Polymorphism at the esterase isozyme locus Est10 associated with phylogenetic differentiation in rice

A new esterase isozyme locus, Est10, with 6 alleles including the null form, has been found in rice by using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Thirty F(2) populations of all possible combinations between 5 different band morphs were studied. The segregation pattern indicated that bands 1, 2, 3, 4, and the null form (0) were allelic with each other. The alleles of Est10 were distributed at different frequencies among different varietal groups of rice and also between cultivated rice and its wild relatives (Oryza rufipogon Griff.). Alleles 1 and 2 were frequently found in Japonica and Indica types, respectively. Allele 3 showed a high frequency in Aus and Boro, both Indica types cultivated in South Asia. Allele 4 was frequent in wild rice O. rufipogon. Judging from the linkage between Est10 and RFLP marker RG220 and isozyme marker Est5, Est10 is located on chromosome 1. The importance of this locus in evolutionary studies of rice is discussed.     

重复DNA顺序pRRD9在稻属中的拷贝数测定

本文应用狭缝印渍杂交方法,把水稻基因组总DNA和含水稻中度重复顺序片段的质粒(pRRD9)DNA分别转移到尼龙膜上形成狭缝印渍、然后用~(32)P标记的 pRRD9插入片段进行杂交、根据各狭缝印渍的放射性强度,测定水稻(Oryza)一些栽培种和野生种基因组中重复DNA顺序的拷贝数,并就拷贝数与水稻进化关系及基因组型的联系进行讨论.     

QTL clusters reflect character associations in wild and cultivated rice

The genetic basis of character association related to differentiation found in the primary gene pool of rice was investigated based on the genomic distribution of quantitative trait loci (QTLs). Major evolutionary trends in cultivated rice of Asiatic origin (Oryza sativa) and its wild progenitor (O. rufipogon) are: (1) differentiation from wild to domesticated types (domestication), (2) ecotype differentiation between the perennial and annual types in wild races, and (3) the Indica versus Japonica type differentiation in cultivated races. Using 125 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between an Indica cultivar of O. sativa and a strain of O. rufipogon carrying some Japonica-like characteristics, we mapped 147 markers, mostly RFLPs, on 12 chromosomes. Thirty-seven morphological and physiological quantitative traits were evaluated, and QTLs for 24 traits were detected. The mapped loci showed a tendency to form clusters that are composed of QTLs of the domestication-related traits as well as Indica/Japonica diagnostic traits. QTLs for perennial/annual type differences did not cluster. This cluster phenomenon could be considered "multifactorial linkages" followed by natural selection favoring co-adapted traits. Further, it is possible that the clustering phenomenon is partly due to pleiotropy of some unknown key factor(s) controlling various traits through diverse metabolic pathways. Chromosomal regions where QTL clusters were found coincided with the regions harboring genes or gene blocks where the frequency of cultivar-derived alleles in RILs is higher than expected. This distortion may be partly due to unconscious selection favoring cultivated plant type during the establishment of RILs.     

Differentiation of Indica-Japonica rice revealed by insertion/deletion (InDel) fragments obtained from the comparative genomic study of DNA sequences between 93-11 (Indica) and Nipponbare (Japonica)

DNA polymorphisms from nucleotide insertion/deletions (InDels) in genomic sequences are the basis for developing InDel molecular markers.To validate the InDel primer pairs on the basis of the comparative genomic study on DNA sequences between an Indica rice 93-11 and a Japonica rice Nipponbare for identifying Indica and Japonica rice varieties and studying wild Oryza species,we studied 49 Indica,43 Japonica,and 24 wild rice accessions collected from ten Asian countries using 45 InDel primer pairs.Results indicated that of the 45 InDel primer pairs,41 can accurately identify Indica and Japonica rice varieties with a reliability of over 80%.The scatter plotting data of the principal component analysis (PCA) indicated that:(i) the InDel primer pairs can easily distinguish Indica from Japonica rice varieties,in addition to revealing their genetic differentiation;(ii) the AA-genome wild rice species showed a relatively close genetic relationship with the Indica rice varieties;and (iii)the non-AA genome wild rice species did not show evident differentiation into the Indica and Japonica types.It is concluded from the study that most of the InDel primer pairs obtained from DNA sequences of 93-11 and Nipponbare can be used for identifying lndica and Japonica rice varieties,and for studying genetic relationships of wild rice species,particularly in terms of the Indica-Japonica differentiation.     

