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Motyka S, Szopa A, Ochatt SJ. Distinction of chia varieties in vivo and in vitro based on the flow cytometry and rosmarinic acid production. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:337. [PMID: 38767664 PMCID: PMC11106112 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13171-w] [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: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Flow cytometry has made a significant contribution to the study of several complex fundamental mechanisms in plant cytogenetics, becoming a useful analytical tool to understand several mechanisms and processes underlying plant growth, development, and function. In this study, the genome size, DNA ploidy level, and A-T/G-C ratio were measured for the first time for two genotypes of chia, Salvia hispanica, an herbaceous plant commonly used in phytotherapy and nutrition. This study also evaluated, for the first time by flow cytometry, the capacity to produce organic acids of tissues stained with LysoTracker Deep Red after elicitation with either yeast extract or cadmium chloride. Rosmarinic acid content differed between the two chia varieties treated with different elicitor concentrations, compared with non-elicited plant material. Elicited tissues of both varieties contained a higher content of rosmarinic acid compared with non-elicited cultures, and cadmium chloride at 500 μM was much better than that at 1000 μM, which led to plant death. For both genotypes, a dose-response was observed with yeast extract, as the higher the concentration of elicitor used, the higher rosmarinic acid content, resulting also in better results and a higher content of rosmarinic acid compared with cadmium chloride. This study demonstrates that flow cytometry may be used as a taxonomy tool, to distinguish among very close genotypses of a given species and, for the first time in plants, that this approach can also be put to profit for a characterization of the cytoplasmic acid phase and the concomitant production of secondary metabolites of interest in vitro, with or without elicitation. KEY POINTS: • Genome size, ploidy level, A-T/G-C ratio, and cytoplasm acid phase of S. hispanica • Cytometry study of cytoplasm acid phase of LysoTracker Deep Red-stained plant cells • Yeast extract or cadmium chloride elicited rosmarinic acid production of chia tissues.
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- Sara Motyka
- Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Kraków, Poland
- Doctoral School of Medical and Health Sciences, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Łazarza 16, 31-530, Kraków, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Medical College, Jagiellonian University, Medyczna 9, 30-688, Kraków, Poland.
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- INRAE, Institut Agro, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000, AgroécologieDijon, France
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Pustahija F, Bašić N, Siljak-Yakovlev S. Karyotype Variability in Wild Narcissus poeticus L. Populations from Different Environmental Conditions in the Dinaric Alps. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:208. [PMID: 38256761 PMCID: PMC10818684 DOI: 10.3390/plants13020208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Narcissus poeticus L. (Amaryllidaceae), a facultative serpentinophyte, is a highly variable species and particularly important ancestor of cultivated daffodils, but is rarely studied in field populations. This study, based on natural populations in the Balkans, focused on karyotype variability, genome size, ploidy and the presence of B chromosomes. Thirteen native populations from different environmental and soil conditions were collected and analyzed using flow cytometry to estimate nuclear genome size, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) for physical mapping of rDNA, fluorochrome labeling (chromomycin and Hoechst) for heterochromatin organization and silver nitrate staining of nucleoli for determining rRNA gene activity. The organization of rDNA and natural triploids is reported here for the first time. The presence of individuals with B chromosomes (in 9/13 populations) and chromosomal rearrangements was also detected. The observed B chromosome showed three different morphotypes. The most frequent submetacentric type showed four different patterns, mainly with active ribosomal genes. The results obtained show that N. poeticus has a dynamic genome with variable genome size due to the presence of polyploidy, B chromosomes and chromosomal rearrangements. It is hypothesized that the observed changes reflect the response of the genome to different environmental conditions, where individuals with B chromosomes appear to have certain adaptive advantages.
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- Fatima Pustahija
- Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo, Zagrebačka 20, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, bâtiment 680–12, route 128, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo, Zagrebačka 20, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, bâtiment 680–12, route 128, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Schelkunov MI, Shtratnikova VY, Klepikova AV, Makarenko MS, Omelchenko DO, Novikova LA, Obukhova EN, Bogdanov VP, Penin AA, Logacheva MD. The genome of the toxic invasive species Heracleum sosnowskyi carries an increased number of genes despite absence of recent whole-genome duplications. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 117:449-463. [PMID: 37846604 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Heracleum sosnowskyi, belonging to a group of giant hogweeds, is a plant with large effects on ecosystems and human health. It is an invasive species that contributes to the deterioration of grassland ecosystems. The ability of H. sosnowskyi to produce linear furanocoumarins (FCs), photosensitizing compounds, makes it very dangerous. At the same time, linear FCs are compounds with high pharmaceutical value used in skin disease therapies. Despite this high importance, it has not been the focus of genetic and genomic studies. Here, we report a chromosome-scale assembly of Sosnowsky's hogweed genome. Genomic analysis revealed an unusually high number of genes (55106) in the hogweed genome, in contrast to the 25-35 thousand found in most plants. However, we did not find any traces of recent whole-genome duplications not shared with its confamiliar, Daucus carota (carrot), which has approximately thirty thousand genes. The analysis of the genomic proximity of duplicated genes indicates on tandem duplications as a main reason for this increase. We performed a genome-wide search of the genes of the FC biosynthesis pathway and surveyed their expression in aboveground plant parts. Using a combination of expression data and phylogenetic analysis, we found candidate genes for psoralen synthase and experimentally showed the activity of one of them using a heterologous yeast expression system. These findings expand our knowledge on the evolution of gene space in plants and lay a foundation for further analysis of hogweed as an invasive plant and as a source of FCs.
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- Mikhail I Schelkunov
- Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Life Sciences Research Center, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudniy, Russia
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- Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
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Talhinhas P, Carvalho R, Tavares S, Ribeiro T, Azinheira H, Ramos AP, Silva MDC, Monteiro M, Loureiro J, Morais-Cecílio L. Diploid Nuclei Occur throughout the Life Cycles of Pucciniales Fungi. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0153223. [PMID: 37289058 PMCID: PMC10433954 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01532-23] [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: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023] Open
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Within Eukaryotes, fungi are the typical representatives of haplontic life cycles. Basidiomycota fungi are dikaryotic in extensive parts of their life cycle, but diploid nuclei are known to form only in basidia. Among Basidiomycota, the Pucciniales are notorious for presenting the most complex life cycles, with high host specialization, and for their expanded genomes. Using cytogenomic (flow cytometry and cell sorting on propidium iodide-stained nuclei) and cytogenetic (FISH with rDNA probe) approaches, we report the widespread occurrence of replicating haploid and diploid nuclei (i.e., 1C, 2C and a small proportion of 4C nuclei) in diverse life cycle stages (pycnial, aecial, uredinial, and telial) of all 35 Pucciniales species analyzed, but not in sister taxa. These results suggest that the Pucciniales life cycle is distinct from any cycle known, i.e., neither haplontic, diplontic nor haplodiplontic, corroborating patchy and disregarded previous evidence. However, the biological basis and significance of this phenomenon remain undisclosed. IMPORTANCE Within Eukaryotes, fungi are the typical representatives of haplontic life cycles, contrasting with plants and animals. As such, fungi thus contain haploid nuclei throughout their life cycles, with sexual reproduction generating a single diploid cell upon karyogamy that immediately undergoes meiosis, thus resuming the haploid cycle. In this work, using cytogenetic and cytogenomic tools, we demonstrate that a vast group of fungi presents diploid nuclei throughout their life cycles, along with haploid nuclei, and that both types of nuclei replicate. Moreover, haploid nuclei are absent from urediniospores. The phenomenon appears to be transversal to the organisms in the order Pucciniales (rust fungi) and it does not occur in neighboring taxa, but a biological explanation or function for it remains elusive.
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- Pedro Talhinhas
- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Centre and Terra Associated Laboratory, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Centre and Terra Associated Laboratory, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Section for Plant and Soil Science, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Centre and Terra Associated Laboratory, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Centre and Terra Associated Laboratory, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Centre and Terra Associated Laboratory, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- LPVVA, Laboratório de Patologia Vegetal “Veríssimo de Almeida”, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Centre and Terra Associated Laboratory, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
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- CFE-Centre for Functional Ecology and Terra Associated Laboratory, Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food Research Centre and Terra Associated Laboratory, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Radosavljević I, Križanović K, Šarančić SL, Jakše J. Towards the Investigation of the Adaptive Divergence in a Species of Exceptional Ecological Plasticity: Chromosome-Scale Genome Assembly of Chouardia litardierei (Hyacinthaceae). Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10755. [PMID: 37445933 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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One of the central goals of evolutionary biology is to understand the genomic basis of adaptive divergence. Different aspects of evolutionary processes should be studied through genome-wide approaches, therefore maximizing the investigated genomic space. However, in-depth genome-scale analyses often are restricted to a model or economically important species and their closely related wild congeners with available reference genomes. Here, we present the high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of Chouardia litardierei, a plant species with exceptional ecological plasticity. By combining PacBio and Hi-C sequencing technologies, we generated a 3.7 Gbp genome with a scaffold N50 size of 210 Mbp. Over 80% of the genome comprised repetitive elements, among which the LTR retrotransposons prevailed. Approximately 86% of the 27,257 predicted genes were functionally annotated using public databases. For the comparative analysis of different ecotypes' genomes, the whole-genome sequencing of two individuals, each from a distinct ecotype, was performed. The detected above-average SNP density within coding regions suggests increased adaptive divergence-related mutation rates, therefore confirming the assumed divergence processes within the group. The constructed genome presents an invaluable resource for future research activities oriented toward the investigation of the genetics underlying the adaptive divergence that is likely unfolding among the studied species' ecotypes.
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- Ivan Radosavljević
- Division of Botany, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 9A, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Electronic Systems and Information Processing, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Unska 3, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Botany, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 9A, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Agronomy, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Charalambous I, Ioannou N, Kyratzis AC, Kourtellarides D, Hagidimitriou M, Nikoloudakis N. Genome Size Variation across a Cypriot Fabeae Tribe Germplasm Collection. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1469. [PMID: 37050095 PMCID: PMC10096862 DOI: 10.3390/plants12071469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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DNA content is an important trait linked to the evolutionary routes of taxa and often connected to speciation. In the present study, we studied C-values variation across the Cypriot Fabeae gene pool. Several hundred plants (Vicia spp., Lens spp., Pisum spp.) were sampled across Cyprus. Accurate estimates were established by flow cytometry and propidium iodine staining for 155 discrete populations/accessions. A ten-fold variation was detected across lineages with 1C DNA content varying from 1.584 pg for V. cretica (ARI02420) to 13.983 pg for V. faba (ARI00187). In general, flow cytometry was precise for the characterization of species, even though there were instances of genome overlapping across taxa. Most analyses in the current work refer to species that have not been characterized before by flow cytometry (or any other DNA content estimation method). Still, a correlation to C-values previously reported in Kew Plant DNA C-values database was attempted. A high degree of correlation except for V. dalmatica was established. The evaluation of genome size trait in relation with the Fabeae phylogeny, revealed that Pisum and Lens genera were rather homogenous, but an astonishing fluctuation was shown for Vicia spp. Moreover, it was established that genome up- or down-scaling was not directly linked to speciation drivers. The genomic size measurements presented here could deliver extra quality control for the identification and characterization of taxa in germplasm collections, particularly in cases where species share morphological characters.
