in seeds (SUL) association explained up to 67.3% of the phenotypic variance, whereas for the agronomic traits, a single SNP-blossom color (BLC) association explained up to 30.2% of the phenotypic variance. In a basic local alignment search tool (BLAST) search within a distance of 2.5 Mbp around these SNP-trait associations, 62 hits of potential candidate genes with a BLAST-score of ≥100 and a sequence identity of ≥70% to A. thaliana or B. rapa could be found for the agronomic SNP-trait associations and 187 hits of potential candidate genes for the seed quality SNP-trait associations.
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- Niklas Körber
- Quantitative Crop Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding ResearchCologne, Germany
- Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of BonnBonn, Germany
- *Correspondence: Niklas Körber
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- Quantitative Crop Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding ResearchCologne, Germany
- Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation, University of BonnBonn, Germany
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- Quantitative Crop Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding ResearchCologne, Germany
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Research Centre for BioSystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Research Centre for BioSystems, Land Use and Nutrition, Justus Liebig UniversityGiessen, Germany
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- Quantitative Crop Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding ResearchCologne, Germany
- Benjamin Stich
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Gacek K, Bayer PE, Bartkowiak-Broda I, Szala L, Bocianowski J, Edwards D, Batley J. Genome-Wide Association Study of Genetic Control of Seed Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Brassica napus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:2062. [PMID: 28163710 PMCID: PMC5247464 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.02062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Fatty acids and their composition in seeds determine oil value for nutritional or industrial purposes and also affect seed germination as well as seedling establishment. To better understand the genetic basis of seed fatty acid biosynthesis in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) we applied a genome-wide association study, using 91,205 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) characterized across a mapping population with high-resolution skim genotyping by sequencing (SkimGBS). We identified a cluster of loci on chromosome A05 associated with oleic and linoleic seed fatty acids. The delineated genomic region contained orthologs of the Arabidopsis thaliana genes known to play a role in regulation of seed fatty acid biosynthesis such as Fatty acyl-ACP thioesterase B (FATB) and Fatty Acid Desaturase (FAD5). This approach allowed us to identify potential functional genes regulating fatty acid composition in this important oil producing crop and demonstrates that this approach can be used as a powerful tool for dissecting complex traits for B. napus improvement programs.
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- Katarzyna Gacek
- Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute—National Research Institute, Oilseed Crops Research CentrePoznan, Poland
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- School of Plant Biology, University of Western AustraliaPerth, WA, Australia
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- Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute—National Research Institute, Oilseed Crops Research CentrePoznan, Poland
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- Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute—National Research Institute, Oilseed Crops Research CentrePoznan, Poland
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- Department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznan University of Life SciencesPoznan, Poland
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- School of Plant Biology, University of Western AustraliaPerth, WA, Australia
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- School of Plant Biology, University of Western AustraliaPerth, WA, Australia
- *Correspondence: Jacqueline Batley
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Wang X, Long Y, Yin Y, Zhang C, Gan L, Liu L, Yu L, Meng J, Li M. New insights into the genetic networks affecting seed fatty acid concentrations in Brassica napus. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 15:91. [PMID: 25888376 PMCID: PMC4377205 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0475-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rapeseed (B. napus, AACC, 2n = 38) is one of the most important oil seed crops in the world, it is also one of the most common oil for production of biodiesel. Its oil is a mixture of various fatty acids and dissection of the genetic network for fatty acids biosynthesis is of great importance for improving seed quality. RESULTS The genetic basis of fatty acid biosynthesis in B. napus was investigated via quantitative trail locus (QTL) analysis using a doubled haploid (DH) population with 202 lines. A total of 72 individual QTLs and a large number pairs of epistatic interactions associated with the content of 10 different fatty acids were detected. A total of 234 homologous genes of Arabidopsis thaliana that are involved in fatty acid metabolism were found within the confidence intervals (CIs) of 47 QTLs. Among them, 47 and 15 genes homologous to those of B. rapa and B. oleracea were detected, respectively. After the QTL mapping, the epistatic and the candidate gene interaction analysis, a potential regulatory pathway controlling fatty acid biosynthesis in B. napus was constructed, including 50 enzymes encoded genes and five regulatory factors (LEC1, LEC2, FUS3, WRI1 and ABI3). Subsequently, the interaction between these five regulatory factors and the genes involved in fatty acid metabolism were analyzed. CONCLUSIONS In this study, a potential regulatory pathway controlling the fatty acid was constructed by QTL analysis and in silico mapping analysis. These results enriched our knowledge of QTLs for fatty acids metabolism and provided a new clue for genetic engineering fatty acids composition in B. napus.
