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Hu N, Jiang X, Yuan Q, Liu W, Yao K, Long Y, Pei X. Increased pollen source area does not always enhance the risk of pollen dispersal and gene flow in Oryza sativa L. Sci Rep 2020; 10:6143. [PMID: 32273546 PMCID: PMC7145849 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63119-z] [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: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Pollen dispersal is one of the main ways of gene flow. In the past years, rice pollen dispersal and gene flow have been well studies. However, there is much dispute whether the risk of pollen dispersal and gene flow continuously increases with the source area. A Lagrangian stochastic model was used to simulate the pollen depositions at different distances from different pollen source areas. The field experiments showed a good fit in the pollen depositions. The larger the source area, the more the pollen grains were deposited at each distance, with the pollen dispersal distance increasing accordingly. However, this effect gradually leveled off as the source area increased. In the large-area of pollen source, we found a significantly higher saturation point for the amount of pollen deposition. Once the source area exceeded 1000 × 1000 m2, the pollen deposition no longer increased, even if the source area continued to increase, indicating the "critical source area" of rice pollen dispersal. However, a 100 × 100 m2 critical source area for conventional rice and hybrid rice was sufficient, while the critical source area for the sterile line was about 230 × 230 m2.
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- Ning Hu
- Yale-NUIST Center on Atmospheric Environment, International Joint Laboratory on Climate and Environment Change, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Agriculture Meteorology, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Agriculture Meteorology, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- College of Tropical Agriculture, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Rice Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Agriculture Meteorology, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Wang XJ, Dong YF, Jin X, Yang JT, Wang ZX. The application of gene splitting technique for controlling transgene flow in rice. Transgenic Res 2019; 29:69-80. [PMID: 31654191 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-019-00178-7] [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: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Controlling transgene flow in China is important, as this country is part of the center of origin of rice. A gene-splitting technique based on intein-mediated trans-splicing represents a new strategy for controlling transgene flow via biological measures. In this study, the G2-aroA gene which provides glyphosate tolerance was split into an N-terminal and a C-terminal region, which were then fused to intein N and intein C of the Ssp DnaE intein, ultimately forming EPSPSn:In and Ic:EPSPSc fusion genes, respectively. These fusion genes were subsequently transformed into the rice cultivar Zhonghua 11 via the Agrobacterium-mediated method. The two split gene fragments were then introduced into the same rice genome by genetic crossings. Glyphosate tolerance analysis revealed that the functional target protein was reconstituted by Ssp DnaE intein-mediated trans-splicing and that the resultant hybrid rice was glyphosate tolerant. The reassembly efficiency of the split gene fragments ranged from 67 to 91% at the molecular level, and 100% of the hybrid F1 progeny were glyphosate tolerant. Transgene flow experiments showed that when the split gene fragments are inserted into homologous chromosomes, the gene-splitting technique can completely avoid the escape of the target trait to the environment. This report is the first on the reassembly efficiency and effectiveness of transgene flow containment via gene splitting in rice. This study provides not only a new biological strategy for controlling rice transgene flow but also a new method for cultivating hybrid transgenic rice.
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- Xu-Jing Wang
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, MARA Key Laboratory on Safety Assessment (Molecular) of Agri-GMO, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, MARA Key Laboratory on Safety Assessment (Molecular) of Agri-GMO, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Baoding University, Baoding, 071000, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, MARA Key Laboratory on Safety Assessment (Molecular) of Agri-GMO, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, MARA Key Laboratory on Safety Assessment (Molecular) of Agri-GMO, Beijing, 100081, China.
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Thomas E, Tovar E, Villafañe C, Bocanegra JL, Moreno R. Distribution, genetic diversity and potential spatiotemporal scale of alien gene flow in crop wild relatives of rice (Oryza spp.) in Colombia. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 10:13. [PMID: 28421550 PMCID: PMC5395511 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-017-0150-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Crop wild relatives (CWRs) of rice hold important traits that can contribute to enhancing the ability of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa and O. glaberrima) to produce higher yields, cope with the effects of climate change, and resist attacks of pests and diseases, among others. However, the genetic resources of these species remain dramatically understudied, putting at risk their future availability from in situ and ex situ sources. Here we assess the distribution of genetic diversity of the four rice CWRs known to occur in Colombia (O. glumaepatula, O. alta, O. grandiglumis, and O. latifolia). Furthermore, we estimated the degree of overlap between areas with suitable habitat for cultivated and wild rice, both under current and predicted future climate conditions to assess the potential spatiotemporal scale of potential gene flow from GM rice to its CWRs. RESULTS Our findings suggest that part of the observed genetic diversity and structure, at least of the most exhaustively sampled species, may be explained by their glacial and post-glacial range dynamics. Furthermore, in assessing the expected impact of climate change and the potential spatiotemporal scale of gene flow between populations of CWRs and GM rice we find significant overlap between present and future suitable areas for cultivated rice and its four CWRs. Climate change is expected to have relatively limited negative effects on the rice CWRs, with three species showing opportunities to expand their distribution ranges in the future. CONCLUSIONS Given (i) the sparse presence of CWR populations in protected areas (ii) the strong suitability overlap between cultivated rice and its four CWRs; and (iii) the complexity of managing and regulating areas to prevent alien gene flow, the first priority should be to establish representative ex situ collections for all CWR species, which currently do not exist. In the absence of studies under field conditions on the scale and extent of gene flow between cultivated rice and its Colombian CWRs, effective in situ conservation might best be achieved through tailor-made management plans and exclusion of GM rice cultivation in areas holding the most genetically diverse CWR populations. This may be combined with assisted migration of populations to suitable areas where rice is unlikely to be cultivated under current and future climate conditions.