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- Iliana Charalambous
- Department of Agricultural Science, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus; (I.C.); (N.I.)
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- Department of Agricultural Science, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus; (I.C.); (N.I.)
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- Vegetable Crop Sector, Agricultural Research Institute-Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, 1516 Nicosia, Cyprus; (A.C.K.); (D.K.)
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- Vegetable Crop Sector, Agricultural Research Institute-Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, 1516 Nicosia, Cyprus; (A.C.K.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Agricultural Science, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus; (I.C.); (N.I.)
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Hajrudinović-Bogunić A, Frajman B, Schönswetter P, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Bogunić F. Apomictic Mountain Whitebeam (Sorbus austriaca, Rosaceae) Comprises Several Genetically and Morphologically Divergent Lineages. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12030380. [PMID: 36979072 PMCID: PMC10045669 DOI: 10.3390/biology12030380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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The interplay of polyploidisation, hybridization, and apomixis contributed to the exceptional diversity of Sorbus (Rosaceae), giving rise to a mosaic of genetic and morphological entities. The Sorbus austriaca species complex from the mountains of Central and South-eastern Europe represents an allopolyploid apomictic system of populations that originated following hybridisation between S. aria and S. aucuparia. However, the mode and frequency of such allopolyploidisations and the relationships among different, morphologically more or less similar populations that have often been described as different taxa remain largely unexplored. We used amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) fingerprinting, plastid DNA sequencing, and analyses of nuclear microsatellites, along with multivariate morphometrics and ploidy data, to disentangle the relationships among populations within this intricate complex. Our results revealed a mosaic of genetic lineages—many of which have not been taxonomically recognised—that originated via multiple allopolyploidisations. The clonal structure within and among populations was then maintained via apomixis. Our results thus support previous findings that hybridisation, polyploidization, and apomixis are the main drivers of Sorbus diversification in Europe.
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- Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
- Correspondence: (B.F.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestrasse 15, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo, Zagrebačka 20, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Correspondence: (B.F.); (F.B.)
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Kozlowski G, Fragnière Y, Clément B, Meade C. Genome Size in the Arenaria ciliata Species Complex (Caryophyllaceae), with Special Focus on A. ciliata subsp. bernensis, a Narrow Endemic of the Swiss Northern Alps. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:3489. [PMID: 36559611 PMCID: PMC9783149 DOI: 10.3390/plants11243489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The genus Arenaria (Caryophyllaceae) comprises approximately 300 species worldwide; however, to date, just six of these taxa have been investigated in terms of their genome size. The main subject of the present study is the A. ciliata species complex, with special focus on A. ciliata subsp. bernensis, an endemic plant occurring in the Swiss Northern Alps. Altogether, 16 populations and 77 individuals of the A. ciliata complex have been sampled and their genome sizes were estimated using flow cytometry, including A. ciliata subsp. bernensis, A. ciliata s.str., A. multicaulis, and A. gothica. The Arenaria ciliata subsp. bernensis shows the highest 2c-value of 6.91 pg of DNA, while A. gothica showed 2c = 3.69 pg, A. ciliata s.str. 2c = 1.71 pg, and A. multicaulis 2c = 1.57 pg. These results confirm the very high ploidy level of A. ciliata subsp. bernensis (2n = 20x = 200) compared to other taxa in the complex, as detected by our chromosome counting and previously documented by earlier work. The genome size and, thus, also the ploidy level, is stable across the whole distribution area of this taxon. The present study delivers additional support for the taxonomic distinctiveness of the high alpine endemic A. ciliata subsp. bernensis, which strongly aligns with other differences in morphology, phylogeny, phenology, ecology, and plant communities, described previously. In affirming these differences, further support now exists to re-consider the species status of this taxon. Upgrading to full species rank would significantly improve the conservation prospects for this taxon, as, because of its precise ecological adaptation to alpine summit habitats, the A. ciliata subsp. bernensis faces acute threats from accelerated climate warming.
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- Gregor Kozlowski
- Department of Biology and Botanical Garden, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
- Natural History Museum Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 6, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
- Eastern China Conservation Centre for Wild Endangered Plant Resources, Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai 201602, China
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- Department of Biology and Botanical Garden, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology and Botanical Garden, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 10, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Molecular Ecology and Biogeography Laboratory, Biology Department, Maynooth University, W23 F2H6 Maynooth, Ireland
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Carev I, Golemac A, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Pellay FX, Politeo O. Volatile Oil Chemical Composition of Wild, Edible Centaurea scabiosa L. and Its Cytotoxic Activity. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:3267. [PMID: 36501307 PMCID: PMC9736928 DOI: 10.3390/plants11233267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Centaurea species are well known as a source of phytopharmaceuticals having both beneficial and harmful influences on human health. Centaurea scabiosa L. is a wild edible plant used in Mediterranean cuisine in the Dalmatian region of Croatia. We have assessed the volatile oil's chemical composition using GC/MS chromatography and its cytotoxic activity on human fibroblasts using the MTT test. Data on chromosome number, obtained by classical karyological methods, and genome size, assessed by flow cytometry, of the same plant material of C. scabiosa, were also given. The major chemical compounds found in C. scabiosa volatile oil were heptacosane, caryophyllene oxide, alloaromadendrene epoxide, α-cyperone, and α-bisabolol. This volatile oil showed no cytotoxicity on human fibroblasts in a dose range of 0.01-1 g/L. The chromosome number of a C. scabiosa sample from Croatia showed 2n = 20 + 2B chromosomes. The total genome DNA amount of 2C = 3.3 ± 0.01 pg or 1 Cx = 1628 Mbp presents the first report on the genome size of this species from Croatia. The presented results support the idea of using this plant in the human diet. To our knowledge, this is the first report on edible C. scabiosa species in general and in particular from Croatia.
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- Ivana Carev
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 35, 21000 Split, Croatia
- NAOS Institute of Life Science, 355, rue Pierre-Simon Laplace, 13290 Aix, France
- Mediterranean Institute for Life Science, Meštrovićevo šetalište 45, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- NAOS Institute of Life Science, 355, rue Pierre-Simon Laplace, 13290 Aix, France
- Mediterranean Institute for Life Science, Meštrovićevo šetalište 45, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- NAOS Institute of Life Science, 355, rue Pierre-Simon Laplace, 13290 Aix, France
- Mediterranean Institute for Life Science, Meštrovićevo šetalište 45, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 35, 21000 Split, Croatia
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Uddin N, Muhammad N, Ali N, Nisar M, Liu M. Genomic constitution and relationships of Ziziphus species collected from Malakand Division, Pakistan. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 28:1939-1953. [PMID: 36484032 PMCID: PMC9723090 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-022-01249-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Polyploidization has played a major role in plant evolution and can alter plant morphology, phenology, and ecology within only one or a few generations. Ziziphus species are economically as well as nutritionally important fruit-yielding trees. Identification of genotypes with unique traits or those with higher ploidy levels or a broader genetic base could lead to further improvements within the species. The current study has assessed the ploidy levels in the Ziziphus species (Ziziphus jujuba Mill. and Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. f. Wight & Arn) with phenotypic traits, flow cytometry, and chromosomal count as well as with SSRs markers. Morphological traits were inferred to be the most important drivers of trait variations among the investigated genotypes. The total sugar, total cAMPs, titratable acid, and chlorophyll (a, b, and total) were also significantly different in contrast with diploid plants, which showed that tetraploid Ziziphus had the potential to increase nutritional contents. Out of twenty (20), five (5) Z. jujuba genotypes (ZJL-9, ZJL-12, ZJL-17, ZJL-18, and ZJL-19) were found tetraploid 2n = 4x = 48, with genome size ranging from 965.9 to1238.8 Mb that was significantly higher than the tetraploid Z. jujuba Mill. variety Dongzao. Similarly, Z. nummularia ZNL-07 to ZNL-15 have found tetraploid 2n = 4x = 72 with genomic sizes ranging from 1152.2 to 1746.8 Mb respectively. Simple sequence repeats (SSRs) marker was applied to assess the genetic relationship within Ziziphus genotypes. To the best of our understanding, this is the first report on the identification of naturalized random tetraploids within the Pakistani Ziziphus species. This study provides important insights into the genomic architecture of Ziziphus species with implications for classification, conservation, and improvements of Ziziphus germplasm resources.
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- Nisar Uddin
- Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Department of Pomology, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001 Hebei China
- Department of Botany, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Department of Pomology, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001 Hebei China
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- Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan
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- Department of Pomology, College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071001 Hebei China
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Integration of Repeatomic and Cytogenetic Data on Satellite DNA for the Genome Analysis in the Genus Salvia (Lamiaceae). PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11172244. [PMID: 36079625 PMCID: PMC9460151 DOI: 10.3390/plants11172244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Within the complicated and controversial taxonomy of cosmopolitan genus Salvia L. (Lamiaceae) are valuable species Salvia officinalis L. and Salvia sclarea L., which are important for the pharmaceutical, ornamental horticulture, food, and perfume industries. Genome organization and chromosome structure of these essential oil species remain insufficiently studied. For the first time, the comparative repeatome analysis of S. officinalis and S. sclarea was performed using the obtained NGS data, RepeatExplorer/TAREAN pipelines and FISH-based chromosome mapping of the revealed satellite DNA families (satDNAs). In repeatomes of these species, LTR retrotransposons made up the majority of their repetitive DNA. Interspecific variations in genome abundance of Class I and Class II transposable elements, ribosomal DNA, and satellite DNA were revealed. Four (S. sclarea) and twelve (S. officinalis) putative satDNAs were identified. Based on patterns of chromosomal distribution of 45S rDNA; 5S rDNA and the revealed satDNAs, karyograms of S. officinalis and S. sclarea were constructed. Promising satDNAs which can be further used as chromosome markers to assess inter- and intraspecific chromosome variability in Salvia karyotypes were determined. The specific localization of homologous satDNA and 45S rDNA on chromosomes of the studied Salvia species confirmed their common origin, which is consistent with previously reported molecular phylogenetic data.
