Molecular Characterization of the pina Gene in Einkorn Wheat

Fifty-six sequences encoding the pina protein were characterized from three species or subspecies of einkorn wheat. These sequences contained 1,595 nucleotides, including 1,270 conserved sites, 21 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and 16 indels. The average frequency of SNPs and indels was one out of 76.1 and 99.9 bases, respectively. Five SNPs and no indels were found in the translated sequences. Fourteen haplotypes were defined, and the accessions in each haplotype ranged from 1 to 18. There were nine haplotypes in Triticum monococcum ssp. aegilopoides, eight in T. monococcum ssp. monococcum, and two in T. urartu. Phylogenetic analysis showed that pina genes from different species or subspecies could be clearly differentiated based on the open reading frame. Genes from T. urartu grouped together, whereas genes from T. monococcum ssp. aegilopoides and T. monococcum ssp. monococcum were shared by three and two clusters, respectively. Both the haplotype and phylogenetic analyses indicated that T. monococcum ssp. aegilopoides was more diverse. These results would contribute to the understanding of functional aspects and efficient utilization of pina genes.     

小麦BBC1基因cDNA的克隆与分析

从小麦(Triticum aestivum L．)中克隆了一个BBC1基因的cDNA。分析结果表明,该基因编码一亲水多肽,富含丙氨酸、赖氨酸、精氮酸和谷氦酸。该基因的转录受低温调控。在小麦基因组中,BBC1基因以一个小家族的形式存在。     

Molecular Characterization of Glutenins in Wheat Varieties Differing in Chapati Quality Characteristics

Five wheat (Triticum aestivum) varieties differing in chapati quality characteristics viz. C-306, K-68, HD-2745 and HD-2735 with good and Sonalika with poor chapati quality characteristics, were selected for the characterization or distribution of glutenin genes. Polymorphism was observed when genomic DNA of wheat varieties was hybridized with a HMW glutenin probe [glutenin subunit 10 (Dy10)]. No hybridization was observed in Sonalika. PCR amplification of genomic DNA with the LMW glutenin gene-specific primers did not show any polymorphism. However, with HMW glutenin gene-specific primers a single band of ～ 650 by was obtained in all the good chapati characteristic wheat varieties.The amplified fragment was sequenced and found to have sequence homology with HMW glutenin subunit Dx5.The deduced protein structure analysis showed that the peptide was made up of N-terminally placed (x-helices and centrally placed repetitive β-turns.     

Genetic and Molecular Characterization of the VRN2 Loci in Tetraploid Wheat

Winter wheat (Triticum spp.) varieties require long exposures to low temperatures to flower, a process called vernalization. The VRN2 locus includes two completely linked zinc finger-CCT domain genes (ZCCT1 and ZCCT2) that act as flowering repressors down-regulated during vernalization. Deletions or mutations in these two genes result in the elimination of the vernalization requirement in diploid wheat (Triticum monococcum). However, natural allelic variation in these genes has not been described so far in polyploid wheat (tetraploid Triticum turgidum and hexaploid Triticum aestivum). A tetraploid wheat population segregating for both VRN-A2 and VRN-B2 loci facilitated the characterization of different alleles. Comparisons between functional and nonfunctional alleles revealed that both ZCCT1 and ZCCT2 genes are able to confer vernalization requirement and that different ZCCT genes are functional in different genomes. ZCCT1 and ZCCT2 proteins from nonfunctional vrn2 alleles have mutations at arginine amino acids at position 16, 35, or 39 of the CCT domain. These positions are conserved between CCT and HEME ACTIVATOR PROTEIN2 (HAP2) proteins, supporting a model in which the action of CCT domains is mediated by their interactions with HAP2/HAP3/HAP5 complexes. This study also revealed natural variation in gene copy number, including a duplication of the functional ZCCT-B2 gene and deletions or duplications of the complete VRN-B2 locus. Allelic variation at the VRN-B2 locus was associated with a partially dominant effect, which suggests that variation in the number of functional ZCCT genes can be used to expand allelic diversity for heading time in polyploid wheat and, hopefully, improve its adaptation to different environments.     