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- Xiaodong Wang
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
- Key Laboratory of Cotton and Rapeseed, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
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- National Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
- Institute of Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- National Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- National Key Lab of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Wen J, Xu J, Long Y, Xu H, Wu J, Meng J, Shi C. Mapping QTLs Controlling Beneficial Fatty Acids Based on the Embryo and Maternal Plant Genomes in Brassica napus L. J AM OIL CHEM SOC 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11746-015-2618-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li X, Wang W, Wang Z, Li K, Lim YP, Piao Z. Construction of chromosome segment substitution lines enables QTL mapping for flowering and morphological traits in Brassica rapa. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:432. [PMID: 26106405 PMCID: PMC4460309 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) represent a powerful method for precise quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection of complex agronomical traits in plants. In this study, we used a marker-assisted backcrossing strategy to develop a population consisting of 63 CSSLs, derived from backcrossing of the F1 generated from a cross between two Brassica rapa subspecies: "Chiifu" (ssp. pekinensis), the Brassica "A" genome-represented line used as the donor, and "49caixin" (ssp. parachinensis), a non-heading cultivar used as the recipient. The 63 CSSLs covered 87.95% of the B. rapa genome. Among them, 39 lines carried a single segment; 15 lines, two segments; and nine lines, three or more segments of the donor parent chromosomes. To verify the potential advantage of these CSSL lines, we used them to locate QTL for six morphology-related traits. A total of 58 QTL were located on eight chromosomes for all six traits: 17 for flowering time, 14 each for bolting time and plant height, six for plant diameter, two for leaf width, and five for flowering stalk diameter. Co-localized QTL were mainly distributed on eight genomic regions in A01, A02, A05, A06, A08, A09, and A10, present in the corresponding CSSLs. Moreover, new chromosomal fragments that harbored QTL were identified using the findings of previous studies. The CSSL population constructed in our study paves the way for fine mapping and cloning of candidate genes involved in late bolting, flowering, and plant architecture-related traits in B. rapa. Furthermore, it has great potential for future marker-aided gene/QTL pyramiding of other interesting traits in B. rapa breeding.
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- Xiaonan Li
- Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics Lab, Department of Horticulture, Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
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- Molecular Genetics and Genomics Lab, Department of Horticulture, Chungnam National UniversityDaejeon, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Yong Pyo Lim, Department of Horticulture, Chungnam National University, Gung-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 305-764, South Korea
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- Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural UniversityShenyang, China
- Zhongyun Piao, Department of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, #120 Dongling Road, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China
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Li F, Chen B, Xu K, Wu J, Song W, Bancroft I, Harper AL, Trick M, Liu S, Gao G, Wang N, Yan G, Qiao J, Li J, Li H, Xiao X, Zhang T, Wu X. Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic architecture of seed weight and seed quality in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). DNA Res 2014; 21:355-67. [PMID: 24510440 PMCID: PMC4131830 DOI: 10.1093/dnares/dsu002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Association mapping can quickly and efficiently dissect complex agronomic traits. Rapeseed is one of the most economically important polyploid oil crops, although its genome sequence is not yet published. In this study, a recently developed 60K Brassica Infinium(®) SNP array was used to analyse an association panel with 472 accessions. The single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the array were in silico mapped using 'pseudomolecules' representative of the genome of rapeseed to establish their hypothetical order and to perform association mapping of seed weight and seed quality. As a result, two significant associations on A8 and C3 of Brassica napus were detected for erucic acid content, and the peak SNPs were found to be only 233 and 128 kb away from the key genes BnaA.FAE1 and BnaC.FAE1. BnaA.FAE1 was also identified to be significantly associated with the oil content. Orthologues of Arabidopsis thaliana HAG1 were identified close to four clusters of SNPs associated with glucosinolate content on A9, C2, C7 and C9. For seed weight, we detected two association signals on A7 and A9, which were consistent with previous studies of quantitative trait loci mapping. The results indicate that our association mapping approach is suitable for fine mapping of the complex traits in rapeseed.