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Marcussen T, Ballard HE, Danihelka J, Flores AR, Nicola MV, Watson JM. A Revised Phylogenetic Classification for Viola (Violaceae). PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11172224. [PMID: 36079606 PMCID: PMC9460890 DOI: 10.3390/plants11172224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The genus Viola (Violaceae) is among the 40–50 largest genera among angiosperms, yet its taxonomy has not been revised for nearly a century. In the most recent revision, by Wilhelm Becker in 1925, the then-known 400 species were distributed among 14 sections and numerous unranked groups. Here, we provide an updated, comprehensive classification of the genus, based on data from phylogeny, morphology, chromosome counts, and ploidy, and based on modern principles of monophyly. The revision is presented as an annotated global checklist of accepted species of Viola, an updated multigene phylogenetic network and an ITS phylogeny with denser taxon sampling, a brief summary of the taxonomic changes from Becker’s classification and their justification, a morphological binary key to the accepted subgenera, sections and subsections, and an account of each infrageneric subdivision with justifications for delimitation and rank including a description, a list of apomorphies, molecular phylogenies where possible or relevant, a distribution map, and a list of included species. We distribute the 664 species accepted by us into 2 subgenera, 31 sections, and 20 subsections. We erect one new subgenus of Viola (subg. Neoandinium, a replacement name for the illegitimate subg. Andinium), six new sections (sect. Abyssinium, sect. Himalayum, sect. Melvio, sect. Nematocaulon, sect. Spathulidium, sect. Xanthidium), and seven new subsections (subsect. Australasiaticae, subsect. Bulbosae, subsect. Clausenianae, subsect. Cleistogamae, subsect. Dispares, subsect. Formosanae, subsect. Pseudorupestres). Evolution within the genus is discussed in light of biogeography, the fossil record, morphology, and particular traits. Viola is among very few temperate and widespread genera that originated in South America. The biggest identified knowledge gaps for Viola concern the South American taxa, for which basic knowledge from phylogeny, chromosome counts, and fossil data is virtually absent. Viola has also never been subject to comprehensive anatomical study. Studies into seed anatomy and morphology are required to understand the fossil record of the genus.
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- Thomas Marcussen
- Department of Biosciences, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066 Blindern, NO-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, CZ-61137 Brno, Czech Republic
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Zámek 1, CZ-252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Independent Researcher, Casilla 161, Los Andes 2100412, Chile
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- Instituto de Botánica Darwinion (IBODA, CONICET-ANCEFN), Labardén 200, Casilla de Correo 22, San Isidro, Buenos Aires B1642HYD, Argentina
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- Independent Researcher, Casilla 161, Los Andes 2100412, Chile
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Bartha L, Mandáková T, Kovařík A, Bulzu PA, Rodde N, Mahelka V, Lysak MA, Fustier MA, Šafář J, Cápal P, Keresztes L, Banciu HL. Intact ribosomal DNA arrays of Potentilla origin detected in Erythronium nucleus suggest recent eudicot-to-monocot horizontal transfer. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 235:1246-1259. [PMID: 35460285 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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During our initial phylogenetic study of the monocot genus Erythronium (Liliaceae), we observed peculiar eudicot-type internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences in a dataset derived from genomic DNA of Erythronium dens-canis. This raised the possibility of horizontal transfer of a eudicot alien ribosomal DNA (rDNA) into the Erythronium genome. In this work we aimed to support this hypothesis by carrying out genomic, molecular, and cytogenetic analyses. Genome skimming coupled by PacBio HiFi sequencing of a bacterial artificial chromosome clone derived from flow-sorted nuclei was used to characterise the alien 45S rDNA. Integration of alien rDNA in the recipient genome was further proved by Southern blotting and fluorescence in situ hybridization using specific probes. Alien rDNA, nested among Potentilla species in phylogenetic analysis, likely entered the Erythronium lineage in the common ancestor of E. dens-canis and E. caucasicum. Transferred eudicot-type rDNA preserved its tandemly arrayed feature on a single chromosome and was found to be transcribed in the monocot host, albeit much less efficiently than the native counterpart. This study adds a new example to the rarely documented nuclear-to-nuclear jumps of DNA between eudicots and monocots while holding the scientific community continually in suspense about the mode of DNA transfer.
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- László Bartha
- Molecular Biology Center, Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University, 400271, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics, Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 61265, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- French Plant Genomic Resource Center, INRAE-CNRGV, 31320, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, 25243, Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), Masaryk University, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, 779 00, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Hungarian Department of Biology and Ecology, Babeş-Bolyai University, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Centre of Systems Biology, Biodiversity and Bioresources (3B), Babeş-Bolyai University, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Molecular Biology Center, Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University, 400271, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Centre of Systems Biology, Biodiversity and Bioresources (3B), Babeş-Bolyai University, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Babeş-Bolyai University, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Terlević A, Bogdanović S, Frajman B, Rešetnik I. Genome Size Variation in Dianthus sylvestris Wulfen sensu lato (Caryophyllaceae). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:1481. [PMID: 35684254 PMCID: PMC9183063 DOI: 10.3390/plants11111481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Genome size (GS) is an important characteristic that may be helpful in delimitation of taxa, and multiple studies have shown correlations between intraspecific GS variation and morphological or environmental factors, as well as its geographical segregation. We estimated a relative GS (RGS) of 707 individuals from 162 populations of Dianthus sylvestris with a geographic focus on the Balkan Peninsula, but also including several populations from the European Alps. Dianthus sylvestris is morphologically variable species thriving in various habitats and six subspecies have been recognized from the Balkan Peninsula. Our RGS data backed-up with chromosome counts revealed that the majority of populations were diploid (2n = 30), but ten tetraploid populations have been recorded in D. sylvestris subsp. sylvestris from Istria (Croatia, Italy). Their monoploid RGS is significantly lower than that of the diploids, indicating genome downsizing. In addition, the tetraploids significantly differ from their diploid counterparts in an array of morphological and environmental characteristics. Within the diploid populations, the RGS is geographically and only partly taxonomically correlated, with the highest RGS inferred in the southern Balkan Peninsula and the Alps. We demonstrate greater RGS variation among the Balkan populations compared to the Alps, which is likely a result of more pronounced evolutionary differentiation within the Balkan Peninsula. In addition, a deep RGS divergence within the Alps likely points to persistence of the alpine populations in different Pleistocene refugia.
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- Ana Terlević
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Trg Marka Marulića 20/II, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
- Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Botany, Institute of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestraße 15, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Trg Marka Marulića 20/II, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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Huang Y, Escalona M, Morrison G, Marimuthu MPA, Nguyen O, Toffelmier E, Shaffer HB, Litt A. Reference Genome Assembly of the Big Berry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca). J Hered 2022; 113:188-196. [PMID: 35575079 PMCID: PMC9113465 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esab071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae) species, commonly known as manzanitas, are an invaluable fire-adapted chaparral clade in the California Floristic Province (CFP), a world biodiversity hotspot on the west coast of North America. This diverse woody genus includes many rare and/or endangered taxa, and the genus plays essential ecological roles in native ecosystems. Despite their importance in conservation management, and the many ecological and evolutionary studies that have focused on manzanitas, virtually no research has been conducted on the genomics of any manzanita species. Here, we report the first genome assembly of a manzanita species, the widespread Arctostaphylos glauca. Consistent with the genomics strategy of the California Conservation Genomics project, we used Pacific Biosciences HiFi long reads and Hi-C chromatin-proximity sequencing technology to produce a de novo assembled genome. The assembly comprises a total of 271 scaffolds spanning 547Mb, close to the genome size estimated by flow cytometry. This assembly, with a scaffold N50 of 31Mb and BUSCO complete score of 98.2%, will be used as a reference genome for understanding the genetic diversity and the basis of adaptations of both common and rare and endangered manzanita species.
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- Yi Huang
- Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- UC Davis Genome Center, DNA Technologies and Expression Analysis Cores, University of California, Davis, CA 95691, USA
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- UC Davis Genome Center, DNA Technologies and Expression Analysis Cores, University of California, Davis, CA 95691, USA
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7239, USA
- the La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7239, USA
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7239, USA
- the La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7239, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Science, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Genome Size and Chromosome Number Evaluation of Astragalus L. sect. Hymenostegis Bunge (Fabaceae). PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11030435. [PMID: 35161416 PMCID: PMC8838222 DOI: 10.3390/plants11030435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Astragalus section Hymenostegis is one of the important characteristic elements of thorn-cushion formations in the Irano-Turanian floristic region. In this paper, we examined the chromosome number of 17 species (15 new reports) and provide estimates of genome size for 62 individuals belonging to 38 taxa of A. sect. Hymenostegis, some species outside this section, plus two Oxytropis species. Based on chromosome counts 11 species were found to be diploid (2n = 16), four species tetraploid (2n = 32) and two taxa hexaploid (2n = 48). From genome size measurements on silica-gel dried material, three ploidy levels (2x, 4x and 6x) were inferred, with a majority of species being diploid. The 2C values reach from 2.07 pg in diploid Astragalus zohrabi to 7.16 pg in hexaploid A. rubrostriatus. We found indications that species might occur with different cytotypes. A phylogenetic framework using nrDNA ITS sequences was constructed to understand the evolution of ploidy changes and genome sizes. It showed that genome size values among the studied taxa differ only slightly within ploidy levels and are nearly constant within most species and groups of closely related taxa within the genus Astragalus. The results of this study show that there is a rather strong correlation between genome sizes and chromosome numbers in sect. Hymenostegis. The resolution of the ITS-based phylogenetic tree is too low to infer evolutionary or environmental correlations of genome size differences. Polyploidization seems to contribute to the high species number in Astragalus, however, in sect. Hymenostegis it is not the main driver of speciation.
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Cytological Study of Cypripedium japonicum Thunb. (Orchidaceae Juss.): An Endangered Species from Korea. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10101978. [PMID: 34685787 PMCID: PMC8540827 DOI: 10.3390/plants10101978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Changes in chromosome number and karyotype evolution are important to plant diversification, as they are both major drivers of speciation processes. Herein, chromosome number, karyotype, and genome size of the Korean lady's slipper orchid Cypripedium japonicum Thunb., an endangered species, were investigated in natural populations. Furthermore, all cytological data from this species are reported herein for the first time. The chromosome number of all investigated C. japonicum plants was diploid (2n = 2x = 22), with x = 11 as base chromosome number, whereby the species can now be clearly distinguished from the Japanese lady's slipper orchid. The karyotypes of all studied individuals were of similar length, symmetrical, and rather unimodal. Flow cytometry of the C. japonicum revealed that the genome size ranged from 28.38 to 30.14 pg/1C. Data on chromosome number and karyotypes were largely consistent with previous results indicating that Korean (x = 11) populations of C. japonicum are more closely related to Chinese populations (x = 11) compared to Japanese (x = 10) populations. These comprehensive cytological results will benefit the efforts to discriminate the geographically isolated and endangered Eastern Asian (China, Japan, and Korea) lady's slipper orchid species.