小麦异源易位系的高效诱导和分子细胞遗传学鉴定

利用杀配子染色体(gametocidal chromosome)和低剂量(10Gy)γ-射线辐射花粉两种方法诱导小麦(Triticum aestixum L)-滨麦(Leymus mollis Trin)和小麦-中间偃麦草[Thinopyrum intermedium(Host)Barkwarth]的易位系。通过基因组原位杂交(GISH)分析,在59个小滨麦代换系M8724-8-13与离果山羊草(Aegilops trincialis L)3C染色体附加系的杂交后代中获得了3株小麦-滨麦易位系,易位频率达到5．08％。其中1个易位系经C-分带证明是小麦的7D染色体与1条滨麦的染色体发生了整臂易位。同时还获得了3个滨麦染色体的缺失系。滨麦染色体发生结构变异的总频率为8．47％。除了滨麦染色体以外,在一些植株中还观察到小麦的染色体也发生了缺失。在69个普通小麦与小麦-中间偃麦草附加系TAI-14辐射花粉的杂交后代中,得到2株小麦-中间偃麦草的易位系,易位频率为2．90％。两个易位系都是小片段易位,经C-分带证明两个易位系所涉及的小麦染色体分别是3A和4A。利用杀配子染色体和低剂量γ射线辐射花粉诱导小麦异源易位系都是行之有效的方法,但这两种方法各有优缺点,在实际工作中应根据不同的目的选用不同的实验体系。     

Composition of High Molecular Weight Glutenin Subunits in Common Wheat Varieties and Promising Lines

The composition of high molecular weight glutenin subunits (HMWGS) is studied by means of the SDS-PAGE electrophoresis method in varieties of winter (obtained with the involvement of the Agropyron glaucum (Desf.)) and spring common wheat created in the West Siberian region. Data on HMWGS in the promising lines obtained with the involvement of the Triticum timopheevii Zhuk. and T. dicoccum var. farrum (having a complex resistance to pathogens) are presented. The prospects of the creation of spring common wheat varieties with the involvement of the presented lines and the use of some of them as a model for the study of heterosis mechanisms are discussed.     

小麦黄色素合成途径中Psy基因的克隆及分子特性

对普通小麦(Ttiticum aestivum)黄色素(YP)合成途径中的首要限速酶——八氢番茄红素合成酶(Psy)基因进行克隆和测序,并和玉米Psy基因进行序列比对。结果表明,在高和低YP含量小麦品种中均扩增出一条长1192bp的Psy基因片段,该片段包含一条可编码78个氨基酸的小麦Psy基因的外显子,与玉米Psy基因第4外显子的核苷酸序列同源率为80.74,同源区域内有47个SNPs,但仅11个SNPs导致氨基酸编码序列的改变,二者氨基酸序列的同源率达85.89,推测Psy基因在不同物种中的表达具有较高的保守性。BLAST聚类分析表明,禾谷类植物Psy基因的分类与物种的亲缘关系存在明显的相关性,小麦Psy基因在系统进化中比禾谷类其他植物更为高级。     

Molecular Characterization and Comparative Analysis of Six Durum Wheat Accessions Including Graziella Ra

Genetic identity and relatedness of the durum wheat Graziella Ra, four Italian commercial durum cultivars (Cappelli, Grazia, Flaminio and Svevo) and Kamut were evaluated using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs), simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and α-gliadin gene sequence analysis. Our primary objective was to study molecular genetic diversity in such a set of wheats including three modern (Grazia, Flaminio and Svevo) and three older (Cappelli, Kamut and Graziella Ra) durum accessions. Specifically, we aimed at determining the relationship between the historic accession Graziella Ra and Kamut, which is considered an ancient relative of the durum subspecies. Obtained results revealed that (1) both AFLP and SSR molecular markers detected highly congruent patterns of genetic diversity among the accessions showing nearly similar efficiency; (2) for AFLPs, percentage of polymorphic loci within accession ranged from 6.57% to 19.71% (mean, 12.77%) and for SSRs, from 0% to 57.14% (mean, 28.57%); (3) principal component analysis of genetic distance among accessions showed the first two axes accounting for 58.03% (for AFLPs) and 61.60% (for SSRs) of the total variability; (4) for AFLPs, molecular variance was partitioned into 80% (variance among accessions) and 20% (within accession) and for SSRs, into 73% (variance among accessions) and 27% (within accession); (5) cluster analysis of AFLPs and SSRs datasets displayed Graziella Ra and Kamut constantly grouped into the same cluster; and (6) molecular comparison of α-gliadin gene sequences showed Graziella Ra and Kamut in separate clusters. All these findings support the hypothesis that Graziella Ra and Kamut, although very similar, at least in the little part of the genome investigated by molecular markers employed in this study, might be considered as distinct accessions.     

