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Wang C, Chen Z, Copenhaver GP, Wang Y. Heterochromatin in plant meiosis. Nucleus 2024; 15:2328719. [PMID: 38488152 PMCID: PMC10950279 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2024.2328719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Heterochromatin is an organizational property of eukaryotic chromosomes, characterized by extensive DNA and histone modifications, that is associated with the silencing of transposable elements and repetitive sequences. Maintaining heterochromatin is crucial for ensuring genomic integrity and stability during the cell cycle. During meiosis, heterochromatin is important for homologous chromosome synapsis, recombination, and segregation, but our understanding of meiotic heterochromatin formation and condensation is limited. In this review, we focus on the dynamics and features of heterochromatin and how it condenses during meiosis in plants. We also discuss how meiotic heterochromatin influences the interaction and recombination of homologous chromosomes during prophase I.
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- Cong Wang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biology and the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, China
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Venu V, Harjunmaa E, Dreau A, Brady S, Absher D, Kingsley DM, Jones FC. Fine-scale contemporary recombination variation and its fitness consequences in adaptively diverging stickleback fish. Nat Ecol Evol 2024:10.1038/s41559-024-02434-4. [PMID: 38839849 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02434-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Despite deep evolutionary conservation, recombination rates vary greatly across the genome and among individuals, sexes and populations. Yet the impact of this variation on adaptively diverging populations is not well understood. Here we characterized fine-scale recombination landscapes in an adaptively divergent pair of marine and freshwater populations of threespine stickleback from River Tyne, Scotland. Through whole-genome sequencing of large nuclear families, we identified the genomic locations of almost 50,000 crossovers and built recombination maps for marine, freshwater and hybrid individuals at a resolution of 3.8 kb. We used these maps to quantify the factors driving variation in recombination rates. We found strong heterochiasmy between sexes but also differences in recombination rates among ecotypes. Hybrids showed evidence of significant recombination suppression in overall map length and in individual loci. Recombination rates were lower not only within individual marine-freshwater-adaptive loci, but also between loci on the same chromosome, suggesting selection on linked gene 'cassettes'. Through temporal sampling along a natural hybrid zone, we found that recombinants showed traits associated with reduced fitness. Our results support predictions that divergence in cis-acting recombination modifiers, whose functions are disrupted in hybrids, may play an important role in maintaining differences among adaptively diverging populations.
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- Vrinda Venu
- Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Tübingen, Germany.
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, NM, USA.
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- Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Tübingen, Germany
- CeGAT GmbH, Tübingen, Germany
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- Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Tübingen, Germany
- Evotec SE 'Campus Curie', Toulouse, France
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- Deptartment of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, AL, USA
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- Deptartment of Developmental Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA
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- Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Tübingen, Germany.
- Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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McConaughy S, Amundsen K, Hyten D. Effects of demographic history on recombination hotspots in soybean. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38781098 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Recombination is the primary mechanism underlying genetic improvement in populations and allows plant breeders to create new allelic combinations for agronomic improvement. Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] has gone through multiple genetic bottlenecks that have significantly affected its genetic diversity, linkage disequilibrium, and altered allele frequencies. To investigate the impact of genetic bottlenecks on recombination hotspots in soybeans, historical recombination was studied in three soybean populations. The populations were wild soybean [Glycine soja (Sieb. and Zucc.)], landraces, and North American elite soybean cultivars that have been genotyped with the SoySNP50K BeadChip. While each population after a genetic bottleneck had an increased average haplotype block size, they did not have a significant difference in the number of hotspots between each population. Instead, the increase in observed haplotype block size is likely due to an elimination of individuals that contained historical recombination at hotspots which decreased the observed rate of recombination for the hotspot after each genetic bottleneck. Conversely, heterochromatic DNA which has an increased haplotype block size compared to euchromatic DNA had a significantly different number of hotspots but not a significant difference in the average hotspot recombination rate. Previously identified genomic motifs associated with hotspots were also associated with hotspots found in the historical populations suggesting a common mechanism. This characterization of historical recombination hotspots in soybeans provides further insights into the effect genetic bottlenecks and selection have on recombination hotspots.
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- Samantha McConaughy
- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68503, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68503, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68503, USA
- Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68503, USA
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Kumar S, Singh A, Bist CMS, Sharma M. Advancements in genetic techniques and functional genomics for enhancing crop traits and agricultural sustainability. Brief Funct Genomics 2024:elae017. [PMID: 38679487 DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/elae017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024] Open
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Genetic variability is essential for the development of new crop varieties with economically beneficial traits. The traits can be inherited from wild relatives or induced through mutagenesis. Novel genetic elements can then be identified and new gene functions can be predicted. In this study, forward and reverse genetics approaches were described, in addition to their applications in modern crop improvement programs and functional genomics. By using heritable phenotypes and linked genetic markers, forward genetics searches for genes by using traditional genetic mapping and allele frequency estimation. Despite recent advances in sequencing technology, omics and computation, genetic redundancy remains a major challenge in forward genetics. By analyzing close-related genes, we will be able to dissect their functional redundancy and predict possible traits and gene activity patterns. In addition to these predictions, sophisticated reverse gene editing tools can be used to verify them, including TILLING, targeted insertional mutagenesis, gene silencing, gene targeting and genome editing. By using gene knock-down, knock-up and knock-out strategies, these tools are able to detect genetic changes in cells. In addition, epigenome analysis and editing enable the development of novel traits in existing crop cultivars without affecting their genetic makeup by increasing epiallelic variants. Our understanding of gene functions and molecular dynamics of various biological phenomena has been revised by all of these findings. The study also identifies novel genetic targets in crop species to improve yields and stress tolerances through conventional and non-conventional methods. In this article, genetic techniques and functional genomics are specifically discussed and assessed for their potential in crop improvement.
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- Surender Kumar
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173230, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla-171001, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Dharamshala-176215, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Kumar SL, Mohanty A, Kumari A, Etikuppam AK, Kumar S R, Athar M, Kumar P K, Beniwal R, Potula MM, Gandham RK, Rao HBDP. Balanced spatiotemporal arrangements of histone H3 and H4 posttranslational modifications are necessary for meiotic prophase I chromosome organization. J Cell Physiol 2024; 239:e31201. [PMID: 38284481 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.31201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 01/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Dynamic nuclear architecture and chromatin organizations are the key features of the mid-prophase I in mammalian meiosis. The chromatin undergoes major changes, including meiosis-specific spatiotemporal arrangements and remodeling, the establishment of chromatin loop-axis structure, pairing, and crossing over between homologous chromosomes, any deficiencies in these events may induce genome instability, subsequently leading to failure to produce gametes and infertility. Despite the significance of chromatin structure, little is known about the location of chromatin marks and the necessity of their balance during meiosis prophase I. Here, we show a thorough cytological study of the surface-spread meiotic chromosomes of mouse spermatocytes for H3K9,14,18,23,27,36, H4K12,16 acetylation, and H3K4,9,27,36 methylation. Active acetylation and methylation marks on H3 and H4, such as H3K9ac, H3K14ac, H3K18ac, H3K36ac, H3K56ac, H4K12ac, H4K16ac, and H3K36me3 exhibited pan-nuclear localization away from heterochromatin. In comparison, repressive marks like H3K9me3 and H3K27me3 are localized to heterochromatin. Further, taking advantage of the delivery of small-molecule chemical inhibitors methotrexate (heterochromatin enhancer), heterochromatin inhibitor, anacardic acid (histone acetyltransferase inhibitor), trichostatin A (histone deacetylase inhibitor), IOX1 (JmjC demethylases inhibitor), and AZ505 (methyltransferase inhibitor) in seminiferous tubules through the rete testis route, revealed that alteration in histone modifications enhanced the centromere mislocalization, chromosome breakage, altered meiotic recombination and reduced sperm count. Specifically, IOX1 and AZ505 treatment shows severe meiotic phenotypes, including altering chromosome axis length and chromatin loop size via transcriptional regulation of meiosis-specific genes. Our findings highlight the importance of balanced chromatin modifications in meiotic prophase I chromosome organization and instability.
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- S Lava Kumar
- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Graduate Studies, Regional Center for Biotechnology, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Graduate Studies, Regional Center for Biotechnology, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Graduate Studies, Regional Center for Biotechnology, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Graduate Studies, Regional Center for Biotechnology, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Graduate Studies, Regional Center for Biotechnology, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Graduate Studies, Regional Center for Biotechnology, Faridabad, Haryana, India
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- Division of Veterinary Biotechnology, ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Zou M, Shabala S, Zhao C, Zhou M. Molecular mechanisms and regulation of recombination frequency and distribution in plants. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2024; 137:86. [PMID: 38512498 PMCID: PMC10957645 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-024-04590-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE Recent developments in understanding the distribution and distinctive features of recombination hotspots are reviewed and approaches are proposed to increase recombination frequency in coldspot regions. Recombination events during meiosis provide the foundation and premise for creating new varieties of crops. The frequency of recombination in different genomic regions differs across eukaryote species, with recombination generally occurring more frequently at the ends of chromosomes. In most crop species, recombination is rare in centromeric regions. If a desired gene variant is linked in repulsion with an undesired variant of a second gene in a region with a low recombination rate, obtaining a recombinant plant combining two favorable alleles will be challenging. Traditional crop breeding involves combining desirable genes from parental plants into offspring. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of recombination and factors affecting the occurrence of meiotic recombination is important for crop breeding. Here, we review chromosome recombination types, recombination mechanisms, genes and proteins involved in the meiotic recombination process, recombination hotspots and their regulation systems and discuss how to increase recombination frequency in recombination coldspot regions.
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- Meilin Zou
- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 1375, Prospect, TAS, 7250, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 1375, Prospect, TAS, 7250, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, 6009, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 1375, Prospect, TAS, 7250, Australia
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 1375, Prospect, TAS, 7250, Australia.