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Becher H, Powell RF, Brown MR, Metherell C, Pellicer J, Leitch IJ, Twyford AD. The nature of intraspecific and interspecific genome size variation in taxonomically complex eyebrights. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2021; 128:639-651. [PMID: 34318876 PMCID: PMC8422891 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcab102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Genome size varies considerably across the diversity of plant life. Although genome size is, by definition, affected by genetic presence/absence variants, which are ubiquitous in population sequencing studies, genome size is often treated as an intrinsic property of a species. Here, we studied intra- and interspecific genome size variation in taxonomically complex British eyebrights (Euphrasia, Orobanchaceae). Our aim is to document genome size diversity and investigate underlying evolutionary processes shaping variation between individuals, populations and species. METHODS We generated genome size data for 192 individuals of diploid and tetraploid Euphrasia and analysed genome size variation in relation to ploidy, taxonomy, population affiliation and geography. We further compared the genomic repeat content of 30 samples. KEY RESULTS We found considerable intraspecific genome size variation, and observed isolation-by-distance for genome size in outcrossing diploids. Tetraploid Euphrasia showed contrasting patterns, with genome size increasing with latitude in outcrossing Euphrasia arctica, but with little genome size variation in the highly selfing Euphrasia micrantha. Interspecific differences in genome size and the genomic proportions of repeat sequences were small. CONCLUSIONS We show the utility of treating genome size as the outcome of polygenic variation. Like other types of genetic variation, such as single nucleotide polymorphisms, genome size variation may be affected by ongoing hybridization and the extent of population subdivision. In addition to selection on associated traits, genome size is predicted to be affected indirectly by selection due to pleiotropy of the underlying presence/absence variants.
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- Hannes Becher
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Saffron Walden, UK
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- Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK
- Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB, CSIC-Ajuntament de Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Tavan M, Sarikhani H, Mirjalili MH, Rigano MM, Azizi A. Triterpenic and phenolic acids production changed in Salvia officinalis via in vitro and in vivo polyploidization: A consequence of altered genes expression. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 189:112803. [PMID: 34144408 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The induction of polyploidy is an efficient technique for creating a diversity of genetic, phenotypic, and phytochemical novelties in plant taxa. Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) is a well-known medicinal plant rich of valuable bioactive molecules such as triterpenic and phenolic acids. In the present study, the effect of in vitro and in vivo polyploidization on morphological characteristics, anatomical structures, phytochemical traits, and expression level of the genes involved in the biosynthesis of major triterpenic acids (ursolic, betulinic, and oleanolic acids) of the plant was studied. The sterile seeds treated with different concentrations (0, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2%) of colchicine for 24 and 48 h were considered for polyploidy induction. Flow cytometry and chromosome counting were used to confirm the ploidy level of diploid (2n = 2x = 14, 2C DNA = 1.10 pg) and tetraploid (2n = 4x = 28, 2C DNA = 2.12 pg) plants after seven months. The highest polyploidy induction was obtained by applying 0.1% (w/v) colchicine for 48 h with an efficiency of 19.05% in vitro tetraploidy. Polyploids showed differences in leaf shape and color, leaf and stem thickness, trichrome density, root length, plant height, and number of leaves compared to diploid plants. There was also a significant decrease in rosmarinic acid content in polyploid (plants) as compared to diploid plants. Although a significant decrease in ursolic acid content was observed in polyploids, betulinic acid content associated with the expression levels of genes encoding enzymes being active in triterpene biosynthesis such as squalene epoxidase (SQE) and lupeol synthase (LUS). The expression of SQE and LUS was significantly increased in in vitro tertaploids (2.9-fold) and in vivo mixoploids (2.4-fold). The results confirm the idea that induced polyploidy can randomly alter breeding traits of plants as well as the content of bioactive compounds.
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- Mansoureh Tavan
- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu Ali Sina University, 65174, Hamedan, Iran.
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu Ali Sina University, 65174, Hamedan, Iran.
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- Department of Agriculture, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, 1983969411, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, 80055, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu Ali Sina University, 65174, Hamedan, Iran.
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Chalvin C, Drevensek S, Chollet C, Gilard F, Šolić EM, Dron M, Bendahmane A, Boualem A, Cornille A. Study of the genetic and phenotypic variation among wild and cultivated clary sages provides interesting avenues for breeding programs of a perfume, medicinal and aromatic plant. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248954. [PMID: 34288908 PMCID: PMC8294528 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A road-map of the genetic and phenotypic diversities in both crops and their wild related species can help identifying valuable genetic resources for further crop breeding. The clary sage (Salvia sclarea L.), a perfume, medicinal and aromatic plant, is used for sclareol production and ornamental purposes. Despite its wide use in the field of cosmetics, the phenotypic and genetic diversity of wild and cultivated clary sages remains to be explored. We characterized the genetic and phenotypic variation of a collection of six wild S. sclarea populations from Croatia, sampled along an altitudinal gradient, and, of populations of three S. sclarea cultivars. We showed low level of genetic diversity for the two S. sclarea traditional cultivars used for essential oil production and for ornamental purposes, respectively. In contrast, a recent cultivar resulting from new breeding methods, which involve hybridizations among several genotypes rather than traditional recurrent selection and self-crosses over time, showed high genetic diversity. We also observed a marked phenotypic differentiation for the ornamental clary sage compared with other cultivated and wild clary sages. Instead, the two cultivars used for essential oil production, a traditional and a recent one, respectively, were not phenotypically differentiated from the wild Croatian populations. Our results also featured some wild populations with high sclareol content and early-flowering phenotypes as good candidates for future breeding programs. This study opens up perspectives for basic research aiming at understanding the impact of breeding methods on clary sage evolution, and highlights interesting avenues for clary breeding programs.
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- Camille Chalvin
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR 1403, Université Paris‐Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR 1403, Université Paris‐Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR 1403, Université Paris‐Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR 1403, Université Paris‐Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR 1403, Université Paris‐Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR 1403, Université Paris‐Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris‐Saclay (IPS2), UMR 9213/UMR 1403, Université Paris‐Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, GQE - Le Moulon, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Lee SY, Chen Z, Chen Z, Chen J, Zhang X, Pan J, Fan Q, Liao W. Plastid genome sequencing, identification of nuclear SNP markers, and quality assessment of medicinal rhizomatous herb Polygonatum odoratum (Asparagaceae) cultivars. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:7660-7676. [PMID: 34188842 PMCID: PMC8216927 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce (Asparagaceae, Asparagales) is a widely cultivated medicinal herb in China. However, this useful herb is understudied despite being known as a medicinal resource with top grade medical and edible properties since long. In this study, P. odoratum and four cultivars were investigated. The variations in morphological characteristics and vegetative phases of each cultivar were observed. For genetic aspect, the plastid genome of P. odoratum varies in length from 154,569 bp to 155,491 bp, containing a large single-copy region of 83,486-84,459 bp, a small single-copy region of 18,292-18,471 bp, and two inverted repeats of 26,302-26,370 bp. A total of 131 genes were predicted, including 85 protein-coding, 38 tRNA, and eight rRNA genes. Genome comparisons revealed a slight variation in the sequence across the five accessions, but two highly variable regions (trnC-petN and rpl32-trnL) were detected when comparing the four different cultivars. For the RAD-seq markers, a total of 33.64 Gb of clean data, with an average value of 1.08 Gb per sample, were analyzed for the presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Well-resolved phylogenies of the P. odoratum cultivars are constructed; the nonmonophyletic relationship in the plastome-based phylogenetic trees, yet monophyletic form in the RAD-based linkage map suggested possibility of hybrid cultivar for P. odoratum "Dazhu" (GDDZ), which was further supported by morphological observations. Quality assessment based on the standards of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia on Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma (POR) on the four cultivars used in this study recorded that PORs from P. odoratum "Zhongzhu" (GDZZ) met the minimum criteria for the acceptance as raw material for medicinal drug production. This study has provided insights on the morphological variations, genetic background, and medicinal qualities of P. odoratum cultivars that could be explored for future genetic improvement as well as breeding programs of P. odoratum for POR production.
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- Shiou Yih Lee
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant ResourcesSchool of Life SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant ResourcesSchool of Life SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong National Nature Reserve AdministrationShaoguanChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant ResourcesSchool of Life SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant ResourcesSchool of Life SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant ResourcesSchool of Life SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant ResourcesSchool of Life SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant ResourcesSchool of Life SciencesSun Yat‐sen UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Can Knowledge of Genetic Distances, Genome Sizes and Chromosome Numbers Support Breeding Programs in Hardy Geraniums? Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12050730. [PMID: 34068148 PMCID: PMC8152959 DOI: 10.3390/genes12050730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Breeding programs in ornamentals can be facilitated by integrating knowledge of phylogenetic relatedness of potential parents along with other genomic information. Using AFLP, genetic distances were determined for 59 Geranium genotypes, comprising 55 commercial cultivars of the three subgenera of a total collection of 61 Geranium genotypes. A subgroup of 45 genotypes, including intragroup and intergroup hybrids, were selected and further characterized for genome sizes and chromosome numbers. The variation in genome size ranged from 1.51 ± 0.01 pg/2C to 12.94 ± 0.07 pg/2C. The chromosome numbers ranged from 26 to 108–110 with some hybrids showing an aberrant number of chromosomes based on their parents’ constitution. All chromosome numbers of Geranium are an even number, which presumes that unreduced gametes occur in some cross combinations. Overall, parental difference in genome size and chromosome number were not limiting for cross compatibility. Good crossing compatibility was correlated to a Jaccard similarity coefficient as parameter for parental relatedness of about 0.5. Additionally, parent combinations with high differences in the DNA/chromosome value could not result in a successful cross. We expect that our results will enable breeding programs to overcome crossing barriers and support further breeding initiatives.
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Genome Size Diversity in Rare, Endangered, and Protected Orchids in Poland. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12040563. [PMID: 33924526 PMCID: PMC8070121 DOI: 10.3390/genes12040563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Orchidaceae is one of the largest and the most widespread plant families with many species threatened with extinction. However, only about 1.5% of orchids’ genome sizes have been known so far. The aim of this study was to estimate the genome size of 15 species and one infraspecific taxon of endangered and protected orchids growing wild in Poland to assess their variability and develop additional criterion useful in orchid species identification and characterization. Flow cytometric genome size estimation revealed that investigated orchid species possessed intermediate, large, and very large genomes. The smallest 2C DNA content possessed Liparis loeselii (14.15 pg), while the largest Cypripedium calceolus (82.10 pg). It was confirmed that the genome size is characteristic to the subfamily. Additionally, for four species Epipactis albensis, Ophrys insectifera, Orchis mascula, Orchis militaris and one infraspecific taxon, Epipactis purpurata f. chlorophylla the 2C DNA content has been estimated for the first time. Genome size estimation by flow cytometry proved to be a useful auxiliary method for quick orchid species identification and characterization.
