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Pathania S, Lore JS, Kalia A, Kaur A, Sharma M, Mangat GS, Sandhu JS. Conversion of sheath blight susceptible indica and japonica rice cultivars into moderately resistant through expression of antifungal β-1,3-glucanase transgene from Trichoderma spp. Transgenic Res 2022; 31:537-551. [PMID: 35943623 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-022-00318-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Rice is an important food crop for three billion people worldwide. The crop is vulnerable to several diseases. Sheath blight caused by fungal pathogen Rhizoctonia solani is a significant threat to rice cultivation accounting for up to 50% yield losses. The pathogen penetrates leaf blades and sheaths, leading to plant necrosis; and major disease resistance gene against the pathogen is not available. This study describes development of sheath blight resistant transgenic indica and japonica rice cultivars through introduction of antifungal β-1,3-glucanase transgene cloned from Trichoderma. The transgene integration and expression in transformed T0 rice plants was examined by PCR, RT-PCR, qRT-PCR demonstrating up to 5-fold higher expression as compared to non-transgenic plants. The bioassay of T0, T1 and homozygous T2 progeny plants with virulent R. solani isolate revealed that plants carrying high level of β-1,3-glucanase expression displayed moderately resistant reaction to the pathogen. The optical micrographs of leaf sheath cells from moderately resistant plant after pathogen inoculation displayed presence of a few hyphae with sparse branching; on the contrary, pathogen hyphae in susceptible non-transgenic plant cells were present in abundance with profuse hyphal branching and forming prominent infection cushions. The disease severity in T2 progeny plants was significantly less as compared to non-transgenic plants confirming role of β-1,3-glucanase in imparting resistance.
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- Shivali Pathania
- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- Electron Microscopy and Nanoscience Laboratory, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India.
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Sandhu N, Singh J, Singh G, Sethi M, Singh MP, Pruthi G, Raigar OP, Kaur R, Kaur R, Sarao PS, Lore JS, Singh UM, Dixit S, Sagare DB, Singh S, Satturu V, Singh VK, Kumar A. Development and validation of a novel core set of KASP markers for the traits improving grain yield and adaptability of rice under direct-seeded cultivation conditions. Genomics 2022; 114:110269. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2022.110269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kumar G, Kumar P, Kapoor R, Lore JS, Bhatia D, Kumar A. Characterization of evolutionarily distinct rice BAHD-Acyltransferases provides insight into their plausible role in rice susceptibility to Rhizoctonia solani. Plant Genome 2021; 14:e20140. [PMID: 34498798 DOI: 10.1002/tpg2.20140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Plants produce diverse secondary metabolites in response to different environmental cues including pathogens. The modification of secondary metabolites, including acylation, modulates their biological activity, stability, transport, and localization. A plant-specific BAHD-acyltransferase (BAHD-AT) gene family members catalyze the acylation of secondary metabolites. Here we characterized the rice (Oryza sativa L.) BAHD-ATs at the genome-wide level and endeavor to define their plausible role in the tolerance against Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA. We identified a total of 85 rice OsBAHD-AT genes and classified them into five canonical clades based on their phylogenetic relationship with characterized BAHD-ATs from other plant species. The time-course RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis of OsBAHD-AT genes and qualitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) validation showed higher expression in sheath blight susceptible rice genotype. Furthermore, the DNA methylation analysis revealed higher hypomethylation of OsBAHD-AT genes that corresponds to their higher expression in susceptible rice genotype, indicating epigenetic regulation of OsBAHD-AT genes in response to R. solani AG1-IA inoculation. The results shown here indicate that BAHD-ATs may have a negative role in rice tolerance against R. solani AG1-IA possibly mediated through the brassinosteroid (BR) signaling pathway. Altogether, the present analysis suggests the putative functions of several OsBAHD-AT genes, which will provide a blueprint for their functional characterization and to understand the rice-R. solani AG1-IA interaction.