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Chowdary KVSKA, Saini R, Singh AK. Epigenetic regulation during meiosis and crossover. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 29:1945-1958. [PMID: 38222277 PMCID: PMC10784443 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-023-01390-w] [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] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Meiosis is a distinctive type of cell division that reorganizes genetic material between generations. The initial stages of meiosis consist of several crucial steps which include double strand break, homologous chromosome pairing, break repair and crossover. Crossover frequency varies depending on the position on the chromosome, higher at euchromatin region and rare at heterochromatin, centromeres, telomeres and ribosomal DNA. Crossover positioning is dependent on various factors, especially epigenetic modifications. DNA methylation, histone post-translational modifications, histone variants and non-coding RNAs are most probably playing an important role in positioning of crossovers on a chromosomal level as well as hotspot level. DNA methylation negatively regulates crossover frequency and its effect is visible in centromeres, pericentromeres and heterochromatin regions. Pericentromeric chromatin and heterochromatin mark studies have been a centre of attraction in meiosis. Crossover hotspots are associated with euchromatin regions having specific chromatin modifications such as H3K4me3, H2A.Z. and H3 acetylation. This review will provide the current understanding of the epigenetic role in plants during meiotic recombination, chromosome synapsis, double strand break and hotspots with special attention to euchromatin and heterochromatin marks. Further, the role of epigenetic modifications in regulating meiosis and crossover in other organisms is also discussed.
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- K. V. S. K. Arjun Chowdary
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021 India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Joy University, Vadakangulam, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu 627116 India
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi, 110021 India
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Dluzewska J, Dziegielewski W, Szymanska-Lejman M, Gazecka M, Henderson IR, Higgins JD, Ziolkowski PA. MSH2 stimulates interfering and inhibits non-interfering crossovers in response to genetic polymorphism. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6716. [PMID: 37872134 PMCID: PMC10593791 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42511-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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Meiotic crossovers can be formed through the interfering pathway, in which one crossover prevents another from forming nearby, or by an independent non-interfering pathway. In Arabidopsis, local sequence polymorphism between homologs can stimulate interfering crossovers in a MSH2-dependent manner. To understand how MSH2 regulates crossovers formed by the two pathways, we combined Arabidopsis mutants that elevate non-interfering crossovers with msh2 mutants. We demonstrate that MSH2 blocks non-interfering crossovers at polymorphic loci, which is the opposite effect to interfering crossovers. We also observe MSH2-independent crossover inhibition at highly polymorphic sites. We measure recombination along the chromosome arms in lines differing in patterns of heterozygosity and observe a MSH2-dependent crossover increase at the boundaries between heterozygous and homozygous regions. Here, we show that MSH2 is a master regulator of meiotic DSB repair in Arabidopsis, with antagonistic effects on interfering and non-interfering crossovers, which shapes the crossover landscape in relation to interhomolog polymorphism.
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- Julia Dluzewska
- Laboratory of Genome Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of Genome Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of Genome Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of Genome Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
- Department of Molecular Virology, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Laboratory of Genome Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland.
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Alotaibi NM, Saeed M, Alshammari N, Alabdallah NM, Mahfooz S. Comparative genomics reveals the presence of simple sequence repeats in genes related to virulence in plant pathogenic Pythium ultimum and Pythium vexans. Arch Microbiol 2023; 205:256. [PMID: 37270724 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-023-03595-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this study, we evaluated the occurrence, relative abundance (RA), and density (RD) of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in the complete genome and transcriptomic sequences of the plant pathogenic species of Pythium to acquire a better knowledge of their genome structure and evolution. Among the species, P. ultimum had the highest RA and RD of SSRs in the genomic sequences, whereas P. vexans had the highest RA and RD in the transcriptomic sequences. The genomic and transcriptomic sequences of P. aphanidermatum showed the lowest RA and RD of SSRs. Trinucleotide SSRs were the most prevalent class in both genomic and transcriptomic sequences, while dinucleotide SSRs were the least prevalent. The G + C content of the transcriptomic sequences was found to be positively correlated with the number (r = 0.601) and RA (r = 0.710) of SSRs. A motif conservation study revealed the highest number of unique motifs in P. vexans (9.9%). Overall, a low conservation of motifs was observed among the species (25.9%). A gene enrichment study revealed P. vexans and P. ultimum carry SSRs in their genes that are directly connected to virulence, whereas the remaining two species, P. aphanidermatum and P. arrhenomanes, harbour SSRs in genes involved in transcription, translation, and ATP binding. In an effort to enhance the genomic resources, a total of 11,002 primers from the transcribed regions were designed for the pathogenic Pythium species. Furthermore, the unique motifs identified in this work could be employed as molecular probes for species identification.
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- Nahaa M Alotaibi
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hail, Hail, 2440, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hail, Hail, 2440, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia
- Basic and Applied Scientific Research Centre, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, 31441, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biotechnology, V.B.S. Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, 222003, India.
- , The Academic Editors, Saryu Enclave, Awadh Vikas Yojna, Lucknow, 226002, India.
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Deb SK, Edger PP, Pires JC, McKain MR. Patterns, mechanisms, and consequences of homoeologous exchange in allopolyploid angiosperms: a genomic and epigenomic perspective. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 238:2284-2304. [PMID: 37010081 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Allopolyploids result from hybridization between different evolutionary lineages coupled with genome doubling. Homoeologous chromosomes (chromosomes with common shared ancestry) may undergo recombination immediately after allopolyploid formation and continue over successive generations. The outcome of this meiotic pairing behavior is dynamic and complex. Homoeologous exchanges (HEs) may lead to the formation of unbalanced gametes, reduced fertility, and selective disadvantage. By contrast, HEs could act as sources of novel evolutionary substrates, shifting the relative dosage of parental gene copies, generating novel phenotypic diversity, and helping the establishment of neo-allopolyploids. However, HE patterns vary among lineages, across generations, and even within individual genomes and chromosomes. The causes and consequences of this variation are not fully understood, though interest in this evolutionary phenomenon has increased in the last decade. Recent technological advances show promise in uncovering the mechanistic basis of HEs. Here, we describe recent observations of the common patterns among allopolyploid angiosperm lineages, underlying genomic and epigenomic features, and consequences of HEs. We identify critical research gaps and discuss future directions with far-reaching implications in understanding allopolyploid evolution and applying them to the development of important phenotypic traits of polyploid crops.
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- Sontosh K Deb
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA
- Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48823, USA
- Genetics and Genome Sciences Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48823, USA
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA
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Jiang X, Li D, Du H, Wang P, Guo L, Zhu G, Zhang C. Genomic features of meiotic crossovers in diploid potato. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2023; 10:uhad079. [PMID: 37323232 PMCID: PMC10261879 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhad079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Meiotic recombination plays an important role in genome evolution and crop improvement. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the most important tuber crop in the world, but research about meiotic recombination in potato is limited. Here, we resequenced 2163 F2 clones derived from five different genetic backgrounds and identified 41 945 meiotic crossovers. Some recombination suppression in euchromatin regions was associated with large structural variants. We also detected five shared crossover hotspots. The number of crossovers in each F2 individual from the accession Upotato 1 varied from 9 to 27, with an average of 15.5, 78.25% of which were mapped within 5 kb of their presumed location. We show that 57.1% of the crossovers occurred in gene regions, with poly-A/T, poly-AG, AT-rich, and CCN repeats enriched in the crossover intervals. The recombination rate is positively related with gene density, SNP density, Class II transposon, and negatively related with GC density, repeat sequence density and Class I transposon. This study deepens our understanding of meiotic crossovers in potato and provides useful information for diploid potato breeding.
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- Xiuhan Jiang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518120, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- The AGISCAAS-YNNU Joint Academy of Potato Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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Ma X, Fan L, Zhang Z, Yang X, Liu Y, Ma Y, Pan Y, Zhou G, Zhang M, Ning H, Kong F, Ma J, Liu S, Tian Z. Global dissection of the recombination landscape in soybean using a high-density 600K SoySNP array. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2023; 21:606-620. [PMID: 36458856 PMCID: PMC9946146 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Recombination is crucial for crop breeding because it can break linkage drag and generate novel allele combinations. However, the high-resolution recombination landscape and its driving forces in soybean are largely unknown. Here, we constructed eight recombinant inbred line (RIL) populations and genotyped individual lines using the high-density 600K SoySNP array, which yielded a high-resolution recombination map with 5636 recombination sites at a resolution of 1.37 kb. The recombination rate was negatively correlated with transposable element density and GC content but positively correlated with gene density. Interestingly, we found that meiotic recombination was enriched at the promoters of active genes. Further investigations revealed that chromatin accessibility and active epigenetic modifications promoted recombination. Our findings provide important insights into the control of homologous recombination and thus will increase our ability to accelerate soybean breeding by manipulating meiotic recombination rate.
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- Xin Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Soybean Biology, Chinese Ministry of EducationNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbinChina
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- Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, School of Life SciencesGuangzhou UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- The Industrial Crop InstituteShanxi Agricultural UniversityTaiyuanChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Innovative Academy for Seed DesignChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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Daradur J, Kesserwan M, Freese NH, Loraine AE, Riggs CD. Genomic targets of HOP2 are enriched for features found at recombination hotspots. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.25.525520. [PMID: 36747711 PMCID: PMC9900786 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.25.525520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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HOP2 is a conserved protein that plays a positive role in homologous chromosome pairing and a separable role in preventing illegitimate connections between nonhomologous chromosome regions during meiosis. We employed ChIP-seq to discover that Arabidopsis HOP2 binds along the length of all chromosomes, except for centromeric and nucleolar organizer regions, and no binding sites were detected in the organelle genomes. A large number of reads were assigned to the HOP2 locus itself, yet TAIL-PCR and SNP analysis of the aligned sequences indicate that many of these reads originate from the transforming T-DNA, supporting the role of HOP2 in preventing nonhomologous exchanges. The 292 ChIP-seq peaks are largely found in promoter regions and downstream from genes, paralleling the distribution of recombination hotspots, and motif analysis revealed that there are several conserved sequences that are also enriched at crossover sites. We conducted coimmunoprecipitation of HOP2 followed by LC-MS/MS and found enrichment for several proteins, including some histone variants and modifications that are also known to be associated with recombination hotspots. We propose that HOP2 may be directed to chromatin motifs near double strand breaks, where homology checks are proposed to occur.