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Wettewa E, Wallace LE. Molecular phylogeny and ancestral biogeographic reconstruction of Platanthera subgenus Limnorchis (Orchidaceae) using target capture methods. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021; 157:107070. [PMID: 33421614 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Platanthera is one of the largest genera of temperate orchids in the Holarctic and exemplifies a lineage that has adaptively radiated into diverse habitats within North America, Asia, Europe, North Africa, Borneo, and Sarawak. Major centers of diversity in this genus are North America and eastern Asia. Despite its diversity, a thorough phylogenetic hypothesis for the genus is lacking because no studies have yet sampled taxa exhaustively or developed a robust molecular toolkit. While there is strong evidence that suggests monophyly of subgenus Limnorchis, most taxa in this group have not been included in a phylogenetic analysis. In this study, we developed a new toolkit for Platanthera consisting of genomic information from 617 low-copy nuclear loci. Using a targeted enrichment approach, we collected high-throughput sequence data in 23 accessions of nine of the 12 diploid species of subgenus Limnorchis and outgroup species across Platanthera. A maximum likelihood analysis resolved a strongly supported monophyletic clade for subgenus Limnorchis. Ancestral biogeographic reconstruction indicated that subgenus Limnorchis originated in western North America ca. 3-4.5 Mya from an ancestor that was widespread in western North America and eastern Asia and subsequently diversified in western North America, followed by dispersal of some species to eastern North America. Our results indicate complex biogeographic connections between Asia and North America, and therefore it suggests that Platanthera is a suitable system to test biogeographic hypotheses over time and space in the Holarctic. Our results are also expected to facilitate further study of diversification and biogeographic spread across Platanthera and lay the groundwork for understanding independent origins, biogeography, and morphological diversification of polyploid species within subgenus Limnorchis.
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- Eranga Wettewa
- Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA.
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Nabieva A, Zaytseva Y, Shakarishili N. Genome size variability of the population of Gymnadenia conopsea (Orchidaceae) in the Novosibirsk Region (Russia). BIO WEB OF CONFERENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20213800084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Gymnadenia conopsea (Fragrant orchid) is a widespread model species for the study of polymorphism in the European part of Russia and abroad. Flow cytometry refers to rapid methods effective for assessing the structure of a population by DNA size estimation. However, this method is only available in habitats with close proximity to the place of the experiment, because this indicator is determined only in fresh leaves. A small population of G. conopsea in the industrial area adjacent to the Novosibirsk urban agglomeration in the Novosibirsk Region (NR) was studied. Only diploids were detected in the G. conopsea cenopopulation occurred in the industrial zone of the NR. In this study we pointed on significance of genome size variation, which correlates with the adaptive evolution of the G. conopsea in West Siberia. The revealed absence of minor cytotypes (individuals with a higher level of ploidy) in G. conopsea population reduces intraspecific and intrapopulation diversity of the species.
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Samad NA, Hidalgo O, Saliba E, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Strange K, Leitch IJ, Dagher-Kharrat MB. Genome Size Evolution and Dynamics in Iris, with Special Focus on the Section Oncocyclus. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9121687. [PMID: 33271865 PMCID: PMC7760388 DOI: 10.3390/plants9121687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Insights into genome size dynamics and its evolutionary impact remain limited by the lack of data for many plant groups. One of these is the genus Iris, of which only 53 out of c. 260 species have available genome sizes. In this study, we estimated the C-values for 41 species and subspecies of Iris mainly from the Eastern Mediterranean region. We constructed a phylogenetic framework to shed light on the distribution of genome sizes across subgenera and sections of Iris. Finally, we tested evolutionary models to explore the mode and tempo of genome size evolution during the radiation of section Oncocyclus. Iris as a whole displayed a great variety of C-values; however, they were unequally distributed across the subgenera and sections, suggesting that lineage-specific patterns of genome size diversification have taken place within the genus. The evolutionary model that best fitted our data was the speciational model, as changes in genome size appeared to be mainly associated with speciation events. These results suggest that genome size dynamics may have contributed to the radiation of Oncocyclus irises. In addition, our phylogenetic analysis provided evidence that supports the segregation of the Lebanese population currently attributed to Iris persica as a distinct species.
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- Nour Abdel Samad
- Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Campus Sciences et Technologies, Université Saint-Joseph, Mar Roukos, Mkalles, BP: 1514 Riad el Solh, Beirut 1107 2050, Lebanon; (N.A.S.); (E.S.)
- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, 91400 Orsay, France;
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK; (K.S.); (I.J.L.)
- Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB, CSIC-Ajuntament de Barcelona), Passeig del Migdia s.n., 08038 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence: (O.H.); (M.B.D.-K.)
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- Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Campus Sciences et Technologies, Université Saint-Joseph, Mar Roukos, Mkalles, BP: 1514 Riad el Solh, Beirut 1107 2050, Lebanon; (N.A.S.); (E.S.)
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, 91400 Orsay, France;
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK; (K.S.); (I.J.L.)
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, UK; (K.S.); (I.J.L.)
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- Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Campus Sciences et Technologies, Université Saint-Joseph, Mar Roukos, Mkalles, BP: 1514 Riad el Solh, Beirut 1107 2050, Lebanon; (N.A.S.); (E.S.)
- Correspondence: (O.H.); (M.B.D.-K.)
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Farhat P, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Valentin N, Fabregat C, Lopez-Udias S, Salazar-Mendias C, Altarejos J, Adams RP. Gene flow between diploid and tetraploid junipers - two contrasting evolutionary pathways in two Juniperus populations. BMC Evol Biol 2020; 20:148. [PMID: 33167862 PMCID: PMC7650182 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-020-01688-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gene flow and polyploidy have been found to be important in Juniperus evolution. However, little evidence has been published elucidating the association of both phenomena in juniper taxa in the wild. Two main areas were studied in Spain (Eastern Iberian Range and Sierra de Baza) with both diploid and tetraploid taxa present in sympatry. Gene flow and ploidy level were assessed for these taxa and the resulted offspring. RESULTS Twenty-two allo-triploid hybrids between J. sabina var. sabina and J. thurifera were found in the Eastern Iberian Range population. However, in the Sierra de Baza population no triploids were found. Instead, 18 allo-tetraploid hybrids between two tetraploid taxa: J. sabina var. balkanensis and J. thurifera were discovered. High genetic diversity was exhibited among the tetraploid hybrids at Sierra de Baza, in contrast to the genetically identical triploid hybrids at the Eastern Iberian Range; this suggests meiotic difficulties within the triploid hybrids. In addition, unidirectional gene flow was observed in both studied areas. CONCLUSION Polyploidy and hybridization can be complementary partners in the evolution of Juniperus taxa in sympatric occurrences. Juniperus was shown to be an ideal coniferous model to study these two phenomena, independently or in concert.
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- Perla Farhat
- Biology Department, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76798, USA.
- Present address: Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, China.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Ecologie Systématique Evolution, 91405, Orsay, France
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- Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Jardí Botànic de la Universitat de València, 46008, València, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Animal, Biología Vegetal y Ecología. Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica y Orgánica, Universidad de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain
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- Biology Department, Baylor University, Waco, TX, 76798, USA
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Siljak-Yakovlev S, Lamy F, Takvorian N, Valentin N, Gouesbet V, Hennion F, Robert T. Genome size and chromosome number of ten plant species from Kerguelen Islands. Polar Biol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00300-020-02755-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Choi B, Weiss-Schneeweiss H, Temsch EM, So S, Myeong HH, Jang TS. Genome Size and Chromosome Number Evolution in Korean Iris L. Species (Iridaceae Juss.). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:E1284. [PMID: 32998465 PMCID: PMC7650623 DOI: 10.3390/plants9101284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Chromosome numbers, karyotypes, and genome sizes of 14 Iris L. (Iridaceae Juss.) species in Korea and their closely related taxon, Sisyrinchium rosulatum, are presented and analyzed in a phylogenetic framework. To date, understanding the chromosomal evolution of Korean irises has been hampered by their high chromosome numbers. Here, we report analyses of chromosome numbers and karyotypes obtained via classic Feulgen staining and genome sizes measured using flow cytometry in Korean irises. More than a two-fold variation in chromosome numbers (2n = 22 to 2n = 50) and over a three-fold genome size variation (2.39 pg to 7.86 pg/1 C) suggest the putative polyploid and/or dysploid origin of some taxa. Our study demonstrates that the patterns of genome size variation and chromosome number changes in Korean irises do not correlate with the phylogenetic relationships and could have been affected by different evolutionary processes involving polyploidy or dysploidy. This study presents the first comprehensive chromosomal and genome size data for Korean Iris species. Further studies involving molecular cytogenetic and phylogenomic analyses are needed to interpret the mechanisms involved in the origin of chromosomal variation in the Iris.
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- Bokyung Choi
- Department of Biological Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Vienna, Austria; (H.W.-S.); (E.M.T.)
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Vienna, Austria; (H.W.-S.); (E.M.T.)
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- Korea National Park Research Institute, 171, Dangu-ro, Wonju-si 26441, Gangwon-do, Korea; (S.S.); (H.-H.M.)
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- Korea National Park Research Institute, 171, Dangu-ro, Wonju-si 26441, Gangwon-do, Korea; (S.S.); (H.-H.M.)
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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Phenolic Compounds Content and Genetic Diversity at Population Level across the Natural Distribution Range of Bearberry ( Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Ericaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9091250. [PMID: 32971908 PMCID: PMC7570137 DOI: 10.3390/plants9091250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a medicinal plant traditionally employed for the treatment of urinary tract infections due to high contents of arbutin (hydroquinone β-D-glucoside), which is now mainly used as a natural skin-whitening agent in cosmetics. Bearberry has also been proposed as a natural antioxidant additive due to the high contents of phenolic compounds in leaves. We studied the variation on phenolic compounds in 42 wild populations of bearberry, aiming to elucidate if intrinsic biological, climatic, and/or geographic factors affect phenolic contents across its natural distribution in the Iberian Peninsula. Bearberry leaves were collected during autumn over a three-year period (2014-2016) in populations across a latitude and altitude gradient. Methanolic extracts showed a wide range of variation in total phenols content, and different phenolic profiles regarding arbutin (levels of this major constituent varied from 87 to 232 mg/g dr wt), but also catechin and myricetin contents, which were affected by geographic and climatic factors. Moderate levels of variation on genome size-assessed by flow cytometry-and on two plastid DNA regions were also detected among populations. Genetic and cytogenetic differentiation of populations was weakly but significantly associated to phytochemical diversity. Elite bearberry genotypes with higher antioxidant capacity were subsequently identified.
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Molecular Study of Selected Taxonomically Critical Taxa of the Genus Iris L. from the Broader Alpine-Dinaric Area. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9091229. [PMID: 32961899 PMCID: PMC7570032 DOI: 10.3390/plants9091229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Some wild, morphologically diverse taxa of the genus Iris in the broad Alpine-Dinaric area have never been explored molecularly, and/or have ambiguous systematic status. The main aims of our research were to perform a molecular study of critical Iris taxa from that area (especially a narrow endemic accepted species I. adriatica, for which we also analysed genome size) and to explore the contribution of eight microsatellites and highly variable chloroplast DNA (ndhJ, rpoC1) markers to the understanding of the Iris taxa taxonomy and phylogeny. Both the microsatellite-based UPGMA and plastid markers-based maximum likelihood analysis discriminated three main clusters in the set of 32 analysed samples, which correspond well to the lower taxonomic categories of the genus, and support separate status of ambiguous regional taxa (e.g., I. sibirica subsp. erirrhiza, I. x croatica and I. x rotschildii). The first molecular data on I. adriatica revealed its genome size (2C = 12.639 ± 0.202 pg) and indicated the existence of ecotypes. For future molecular characterisation of the genus we recommend the utilisation of microsatellite markers supplemented with a combination of plastid markers.