小麦硫代硫酸硫转移酶类似基因的克隆与定位

小麦-簇毛麦6VS/6AL易位系92R137含有抗白粉病基因Pm21。为了研究该易位系的抗病机理,应用mRNA差异显示和快速扩增cDNA未端（Rapid Amplification of cDNAEnd,RACE)技术对在白粉菌诱导后表达增强的基因进行了克隆,分离到1个命名为TaTST的全长cDNA序列。Northern杂交分析表明,TaTST基因在白粉菌诱导后表达明显增强,24h达到峰值,氨基酸序列同源性分析表明,TaTST与Datisca glomerata的硫代硫酸硫转移酶基因（rho-danese,EC,2.8.1.1)序列有64%相同,80%相似,用中国春缺体/四体系和端体系Southern杂交和基因特异性引物扩增（gene specific primer-PCR)将TaTST基因定位在小麦6B染色体短臂上,Southern杂交表明,该基因为单拷贝基因,由于在杨麦5号和6VS/6AL易位系间存在明显多态,可以推测在6VS上有TaTST的同源基因,TaTST是从小麦中分离的新基因。白粉菌诱导后的表达变化提示;TaTST与小麦抗白粉病反应有关。     

普通小麦抽穗期基因定位的研究

本文以物晚熟多小穗器系１０阿为被测材料,中国春和阿勃两套单体系列为测验系,对抽穗期性状进行了基因定位研究。结果表明,被测系１０阿晚抽穗,受５Ａ,１Ｂ,２Ｂ,６Ｂ和２Ｄ染色体上的隐性基因所控制。其中,２Ｄ染色体上的基因表现为强效,５Ａ,１Ｂ,２Ｂ和６Ｂ染色体上的基因表现为弱效.据前人研究和本试验结果分析认为,被测系１０阿的１Ｂ和２Ｂ染色体上可能具有控制晚熟性的新基因。     

Molecular Characterization of Fusarium globosum Strains from South African Maize and Japanese Wheat

The fungus Fusarium globosum was first isolated from maize in South Africa and subsequently from wheat in Japan. Here, multiple analyses revealed that, despite morphological similarities, South African maize and Japanese wheat isolates of the fungus exhibit multiple differences. An amplified fragment length polymorphism-based similarity index for the two groups of isolates was only 45%. Most maize isolates produced relatively high levels of fumonisins, whereas wheat isolates produced little or no fumonisins. The fumonisin biosynthetic gene FUM1 was detected in maize isolates by Southern blot analysis but not in the wheat isolates. In addition, most of the maize isolates produced sclerotia, and all of them produced large orange to dark purple sporodochia in carrot agar culture, whereas wheat isolates did not produce either structure. In contrast, individual isolates from both maize and wheat carried markers for both mating type idiomorphs, which indicates that the fungus may be homothallic. However, a sexual stage of F. globosum was not formed under standard self-fertilization conditions developed for other homothallic species of Fusarium. The inability to produce the sexual stage is consistent with the high similarity of 87–100% and G _ST index of 1.72 for the maize isolates, which suggests that these isolates are undergoing asexual but not sexual reproduction. Together, the results suggest that the South African maize and Japanese wheat isolates of F. globosum are distinct populations and could be different species.     

Development and Characterization of a New TILLING Population of Common Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Mutagenesis is an important tool in crop improvement. However, the hexaploid genome of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) presents problems in identifying desirable genetic changes based on phenotypic screening due to gene redundancy. TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes), a powerful reverse genetic strategy that allows the detection of induced point mutations in individuals of the mutagenized populations, can address the major challenge of linking sequence information to the biological function of genes and can also identify novel variation for crop breeding. Wheat is especially well-suited for TILLING due to the high mutation densities tolerated by polyploids. However, only a few wheat TILLING populations are currently available in the world, which is far from satisfying the requirement of researchers and breeders in different growing environments. In addition, current TILLING screening protocols require costly fluorescence detection systems, limiting their use, especially in developing countries. We developed a new TILLING resource comprising 2610 M(2) mutants in a common wheat cultivar 'Jinmai 47'. Numerous phenotypes with altered morphological and agronomic traits were observed from the M(2) and M(3) lines in the field. To simplify the procedure and decrease costs, we use unlabeled primers and either non-denaturing polyacrylamide gels or agarose gels for mutation detection. The value of this new resource was tested using PCR with RAPD and Intron-spliced junction (ISJ) primers, and also TILLING in three selected candidate genes, in 300 and 512 mutant lines, revealing high mutation densities of 1/34 kb by RAPD/ISJ analysis and 1/47 kb by TILLING. In total, 31 novel alleles were identified in the 3 targeted genes and confirmed by sequencing. The results indicate that this mutant population represents a useful resource for the wheat research community. We hope that the use of this reverse genetics resource will provide novel allelic diversity for wheat improvement and functional genomics.     