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- Jenya Daradur
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1C1A4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1C1A4, Canada
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C. USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C. USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M1C1A4, Canada
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Abeyratne CR, Macaya-Sanz D, Zhou R, Barry KW, Daum C, Haiby K, Lipzen A, Stanton B, Yoshinaga Y, Zane M, Tuskan GA, DiFazio SP. High-resolution mapping reveals hotspots and sex-biased recombination in Populus trichocarpa. G3 (BETHESDA, MD.) 2022; 13:6762080. [PMID: 36250890 PMCID: PMC9836356 DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Fine-scale meiotic recombination is fundamental to the outcome of natural and artificial selection. Here, dense genetic mapping and haplotype reconstruction were used to estimate recombination for a full factorial Populus trichocarpa cross of 7 males and 7 females. Genomes of the resulting 49 full-sib families (N = 829 offspring) were resequenced, and high-fidelity biallelic SNP/INDELs and pedigree information were used to ascertain allelic phase and impute progeny genotypes to recover gametic haplotypes. The 14 parental genetic maps contained 1,820 SNP/INDELs on average that covered 376.7 Mb of physical length across 19 chromosomes. Comparison of parental and progeny haplotypes allowed fine-scale demarcation of cross-over regions, where 38,846 cross-over events in 1,658 gametes were observed. Cross-over events were positively associated with gene density and negatively associated with GC content and long-terminal repeats. One of the most striking findings was higher rates of cross-overs in males in 8 out of 19 chromosomes. Regions with elevated male cross-over rates had lower gene density and GC content than windows showing no sex bias. High-resolution analysis identified 67 candidate cross-over hotspots spread throughout the genome. DNA sequence motifs enriched in these regions showed striking similarity to those of maize, Arabidopsis, and wheat. These findings, and recombination estimates, will be useful for ongoing efforts to accelerate domestication of this and other biomass feedstocks, as well as future studies investigating broader questions related to evolutionary history, perennial development, phenology, wood formation, vegetative propagation, and dioecy that cannot be studied using annual plant model systems.
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- Department of Forest Ecology & Genetics, CIFOR-INIA, CSIC, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Department of Genetics, and Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Center for Bioenergy Innovation, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
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- Corresponding author: Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
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DNA polymerase epsilon interacts with SUVH2/9 to repress the expression of genes associated with meiotic DSB hotspot in Arabidopsis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2208441119. [PMID: 36191225 PMCID: PMC9564942 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2208441119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Meiotic recombination is initiated by the SPORULATION 11 (SPO11)-triggered formation of double-strand breaks (DSBs) that usually occur in open chromatin with active transcriptional features in many eukaryotes. However, gene transcription at DSB sites appears to be detrimental for repair, but the regulatory mechanisms governing transcription at meiotic DSB sites are largely undefined in plants. Here, we demonstrate that the largest DNA polymerase epsilon subunit POL2A interacts with SU(VAR)3 to 9 homologs SUVH2 and SUVH9. N-SIM (structured illumination microscopy) observation shows that the colocalization of SUVH2 with the meiotic DSB marker γ-H2AX is dependent on POL2A. RNA-seq of male meiocytes demonstrates that POL2A and SUVH2 jointly repress the expression of 865 genes, which have several known characteristics associated with meiotic DSB sites. Bisulfite-seq and small RNA-seq of male meiocytes support the idea that the silencing of these genes by POL2A and SUVH2/9 is likely independent of CHH methylation or 24-nt siRNA accumulation. Moreover, pol2a suvh2 suvh9 triple mutants have more severe defects in meiotic recombination and fertility compared with either pol2a or suvh2 suvh9. Our results not only identify a epigenetic regulatory mechanism for gene silencing in male meiocytes but also reveal roles for DNA polymerase and SUVH2/9 beyond their classic functions in mitosis.
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Kim H, Choi K. Fast and Precise: How to Measure Meiotic Crossovers in Arabidopsis. Mol Cells 2022; 45:273-283. [PMID: 35444069 PMCID: PMC9095510 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2022.2054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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During meiosis, homologous chromosomes (homologs) pair and undergo genetic recombination via assembly and disassembly of the synaptonemal complex. Meiotic recombination is initiated by excess formation of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), among which a subset are repaired by reciprocal genetic exchange, called crossovers (COs). COs generate genetic variations across generations, profoundly affecting genetic diversity and breeding. At least one CO between homologs is essential for the first meiotic chromosome segregation, but generally only one and fewer than three inter-homolog COs occur in plants. CO frequency and distribution are biased along chromosomes, suppressed in centromeres, and controlled by pro-CO, anti-CO, and epigenetic factors. Accurate and high-throughput detection of COs is important for our understanding of CO formation and chromosome behavior. Here, we review advanced approaches that enable precise measurement of the location, frequency, and genomic landscapes of COs in plants, with a focus on Arabidopsis thaliana.
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- Heejin Kim
- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Korea
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Kumari P, Khan S, Wani IA, Gupta R, Verma S, Alam P, Alaklabi A. Unravelling the Role of Epigenetic Modifications in Development and Reproduction of Angiosperms: A Critical Appraisal. Front Genet 2022; 13:819941. [PMID: 35664328 PMCID: PMC9157814 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.819941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Epigenetics are the heritable changes in gene expression patterns which occur without altering DNA sequence. These changes are reversible and do not change the sequence of the DNA but can alter the way in which the DNA sequences are read. Epigenetic modifications are induced by DNA methylation, histone modification, and RNA-mediated mechanisms which alter the gene expression, primarily at the transcriptional level. Such alterations do control genome activity through transcriptional silencing of transposable elements thereby contributing toward genome stability. Plants being sessile in nature are highly susceptible to the extremes of changing environmental conditions. This increases the likelihood of epigenetic modifications within the composite network of genes that affect the developmental changes of a plant species. Genetic and epigenetic reprogramming enhances the growth and development, imparts phenotypic plasticity, and also ensures flowering under stress conditions without changing the genotype for several generations. Epigenetic modifications hold an immense significance during the development of male and female gametophytes, fertilization, embryogenesis, fruit formation, and seed germination. In this review, we focus on the mechanism of epigenetic modifications and their dynamic role in maintaining the genomic integrity during plant development and reproduction.
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- Priyanka Kumari
- Conservation and Molecular Biology Lab., Department of Botany, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Conservation and Molecular Biology Lab., Department of Botany, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Conservation and Molecular Biology Lab., Department of Botany, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India
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- Division of Soil Sciences & Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chatha, India
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- Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
- *Correspondence: Susheel Verma,
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- Department of Biology, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU), Alkharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
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Fayos I, Frouin J, Meynard D, Vernet A, Herbert L, Guiderdoni E. Manipulation of Meiotic Recombination to Hasten Crop Improvement. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:369. [PMID: 35336743 PMCID: PMC8945028 DOI: 10.3390/biology11030369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Reciprocal (cross-overs = COs) and non-reciprocal (gene conversion) DNA exchanges between the parental chromosomes (the homologs) during meiotic recombination are, together with mutation, the drivers for the evolution and adaptation of species. In plant breeding, recombination combines alleles from genetically diverse accessions to generate new haplotypes on which selection can act. In recent years, a spectacular progress has been accomplished in the understanding of the mechanisms underlying meiotic recombination in both model and crop plants as well as in the modulation of meiotic recombination using different strategies. The latter includes the stimulation and redistribution of COs by either modifying environmental conditions (e.g., T°), harnessing particular genomic situations (e.g., triploidy in Brassicaceae), or inactivating/over-expressing meiotic genes, notably some involved in the DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathways. These tools could be particularly useful for shuffling diversity in pre-breeding generations. Furthermore, thanks to the site-specific properties of genome editing technologies the targeting of meiotic recombination at specific chromosomal regions nowadays appears an attainable goal. Directing COs at desired chromosomal positions would allow breaking linkage situations existing between favorable and unfavorable alleles, the so-called linkage drag, and accelerate genetic gain. This review surveys the recent achievements in the manipulation of meiotic recombination in plants that could be integrated into breeding schemes to meet the challenges of deploying crops that are more resilient to climate instability, resistant to pathogens and pests, and sparing in their input requirements.
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- Ian Fayos
- Meiogenix, 38 rue Sevran, 75011 Paris, France; (I.F.); (L.H.)
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398 Montpellier, France; (J.F.); (D.M.); (A.V.)
- UMR AGAP Institut, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398 Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398 Montpellier, France; (J.F.); (D.M.); (A.V.)
- UMR AGAP Institut, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398 Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398 Montpellier, France; (J.F.); (D.M.); (A.V.)
- UMR AGAP Institut, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398 Montpellier, France
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- Meiogenix, 38 rue Sevran, 75011 Paris, France; (I.F.); (L.H.)
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP Institut, F-34398 Montpellier, France; (J.F.); (D.M.); (A.V.)