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- The Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute, Laboratory of Conservation Genetics, Bogota, Colombia
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- Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Genetic Resources Group, Bogota, Colombia
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- The Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute, International Affairs, Policy and Cooperation Office, Bogota, Colombia
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- The Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute, International Affairs, Policy and Cooperation Office, Bogota, Colombia
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Wang L, Haccou P, Lu BR. High-Resolution Gene Flow Model for Assessing Environmental Impacts of Transgene Escape Based on Biological Parameters and Wind Speed. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149563. [PMID: 26959240 PMCID: PMC4784949 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Environmental impacts caused by transgene flow from genetically engineered (GE) crops to their wild relatives mediated by pollination are longstanding biosafety concerns worldwide. Mathematical modeling provides a useful tool for estimating frequencies of pollen-mediated gene flow (PMGF) that are critical for assessing such environmental impacts. However, most PMGF models are impractical for this purpose because their parameterization requires actual data from field experiments. In addition, most of these models are usually too general and ignored the important biological characteristics of concerned plant species; and therefore cannot provide accurate prediction for PMGF frequencies. It is necessary to develop more accurate PMGF models based on biological and climatic parameters that can be easily measured in situ. Here, we present a quasi-mechanistic PMGF model that only requires the input of biological and wind speed parameters without actual data from field experiments. Validation of the quasi-mechanistic model based on five sets of published data from field experiments showed significant correlations between the model-simulated and field experimental-generated PMGF frequencies. These results suggest accurate prediction for PMGF frequencies using this model, provided that the necessary biological parameters and wind speed data are available. This model can largely facilitate the assessment and management of environmental impacts caused by transgene flow, such as determining transgene flow frequencies at a particular spatial distance, and establishing spatial isolation between a GE crop and its coexisting non-GE counterparts and wild relatives.
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- Lei Wang
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Ecological Engineering, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Fudan University, Handan Road 220, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Leiden University College The Hague, P.O. Box 13228, 2501 EE The Hague, the Netherlands
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity and Ecological Engineering, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Fudan University, Handan Road 220, Shanghai 200433, China
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Gene flow from herbicide resistant genetically modified rice to conventional rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.5141/ecoenv.2015.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Jia S, Yuan Q, Pei X, Wang F, Hu N, Yao K, Wang Z. Rice transgene flow: its patterns, model and risk management. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2014; 12:1259-1270. [PMID: 25431202 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 11/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Progress has been made in a 12 year's systemic study on the rice transgene flow including (i) with experiments conducted at multiple locations and years using up to 21 pollen recipients, we have elucidated the patterns of transgene flow to different types of rice. The frequency to male sterile lines is 10(1) and 10(3) higher than that to O. rufipogon and rice cultivars. Wind speed and direction are the key meteorological factors affecting rice transgene flow. (ii) A regional applicable rice gene flow model is established and used to predict the maximum threshold distances (MTDs) of gene flow during 30 years in 993 major rice producing counties of southern China. The MTD0.1% for rice cultivars is basically ≤5 m in the whole region, despite climate differs significantly at diverse locations and years. This figure is particularly valuable for the commercialization and regulation of transgenic rice. (iii) The long-term fate of transgene integrated into common wild rice was investigated. Results demonstrated that the F1 hybrids of transgenic rice/O. rufipogon gradually disappeared within 3-5 years, and the Bt or bar gene was not detectable in the mixed population, suggesting the O. rufipogon may possess a strong mechanism of exclusiveness for self-protection. (iv) The flowering time isolation and a 2-m-high cloth-screen protection were proved to be effective in reducing transgene flow. We have proposed to use a principle of classification and threshold management for different types of rice.