Genetic architecture of aluminum tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa) determined through genome-wide association analysis and QTL mapping

Aluminum (Al) toxicity is a primary limitation to crop productivity on acid soils, and rice has been demonstrated to be significantly more Al tolerant than other cereal crops. However, the mechanisms of rice Al tolerance are largely unknown, and no genes underlying natural variation have been reported. We screened 383 diverse rice accessions, conducted a genome-wide association (GWA) study, and conducted QTL mapping in two bi-parental populations using three estimates of Al tolerance based on root growth. Subpopulation structure explained 57% of the phenotypic variation, and the mean Al tolerance in Japonica was twice that of Indica. Forty-eight regions associated with Al tolerance were identified by GWA analysis, most of which were subpopulation-specific. Four of these regions co-localized with a priori candidate genes, and two highly significant regions co-localized with previously identified QTLs. Three regions corresponding to induced Al-sensitive rice mutants (ART1, STAR2, Nrat1) were identified through bi-parental QTL mapping or GWA to be involved in natural variation for Al tolerance. Haplotype analysis around the Nrat1 gene identified susceptible and tolerant haplotypes explaining 40% of the Al tolerance variation within the aus subpopulation, and sequence analysis of Nrat1 identified a trio of non-synonymous mutations predictive of Al sensitivity in our diversity panel. GWA analysis discovered more phenotype-genotype associations and provided higher resolution, but QTL mapping identified critical rare and/or subpopulation-specific alleles not detected by GWA analysis. Mapping using Indica/Japonica populations identified QTLs associated with transgressive variation where alleles from a susceptible aus or indica parent enhanced Al tolerance in a tolerant Japonica background. This work supports the hypothesis that selectively introgressing alleles across subpopulations is an efficient approach for trait enhancement in plant breeding programs and demonstrates the fundamental importance of subpopulation in interpreting and manipulating the genetics of complex traits in rice.     

基于ITS序列分析对海南普通野生稻籼粳分化的研究

对海南普通野生稻的18个居群分别进行ITS序列克隆和测序,研究海南普通野生稻居群的籼粳分化。结果表明,海南普通野生稻的ITS序列居群间差异性显著,ITS1长度为163~239 bp,G+C含量变化范围为53.5%~77-2%。ITS2长度为165~243 bp,G+C含量变化范围为54.5%~74.2%。ITS1和ITS2区简约信息位点分别为108个和145个,单一信息位点分别为7个和2个。InDel(插入/缺失)位点分别为133个和145个,发现了9个ITS籼粳特异性位点。ClustalX软件排序及Mega构树结果表明,海南普通野生稻存在籼粳分化,偏籼型有10个居群,偏粳型有8个居群。本研究有助于揭示海南普通野生稻在起源演化上的地位,并为有效利用海南优良野生稻种质资源提供理论依据。     

Genetic differentiation for nuclear,mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes in common wild rice (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza rufipogon</Emphasis> Griff.) and cultivated rice (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Oryza sativa</Emphasis> L.)