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- Feng Li
- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Oil Crop Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, No. 2 Xudong Second Road, Hubei Province, Wuhan 430062, China
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Jiang C, Shi J, Li R, Long Y, Wang H, Li D, Zhao J, Meng J. Quantitative trait loci that control the oil content variation of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2014; 127:957-68. [PMID: 24504552 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-014-2271-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This report describes an integrative analysis of seed-oil-content quantitative trait loci (QTL) in Brassica napus , using a high-density genetic map to align QTL among different populations. Rapeseed (Brassica napus) is an important source of edible oil and sustainable energy. Given the challenge involved in using only a few genes to substantially increase the oil content of rapeseed without affecting the fatty acid composition, exploitation of a greater number of genetic loci that regulate the oil content variation among rapeseed germplasm is of fundamental importance. In this study, we investigated variation in the seed-oil content among two related genetic populations of Brassica napus, the TN double-haploid population and its derivative reconstructed-F2 population. Each population was grown in multiple experiments under different environmental conditions. Mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) identified 41 QTL in the TN populations. Furthermore, of the 20 pairs of epistatic interaction loci detected, approximately one-third were located within the QTL intervals. The use of common markers on different genetic maps and the TN genetic map as a reference enabled us to project QTL from an additional three genetic populations onto the TN genetic map. In summary, we used the TN genetic map of the B. napus genome to identify 46 distinct QTL regions that control seed-oil content on 16 of the 19 linkage groups of B. napus. Of these, 18 were each detected in multiple populations. The present results are of value for ongoing efforts to breed rapeseed with high oil content, and alignment of the QTL makes an important contribution to the development of an integrative system for genetic studies of rapeseed.
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- Congcong Jiang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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Wang X, Wang H, Long Y, Li D, Yin Y, Tian J, Chen L, Liu L, Zhao W, Zhao Y, Yu L, Li M. Identification of QTLs associated with oil content in a high-oil Brassica napus cultivar and construction of a high-density consensus map for QTLs comparison in B. napus. PLoS One 2013; 8:e80569. [PMID: 24312482 PMCID: PMC3846612 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Increasing seed oil content is one of the most important goals in breeding of rapeseed (B. napus L.). To dissect the genetic basis of oil content in B. napus, a large and new double haploid (DH) population containing 348 lines was obtained from a cross between 'KenC-8' and 'N53-2', two varieties with >10% difference in seed oil content, and this population was named the KN DH population. A genetic linkage map consisting of 403 markers was constructed, which covered a total length of 1783.9 cM with an average marker interval of 4.4 cM. The KN DH population was phenotyped in eight natural environments and subjected to quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis for oil content. A total of 63 identified QTLs explaining 2.64-17.88% of the phenotypic variation were identified, and these QTLs were further integrated into 24 consensus QTLs located on 11 chromosomes using meta-analysis. A high-density consensus map with 1335 marker loci was constructed by combining the KN DH map with seven other published maps based on the common markers. Of the 24 consensus QTLs in the KN DH population, 14 were new QTLs including five new QTLs in A genome and nine in C genome. The analysis revealed that a larger population with significant differences in oil content gave a higher power detecting new QTLs for oil content, and the construction of the consensus map provided a new clue for comparing the QTLs detected in different populations. These findings enriched our knowledge of QTLs for oil content and should be a potential in marker-assisted breeding of B. napus.
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- Xiaodong Wang
- Institute of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Dali, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Dali, China
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- Institute of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Dali, China
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- Institute of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Dali, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Rapeseed Branch of National Centre for Oil Crops Genetic Improvement, Dali, China
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- Institute of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Chen Y, Qi L, Zhang X, Huang J, Wang J, Chen H, Ni X, Xu F, Dong Y, Xu H, Zhao J. Characterization of the quantitative trait locus OilA1 for oil content in Brassica napus. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2013; 126:2499-2509. [PMID: 23836385 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-013-2150-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Increasing seed oil content has become one of the most important breeding criteria in rapeseed (Brassica napus). However, oil content is a complex quantitative trait. QTL mapping in a double haploid population (SG population) emerging from a cross between a German (Sollux) and Chinese (Gaoyou) cultivars revealed one QTL for oil content on linkage group A1 (OilA1), which was mapped to a 17 cM genetic interval. To further validate and characterize the OilA1, we constructed a high-resolution map using B. rapa sequence resources and developed a set of near-isogenic lines (NILs) by employing a DH line SG-DH267 as donor and Chinese parent Gaoyou as recurrent background. The results showed highly conserved synteny order between B. rapa and B. napus within the linkage group A1 and revealed a possible centromere region between two markers ZAASA1-38 and NTP3 (2.5 cM). OilA1 was firstly validated by 250 BC5F2 plants and was confirmed in a 10.6 cM interval between the markers ZAASA1-47 and ZAASA1-77. Further substitution mapping was conducted by using two generations of QTL-NILs, 283 lines from eight BC5F3:4 families and 428 plants from six BC5F4 sub-NILs and thus narrowed the OilA1 interval to 6.9 cM and 4.3 cM (1.4 Mb), respectively. Field investigations with two replications using homozygous BC5F3:4 sister sub-NILs indicated that NILs, which carry a Sollux chromosome segment across the target region showed significant higher oil content (1.26 %, p < 0.001) than their sister NILs containing Gaoyou chromosome. The OilA1 locus is of particular interest for breeding purpose in China because 80 % of Chinese cultivars do not carry this desirable allele.