- UMR AGAP Institut, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, F-34398 Montpellier, France
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Targeted Inter-Homologs Recombination in Arabidopsis Euchromatin and Heterochromatin. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212096. [PMID: 34829981 PMCID: PMC8622013 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Homologous recombination (HR) typically occurs during meiosis between homologs, at a few unplanned locations along the chromosomes. In this study, we tested whether targeted recombination between homologous chromosomes can be achieved via Clustered Regulatory Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat associated protein Cas9 (CRISPR-Cas9)-induced DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair in Arabidopsis thaliana. Our experimental system includes targets for DSB induction in euchromatic and heterochromatic genomic regions of hybrid F1 plants, in one or both parental chromosomes, using phenotypic and molecular markers to measure Non-Homologous End Joining and HR repair. We present a series of evidence showing that targeted DSBs can be repaired via HR using a homologous chromosome as the template in various chromatin contexts including in pericentric regions. Targeted crossover was rare, but gene conversion events were the most frequent outcome of HR and were found in both “hot and cold” regions. The length of the conversion tracts was variable, ranging from 5 to 7505 bp. In addition, a typical feature of these tracks was that they often were interrupted. Our findings pave the way for the use of targeted gene-conversion for precise breeding.
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Gutiérrez Pinzón Y, González Kise JK, Rueda P, Ronceret A. The Formation of Bivalents and the Control of Plant Meiotic Recombination. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:717423. [PMID: 34557215 PMCID: PMC8453087 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.717423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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During the first meiotic division, the segregation of homologous chromosomes depends on the physical association of the recombined homologous DNA molecules. The physical tension due to the sites of crossing-overs (COs) is essential for the meiotic spindle to segregate the connected homologous chromosomes to the opposite poles of the cell. This equilibrated partition of homologous chromosomes allows the first meiotic reductional division. Thus, the segregation of homologous chromosomes is dependent on their recombination. In this review, we will detail the recent advances in the knowledge of the mechanisms of recombination and bivalent formation in plants. In plants, the absence of meiotic checkpoints allows observation of subsequent meiotic events in absence of meiotic recombination or defective meiotic chromosomal axis formation such as univalent formation instead of bivalents. Recent discoveries, mainly made in Arabidopsis, rice, and maize, have highlighted the link between the machinery of double-strand break (DSB) formation and elements of the chromosomal axis. We will also discuss the implications of what we know about the mechanisms regulating the number and spacing of COs (obligate CO, CO homeostasis, and interference) in model and crop plants.
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Tock AJ, Holland DM, Jiang W, Osman K, Sanchez-Moran E, Higgins JD, Edwards KJ, Uauy C, Franklin FCH, Henderson IR. Crossover-active regions of the wheat genome are distinguished by DMC1, the chromosome axis, H3K27me3, and signatures of adaptation. Genome Res 2021; 31:1614-1628. [PMID: 34426514 PMCID: PMC8415368 DOI: 10.1101/gr.273672.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The hexaploid bread wheat genome comprises over 16 gigabases of sequence across 21 chromosomes. Meiotic crossovers are highly polarized along the chromosomes, with elevation in the gene-dense distal regions and suppression in the Gypsy retrotransposon-dense centromere-proximal regions. We profiled the genomic landscapes of the meiotic recombinase DMC1 and the chromosome axis protein ASY1 in wheat and investigated their relationships with crossovers, chromatin state, and genetic diversity. DMC1 and ASY1 chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) revealed strong co-enrichment in the distal, crossover-active regions of the wheat chromosomes. Distal ChIP-seq enrichment is consistent with spatiotemporally biased cytological immunolocalization of DMC1 and ASY1 close to the telomeres during meiotic prophase I. DMC1 and ASY1 ChIP-seq peaks show significant overlap with genes and transposable elements in the Mariner and Mutator superfamilies. However, DMC1 and ASY1 ChIP-seq peaks were detected along the length of each chromosome, including in low-crossover regions. At the fine scale, crossover elevation at DMC1 and ASY1 peaks and genes correlates with enrichment of the Polycomb histone modification H3K27me3. This indicates a role for facultative heterochromatin, coincident with high DMC1 and ASY1, in promoting crossovers in wheat and is reflected in distalized H3K27me3 enrichment observed via ChIP-seq and immunocytology. Genes with elevated crossover rates and high DMC1 and ASY1 ChIP-seq signals are overrepresented for defense-response and immunity annotations, have higher sequence polymorphism, and exhibit signatures of selection. Our findings are consistent with meiotic recombination promoting genetic diversity, shaping host–pathogen co-evolution, and accelerating adaptation by increasing the efficiency of selection.
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- Andrew J Tock
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, United Kingdom
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Kakoulidou I, Avramidou EV, Baránek M, Brunel-Muguet S, Farrona S, Johannes F, Kaiserli E, Lieberman-Lazarovich M, Martinelli F, Mladenov V, Testillano PS, Vassileva V, Maury S. Epigenetics for Crop Improvement in Times of Global Change. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:766. [PMID: 34439998 PMCID: PMC8389687 DOI: 10.3390/biology10080766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Epigenetics has emerged as an important research field for crop improvement under the on-going climatic changes. Heritable epigenetic changes can arise independently of DNA sequence alterations and have been associated with altered gene expression and transmitted phenotypic variation. By modulating plant development and physiological responses to environmental conditions, epigenetic diversity-naturally, genetically, chemically, or environmentally induced-can help optimise crop traits in an era challenged by global climate change. Beyond DNA sequence variation, the epigenetic modifications may contribute to breeding by providing useful markers and allowing the use of epigenome diversity to predict plant performance and increase final crop production. Given the difficulties in transferring the knowledge of the epigenetic mechanisms from model plants to crops, various strategies have emerged. Among those strategies are modelling frameworks dedicated to predicting epigenetically controlled-adaptive traits, the use of epigenetics for in vitro regeneration to accelerate crop breeding, and changes of specific epigenetic marks that modulate gene expression of traits of interest. The key challenge that agriculture faces in the 21st century is to increase crop production by speeding up the breeding of resilient crop species. Therefore, epigenetics provides fundamental molecular information with potential direct applications in crop enhancement, tolerance, and adaptation within the context of climate change.
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- Ioanna Kakoulidou
- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Liesel-Beckmann-Str. 2, 85354 Freising, Germany; (I.K.); (F.J.)
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- Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Biotechnology, Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems, Hellenic Agricultural Organization-Dimitra (ELGO-DIMITRA), 11528 Athens, Greece;
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- Faculty of Horticulture, Mendeleum—Institute of Genetics, Mendel University in Brno, Valtická 334, 69144 Lednice, Czech Republic;
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions N, C, S, UNICAEN, INRAE, Normandie Université, CEDEX, F-14032 Caen, France;
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- Plant and AgriBiosciences Centre, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland;
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- Department of Molecular Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Liesel-Beckmann-Str. 2, 85354 Freising, Germany; (I.K.); (F.J.)
- Institute for Advanced Study, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenberg Str. 2a, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Bower Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK;
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel;
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy;
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Sq. Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Pollen Biotechnology of Crop Plants Group, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas-(CIB-CSIC), Ramiro Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bldg. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, INRAE, EA1207 USC1328, Université d’Orléans, F-45067 Orléans, France
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Gharesouran J, Hosseinzadeh H, Ghafouri-Fard S, Taheri M, Rezazadeh M. STRs: Ancient Architectures of the Genome beyond the Sequence. J Mol Neurosci 2021; 71:2441-2455. [PMID: 34056692 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-021-01850-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Short tandem repeats (STRs) are commonly defined as short runs of repetitive nucleotides, consisting of tandemly repeating 2-6- bp motif units, which are ubiquitously distributed throughout genomes. Functional STRs are polymorphic in the population, and their variations influence gene expression, which subsequently may result in pathogenic phenotypes. To understand STR phenotypic effects and their functional roles, we describe four different mutational mechanisms including the unequal crossing-over model, gene conversion, retrotransposition mechanism and replication slippage. Due to the multi-allelic nature, small length, abundance, high variability, codominant inheritance, nearly neutral evolution, extensive genome coverage and simple assaying of STRs, these markers are widely used in various types of biological research, including population genetics studies, genome mapping, molecular epidemiology, paternity analysis and gene flow studies. In this review, we focus on the current knowledge regarding STR genomic distribution, function, mutation and applications.
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- Jalal Gharesouran
- Molecular Genetics Division, GMG center, Tabriz, Iran.,Division of Medical Genetics, Tabriz Childrens Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Molecular Genetics Division, GMG center, Tabriz, Iran.,Division of Medical Genetics, Tabriz Childrens Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Skull Base Research Center, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Tabriz Childrens Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. .,Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Zou Y, Wan L, Luo J, Tang Z, Fu S. FISH landmarks reflecting meiotic recombination and structural alterations of chromosomes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:167. [PMID: 33823797 PMCID: PMC8025513 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-02947-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND DNA sequence composition affects meiotic recombination. However, the correlation between tandem repeat composition and meiotic recombination in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is unclear. RESULTS Non-denaturing fluorescent in situ hybridization (ND-FISH) with oligonucleotide (oligo) probes derived from tandem repeats and single-copy FISH were used to investigate recombination in three kinds of the long arm of wheat 5A chromosome (5AL). 5AL535-18/275 arm carries the tandem repeats pTa-535, Oligo-18, and pTa-275, 5AL119.2-18/275 arm carries the tandem repeats pSc119.2, Oligo-18 and pTa-275, and 5AL119.2 arm carries the tandem repeats pSc119.2. In the progeny of 5AL535-18/275 × 5AL119.2, double recombination occurred between pSc119.2 and pTa-535 clusters (119-535 interval), and between pTa-535 and Oligo-18/pTa-275 clusters (535-18 interval). The recombination rate in the 119-535 interval in the progeny of 5AL535-18/275 × 5AL119.2-18/275 was higher than that in the progeny of 5AL535-18/275 × 5AL119.2. Recombination in the 119-535 interval produced 5AL119 + 535 segments with pTa-535 and pSc119.2 tandem repeats and 5ALNo segments without these repeats. The 5AL119 + 535 and 5ALNo segments were localized between the signal sites of the single-copy probes SC5A-479 and SC5A-527. The segment between SC5A-479 and SC5A-527 in the metaphase 5ALNo was significantly longer than that in the metaphase 5AL119 + 535. CONCLUSION The structural variations caused by tandem repeats might be one of the factors affecting meiotic recombination in wheat. Meiotic recombination aggregated two kinds of tandemly repeated clusters into the same chromosome, making the metaphase chromosome more condensed. To conclude, our study provides a robust tool to measure meiotic recombination and select parents for wheat breeding programs.