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Tomasello S, Konowalik K. On the Leucanthemopsis alpina (L.) Heywood growing in the Illyrian region. PHYTOKEYS 2020; 161:27-40. [PMID: 33005088 PMCID: PMC7508921 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.161.53384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Leucanthemopsis alpina (L.) Heywood (Asteraceae, Anthemideae) is a small, caespitose plant growing in high alpine environments in all the main southern European mountain ranges. However, the species status in the Balkan Peninsula (and especially in the Dinaric Alps) is not very well known. Surrounding this area, different L. alpina subspecies are found in the Eastern Alps and in the Carpathians. These subspecies differ from one another, both morphologically and in chromosome number. The present study aims to better characterise the populations of L. alpina in the Illyrian and Balkan regions by undertaking a comprehensive survey of herbarium collections for the species in this area, by applying flow cytometry for ploidy determination and by sequencing of two chloroplast markers. Results from our investigation suggest that the only population of the species in the Dinaric Alps is found in the Vranica Mts (Bosnia and Herzegovina). This population consists of diploid plants (unlike tetraploid populations from the Eastern Alps) that are slightly distinct genetically from those of the subspecies growing in the Eastern Alps and the Tatra Mts. Both the ploidy and their genetic distinction indicate that Vranica Mts most probably served as a refugium for the species during the Pleistocene glaciations. Considering its isolated geographical range and its genetic distinction, the population of L. alpina growing in the Vranica Mts should be considered as a separate subspecies.
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- Salvatore Tomasello
- Department of Systematics, Biodiversity and Evolution of Plants (with Herbarium), Albrecht-von-Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073, Georg-August University, Göttingen, GermanyGeorg-August UniversityGöttingenGermany
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- Institute of Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kożuchowska 5b, Wroclaw, PolandWroclaw University of Environmental and Life SciencesWroclawPoland
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Kersten B, Leite Montalvão AP, Hoenicka H, Vettori C, Paffetti D, Fladung M. Sequencing of two transgenic early-flowering poplar lines confirmed vector-free single-locus T-DNA integration. Transgenic Res 2020; 29:321-337. [PMID: 32356192 PMCID: PMC7283205 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-020-00203-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Next-generation sequencing (NGS) approaches are attractive alternatives to the PCR-based characterisation of genetically modified plants for safety assessment and labelling since NGS is highly sensitive to the detection of T-DNA inserts as well as vector backbone sequences in transgenic plants. In this study, two independent transgenic male Populus tremula lines, T193-2 and T195-1, both carrying the FLOWERING LOCUS T gene from Arabidopsis thaliana under control of a heat-inducible promoter (pHSP::AtFT) and the non-transgenic control clone W52, were further characterised by NGS and third-generation sequencing. The results support previous findings that the T-DNA was hemizygously inserted in one genomic locus of each line. However, the T-DNA insertions consist of conglomerations of one or two T-DNA copies together with a small T-DNA fragment without AtFT parts. Based on NGS data, no additional T-DNA splinters or vector backbone sequences could be identified in the genome of the two transgenic lines. Seedlings derived from crosses between the pHSP::AtFT transgenic male parents and female wild type plants are therefore expected to be T-DNA splinter or vector backbone free. Thus, PCR analyses amplifying a partial T-DNA fragment with AtFT-specific primers are sufficient to determine whether the seedlings are transgenic or not. An analysis of 72 second generation-seedlings clearly showed that about 50% of them still reveal the presence of the T-DNA, confirming data already published. To prove if unanticipated genomic changes were induced by T-DNA integration, extended future studies using long-range sequencing technologies are required once a suitable chromosome-level P. tremula reference genome sequence is available.
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- Birgit Kersten
- Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics, 22927, Grosshansdorf, Germany.
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- Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics, 22927, Grosshansdorf, Germany
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- Institute of Bioscience and Bioresources (IBBR), National Research Council (CNR), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, Agricultural Genetics Section, University of Florence, P. le delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy
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- Thünen Institute of Forest Genetics, 22927, Grosshansdorf, Germany.
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Choi IY, Kwon EC, Kim NS. The C- and G-value paradox with polyploidy, repeatomes, introns, phenomes and cell economy. Genes Genomics 2020; 42:699-714. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-020-00941-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Naciri Y, Linder HP. The genetics of evolutionary radiations. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2020; 95:1055-1072. [PMID: 32233014 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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With the realization that much of the biological diversity on Earth has been generated by discrete evolutionary radiations, there has been a rapid increase in research into the biotic (key innovations) and abiotic (key environments) circumstances in which such radiations took place. Here we focus on the potential importance of population genetic structure and trait genetic architecture in explaining radiations. We propose a verbal model describing the stages of an evolutionary radiation: first invading a suitable adaptive zone and expanding both spatially and ecologically through this zone; secondly, diverging genetically into numerous distinct populations; and, finally, speciating. There are numerous examples of the first stage; the difficulty, however, is explaining how genetic diversification can take place from the establishment of a, presumably, genetically depauperate population in a new adaptive zone. We explore the potential roles of epigenetics and transposable elements (TEs), of neutral process such as genetic drift in combination with trait genetic architecture, of gene flow limitation through isolation by distance (IBD), isolation by ecology and isolation by colonization, the possible role of intra-specific competition, and that of admixture and hybridization in increasing the genetic diversity of the founding populations. We show that many of the predictions of this model are corroborated. Most radiations occur in complex adaptive zones, which facilitate the establishment of many small populations exposed to genetic drift and divergent selection. We also show that many radiations (especially those resulting from long-distance dispersal) were established by polyploid lineages, and that many radiating lineages have small genome sizes. However, there are several other predictions which are not (yet) possible to test: that epigenetics has played a role in radiations, that radiations occur more frequently in clades with small gene flow distances, or that the ancestors of radiations had large fundamental niches. At least some of these may be testable in the future as more genome and epigenome data become available. The implication of this model is that many radiations may be hard polytomies because the genetic divergence leading to speciation happens within a very short time, and that the divergence history may be further obscured by hybridization. Furthermore, it suggests that only lineages with the appropriate genetic architecture will be able to radiate, and that such a radiation will happen in a meta-population environment. Understanding the genetic architecture of a lineage may be an essential part of accounting for why some lineages radiate, and some do not.
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- Yamama Naciri
- Plant Systematics and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany and Plant biology of the University of Geneva, 1 Chemin de l'Impératrice, CH-1292, Chambésy, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008, Zurich, Switzerland
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Shuryak I. Review of resistance to chronic ionizing radiation exposure under environmental conditions in multicellular organisms. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2020; 212:106128. [PMID: 31818732 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ionizing radiation resistance occurs among many phylogenetic groups and its mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Tolerances to acute and chronic irradiation do not always correlate because different mechanisms may be involved. The radioresistance phenomenon becomes even more complex in the field than in the laboratory because the effects of radioactive contamination on natural populations are intertwined with those of other factors, such as bioaccumulation of radionuclides, interspecific competition, seasonal variations in environmental conditions, and land use changes due to evacuation of humans from contaminated areas. Previous reviews of studies performed in radioactive sites like the Kyshtym, Chernobyl, and Fukushima accident regions, and of protracted irradiation experiments, often focused on detecting radiation effects at low doses in radiosensitive organisms. Here we review the literature with a different purpose: to identify organisms with high tolerance to chronic irradiation under environmental conditions, which maintained abundant populations and/or outcompeted more radiosensitive species at high dose rates. Taxa for which consistent evidence for radioresistance came from multiple studies conducted in different locations and at different times were found among plants (e.g. willow and birch trees, sedges), invertebrate and vertebrate animals (e.g. rotifers, some insects, crustaceans and freshwater fish). These organisms are not specialized "extremophiles", but tend to tolerate broad ranges of environmental conditions and stresses, have small genomes, reproduce quickly and/or disperse effectively over long distances. Based on these findings, resistance to radioactive contamination can be examined in a more broad context of chronic stress responses.
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- Igor Shuryak
- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, VC-11-234/5, New York, NY, USA.
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Luo X, Liu J. Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Analysis of the Locations of the Oligonucleotides 5S rDNA, (AGGGTTT) 3, and (TTG) 6 in Three Genera of Oleaceae and Their Phylogenetic Framework. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10050375. [PMID: 31108932 PMCID: PMC6562466 DOI: 10.3390/genes10050375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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We report the cytogenetic map for a collection of species in the Oleaceae, and test similarities among the karyotypes relative to their known species phylogeny. The oligonucleotides 5S ribosomal DNA (rDNA), (AGGGTTT)3, and (TTG)6 were used as fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) probes to locate the corresponding chromosomes in three Oleaceae genera: Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Syringa oblata, Ligustrum lucidum, and Ligustrum × vicaryi. Forty-six small chromosomes were identified in four species. (AGGGTTT)3 signals were observed on almost all chromosome ends of four species, but (AGGGTTT)3 played no role in distinguishing the chromosomes but displayed intact chromosomes and could thus be used as a guide for finding chromosome counts. (TTG)6 and 5S rDNA signals discerned several chromosomes located at subterminal or central regions. Based on the similarity of the signal pattern (mainly in number and location and less in intensity) of the four species, the variations in the 5S rDNA and (TTG)6 distribution can be ordered as L. lucidum < L. × vicaryi < F. pennsylvanica < S. oblata. Variations have observed in the three genera. The molecular cytogenetic data presented here might serve as a starting point for further larger-scale elucidation of the structure of the Oleaceae genome, and comparison with the known phylogeny of Oleaceae family.
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- Xiaomei Luo
- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, China.
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang District, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Srisuwan S, Sihachakr D, Martín J, Vallès J, Ressayre A, Brown SC, Siljak-Yakovlev S. Change in nuclear DNA content and pollen size with polyploidisation in the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas, Convolvulaceae) complex. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2019; 21:237-247. [PMID: 30468688 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Genome size evolution and its relationship with pollen grain size has been investigated in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), an economically important crop which is closely related to diploid and tetraploid species, assessing the nuclear DNA content of 22 accessions from five Ipomoea species, ten sweet potato varieties and two outgroup taxa. Nuclear DNA amounts were determined using flow cytometry. Pollen grains were studied using scanning and transmission electron microscopy. 2C DNA content of hexaploid I. batatas ranged between 3.12-3.29 pg; the mean monoploid genome size being 0.539 pg (527 Mbp), similar to the related diploid accessions. In tetraploid species I. trifida and I. tabascana, 2C DNA content was, respectively, 2.07 and 2.03 pg. In the diploid species closely related to sweet potato e.g. I. ×leucantha, I. tiliacea, I. trifida and I. triloba, 2C DNA content was 1.01-1.12 pg. However, two diploid outgroup species, I. setosa and I. purpurea, were clearly different from the other diploid species, with 2C of 1.47-1.49 pg; they also have larger chromosomes. The I. batatas genome presents 60.0% AT bases. DNA content and ploidy level were positively correlated within this complex. In I. batatas and the more closely related species I. trifida, the genome size and ploidy levels were correlated with pollen size. Our results allow us to propose alternative or complementary hypotheses to that currently proposed for the formation of hexaploid Ipomoea batatas.