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- Yubo Chen
- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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Gan L, Zhang CY, Wang XD, Wang H, Long Y, Yin YT, Li DR, Tian JH, Li ZY, Lin ZW, Yu LJ, Li MT. Proteomic and Comparative Genomic Analysis of Two Brassica napus Lines Differing in Oil Content. J Proteome Res 2013; 12:4965-78. [DOI: 10.1021/pr4005635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Lu Gan
- Institute
of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and
Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- National
Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1, Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute
of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and
Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Dali 715105, China
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- National
Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1, Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute
of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and
Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Dali 715105, China
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- Hybrid Rapeseed Research Center of Shaanxi Province, Dali 715105, China
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- National
Key Laboratory of Crop Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1, Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute
of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and
Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Institute
of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and
Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Institute
of Resource Biology and Biotechnology, College of Life Science and
Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Harwood JL, Ramli US, Tang M, Quant PA, Weselake RJ, Fawcett T, Guschina IA. Regulation and enhancement of lipid accumulation in oil crops: The use of metabolic control analysis for informed genetic manipulation. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201300257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- School of Biosciences; Cardiff University; Cardiff UK
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- School of Biosciences; Cardiff University; Cardiff UK
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- Department of Biochemistry; Oxford University; Oxford UK
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- Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science; University of Alberta; Edmonton Alberta Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences; Durham University; Durham UK
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Alfred Q, Liu HY, Xu HM, Li JR, Wu JG, Zhu SJ, Shi CH. Mapping of quantitative trait loci for oil content in cottonseed kernel. J Genet 2012; 91:289-95. [PMID: 23271014 DOI: 10.1007/s12041-012-0184-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Oil content in cottonseed is a major quality trait which when improved through breeding could enhance the competitiveness of cottonseed oil among other vegetable oils. Cottonseed oil content is a quantitative trait controlled by genes in the tetraploid embryo and tetraploid maternal plant genomes, and the knowledge of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and the genetic effects related to oil content in both genomes could facilitate the improvement in its quality and quantity. However, till date, QTL mapping and genetic analysis related to this trait in cotton have only been conducted in the tetraploid embryo genome. In the current experiment, an IF(2) population of cottonseed kernels from the random crossing of 188 intraspecific recombinant inbred lines which were derived from the hybrid of two parents, HS46 and MARCABUCAG8US-1-88, were used to simultaneously locate QTLs for oil content in the embryo and maternal plant genomes. The four QTLs found to be associated with oil content in cottonseed were: qOC-18-1 on chromosome 18; qOC-LG-11 on linkage group 11; qOC-18-2 on chromosome 18; and qOC-22 on chromosome 22. At a high selection threshold of 0.05, there was strong evidence linking the QTLs above the oil content in cottonseed. Embryo additive and dominant effects from the tetraploid embryo genome, as well as maternal additive effects from the tetraploid maternal plant genome were found to be significant contributors to genetic variation in cottonseed oil content.