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- Yang Zou
- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
- Institute of Ecological Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
- Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics and Breeding, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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Flavell RB. Perspective: 50 years of plant chromosome biology. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:731-753. [PMID: 33604616 PMCID: PMC8133586 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The past 50 years has been the greatest era of plant science discovery, and most of the discoveries have emerged from or been facilitated by our knowledge of plant chromosomes. At last we have descriptive and mechanistic outlines of the information in chromosomes that programs plant life. We had almost no such information 50 years ago when few had isolated DNA from any plant species. The important features of genes have been revealed through whole genome comparative genomics and testing of variants using transgenesis. Progress has been enabled by the development of technologies that had to be invented and then become widely available. Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and rice (Oryza sativa) have played extraordinary roles as model species. Unexpected evolutionary dramas were uncovered when learning that chromosomes have to manage constantly the vast numbers of potentially mutagenic families of transposons and other repeated sequences. The chromatin-based transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms that co-evolved to manage the evolutionary drama as well as gene expression and 3-D nuclear architecture have been elucidated these past 20 years. This perspective traces some of the major developments with which I have become particularly familiar while seeking ways to improve crop plants. I draw some conclusions from this look-back over 50 years during which the scientific community has (i) exposed how chromosomes guard, readout, control, recombine, and transmit information that programs plant species, large and small, weed and crop, and (ii) modified the information in chromosomes for the purposes of genetic, physiological, and developmental analyses and plant improvement.
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- Richard B Flavell
- International Wheat Yield Partnership, 1500 Research Parkway, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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Huang J, Wang H, Wang Y, Copenhaver GP. Comparative transcriptomic analysis of thermally stressed Arabidopsis thaliana meiotic recombination mutants. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:181. [PMID: 33711924 PMCID: PMC7953577 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07497-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Meiosis is a specialized cell division that underpins sexual reproduction in most eukaryotes. During meiosis, interhomolog meiotic recombination facilitates accurate chromosome segregation and generates genetic diversity by shuffling parental alleles in the gametes. The frequency of meiotic recombination in Arabidopsis has a U-shaped curve in response to environmental temperature, and is dependent on the Type I, crossover (CO) interference-sensitive pathway. The mechanisms that modulate recombination frequency in response to temperature are not yet known. RESULTS In this study, we compare the transcriptomes of thermally-stressed meiotic-stage anthers from msh4 and mus81 mutants that mediate the Type I and Type II meiotic recombination pathways, respectively. We show that heat stress reduces the number of expressed genes regardless of genotype. In addition, msh4 mutants have a distinct gene expression pattern compared to mus81 and wild type controls. Interestingly, ASY1, which encodes a HORMA domain protein that is a component of meiotic chromosome axes, is up-regulated in wild type and mus81 but not in msh4. In addition, SDS the meiosis-specific cyclin-like gene, DMC1 the meiosis-specific recombinase, SYN1/REC8 the meiosis-specific cohesion complex component, and SWI1 which functions in meiotic sister chromatid cohesion are up-regulated in all three genotypes. We also characterize 51 novel, previously unannotated transcripts, and show that their promoter regions are associated with A-rich meiotic recombination hotspot motifs. CONCLUSIONS Our transcriptomic analysis of msh4 and mus81 mutants enhances our understanding of how the Type I and Type II meiotic CO pathway respond to environmental temperature stress and might provide a strategy to manipulate recombination levels in plants.
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- Jiyue Huang
- Department of Biology and the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Sciences and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Sciences and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Biology and the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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Osman K, Algopishi U, Higgins JD, Henderson IR, Edwards KJ, Franklin FCH, Sanchez-Moran E. Distal Bias of Meiotic Crossovers in Hexaploid Bread Wheat Reflects Spatio-Temporal Asymmetry of the Meiotic Program. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:631323. [PMID: 33679846 DOI: 10.33892/ffpls.2021.631323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Meiotic recombination generates genetic variation and provides physical links between homologous chromosomes (crossovers) essential for accurate segregation. In cereals the distribution of crossovers, cytologically evident as chiasmata, is biased toward the distal regions of chromosomes. This creates a bottleneck for plant breeders in the development of varieties with improved agronomic traits, as genes situated in the interstitial and centromere proximal regions of chromosomes rarely recombine. Recent advances in wheat genomics and genome engineering combined with well-developed wheat cytogenetics offer new opportunities to manipulate recombination and unlock genetic variation. As a basis for these investigations we have carried out a detailed analysis of meiotic progression in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) using immunolocalization of chromosome axis, synaptonemal complex and recombination proteins. 5-Bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling was used to determine the chronology of key events in relation to DNA replication. Axis morphogenesis, synapsis and recombination initiation were found to be spatio-temporally coordinated, beginning in the gene-dense distal chromosomal regions and later occurring in the interstitial/proximal regions. Moreover, meiotic progression in the distal regions was coordinated with the conserved chromatin cycles that are a feature of meiosis. This mirroring of the chiasma bias was also evident in the distribution of the gene-associated histone marks, H3K4me3 and H3K27me3; the repeat-associated mark, H3K27me1; and H3K9me3. We believe that this study provides a cytogenetic framework for functional studies and ongoing initiatives to manipulate recombination in the wheat genome.
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- Kim Osman
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Liu Y, Yuan J, Jia G, Ye W, Jeffrey Chen Z, Song Q. Histone H3K27 dimethylation landscapes contribute to genome stability and genetic recombination during wheat polyploidization. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:678-690. [PMID: 33131144 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is an allohexaploid that was formed via two allopolyploidization events. Growing evidence suggests histone modifications are involved in the response to 'genomic shock' and environmental adaptation during polyploid formation and evolution. However, the role of histone modifications, especially histone H3 lysine-27 dimethylation (H3K27me2), in genome evolution remains elusive. Here we analyzed H3K27me2 and H3K27me3 profiles in hexaploid wheat and its tetraploid and diploid relatives. Although H3K27me3 levels were relatively stable among wheat species with different ploidy levels, H3K27me2 intensities increased concurrent with increased ploidy levels, and H3K27me2 peaks were colocalized with massively amplified DTC transposons (CACTA family) in euchromatin, which may silence euchromatic transposons to maintain genome stability during polyploid wheat evolution. Consistently, the distribution of H3K27me2 is mutually exclusive with another repressive histone mark, H3K9me2, that mainly silences transposons in heterochromatic regions. Remarkably, the regions with low H3K27me2 levels (named H3K27me2 valleys) were associated with the formation of DNA double-strand breaks in genomes of wheat, maize (Zea mays) and Arabidopsis. Our results provide a comprehensive view of H3K27me2 and H3K27me3 distributions during wheat evolution, which support roles for H3K27me2 in silencing euchromatic transposons to maintain genome stability and in modifying genetic recombination landscapes. These genomic insights may empower breeding improvement of crops.
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- Yanfeng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural University, No. 1 Weigang, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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Osman K, Algopishi U, Higgins JD, Henderson IR, Edwards KJ, Franklin FCH, Sanchez-Moran E. Distal Bias of Meiotic Crossovers in Hexaploid Bread Wheat Reflects Spatio-Temporal Asymmetry of the Meiotic Program. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:631323. [PMID: 33679846 PMCID: PMC7928317 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.631323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Meiotic recombination generates genetic variation and provides physical links between homologous chromosomes (crossovers) essential for accurate segregation. In cereals the distribution of crossovers, cytologically evident as chiasmata, is biased toward the distal regions of chromosomes. This creates a bottleneck for plant breeders in the development of varieties with improved agronomic traits, as genes situated in the interstitial and centromere proximal regions of chromosomes rarely recombine. Recent advances in wheat genomics and genome engineering combined with well-developed wheat cytogenetics offer new opportunities to manipulate recombination and unlock genetic variation. As a basis for these investigations we have carried out a detailed analysis of meiotic progression in hexaploid wheat (Triticum aestivum) using immunolocalization of chromosome axis, synaptonemal complex and recombination proteins. 5-Bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling was used to determine the chronology of key events in relation to DNA replication. Axis morphogenesis, synapsis and recombination initiation were found to be spatio-temporally coordinated, beginning in the gene-dense distal chromosomal regions and later occurring in the interstitial/proximal regions. Moreover, meiotic progression in the distal regions was coordinated with the conserved chromatin cycles that are a feature of meiosis. This mirroring of the chiasma bias was also evident in the distribution of the gene-associated histone marks, H3K4me3 and H3K27me3; the repeat-associated mark, H3K27me1; and H3K9me3. We believe that this study provides a cytogenetic framework for functional studies and ongoing initiatives to manipulate recombination in the wheat genome.