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- Gulshan Kumar
- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, 176061, India
- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, 176061, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141 004, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141 004, India
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- Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, 176061, India
- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 201002, India
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Neelam K, Kumar K, Kaur A, Kishore A, Kaur P, Babbar A, Kaur G, Kamboj I, Lore JS, Vikal Y, Mangat GS, Kaur R, Khanna R, Singh K. High-resolution mapping of the quantitative trait locus (QTLs) conferring resistance to false smut disease in rice. J Appl Genet 2021; 63:35-45. [PMID: 34535887 DOI: 10.1007/s13353-021-00659-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rice false smut (RFS), an emerging major fungal disease worldwide caused by Ustilaginoidea virens, affects rice grain quality and yield. RFS cause 2.8-49% global yield loss depending upon disease severity and cultivars. In India, the yield loss due to RFS ranged from 2 to 75%. Identification of the genes or quantitative trait loci (QTLs) governing disease resistance would be of utmost importance towards mitigating the economic losses incurred due to RFS. Here, we report mapping of RFS resistance QTLs from a resistant breeding line RYT2668. The mapping population was evaluated for RFS resistance under the field condition in three cropping seasons 2013, 2015, and 2016. A positive correlation among infected panicle/plant, total smut ball/panicle, and disease score was observed in the years 2013, 2015, and the mean data. A total of seven QTLs were mapped on rice chromosomes 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9 using 2326 single nucleotide polymorphism markers. Of these, two QTLs, qRFSr5.3 and qRFSr7.1a, were associated with the infected panicle per plant, one QTL qRFsr9.1 with total smut ball per panicle, and four QTLs qRFSr2.2, qRFSr4.3, qRFSr5.4, and qRFSr7.1b with disease score. Among them, a novel QTL qRFSr9.1 on chromosome 9 exhibits the largest phenotypic effect. The prediction of putative candidate genes within the qRFSr9.1 revealed four nucleotide-binding sites-leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) domain-containing disease resistance proteins. In summary, our findings mark the hotspot region of rice chromosomes carrying genes/QTLs for resistance to the RFS disease.
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- Kumari Neelam
- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India.
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
- Faculty Centre for Integrated Rural Development and Management, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, Narendrapur, Kolkata, 700103, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- AccuScript Consultancy, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, 110073, India
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Neelam K, Mahajan R, Gupta V, Bhatia D, Gill BK, Komal R, Lore JS, Mangat GS, Singh K. High-resolution genetic mapping of a novel bacterial blight resistance gene xa-45(t) identified from Oryza glaberrima and transferred to Oryza sativa. Theor Appl Genet 2020; 133:689-705. [PMID: 31811315 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-019-03501-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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A novel recessive bacterial blight resistance locus designated as a xa-45(t) was identified from Oryza glaberrima accession IRGC 102600B, transferred to O. sativa and mapped to the long arm of chromosome 8 using ddRAD sequencing approach. The identified QTL spans 80 kb region on Nipponbare reference genome IRGSP-1.0 and contains 9 candidate genes. An STS marker developed from the locus LOC_Os08g42410 was found co-segregating with the trait and will be useful for marker-assisted transfer of this recessive resistance gene in breeding programs. Bacterial blight, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, is one of the major constraints of rice productivity in Southeast Asia. In spite of having 44 bacterial blight resistance genes from cultivated rice and wild species, the durability of resistance is always at stake due to the continually evolving nature of the pathogen and lack of suitable chemical control. Here, we report high-resolution genetic mapping of a novel bacterial blight resistance gene tentatively designated as a xa-45(t) from an introgression line derived from Oryza glaberrima accession IRGC 102600B. This introgression line was crossed with the susceptible rice indica cultivar cv. Pusa 44 to generate F2 and F2:3 populations for inheritance and mapping studies. The inheritance studies revealed the presence of single recessive locus controlling resistance to the Xanthomonas pathotype seven. A high-density linkage map was constructed using double-digest restriction-associated DNA sequencing of 96 F2 populations along with the parents. The QTL mapping identified a major locus on the long arm of rice chromosome 8 with a LOD score of 33.22 between the SNP markers C8.26737175 and C8.26818765. The peak marker, C8.26810477, explains 49.8% of the total phenotypic variance and was positioned at 202.90 cM on the linkage map. This major locus spans 80 kb region on Nipponbare reference genome IRGSP-1.0 and contains 9 candidate genes. A co-segregating STS marker was developed from the LOC_Os08g42410 for efficient transfer of this novel gene to elite cultivars.
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- Kumari Neelam
- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India.
- ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, 110073, India.
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Glaser JW, Lore JS. Meeting future sponsorship needs. Health Prog 1998; 79:14-6. [PMID: 10184969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- J W Glaser
- St. Joseph Health System, Orange, CA, USA
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