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- S Srisuwan
- Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, CNRS AgroParisTech, University of Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, CNRS AgroParisTech, University of Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Laboratori de Botànica (UB) - Unitat associada al CSIC, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratori de Botànica (UB) - Unitat associada al CSIC, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- GQE- Le Moulon, INRA, University of Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell, UMR 9198, CNRS/Université Paris-Sud/CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution, CNRS AgroParisTech, University of Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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Farhat P, Hidalgo O, Robert T, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Leitch IJ, Adams RP, Bou Dagher-Kharrat M. Polyploidy in the Conifer Genus Juniperus: An Unexpectedly High Rate. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:676. [PMID: 31191584 PMCID: PMC6541006 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Recent research suggests that the frequency of polyploidy may have been underestimated in gymnosperms. One notable example is in the conifer genus Juniperus, where there are already a few reports of polyploids although data are still missing for most species. In this study, we evaluated the extent of polyploidy in Juniperus by conducting the first comprehensive screen across nearly all of the genus. Genome size data from fresh material, together with chromosome counts, were used to demonstrate that genome sizes estimated from dried material could be used as reliable proxies to uncover the extent of ploidy diversity across the genus. Our analysis revealed that 16 Juniperus taxa were polyploid, with tetraploids and one hexaploid being reported. Furthermore, by analyzing the genome size and chromosome data within a phylogenetic framework we provide the first evidence of possible lineage-specific polyploidizations within the genus. Genome downsizing following polyploidization is moderate, suggesting limited genome restructuring. This study highlights the importance of polyploidy in Juniperus, making it the first conifer genus and only the second genus in gymnosperms where polyploidy is frequent. In this sense, Juniperus represents an interesting model for investigating the genomic and ecological consequences of polyploidy in conifers.
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- Perla Farhat
- Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph, Campus Sciences et Technologies, Beirut, Lebanon
- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom
- Laboratori de Botànica, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Unitat Associada CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
- Biology Department, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Biology Department, Baylor University, Waco, TX, United States
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- Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Faculté des Sciences, Université Saint-Joseph, Campus Sciences et Technologies, Beirut, Lebanon
- *Correspondence: Magda Bou Dagher-Kharrat
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Cocker JM, Wright J, Li J, Swarbreck D, Dyer S, Caccamo M, Gilmartin PM. Primula vulgaris (primrose) genome assembly, annotation and gene expression, with comparative genomics on the heterostyly supergene. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17942. [PMID: 30560928 PMCID: PMC6299000 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36304-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Primula vulgaris (primrose) exhibits heterostyly: plants produce self-incompatible pin- or thrum-form flowers, with anthers and stigma at reciprocal heights. Darwin concluded that this arrangement promotes insect-mediated cross-pollination; later studies revealed control by a cluster of genes, or supergene, known as the S (Style length) locus. The P. vulgaris S locus is absent from pin plants and hemizygous in thrum plants (thrum-specific); mutation of S locus genes produces self-fertile homostyle flowers with anthers and stigma at equal heights. Here, we present a 411 Mb P. vulgaris genome assembly of a homozygous inbred long homostyle, representing ~87% of the genome. We annotate over 24,000 P. vulgaris genes, and reveal more genes up-regulated in thrum than pin flowers. We show reduced genomic read coverage across the S locus in other Primula species, including P. veris, where we define the conserved structure and expression of the S locus genes in thrum. Further analysis reveals the S locus has elevated repeat content (64%) compared to the wider genome (37%). Our studies suggest conservation of S locus genetic architecture in Primula, and provide a platform for identification and evolutionary analysis of the S locus and downstream targets that regulate heterostyly in diverse heterostylous species.
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- Jonathan M Cocker
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.,Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, United Kingdom
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.,Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, United Kingdom
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- Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, United Kingdom
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- National Institute for Agricultural Botany, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0LE, United Kingdom
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- National Institute for Agricultural Botany, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0LE, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom. .,Earlham Institute, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UZ, United Kingdom.
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Macháčková P, Majeský Ľ, Hroneš M, Hřibová E, Bohumil Trávníček, Vašut RJ. New chromosome counts and genome size estimates for 28 species of Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum. COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETICS 2018; 12:403-420. [PMID: 30275930 PMCID: PMC6160755 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v12i3.27307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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The species-rich and widespread genus Taraxacum F. H. Wiggers, 1780 (Asteraceae subfamily Cichorioideae) is one of the most taxonomically complex plant genera in the world, mainly due to its combination of different sexual and asexual reproduction strategies. Polyploidy is usually confined to apomictic microspecies, varying from 3x to 6x (rarely 10x). In this study, we focused on Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum (= T.sect.Ruderalia; T.officinale group), i.e., the largest group within the genus. We counted chromosome numbers and measured the DNA content for species sampled in Central Europe, mainly in Czechia. The chromosome number of the 28 species (T.aberrans Hagendijk, Soest & Zevenbergen, 1974, T.atroviride Štěpánek & Trávníček, 2008, T.atrox Kirschner & Štěpánek, 1997, T.baeckiiforme Sahlin, 1971, T.chrysophaenum Railonsala, 1957, T.coartatum G.E. Haglund, 1942, T.corynodes G.E. Haglund, 1943, T.crassum H. Øllgaard & Trávníček, 2003, T.deltoidifrons H. Øllgaard, 2003, T.diastematicum Marklund, 1940, T.gesticulans H. Øllgaard, 1978, T.glossodon Sonck & H. Øllgaard, 1999, T.guttigestans H. Øllgaard in Kirschner & Štěpánek, 1992, T.huelphersianum G.E. Haglund, 1935, T.ingens Palmgren, 1910, T.jugiferum H. Øllgaard, 2003, T.laticordatum Marklund, 1938, T.lojoense H. Lindberg, 1944 (= T.debrayi Hagendijk, Soest & Zevenbergen, 1972, T.lippertianum Sahlin, 1979), T.lucidifrons Trávníček, ineditus, T.obtusifrons Marklund, 1938, T.ochrochlorum G.E. Haglund, 1942, T.ohlsenii G.E. Haglund, 1936, T.perdubium Trávníček, ineditus, T.praestabile Railonsala, 1962, T.sepulcrilobum Trávníček, ineditus, T.sertatum Kirschner, H. Øllgaard & Štěpánek, 1997, T.subhuelphersianum M.P. Christiansen, 1971, T.valens Marklund, 1938) is 2n = 3x = 24. The DNA content ranged from 2C = 2.60 pg (T.atrox) to 2C = 2.86 pg (T.perdubium), with an average value of 2C = 2.72 pg. Chromosome numbers are reported for the first time for 26 species (all but T.diastematicum and T.obtusifrons), and genome size estimates for 26 species are now published for the first time.
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- Petra Macháčková
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech RepublicPalacký University in OlomoucOlomoucCzech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech RepublicPalacký University in OlomoucOlomoucCzech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech RepublicPalacký University in OlomoucOlomoucCzech Republic
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Šlechtitelů 31, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech RepublicCentre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural ResearchOlomoucCzech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech RepublicPalacký University in OlomoucOlomoucCzech Republic
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech RepublicPalacký University in OlomoucOlomoucCzech Republic
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Joachimiak AJ, Hasterok R, Sliwinska E, Musiał K, Grabowska-Joachimiak A. FISH-aimed karyotype analysis in Aconitum subgen. Aconitum reveals excessive rDNA sites in tetraploid taxa. PROTOPLASMA 2018; 255. [PMID: 29541843 PMCID: PMC6133112 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-018-1238-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The location of 5S and 35S rDNA sequences in chromosomes of four Aconitum subsp. Aconitum species was analyzed after fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Both in diploids (2n = 2x = 16; Aconitum variegatum, A. degenii) and tetraploids (2n = 4× = 32; A. firmum, A. plicatum), rDNA repeats were localized exclusively on the shorter arms of chromosomes, in subterminal or pericentromeric sites. All analyzed species showed similar basal genome size (Cx = 5.31-5.71 pg). The most striking features of tetraploid karyotypes were the conservation of diploid rDNA loci and emergence of many additional 5S rDNA clusters. Chromosomal distribution of excessive ribosomal sites suggests their role in the secondary diploidization of tetraploid karyotypes.
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- Andrzej J Joachimiak
- Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, PL-30-387, Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, University of Silesia in Katowice, Jagiellonska 28, 40-032, Katowice, Poland
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Cytometry, Department of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz, Kaliskiego 7, 85-789, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Plant Cytology and Embryology, Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, PL-30-387, Kraków, Poland
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Farah AH, Lee SY, Gao Z, Yao TL, Madon M, Mohamed R. Genome Size, Molecular Phylogeny, and Evolutionary History of the Tribe Aquilarieae (Thymelaeaceae), the Natural Source of Agarwood. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:712. [PMID: 29896211 PMCID: PMC5987174 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The tribe Aquilarieae of the family Thymelaeaceae consists of two genera, Aquilaria and Gyrinops, with a total of 30 species, distributed from northeast India, through southeast Asia and the south of China, to Papua New Guinea. They are an important botanical resource for fragrant agarwood, a prized product derived from injured or infected stems of these species. The aim of this study was to estimate the genome size of selected Aquilaria species and comprehend the evolutionary history of Aquilarieae speciation through molecular phylogeny. Five non-coding chloroplast DNA regions and a nuclear region were sequenced from 12 Aquilaria and three Gyrinops species. Phylogenetic trees constructed using combined chloroplast DNA sequences revealed relationships of the studied 15 members in Aquilarieae, while nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences showed a paraphyletic relationship between Aquilaria species from Indochina and Malesian. We exposed, for the first time, the estimated divergence time for Aquilarieae speciation, which was speculated to happen during the Miocene Epoch. The ancestral split and biogeographic pattern of studied species were discussed. Results showed no large variation in the 2C-values for the five Aquilaria species (1.35-2.23 pg). Further investigation into the genome size may provide additional information regarding ancestral traits and its evolution history.
