Small mitochondrial DNA molecules of wild abortive cytoplasm in rice are not necessarily associated with CMS |
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Authors: | N M Saleh B J Mulligan E C Cocking H S Gupta |
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Institution: | (1) Plant Genetic Manipulation Group, Department of Botany, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD Nottingham, UK;(2) Present address: Division of Plant Breeding, ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hills Region, 793004 Shillong, India |
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Abstract: | Summary Mitochondrial DNA was isolated from leaf tissue of both the cytoplasmic male sterile line of Indica rice variety V41, which carries wild abortive (WA) cytoplasm, and from the corresponding maintainer line. In addition to the main mitochondrial DNA, four small plasmid-like DNA molecules were detected in both the male sterile and fertile lines. Restriction analysis of total mitochondrial DNA from the male sterile and fertile lines showed DNA fragments unique to each. Our findings suggest that the four small mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) molecules are conserved when WA cytoplasm is transferred into different nuclear backgrounds. However, there is no simple correlation between the presence/ absence of small mitochondrial DNA molecules and the expression of WA cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS). |
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Keywords: | Cytoplasmic male sterility Mitochondrial DNA Plasmid-like molecules Wild abortive cytoplasm Rice |
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