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- Quampah Alfred
- Department of Agronomy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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Jasinski S, Lécureuil A, Miquel M, Loudet O, Raffaele S, Froissard M, Guerche P. Natural variation in seed very long chain fatty acid content is controlled by a new isoform of KCS18 in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49261. [PMID: 23145136 PMCID: PMC3493540 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Oil from oleaginous seeds is mainly composed of triacylglycerols. Very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are major constituents of triacylglycerols in many seed oils and represent valuable feedstock for industrial purposes. To identify genetic factors governing natural variability in VLCFA biosynthesis, a quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis using a recombinant inbred line population derived from a cross between accessions Bay-0 and Shahdara was performed in Arabidopsis thaliana. Two fatty acid chain length ratio (CLR) QTL were identified, with one major locus, CLR.2, accounting for 77% of the observed phenotypic variation. A fine mapping and candidate gene approach showed that a key enzyme of the fatty acid elongation pathway, the β-ketoacyl-CoA synthase 18 (KCS18), was responsible for the CLR.2 QTL detected between Bay-0 and Shahdara. Association genetics and heterologous expression in yeast cells identified a single point mutation associated with an alteration of KCS18 activity, uncovering the molecular bases for the modulation of VLCFA content in these two natural populations of Arabidopsis. Identification of this kcs18 mutant with altered activity opens new perspectives for the modulation of oil composition in crop plants.
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- Sophie Jasinski
- INRA, UMR1318, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, RD10, Versailles, France.
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Tang M, Guschina IA, O'Hara P, Slabas AR, Quant PA, Fawcett T, Harwood JL. Metabolic control analysis of developing oilseed rape (Brassica napus cv Westar) embryos shows that lipid assembly exerts significant control over oil accumulation. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2012; 196:414-426. [PMID: 22901003 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04262.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Metabolic control analysis allows the study of metabolic regulation. We applied both single- and double-manipulation top-down control analysis to examine the control of lipid accumulation in developing oilseed rape (Brassica napus) embryos. The biosynthetic pathway was conceptually divided into two blocks of reactions (fatty acid biosynthesis (Block A), lipid assembly (Block B)) connected by a single system intermediate, the acyl-coenzyme A (acyl-CoA) pool. Single manipulation used exogenous oleate. Triclosan was used to inhibit specifically Block A, whereas diazepam selectively manipulated flux through Block B. Exogenous oleate inhibited the radiolabelling of fatty acids from [1-(14)C]acetate, but stimulated that from [U-14C]glycerol into acyl lipids. The calculation of group flux control coefficients showed that c. 70% of the metabolic control was in the lipid assembly block of reactions. Monte Carlo simulations gave an estimation of the error of the resulting group flux control coefficients as 0.27±0.06 for Block A and 0.73±0.06 for Block B. The two methods of control analysis gave very similar results and showed that Block B reactions were more important under our conditions. This contrasts notably with data from oil palm or olive fruit cultures and is important for efforts to increase oilseed rape lipid yields.
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- Mingguo Tang
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UKDepartment of Biological Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UKDepartment of Biological Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UKDepartment of Biological Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UKDepartment of Biological Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UKDepartment of Biological Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UKDepartment of Biological Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, UKDepartment of Biological Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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Zhao J, Huang J, Chen F, Xu F, Ni X, Xu H, Wang Y, Jiang C, Wang H, Xu A, Huang R, Li D, Meng J. Molecular mapping of Arabidopsis thaliana lipid-related orthologous genes in Brassica napus. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2012; 124:407-21. [PMID: 21993634 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-011-1716-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 09/24/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) for oil content has been previously analyzed in a SG-DH population from a cross between a Chinese cultivar and a European cultivar of Brassica napus. Eight QTL with additive and epistatic effects, and with environmental interactions were evaluated. Here we present an integrated linkage map of this population predominantly based on informative markers derived from Brassica sequences, including 249 orthologous A. thaliana genes, where nearly half (112) are acyl lipid metabolism related genes. Comparative genomic analysis between B. napus and A. thaliana revealed 33 colinearity regions. Each of the conserved A. thaliana segments is present two to six times in the B. napus genome. Approximately half of the mapped lipid-related orthologous gene loci (76/137) were assigned in these conserved colinearity regions. QTL analysis for seed oil content was performed using the new map and phenotypic data from 11 different field trials. Nine significant QTL were identified on linkage groups A1, A5, A7, A9, C2, C3, C6 and C8, together explaining 57.79% of the total phenotypic variation. A total of 14 lipid related candidate gene loci were located in the confidence intervals of six of these QTL, of which ten were assigned in the conserved colinearity regions and felled in the most frequently overlapped QTL intervals. The information obtained from this study demonstrates the potential role of the suggested candidate genes in rapeseed kernel oil accumulation.