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- Kim Osman
- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Kim Osman
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Eugenio Sanchez-Moran
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CRISPR/Cas9 Induced Somatic Recombination at the CRTISO Locus in Tomato. Genes (Basel) 2020; 12:genes12010059. [PMID: 33396568 PMCID: PMC7824628 DOI: 10.3390/genes12010059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Homologous recombination (HR) in somatic cells is not as well understood as meiotic recombination and is thought to be rare. In a previous study, we showed that Inter-Homologous Somatic Recombination (IHSR) can be achieved by targeted induction of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Here, we designed a novel IHSR assay to investigate this phenomenon in greater depth. We utilized F1 hybrids from divergent parental lines, each with a different mutation at the Carotenoid isomerase (CRTISO) locus. IHSR events, namely crossover or gene conversion (GC), between the two CRTISO mutant alleles (tangerine color) can restore gene activity and be visualized as gain-of-function, wildtype (red) phenotypes. Our results show that out of four intron DSB targets tested, three showed DSB formation, as seen from non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) footprints, but only one target generated putative IHSR events as seen by red sectors on tangerine fruits. F2 seeds were grown to test for germinal transmission of HR events. Two out of five F1 plants showing red sectors had their IHSR events germinally transmitted to F2, mainly as gene conversion. Six independent recombinant alleles were characterized: three had truncated conversion tracts with an average length of ~1 kb. Two alleles were formed by a crossover as determined by genotyping and characterized by whole genome sequencing. We discuss how IHSR can be used for future research and for the development of novel gene editing and precise breeding tools.
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Aguilar M, Prieto P. Sequence analysis of wheat subtelomeres reveals a high polymorphism among homoeologous chromosomes. THE PLANT GENOME 2020; 13:e20065. [PMID: 33029942 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Bread wheat, Triticum aestivum L., is one of the most important crops in the world. Understanding its genome organization (allohexaploid; AABBDD; 2n = 6x = 42) is essential for geneticists and plant breeders. Particularly, the knowledge of how homologous chromosomes (equivalent chromosomes from the same genome) specifically recognize each other to pair at the beginning of meiosis, the cellular process to generate gametes in sexually reproducing organisms, is fundamental for plant breeding and has a big influence on the fertility of wheat plants. Initial homologous chromosome interactions contribute to specific recognition and pairing between homologues at the onset of meiosis. Understanding the molecular basis of these critical processes can help to develop genetic tools in a breeding context to promote interspecific chromosome associations in hybrids or interspecific genetic crosses to facilitate the transfer of desirable agronomic traits from related species into a crop like wheat. The terminal regions of chromosomes, which include telomeres and subtelomeres, participate in chromosome recognition and pairing. We present a detailed molecular analysis of subtelomeres of wheat chromosome arms 1AS, 4AS, 7AS, 7BS and 7DS. Results showed a high polymorphism in the subtelomeric region among homoeologues (equivalent chromosomes from related genomes) for all the features analyzed, including genes, transposable elements, repeats, GC content, predicted CpG islands, recombination hotspots and targeted sequence motifs for relevant DNA-binding proteins. These polymorphisms might be the molecular basis for the specificity of homologous recognition and pairing in initial chromosome interactions at the beginning of meiosis in wheat.
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- Miguel Aguilar
- Área de Fisiología Vegetal. Universidad de Córdoba. Campus de Rabanales, edif. C4, 3a planta, Córdoba, Spain
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- Plant Breeding Department, Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Alameda del Obispo s/n, Apartado 4084, Córdoba, 14080, Spain
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Tanaka H, Muramoto N, Sugimoto H, Oda AH, Ohta K. Extended TAQing system for large-scale plant genome reorganization. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 103:2139-2150. [PMID: 32579240 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We previously developed a large-scale genome restructuring technology called the TAQing system. It can induce genomic rearrangements by introducing transient and conditional formation of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) via heat activation of a restriction enzyme TaqI, which can cleave DNA at 5'-TCGA-3' sequences in the genome at higher temperatures (37-42°C). Such heat treatment sometimes confers lethal damage in certain plant species and TaqI cannot induce rearrangements in AT-rich regions. To overcome such problems we developed an extended TAQing (Ex-TAQing) system, which enables the use of a wider range of restriction enzymes active at standard plant-growing temperatures. We established the Ex-TAQing system using MseI that can efficiently cleave DNA at room temperature (at temperatures ranging from 22 to 25°C) and the 5'-TTAA-3' sequence which is highly abundant in the Arabidopsis genome. A synthetic intron-spanning MseI gene, which was placed downstream of a heat-shock-inducible promoter, was conditionally expressed upon milder heat treatment (33°C) to generate DSBs in Arabidopsis chromosomes. Genome resequencing revealed various types of genomic rearrangements, including copy number variations, translocation and direct end-joining at MseI cleavage sites. The Ex-TAQing system could induce large-scale rearrangements in diploids more frequently (17.4%, n = 23) than the standard TAQing system. The application of this system to tetraploids generated several strains with chromosomal rearrangements associated with beneficial phenotypes, such as high salinity stress tolerance and hypersensitivity to abscisic acid. We have developed the Ex-TAQing system, allowing more diverse patterns of genomic rearrangements, by employing various types of endonucleases and have opened a way to expand the capacity for artificial genome reorganization.
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- Hidenori Tanaka
- Genome Engineering Program, Strategic Innovative Research-Domain, Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc, Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1192, Japan
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- Genome Engineering Program, Strategic Innovative Research-Domain, Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc, Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1192, Japan
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- Genome Engineering Program, Strategic Innovative Research-Domain, Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc, Nagakute, Aichi, 480-1192, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
- Universal Biology Institute, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba 3-8-1, Tokyo, 153-8902, Japan
- Universal Biology Institute, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Homoeologous exchanges occur through intragenic recombination generating novel transcripts and proteins in wheat and other polyploids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:14561-14571. [PMID: 32518116 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2003505117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Recombination between homeologous chromosomes, also known as homeologous exchange (HE), plays a significant role in shaping genome structure and gene expression in interspecific hybrids and allopolyploids of several plant species. However, the molecular mechanisms that govern HEs are not well understood. Here, we studied HE events in the progeny of a nascent allotetraploid (genome AADD) derived from two diploid progenitors of hexaploid bread wheat using cytological and whole-genome sequence analyses. In total, 37 HEs were identified and HE junctions were mapped precisely. HEs exhibit typical patterns of homologous recombination hotspots, being biased toward low-copy, subtelomeric regions of chromosome arms and showing association with known recombination hotspot motifs. But, strikingly, while homologous recombination preferentially takes place upstream and downstream of coding regions, HEs are highly enriched within gene bodies, giving rise to novel recombinant transcripts, which in turn are predicted to generate new protein fusion variants. To test whether this is a widespread phenomenon, a dataset of high-resolution HE junctions was analyzed for allopolyploid Brassica, rice, Arabidopsis suecica, banana, and peanut. Intragenic recombination and formation of chimeric genes was detected in HEs of all species and was prominent in most of them. HE thus provides a mechanism for evolutionary novelty in transcript and protein sequences in nascent allopolyploids.
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From molecules to populations: appreciating and estimating recombination rate variation. Nat Rev Genet 2020; 21:476-492. [DOI: 10.1038/s41576-020-0240-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rommel Fuentes R, Hesselink T, Nieuwenhuis R, Bakker L, Schijlen E, van Dooijeweert W, Diaz Trivino S, de Haan JR, Sanchez Perez G, Zhang X, Fransz P, de Jong H, van Dijk ADJ, de Ridder D, Peters SA. Meiotic recombination profiling of interspecific hybrid F1 tomato pollen by linked read sequencing. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 102:480-492. [PMID: 31820490 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Genome wide screening of pooled pollen samples from a single interspecific F1 hybrid obtained from a cross between tomato, Solanum lycopersicum and its wild relative, Solanum pimpinellifolium using linked read sequencing of the haploid nuclei, allowed profiling of the crossover (CO) and gene conversion (GC) landscape. We observed a striking overlap between cold regions of CO in the male gametes and our previously established F6 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) population. COs were overrepresented in non-coding regions in the gene promoter and 5'UTR regions of genes. Poly-A/T and AT rich motifs were found enriched in 1 kb promoter regions flanking the CO sites. Non-crossover associated allelic and ectopic GCs were detected in most chromosomes, confirming that besides CO, GC represents also a source for genetic diversity and genome plasticity in tomato. Furthermore, we identified processed break junctions pointing at the involvement of both homology directed and non-homology directed repair pathways, suggesting a recombination machinery in tomato that is more complex than currently anticipated.
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- Roven Rommel Fuentes
- Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Business Unit of Bioscience, Cluster Applied Bioinformatics, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Business Unit of Bioscience, Cluster Applied Bioinformatics, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Business Unit of Bioscience, Cluster Applied Bioinformatics, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Business Unit of Bioscience, Cluster Applied Bioinformatics, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Genetic Resources, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Business Unit of Bioscience, Cluster Applied Bioinformatics, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Genetwister Technologies B.V., Nieuwe Kanaal 7b, 6709 PA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Genetwister Technologies B.V., Nieuwe Kanaal 7b, 6709 PA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Biometris, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bioinformatics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Business Unit of Bioscience, Cluster Applied Bioinformatics, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Taagen E, Bogdanove AJ, Sorrells ME. Counting on Crossovers: Controlled Recombination for Plant Breeding. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 25:455-465. [PMID: 31959421 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Crossovers (COs), that drive genetic exchange between homologous chromosomes, are strongly biased toward subtelomeric regions in plant species. Manipulating the rate and positions of COs to increase the genetic variation accessible to breeders is a longstanding goal. Use of genome editing reagents that induce double-stranded breaks (DSBs) or modify the epigenome at desired sites of recombination, and manipulation of CO factors, are increasingly applicable approaches for achieving this goal. These strategies for 'controlled recombination' have potential to reduce the time and expense associated with traditional breeding, reveal currently inaccessible genetic diversity, and increase control over the inheritance of preferred haplotypes. Considerable challenges to address include translating knowledge from models to crop species and determining the best stages of the breeding cycle at which to control recombination.