The genetic differentiation of nuclear, mitochondrial (mt) and chloroplast (cp) genomes was investigated by Southern and PCR analysis using 75 varieties of cultivated rice ( Oryza sativa L.) and 118 strains of common wild rice (CWR, Oryza rufipogon Griff.) from ten countries of Asia. The distinguishing differences between the Indica and Japonica cultivars were detected both in the nuclear genome and the cytoplasmic genome, confirming that the Indica-Japonica differentiation is of major importance for the three different classes of genome in cultivated rice. This differentiation was also detected in common wild rice with some differences among the genome compartments and the various regions. For nuclear DNA variation, both Indica-like and Japonica-like types were observed in the Chinese CWR, with the latter more-frequent than the former. No Japonica-like type was found in South Asia, and only two strains of the Japonica-like type were detected in Southeast Asia, thus the Indica-like type is the major type among South and Southeast Asian CWR. For mtDNA, only a few strains of the Japonica-like type were detected in CWR. For cpDNA, the Japonica type was predominant among the CWR strains from China, Bangladesh and Burma, while the Indica type was predominant among the CWR strains from Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Sri Lanka, and both types were found in similar frequencies among the Indian CWR. Altogether, however, the degree of Indica-Japonica differentiation in common wild rice was much-less important than that in cultivated rice. Cluster analyses for nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation revealed that some CWR strains showed large genetic distances from cultivated rice and formed clusters distinct from cultivated rice. Coincidence in the genetic differentiation between the three different classes of genome was much higher in cultivated rice than in CWR. Among the 75 cultivars, about 3/4 entries were "homoeotype" showing congruent results for nuclear, mt and cpDNA regarding the Indica-Japonica differentiation. In CWR, the proportions of homoeotypes were 5.7%, 15% and 48.8% in China, South Asia and Southeast Asia, respectively. Based on the average genetic distance among all the strains of CWR and cultivated rice for nuclear and mitochondrial genomes, the variability of the nuclear genome was found to be higher than that of the mitochondrial genome. The global pattern based on all genomes shows much-more diversification in CWR than that in cultivated rice.     

重复DNA顺序pRRD9在稻属中的拷贝数测定

本文应用狭缝印渍杂交方法,把水稻基因组总DNA和含水稻中度重复顺序片段的质粒(pRRD9)DNA分别转移到尼龙膜上形成狭缝印渍、然后用³²P标记的 pRRD9插入片段进行杂交、根据各狭缝印渍的放射性强度,测定水稻(Oryza)一些栽培种和野生种基因组中重复DNA顺序的拷贝数,并就拷贝数与水稻进化关系及基因组型的联系进行讨论.     

Natural variation in the promoter of OsHMA3 contributes to differential grain cadmium accumulation between Indica and Japonica rice

Rice is a major source of cadmium(Cd) intake for Asian people. Indica rice usually accumulates more Cd in shoots and grains than Japonica rice. However, underlying genetic bases for differential Cd accumulation between Indica and Japonica rice are still unknown. In this study, we cloned a quantitative trait locus(QTL) grain Cd concentration on chromosome 7(GCC7) responsible for differential grain Cd accumulation between two rice varieties by performing QTL analysis and map-based cloning. We found that the two GCC7 alleles, GCC7~(PA64s) and GCC7~(93-11), had different promoter activity of OsHMA3,leading to different OsHMA3 expression and different shoot and grain Cd concentrations. By analyzing the distribution of different haplotypes of GCC7 among diverse rice accessions, we discovered that the high and low Cd accumulation alleles, namely GCC7~(93-11) and GCC7~(PA64s), were preferentially distributed in Indica and Japonica rice,respectively. We further showed that the GCC7~(PA64s)allele can be used to replace the GCC7~(93-11) allele in the super cultivar 93-11 to reduce grain Cd concentration without adverse effect on agronomic traits. Our results thus reveal that the QTL GCC7 with sequence variation in the OsHMA3 promoter is an important determinant controlling differential grain Cd accumulation between Indica and Japonica rice.     

A gene block causing cross-incompatibility hidden in wild and cultivated rice

Unidirectional cross-incompatibility was detected in advanced generations of backcrossing between wild (Oryza rufipogon) and cultivated (O. sativa) rice strains. The near-isogenic line (NIL) of T65wx (Japonica type) carrying an alien segment of chromosome 6 from a wild strain gave a reduced seed setting only when crossed with T65wx as the male. Cytological observations showed that abortion of hybrid seeds occurred as a consequence of a failure of early endosperm development followed by abnormalities in embryo development. The genetic basis of cross-incompatibility reactions in the female and male was investigated by testcrosses using recombinant inbred lines (RILs) that were established through dissecting the introgressed segments of wild and cultivated (Indica type) strains. The results revealed that the cross-incompatibility reaction was controlled by Cif in the female and by cim in the male. When the female plant with Cif was crossed with the male plant with cim, a failure of early endosperm development was observed in the hybrid zygotes. Among cultivars of O. sativa, cim was distributed predominantly in the Japonica type but not in the Indica type. In addition, a dominant suppressor, Su-Cif, which changes the reaction in the female from incompatible to compatible was proposed to present near the centromere of chromosome 6 of the Indica type. Further, the death of young F(1) zygotes was controlled by the parental genotypes rather than by the genotype of the hybrid zygote itself since all three genes acted sporophytically, which strongly suggests an involvement of parent-of-origin effects. We discuss the results in relation to the origin of a crossing barrier as well as their maintenance within the primary gene pool.     