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- Jianyi Zhao
- Institute of Crop and Nuclear Technology Utilization, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
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Liu P, Wang CM, Li L, Sun F, Liu P, Yue GH. Mapping QTLs for oil traits and eQTLs for oleosin genes in jatropha. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 11:132. [PMID: 21958236 PMCID: PMC3195091 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Accepted: 09/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The major fatty acids in seed oil of jatropha, a biofuel crop, are palmitic acid (C16:0), stearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1) and linoleic acid (C18:2). High oleic acid and total oil content are desirable for jatropha breeding. Until now, little was known about the genetic bases of these oil traits in jatropha. In this study, quantitative trait locus (QTL) and expression QTL analyses were applied to identify genetic factors that are relevant to seed oil traits in jatropha. RESULTS Composite interval mapping identified 18 QTL underlying the oil traits. A highly significant QTL qC18:1-1 was detected at one end of linkage group (LG) 1 with logarithm of the odd (LOD) 18.4 and percentage of variance explained (PVE) 36.0%. Interestingly, the QTL qC18:1-1 overlapped with qC18:2-1, controlling oleic acid and linoleic acid compositions. Among the significant QTL controlling total oil content, qOilC-4 was mapped on LG4 a relatively high significant level with LOD 5.0 and PVE 11.1%. Meanwhile, oleosins are the major composition in oil body affecting oil traits; we therefore developed SNP markers in three oleosin genes OleI, OleII and OleIII, which were mapped onto the linkage map. OleI and OleIII were mapped on LG5, closing to QTLs controlling oleic acid and stearic acid. We further determined the expressions of OleI, OleII and OleIII in mature seeds from the QTL mapping population, and detected expression QTLs (eQTLs) of the three genes on LGs 5, 6 and 8 respectively. The eQTL of OleIII, qOleIII-5, was detected on LG5 with PVE 11.7% and overlapped with QTLs controlling stearic acid and oleic acid, implying a cis- or trans-element for the OleIII affecting fatty acid compositions. CONCLUSION We identified 18 QTLs underlying the oil traits and 3 eQTLs of the oleosin acid genes. The QTLs and eQTLs, especially qC18:1-1, qOilC-4 and qOleIII-5 with contribution rates (R2) higher than 10%, controlling oleic acid, total oil content and oleosin gene expression respectively, will provide indispensable data for initiating molecular breeding to improve seed oil traits in jatropha, the key crop for biodiesel production.
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- Peng Liu
- Molecular Population Genetics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, 117604 Singapore
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- Molecular Population Genetics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, 117604 Singapore
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- Molecular Population Genetics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, 117604 Singapore
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- Molecular Population Genetics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, 117604 Singapore
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- Molecular Population Genetics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, 117604 Singapore
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- Molecular Population Genetics Group, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, 117604 Singapore
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Smooker AM, Wells R, Morgan C, Beaudoin F, Cho K, Fraser F, Bancroft I. The identification and mapping of candidate genes and QTL involved in the fatty acid desaturation pathway in Brassica napus. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2011; 122:1075-90. [PMID: 21184048 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-010-1512-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 12/04/2010] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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We constructed a linkage map for the population QDH, which was derived from a cross between an oilseed rape cultivar and a resynthesised Brassica napus. The linkage map included ten markers linked to loci orthologous to those encoding fatty acid biosynthesis genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. The QDH population contains a high level of allelic variation, particularly in the C genome. We conducted quantitative trait locus (QTL) analyses, using field data obtained over 3 years, for the fatty acid composition of seed oil. The population segregates for the two major loci controlling erucic acid content, on linkage groups A8 and C3, which quantitatively affect the content of other fatty acids and is a problem generally encountered when crossing "wild" germplasm with cultivated "double low" oilseed rape cultivars. We assessed three methods for QTL analysis, interval mapping, multiple QTL mapping and single marker regression analysis of the subset of lines with low erucic acid. We found the third of these methods to be most appropriate for our main purpose, which was the study of the genetic control of the desaturation of 18-carbon fatty acids. This method enabled us to decouple the effect of the segregation of the erucic acid-controlling loci and identify 34 QTL for fatty acid content of seed oil, 14 in the A genome and 20 in the C genome. The QTL indicate the presence of 13 loci with novel alleles inherited from the progenitors of the resynthesised B. napus that might be useful for modulating the content or extent of desaturation of polyunsaturated fatty acids, only one of which coincides with the anticipated position of a candidate gene, an orthologue of FAD2.
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- A M Smooker
- Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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