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- Ella Taagen
- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Dawe RK. Charting the path to fully synthetic plant chromosomes. Exp Cell Res 2020; 390:111951. [PMID: 32151492 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2020.111951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The concepts of synthetic biology have the potential to transform plant genetics, both in how we analyze genetic pathways and how we transfer that knowledge into useful applications. While synthetic biology can be applied at the level of the single gene or small groups of genes, this commentary focuses on the ultimate challenge of designing fully synthetic plant chromosomes. Engineering at this scale will allow us to manipulate whole genome architecture and to modify multiple pathways and traits simultaneously. Advances in genome synthesis make it likely that the initial phases of plant chromosome construction will occur in bacteria and yeast. Here I discuss the next steps, including specific ways of overcoming technical barriers associated with plant transformation, functional centromere design, and ensuring accurate meiotic transmission.
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- R Kelly Dawe
- Department of Genetics and Department of Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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Lim EC, Kim J, Park J, Kim EJ, Kim J, Park YM, Cho HS, Byun D, Henderson IR, Copenhaver GP, Hwang I, Choi K. DeepTetrad: high-throughput image analysis of meiotic tetrads by deep learning in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 101:473-483. [PMID: 31536659 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2019] [Revised: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Meiotic crossovers facilitate chromosome segregation and create new combinations of alleles in gametes. Crossover frequency varies along chromosomes and crossover interference limits the coincidence of closely spaced crossovers. Crossovers can be measured by observing the inheritance of linked transgenes expressing different colors of fluorescent protein in Arabidopsis pollen tetrads. Here we establish DeepTetrad, a deep learning-based image recognition package for pollen tetrad analysis that enables high-throughput measurements of crossover frequency and interference in individual plants. DeepTetrad will accelerate the genetic dissection of mechanisms that control meiotic recombination.
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- Eun-Cheon Lim
- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK
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- Department of Biology and the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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Raz A, Dahan-Meir T, Melamed-Bessudo C, Leshkowitz D, Levy AA. Redistribution of Meiotic Crossovers Along Wheat Chromosomes by Virus-Induced Gene Silencing. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:635139. [PMID: 33613593 PMCID: PMC7890124 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.635139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Meiotic recombination is the main driver of genetic diversity in wheat breeding. The rate and location of crossover (CO) events are regulated by genetic and epigenetic factors. In wheat, most COs occur in subtelomeric regions but are rare in centromeric and pericentric areas. The aim of this work was to increase COs in both "hot" and "cold" chromosomal locations. We used Virus-Induced gene Silencing (VIGS) to downregulate the expression of recombination-suppressing genes XRCC2 and FANCM and of epigenetic maintenance genes MET1 and DDM1 during meiosis. VIGS suppresses genes in a dominant, transient and non-transgenic manner, which is convenient in wheat, a hard-to-transform polyploid. F1 hybrids of a cross between two tetraploid lines whose genome was fully sequenced (wild emmer and durum wheat), were infected with a VIGS vector ∼ 2 weeks before meiosis. Recombination was measured in F2 seedlings derived from F1-infected plants and non-infected controls. We found significant up and down-regulation of CO rates along subtelomeric regions as a result of silencing either MET1, DDM1 or XRCC2 during meiosis. In addition, we found up to 93% increase in COs in XRCC2-VIGS treatment in the pericentric regions of some chromosomes. Silencing FANCM showed no effect on CO. Overall, we show that CO distribution was affected by VIGS treatments rather than the total number of COs which did not change. We conclude that transient silencing of specific genes during meiosis can be used as a simple, fast and non-transgenic strategy to improve breeding abilities in specific chromosomal regions.
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- Amir Raz
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
- Department of Plant Science, MIGAL Galilee Research Institute, Kiryat Shmona, Israel
- Amir Raz,
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Bioinformatics Unit, Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
- *Correspondence: Avraham A. Levy,
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Fayos I, Mieulet D, Petit J, Meunier AC, Périn C, Nicolas A, Guiderdoni E. Engineering meiotic recombination pathways in rice. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2019; 17:2062-2077. [PMID: 31199561 PMCID: PMC6790369 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Revised: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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In the last 15 years, outstanding progress has been made in understanding the function of meiotic genes in the model dicot and monocot plants Arabidopsis and rice (Oryza sativa L.), respectively. This knowledge allowed to modulate meiotic recombination in Arabidopsis and, more recently, in rice. For instance, the overall frequency of crossovers (COs) has been stimulated 2.3- and 3.2-fold through the inactivation of the rice FANCM and RECQ4 DNA helicases, respectively, two genes involved in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) as noncrossovers (NCOs) of the Class II crossover pathway. Differently, the programmed induction of DSBs and COs at desired sites is currently explored by guiding the SPO11-1 topoisomerase-like transesterase, initiating meiotic recombination in all eukaryotes, to specific target regions of the rice genome. Furthermore, the inactivation of 3 meiosis-specific genes, namely PAIR1, OsREC8 and OsOSD1, in the Mitosis instead of Meiosis (MiMe) mutant turned rice meiosis into mitosis, thereby abolishing recombination and achieving the first component of apomixis, apomeiosis. The successful translation of Arabidopsis results into a crop further allowed the implementation of two breakthrough strategies that triggered parthenogenesis from the MiMe unreduced clonal egg cell and completed the second component of diplosporous apomixis. Here, we review the most recent advances in and future prospects of the manipulation of meiotic recombination in rice and potentially other major crops, all essential for global food security.
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- Ian Fayos
- CiradUMR AGAPMontpellierFrance
- Université de MontpellierCirad-Inra-Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
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- CiradUMR AGAPMontpellierFrance
- Université de MontpellierCirad-Inra-Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
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- CiradUMR AGAPMontpellierFrance
- Université de MontpellierCirad-Inra-Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
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- CiradUMR AGAPMontpellierFrance
- Université de MontpellierCirad-Inra-Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
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- CiradUMR AGAPMontpellierFrance
- Université de MontpellierCirad-Inra-Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
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- Institut Curie, CNRS UMR 3244University PSLParisFrance
- MeiogenixParisFrance
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- CiradUMR AGAPMontpellierFrance
- Université de MontpellierCirad-Inra-Montpellier SupAgroMontpellierFrance
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Rowan BA, Heavens D, Feuerborn TR, Tock AJ, Henderson IR, Weigel D. An Ultra High-Density Arabidopsis thaliana Crossover Map That Refines the Influences of Structural Variation and Epigenetic Features. Genetics 2019; 213:771-787. [PMID: 31527048 PMCID: PMC6827372 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.119.302406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Many environmental, genetic, and epigenetic factors are known to affect the frequency and positioning of meiotic crossovers (COs). Suppression of COs by large, cytologically visible inversions and translocations has long been recognized, but relatively little is known about how smaller structural variants (SVs) affect COs. To examine fine-scale determinants of the CO landscape, including SVs, we used a rapid, cost-effective method for high-throughput sequencing to generate a precise map of >17,000 COs between the Col-0 and Ler-0 accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana COs were generally suppressed in regions with SVs, but this effect did not depend on the size of the variant region, and was only marginally affected by the variant type. CO suppression did not extend far beyond the SV borders and CO rates were slightly elevated in the flanking regions. Disease resistance gene clusters, which often exist as SVs, exhibited high CO rates at some loci, but there was a tendency toward depressed CO rates at loci where large structural differences exist between the two parents. Our high-density map also revealed in fine detail how CO positioning relates to genetic (DNA motifs) and epigenetic (chromatin structure) features of the genome. We conclude that suppression of COs occurs over a narrow region spanning large- and small-scale SVs, representing an influence on the CO landscape in addition to sequence and epigenetic variation along chromosomes.
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- Beth A Rowan
- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, CB2 3EA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, CB2 3EA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Hirakawa T, Kuwata K, Gallego ME, White CI, Nomoto M, Tada Y, Matsunaga S. LSD1-LIKE1-Mediated H3K4me2 Demethylation Is Required for Homologous Recombination Repair. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 181:499-509. [PMID: 31366719 PMCID: PMC6776857 DOI: 10.1104/pp.19.00530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Homologous recombination is a key process for maintaining genome integrity and diversity. In eukaryotes, the nucleosome structure of chromatin inhibits the progression of homologous recombination. The DNA repair and recombination protein RAD54 alters the chromatin structure via nucleosome sliding to enable homology searches. For homologous recombination to progress, appropriate recruitment and dissociation of RAD54 is required at the site of homologous recombination; however, little is known about the mechanism regulating RAD54 dynamics in chromatin. Here, we reveal that the histone demethylase LYSINE-SPECIFIC DEMETHYLASE1-LIKE 1 (LDL1) regulates the dissociation of RAD54 at damaged sites during homologous recombination repair in the somatic cells of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Depletion of LDL1 leads to an overaccumulation of RAD54 at damaged sites with DNA double-strand breaks. Moreover, RAD54 accumulates at damaged sites by recognizing histone H3 Lys 4 di-methylation (H3K4me2); the frequency of the interaction between RAD54 and H3K4me2 increased in the ldl1 mutant with DNA double-strand breaks. We propose that LDL1 removes RAD54 at damaged sites by demethylating H3K4me2 during homologous recombination repair and thereby maintains genome stability in Arabidopsis.