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- Shirong Jia
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Establishment and optimization of a regionally applicable maize gene-flow model. Transgenic Res 2014; 23:795-807. [PMID: 24962816 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-014-9810-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Because of the rapid development of transgenic maize, the potential effect of transgene flow on seed purity has become a major concern in public and scientific communities. Setting a proper isolation distance in field experiments and seed production is a possible solution to meet seed-quality standards and ensure adventitious contamination of products is below a specific threshold. By using a Gaussian plume model as basis and data recorded by meteorological stations as input, we have established a simple regionally applicable maize gene-flow model for prediction of the maximum threshold distances (MTD) at which gene-flow frequency is equal to or lower than a threshold value of 1 or 0.1 % (MTD1%, MTD0.1%). After optimization of the model variables, simulated outcrossing rate was a good fit to data obtained from field experiments (y = 1.156x, R (2) = 0.8913, n = 30, P < P 0.01). In the process of model calibration, it was found that only 15.82 % of the total amount of the pollen released by each plant participated in the dispersal process. The variable "a" for genetic pollen competitiveness between donor and recipient was introduced into our model, for the "Zinuo18" and "Su608" used, "a" was 17.47. Finally, the model was successfully used in the spring maize-growing region of Northeast China. The range of MTD1% and MTD0.1% in this region varied from 10 m to 49 m and from 17 m to 125 m, respectively.
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Rice is the most important food crops in maintaining food security in China. The loss of China's annual rice production caused by pests is over ten million tons. Present studies showed that the transgenic insect-resistant rice can substantially reduce the application amount of chemical pesticides. In the case of no pesticide use, the pest density in transgenic rice field is significantly lower than that in non-transgenic field, and the neutral insects and natural enemies of pests increased significantly, indicating that the ecological environment and biodiversity toward the positive direction. The gene flow frequency from transgenic rice is dramatically reduced with the distance increases, reaching less than 0.01% at the distance of 6.2 m. Application of transgenic insect-resistant rice in China has an important significance for ensuring food security, maintaining sustainable agricultural development, and protecting the ecological environment and biodiversity. This review summarized the research progress in transgenic insect-resistant rice and its effect on biodiversity. The research directions and development trends of crop pest controlling in future are discussed. These help to promote better use of transgenic insect-resistant rice.
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Chun YJ, Kim DI, Park KW, Kim HJ, Jeong SC, An JH, Cho KH, Back K, Kim HM, Kim CG. Gene flow from herbicide-tolerant GM rice and the heterosis of GM rice-weed F2 progeny. PLANTA 2011; 233:807-815. [PMID: 21212977 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1339-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2010] [Accepted: 12/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Gene flow from genetically modified (GM) crops to non-GM cultivars or weedy relatives may lead to the development of more aggressive weeds. We quantified the amount of gene flow from herbicide-tolerant GM rice (Protox GM, derived from the cultivar Dongjin) to three cultivars (Dongjin, Aranghyangchal and Hwaseong) and a weedy rice line. Gene flow frequency generally decreased with increasing distance from the pollen donor. At the shortest distance (0.5 m), we observed a maximum frequency (0.039%) of gene flow. We found that the cultivar Dongjin received the greatest amount of gene flow, with the second being weedy rice. Heterosis of F2 inbred progeny was also examined between Protox GM and weedy rice. We compared growth and reproduction between F2 progeny (homozygous or hemizygous for the Protox gene) and parental rice lines (GM and weedy rice). Here, transgene-homozygous F2 progeny was significantly taller and produced more seeds than the transgene-hemizygous F2 progeny and parental lines. Although the gene flow frequency was generally low, our results suggest that F2 progeny between GM and weedy relatives may exhibit heterosis.
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- Young Jin Chun
- Bio-Evaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 685-1 Yangcheong-ri, Ochang-eup, Cheongwon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, 363-883, Republic of Korea
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Ushiyama T, Du M, Inoue S, Shibaike H, Yonemura S, Kawashima S, Amano K. Three-dimensional prediction of maize pollen dispersal and cross-pollination, and the effects of windbreaks. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 8:183-202. [PMID: 20883658 DOI: 10.1051/ebr/2010002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2009] [Accepted: 06/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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With the extensive adoption of transgenic crops, an understanding of transgene flow is essential to manage gene flow to non-GM crops. Thus, a flexible and accurate numerical model is required to assess gene flow through pollen dispersal. A three-dimensional atmospheric model combined with a diffusion transport model would be a useful tool for predicting pollen dispersal since it would be flexible enough to incorporate the effects of factors such as the spatial arrangement of crop combinations, land use, topography, windbreaks, and buildings. We applied such a model to field measurements of gene flow between two adjacent maize (Zea mays) cultivars, with suppression effects due to windbreaks, in an experimental cornfield in Japan. This combined model reproduced the measured cross-pollination distribution quite well in the case of maize plots with plant windbreaks slightly taller than the maize and without windbreaks, but the model underestimated the effect of a 6-m-tall windbreak net beyond 25 m from the donor pollen source on cross-pollination. The underestimation was most probably due to the problem of assimilated wind data. The model showed that the 6-m-tall windbreak and the plant wind break suppressed average cross-pollination rate by about 60% and 30%, respectively. Half-tall and coarser mesh windbreak net suppressed cross-pollination rates by 40% by reducing the swirl of donor pollen by reduced wind speed.
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- Tomoki Ushiyama
- The National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan.
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