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- Azman H. Farah
- Forest Biotech Laboratory, Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM Serdang), Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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- Forest Biotech Laboratory, Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM Serdang), Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medicinal Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Genomics Unit, Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Forest Biotech Laboratory, Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM Serdang), Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
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Siljak-Yakovlev S, Godelle B, Zoldos V, Vallès J, Garnatje T, Hidalgo O. Evolutionary implications of heterochromatin and rDNA in chromosome number and genome size changes during dysploidy: A case study in Reichardia genus. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182318. [PMID: 28792980 PMCID: PMC5549912 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In this study we showed that constitutive heterochromatin, GC-rich DNA and rDNA are implicated in chromosomal rearrangements during the basic chromosome number changing (dysploidy) in Reichardia genus. This small Mediterranean genus comprises 8–10 species and presents three basic chromosome numbers (x = 9, 8 and 7). To assess genome evolution and differentiation processes, studies were conducted in a dysploid series of six species: R. dichotoma, R. macrophylla and R. albanica (2n = 18), R. tingitana and R. gaditana (2n = 16), and R. picroides (2n = 14). The molecular phylogeny reconstruction comprised three additional species (R. crystallina and R. ligulata, 2n = 16 and R. intermedia, 2n = 14). Our results indicate that the way of dysploidy is descending. During this process, a positive correlation was observed between chromosome number and genome size, rDNA loci number and pollen size, although only the correlation between chromosome number and genome size is still recovered significant once considering the phylogenetic effect. Fluorescent in situ hybridisation also evidenced changes in number, position and organisation of two rDNA families (35S and 5S), including the reduction of loci number and, consequently, reduction in the number of secondary constrictions and nuclear organising regions from three to one per diploid genome. The potential mechanisms of chromosomal and genome evolution, strongly implicating heterochromatin, are proposed and discussed, with particular consideration for Reichardia genus.
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- Sonja Siljak-Yakovlev
- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
- * E-mail: (SY); (JV)
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- Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution (CNRS-UMR 5554), Université Montpellier II, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biology, Division of Molecular Biology, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratori de Botànica (UB) - Unitat associada al CSIC, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l’Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- * E-mail: (SY); (JV)
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- Institut Botànic de Barcelona (IBB-CSIC-ICUB), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Comparative Plant & Fungal Biology, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Brown SC, Bourge M, Maunoury N, Wong M, Wolfe Bianchi M, Lepers-Andrzejewski S, Besse P, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Dron M, Satiat-Jeunemaître B. DNA Remodeling by Strict Partial Endoreplication in Orchids, an Original Process in the Plant Kingdom. Genome Biol Evol 2017; 9:1051-1071. [PMID: 28419219 PMCID: PMC5546068 DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evx063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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DNA remodeling during endoreplication appears to be a strong developmental characteristic in orchids. In this study, we analyzed DNA content and nuclei in 41 species of orchids to further map the genome evolution in this plant family. We demonstrate that the DNA remodeling observed in 36 out of 41 orchids studied corresponds to strict partial endoreplication. Such process is developmentally regulated in each wild species studied. Cytometry data analyses allowed us to propose a model where nuclear states 2C, 4E, 8E, etc. form a series comprising a fixed proportion, the euploid genome 2C, plus 2-32 additional copies of a complementary part of the genome. The fixed proportion ranged from 89% of the genome in Vanilla mexicana down to 19% in V. pompona, the lowest value for all 148 orchids reported. Insterspecific hybridization did not suppress this phenomenon. Interestingly, this process was not observed in mass-produced epiphytes. Nucleolar volumes grow with the number of endocopies present, coherent with high transcription activity in endoreplicated nuclei. Our analyses suggest species-specific chromatin rearrangement. Towards understanding endoreplication, V. planifolia constitutes a tractable system for isolating the genomic sequences that confer an advantage via endoreplication from those that apparently suffice at diploid level.
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- Spencer C. Brown
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université
Paris‐Sud, Université Paris‐Saclay, Gif‐sur‐Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université
Paris‐Sud, Université Paris‐Saclay, Gif‐sur‐Yvette Cedex, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université
Paris‐Sud, Université Paris‐Saclay, Gif‐sur‐Yvette Cedex, France
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- Service du Développement Rural, Papeete Tahiti, French Polynesia,
France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université
Paris‐Sud, Université Paris‐Saclay, Gif‐sur‐Yvette Cedex, France
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- UMR 53, PVBMT Université de la Réunion – Cirad, Pôle de Protection des
Plantes, St Pierre, France
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech,
Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2, Université Paris-Sud, CNRS,
INRA, Université Evry, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Université
Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université
Paris‐Sud, Université Paris‐Saclay, Gif‐sur‐Yvette Cedex, France
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Carev I, Ruščić M, Skočibušić M, Maravić A, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Politeo O. Phytochemical and Cytogenetic Characterization of Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteraceae) from Croatia. Chem Biodivers 2017; 14. [PMID: 27552682 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201600213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The cytogenetic characterization of Centaurea solstitialis L. (Asteraceae) showed a chromosome number of 2n = 16. Karyotype is composed by four pairs of metacentric, two pairs of submetacentric and two pairs of subtelocentric chromosomes. Physical mapping of two rDNA probes revealed two loci of 35S and one locus of 5S rRNA genes. Chromomycin fluorochrome banding revealed that all rDNA loci were GC rich. The genome size (2C-value) of 1.95 pg classes this species in the group of very small genomes. Chemical composition of C. solstitialis volatile oil (VO) from Croatia, studied with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry showed dominant components as it follows: hexadecanoic acid, α-linolenic acid, germacrene D and heptacosane. Antioxidant capacity, measured by ferric reducing power assay and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl methods, as well as inhibition of acetyl- and butyrylcholinesterase of VO was lower comparing to a standard solutions. Volatile oil tested with disc diffusion method showed good inhibitory potential against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and all tested fungi: Candida albicans, Penicillium funiculosum and Aspergillus fumigatus. The microdilution method showed best activity against Chronobacter sakazakii and A. fumigatus.
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- Ivana Carev
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 35, 21 000, Split, Croatia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, 21 000, Split, Croatia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, 21 000, Split, Croatia
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, 21 000, Split, Croatia
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- Ecologie Systématique Evolution, University of Paris-Sud, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, FR-91400, Orsay Cedex
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 35, 21 000, Split, Croatia
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Preliminary Genomic Characterization of Ten Hardwood Tree Species from Multiplexed Low Coverage Whole Genome Sequencing. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0145031. [PMID: 26698853 PMCID: PMC4689444 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Forest health issues are on the rise in the United States, resulting from introduction of alien pests and diseases, coupled with abiotic stresses related to climate change. Increasingly, forest scientists are finding genetic/genomic resources valuable in addressing forest health issues. For a set of ten ecologically and economically important native hardwood tree species representing a broad phylogenetic spectrum, we used low coverage whole genome sequencing from multiplex Illumina paired ends to economically profile their genomic content. For six species, the genome content was further analyzed by flow cytometry in order to determine the nuclear genome size. Sequencing yielded a depth of 0.8X to 7.5X, from which in silico analysis yielded preliminary estimates of gene and repetitive sequence content in the genome for each species. Thousands of genomic SSRs were identified, with a clear predisposition toward dinucleotide repeats and AT-rich repeat motifs. Flanking primers were designed for SSR loci for all ten species, ranging from 891 loci in sugar maple to 18,167 in redbay. In summary, we have demonstrated that useful preliminary genome information including repeat content, gene content and useful SSR markers can be obtained at low cost and time input from a single lane of Illumina multiplex sequence.
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Hajrudinović A, Siljak-Yakovlev S, Brown SC, Pustahija F, Bourge M, Ballian D, Bogunić F. When sexual meets apomict: genome size, ploidy level and reproductive mode variation of Sorbus aria s.l. and S. austriaca (Rosaceae) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2015; 116:301-12. [PMID: 26113635 PMCID: PMC4512196 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcv093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Allopolyploidy and intraspecific heteroploid crosses are associated, in certain groups, with changes in the mating system. The genus Sorbus represents an appropriate model to study the relationships between ploidy and reproductive mode variations. Diploid S. aria and tetraploid apomictic S. austriaca were screened for ploidy and mating system variations within pure and sympatric populations in order to gain insights into their putative causalities. METHODS Flow cytometry was used to assess genome size and ploidy level among 380 S. aria s.l. and S. austriaca individuals from Bosnia and Herzegovina, with 303 single-seed flow cytometric seed screenings being performed to identify their mating system. Pollen viability and seed set were also determined. KEY RESULTS Flow cytometry confirmed the presence of di-, tri- and tetraploid cytotype mixtures in mixed-ploidy populations of S. aria and S. austriaca. No ploidy variation was detected in single-species populations. Diploid S. aria mother plants always produced sexually originated seeds, whereas tetraploid S. austriaca as well as triploid S. aria were obligate apomicts. Tetraploid S. aria preserved sexuality in a low portion of plants. A tendency towards a balanced 2m : 1p parental genome contribution to the endosperm was shared by diploids and tetraploids, regardless of their sexual or asexual origin. In contrast, most triploids apparently tolerated endosperm imbalance. CONCLUSIONS Coexistence of apomictic tetraploids and sexual diploids drives the production of novel polyploid cytotypes with predominantly apomictic reproductive modes. The data suggest that processes governing cytotype diversity and mating system variation in Sorbus from Bosnia and Herzegovina are probably parallel to those in other diversity hotspots of this genus. The results represent a solid contribution to knowledge of the reproduction of Sorbus and will inform future investigations of the molecular and genetic mechanisms involved in triggering and regulating cytotype diversity and alteration of reproductive modes.
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- Alma Hajrudinović
- Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo, Zagrebačka 20, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, AgroParisTech, UMR 8079, Ecologie, Systématique, Evolution, Bât. 360, 91450 Orsay, France and
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- Pôle de Biologie Cellulaire, Imagif, Centre de Recherche de Gif (FRC3115), CNRS, Saclay Plant Sciences, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo, Zagrebačka 20, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Pôle de Biologie Cellulaire, Imagif, Centre de Recherche de Gif (FRC3115), CNRS, Saclay Plant Sciences, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo, Zagrebačka 20, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo, Zagrebačka 20, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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Reis AC, Viccini LF, de Sousa SM. Contributions to cytogenetics of Plectranthusbarbatus Andr. (Lamiaceae): a medicinal plant. COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETICS 2015; 9:451-463. [PMID: 26312133 PMCID: PMC4547037 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v9i3.5164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Accessions of Plectranthusbarbatus (Lamiaceae), a medicinal plant, were investigated using a cytogenetic approach and flow cytometry (FCM). Here, we describe for the first time details of the karyotype including chromosome morphology, physical mapping of GC rich bands (CMA3 banding), as well as the mapping of 45S and 5S rDNA sites. All accessions studied showed karyotypes with 2n = 30 small metacentric and submetacentric chromosomes. The CMA3 banding and fluorescent in situ hybridization techniques revealed coincidence between CMA3 bands and 45S rDNA sites (6 terminal marks) while for the 5S rDNA were observed 4 subterminal marks no coincident with CMA3 marks. For nuclear genome size measurement, the FCM procedure provided histograms with G0/G1 peaks exhibiting CV between 2.0-4.9 and the mean values obtained for the species was 2C = 2.78 pg, with AT% = 61.08 and GC% = 38.92. The cytogenetic data obtained here present new and important information which enables the characterization of Plectranthusbarbatus.
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- Aryane Campos Reis
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Departamento de Biologia/Laboratório de Genética 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Departamento de Biologia/Laboratório de Genética 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Departamento de Biologia/Laboratório de Genética 36036-900, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil
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