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- Takeshi Hirakawa
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Génétique, Reproduction et Développement, Unité de Mixte de Recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 6293, Clermont Université, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1103, Université Clermont Auvergne, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Génétique, Reproduction et Développement, Unité de Mixte de Recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 6293, Clermont Université, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1103, Université Clermont Auvergne, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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Linked-read sequencing of gametes allows efficient genome-wide analysis of meiotic recombination. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4310. [PMID: 31541084 PMCID: PMC6754367 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12209-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Meiotic crossovers (COs) ensure proper chromosome segregation and redistribute the genetic variation that is transmitted to the next generation. Large populations and the demand for genome-wide, fine-scale resolution challenge existing methods for CO identification. Taking advantage of linked-read sequencing, we develop a highly efficient method for genome-wide identification of COs at kilobase resolution in pooled recombinants. We first test this method using a pool of Arabidopsis F2 recombinants, and recapitulate results obtained from the same plants using individual whole-genome sequencing. By applying this method to a pool of pollen DNA from an F1 plant, we establish a highly accurate CO landscape without generating or sequencing a single recombinant plant. The simplicity of this approach enables the simultaneous generation and analysis of multiple CO landscapes, accelerating the pace at which mechanisms for the regulation of recombination can be elucidated through efficient comparisons of genotypic and environmental effects on recombination. Meiotic crossovers (COs) generate genetic variation and ensure proper chromosome segregation. Here, the authors develop a method for identifying COs at kilobase resolution in pooled recombinants using linked-read sequencing data, and apply it to investigate genome-wide CO landscapes of Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Sun H, Rowan BA, Flood PJ, Brandt R, Fuss J, Hancock AM, Michelmore RW, Huettel B, Schneeberger K. Linked-read sequencing of gametes allows efficient genome-wide analysis of meiotic recombination. Nat Commun 2019. [PMID: 31541084 DOI: 10.1101/484022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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Meiotic crossovers (COs) ensure proper chromosome segregation and redistribute the genetic variation that is transmitted to the next generation. Large populations and the demand for genome-wide, fine-scale resolution challenge existing methods for CO identification. Taking advantage of linked-read sequencing, we develop a highly efficient method for genome-wide identification of COs at kilobase resolution in pooled recombinants. We first test this method using a pool of Arabidopsis F2 recombinants, and recapitulate results obtained from the same plants using individual whole-genome sequencing. By applying this method to a pool of pollen DNA from an F1 plant, we establish a highly accurate CO landscape without generating or sequencing a single recombinant plant. The simplicity of this approach enables the simultaneous generation and analysis of multiple CO landscapes, accelerating the pace at which mechanisms for the regulation of recombination can be elucidated through efficient comparisons of genotypic and environmental effects on recombination.
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- Hequan Sun
- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- The Genome Center and Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, 451 East Health Sciences Drive, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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- Department of Plant Developmental Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck-Genome-Center Cologne, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Max Planck-Genome-Center Cologne, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Plant Developmental Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- The Genome Center and Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, 451 East Health Sciences Drive, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Max Planck-Genome-Center Cologne, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829, Cologne, Germany.
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Lawrence EJ, Gao H, Tock AJ, Lambing C, Blackwell AR, Feng X, Henderson IR. Natural Variation in TBP-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 4b Controls Meiotic Crossover and Germline Transcription in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol 2019; 29:2676-2686.e3. [PMID: 31378616 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Meiotic crossover frequency varies within genomes, which influences genetic diversity and adaptation. In turn, genetic variation within populations can act to modify crossover frequency in cis and trans. To identify genetic variation that controls meiotic crossover frequency, we screened Arabidopsis accessions using fluorescent recombination reporters. We mapped a genetic modifier of crossover frequency in Col × Bur populations of Arabidopsis to a premature stop codon within TBP-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 4b (TAF4b), which encodes a subunit of the RNA polymerase II general transcription factor TFIID. The Arabidopsis taf4b mutation is a rare variant found in the British Isles, originating in South-West Ireland. Using genetics, genomics, and immunocytology, we demonstrate a genome-wide decrease in taf4b crossovers, with strongest reduction in the sub-telomeric regions. Using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) from purified meiocytes, we show that TAF4b expression is meiocyte enriched, whereas its paralog TAF4 is broadly expressed. Consistent with the role of TFIID in promoting gene expression, RNA-seq of wild-type and taf4b meiocytes identified widespread transcriptional changes, including in genes that regulate the meiotic cell cycle and recombination. Therefore, TAF4b duplication is associated with acquisition of meiocyte-specific expression and promotion of germline transcription, which act directly or indirectly to elevate crossovers. This identifies a novel mode of meiotic recombination control via a general transcription factor.
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- Emma J Lawrence
- Department of Plant Sciences, Downing Street, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Downing Street, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Downing Street, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Downing Street, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Downing Street, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK.
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Heterogeneous transposable elements as silencers, enhancers and targets of meiotic recombination. Chromosoma 2019; 128:279-296. [PMID: 31332531 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-019-00718-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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During meiosis, DNA double-strand breaks are initiated by the topoisomerase-like enzyme SPO11 and are repaired by inter-sister chromatid and inter-homologue DNA repair pathways. Genome-wide maps of initiating DNA double-strand breaks and inter-homologue repair events are now available for a number of mammalian, fungal and plant species. In mammals, PRDM9 specifies the location of meiotic recombination initiation via recognition of specific DNA sequence motifs by its C2H2 zinc finger array. In fungi and plants, meiotic recombination appears to be initiated less discriminately in accessible chromatin, including at gene promoters. Generally, meiotic crossover is suppressed in highly repetitive genomic regions that are made up of transposable elements (TEs), to prevent deleterious non-allelic homologous recombination events. However, recent and older studies have revealed intriguing relationships between meiotic recombination initiation and repair, and transposable elements. For instance, gene conversion events have been detected in maize centromeric retroelements, mouse MULE-MuDR DNA transposons undergo substantial meiotic recombination initiation, Arabidopsis Helitron TEs are among the hottest of recombination initiation hotspots, and human TE sequences can modify the crossover rate at adjacent PRDM9 motifs in cis. Here, we summarize the relationship between meiotic recombination and TEs, discuss recent insights from highly divergent eukaryotes and highlight outstanding questions in the field.
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Diversity and Determinants of Meiotic Recombination Landscapes. Trends Genet 2019; 35:359-370. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2019.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Choudhury RR, Rogivue A, Gugerli F, Parisod C. Impact of polymorphic transposable elements on linkage disequilibrium along chromosomes. Mol Ecol 2019; 28:1550-1562. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.15014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute Birmensdorf Switzerland
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- WSL Swiss Federal Research Institute Birmensdorf Switzerland
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Marand AP, Zhao H, Zhang W, Zeng Z, Fang C, Jiang J. Historical Meiotic Crossover Hotspots Fueled Patterns of Evolutionary Divergence in Rice. THE PLANT CELL 2019; 31:645-662. [PMID: 30705136 PMCID: PMC6482639 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.18.00750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Recombination plays an integral role in the creation of novel genetic variation in sexually reproducing species. Despite this important role, the determinants and evolution of crossover hotspots have remained poorly understood in plants. Here, we present a comparative analysis of two rice (Oryza sativa) historical recombination maps from two subspecies (indica and japonica) using 150 resequenced genomes. Fine-scale recombination rates and crossover hotspots were validated by comparison with a consensus genetic map and empirically derived crossovers, respectively. Strikingly, nearly 80% of crossover hotspots were unique to each subspecies, despite their relatively recent divergence and broad-scale correlated recombination rates. Crossover hotspots were enriched with Stowaway and P instability factor (PIF)/Harbinger transposons and overlapped accessible chromatin regions. Increased nucleotide diversity and signatures of population differentiation augmented by Stowaway and PIF/Harbinger transposons were prevalent at subspecies-specific crossover hotspots. Motifs derived from lineage-specific indica and japonica crossover hotspots were nearly identical in the two subspecies, implicating a core set of crossover motifs in rice. Finally, Stowaway and PIF/Harbinger transposons were associated with stabilized G/C bias within highly active hotspots, suggesting that hotspot activity can be fueled by de novo variation. These results provide evolutionary insight into historical crossover hotspots as potentially powerful drivers of sequence and subspecies evolution in plants.
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- Alexandre P Marand
- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- State Key Laboratory for Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824
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Huang J, Wang C, Wang H, Lu P, Zheng B, Ma H, Copenhaver GP, Wang Y. Meiocyte-Specific and AtSPO11-1-Dependent Small RNAs and Their Association with Meiotic Gene Expression and Recombination. THE PLANT CELL 2019; 31:444-464. [PMID: 30674694 PMCID: PMC6447014 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.18.00511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Meiotic recombination ensures accurate chromosome segregation and results in genetic diversity in sexually reproducing eukaryotes. Over the last few decades, the genetic regulation of meiotic recombination has been extensively studied in many organisms. However, the role of endogenous meiocyte-specific small RNAs (ms-sRNAs; 21-24 nucleotide [nt]) and their involvement in meiotic recombination are unclear. Here, we sequenced the total small RNA (sRNA) and messenger RNA populations from meiocytes and leaves of wild type Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and meiocytes of spo11-1, a mutant defective in double-strand break formation, and we discovered 2,409 ms-sRNA clusters, 1,660 of which areSPORULATION 11-1 (AtSPO11-1)-dependent. Unlike mitotic small interfering RNAs that are enriched in intergenic regions and associated with gene silencing, ms-sRNAs are significantly enriched in genic regions and exhibit a positive correlation with genes that are preferentially expressed in meiocytes (i.e. Arabidopsis SKP1-LIKE1 and RAD51), in a fashion unrelated to DNA methylation. We also found that AtSPO11-1-dependent sRNAs have distinct characteristics compared with ms-sRNAs and tend to be associated with two known types of meiotic recombination hotspot motifs (i.e. CTT-repeat and A-rich motifs). These results reveal different meiotic and mitotic sRNA landscapes and provide new insights into how sRNAs relate to gene expression in meiocytes and meiotic recombination.
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- Jiyue Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Sciences and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Biology and the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3280
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Sciences and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi Key Lab of Sugarcane Biology, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, 530005, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Sciences and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Sciences and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Sciences and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
- Department of Biology, the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Biology and the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3280
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Sciences and Ecological Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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