普通小麦Qz180中一个抗条锈病基因的分子作图(英文)

普通小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)材料Qz180具有良好的抗条锈病特性,经基因推导发现其含有一个优良的抗条锈病的基因,暂定名为YrQz。用Qz180与感病材料铭贤169和WL1分别杂交构建了两个F_2群体,用条中30号条锈菌小种对这两个群体进行的抗性测验表明,YrQz为显性单基因遗传。通过SSR和AFLP结合BSA的方法对这个基因进行了分子作图,结果鉴定出与YrQz连锁的2个SSR标记和2个AFLP标记。根据SSR标记的染色体位置,该基因被定位在2B染色体的长臂上,位于两个SSR位点Xgwm388和Xgwm526之间;两个AFLP标记P35M48(452)和P36M61(163)分别位于该基因的两侧,遗传距离分别为3.4cM和4.1cM。     

普通小麦中一个类受体激酶基因的克隆、鉴定和表达分析

为研究抗白粉病小麦（Triticum aestivum L．）品系在小麦白粉病菌（Blumeria graminis f. sp．tritici）侵染后有无LRK10同源基因表达,依据小麦蛋白激酶LRK10和其它植物蛋白激酶第6亚结构域设计了一个5’-RACE兼并性引物。以接种小麦白粉病菌后的小麦抗白粉病品系“99—2439”幼苗叶片cDNA为模板进行5’-RACE扩增,获得了一个1551bp长的蛋白激酶基因cDNA片段（S1125,GenBank登录号：AY584533）。此后,通过RACE技术成功地获得了该基因的全长cDNA克隆。该克隆编码637个氨基酸组成的多肽。同源性查寻表明,该基因属于先前命名为wfrk（wheat leaf rust kinase）的小麦类受体蛋白激酶基因家族。与LRK10相似,这个新的小麦类受体蛋白激酶有5个明显的功能域：位于氨基端的疏水信号序列、推测的胞外结构域、跨膜域、高荷电序列和位于羧基端的丝氨酸／苏氨酸激酶域,因此被命名为TaLRK（Triticum aestivum LRK）。以小麦肌动蛋白基因为对照,通过半定量反转录PCR（semi—QRT—PCR）技术对叶片中TaLRK基因在小麦白粉病菌接种后的转录水平表达谱进行了研究。结果表明,小麦白粉病菌的侵染使TaLRK基因的转录显著增强。组织特异性表达分析证明,这一基因仅在小麦的绿色部分表达。研究结果提示TaLRK可能参与了小麦的抗白粉病反应。     

Genealogy-Based Comparison of Loose Smut Resistance for Spring Common Wheat Cultivars

Comparative genealogical analysis was conducted for loose smut-resistant and susceptible common wheat cultivars of three regions: Russia, Canada, and India. Pedigree analysis of differentiator varieties revealed several sources of theUt1, Ut3, and Ut4 genes. Tracing resistance transmission in extended pedigrees allowed identification of resistance donors, sources, and, in some cases, putative genes in Russian, Canadian, and Indian cultivars. A contingency table was constructed with the data on resistance or susceptibility of 839 common and durum wheat cultivars and demonstrated a significant association for resistance to two, loose and stinking, types of smut.     

A,D组染色体对普通小麦光合碳同化特性的影响

系统研究了普通小麦中国春Ａ、Ｄ组端二体的光合特性。结果表明,４Ａ的双臂对光合速率,光合速率高值持续期、叶绿素含量、叶肉导度均具显著的正效应,１Ａ的短臂的双臂对光合速率和光合速率高值持续期也具有正交应,但４Ｄ的长臂对光合速率、光合速率高值持续期和ＲｕＢＰＣａｓｅ活性具负效应。     

普通小麦7B染色体两类低拷贝专化DNA序列的特性

研究表明 ,多倍体小麦基因组中存在一类低拷贝、染色体专化的DNA序列 ,其在多倍体形成时常表现出不稳定性。这类序列被认为在异源多倍体的建立和稳定中起着关键作用。为进一步研究这一问题 ,对通过染色体显微切割从普通小麦 (TriticumaestivumL .)中分离的 5个 7B染色体专化DNA序列的特性进行了研究。以这些序列为探针对大量的多倍体小麦和它们的二倍体祖先物种进行了Southern杂交分析。结果表明 ,这些序列可被分为两种类型 :其中的 4个序列与所有的多倍体物种均杂交 ,但是在二倍体水平上 ,它们却只与和多倍体小麦B基因组紧密相关的物种杂交 ,这说明这些序列是在二倍体物种分化以后产生的 ,然后垂直传递给多倍体 ;其中的 1个序列与所有的二倍体及多倍体物种均杂交 ,暗示在多倍体形成后这些序列从A和D基因组中消除了。用这一序列分别与一个人工合成的六倍体和四倍体小麦进行Southern杂交的结果表明 ,序列消除是一个迅速的事件而且很可能与这些序列的甲基化状态有关。认为这些低拷贝的染色体专化序列对于多倍体形成后部分同源染色体之间的进一步分化起着重要作用。