Linkage analysis of the nuclear homologues of mitochondrial plasmid-like DNAs in rice.

A genetical study on the nucleotide sequences of the nuclear DNAs which share homology with rice mitochondrial plasmid-like DNAs, B1, B2, B3 and B4 was carried out. Restriction fragments of the nuclear DNAs hybridized with these plasmid-like DNAs showed polymorphisms in their length between Indica and Japonica rice cultivars. The hybridized signals found specifically in Indica or Japonica cultivars segregated in the F2 population derived from a cross between these two subspecies. The observed ratio of the nuclear homologues in the F2 population demonstrated that they were transmitted according to the Mendelian inheritance. The co-segregation of homologues was examined and the linkage was detected between the B1-nuclear homologue of Japonica and the B4-nuclear homologue of Indica, and also between the nuclear homologues of B2 and B3 of Indica. The linkage between the B1-nuclear homologue of Japonica and the B4-nuclear homologue of Indica was conserved in the different rice cultivars.     

长江三角洲主要超级稻CH4排放特征及其与植株生长特性的关系

采用盆栽试验研究了长江三角洲14个主要超级稻品种(6个粳型超级稻和8个籼型杂交超级稻)CH₄排放特征及其与植株生长特性之间的关系.结果表明: 粳型和籼型超级稻全生育期CH₄排放均呈双峰模式,排放峰值分别出现在分蘖盛期和孕穗期.粳型超级稻的平均CH₄排放总量比籼型超级稻高37.6%(P<0.01),品种间排放差异主要出现在生长后期.虽然两种类型超级稻的CH₄排放总量均与最大叶面积呈显著正相关,但CH₄排放与其他生长特性的关系因品种类型而异.在株高上,粳型超级稻CH₄排放总量与株高呈显著正相关,而籼型超级稻的相关不显著.在生产力上,籼型超级稻CH₄排放总量与其总生物量、籽粒产量和收获指数呈显著负相关,而粳型超级稻的相关不显著.籼型超级稻CH₄排放量低主要是由于其根系生物量显著高于粳型超级稻.     

长江三角洲主要超级稻CH4排放特征及其与植株生长特性的关系

采用盆栽试验研究了长江三角洲14个主要超级稻品种(6个粳型超级稻和8个籼型杂交超级稻)CH₄排放特征及其与植株生长特性之间的关系.结果表明: 粳型和籼型超级稻全生育期CH₄排放均呈双峰模式,排放峰值分别出现在分蘖盛期和孕穗期.粳型超级稻的平均CH₄排放总量比籼型超级稻高37.6%(P<0.01),品种间排放差异主要出现在生长后期.虽然两种类型超级稻的CH₄排放总量均与最大叶面积呈显著正相关,但CH₄排放与其他生长特性的关系因品种类型而异.在株高上,粳型超级稻CH₄排放总量与株高呈显著正相关,而籼型超级稻的相关不显著.在生产力上,籼型超级稻CH₄排放总量与其总生物量、籽粒产量和收获指数呈显著负相关,而粳型超级稻的相关不显著.籼型超级稻CH₄排放量低主要是由于其根系生物量显著高于粳型超级稻.     

Plant regeneration from protoplasts of Indica type rice and CMS rice

Cell suspensions were established from 12 rice genotypes including Indica type, Japonica type and cytoplasmic male sterile (cms) rice lines of both types. 133 green plants were regenerated from protoplasts isolated from an Indica type rice and 15 plants were obtained from a Japonica type cms rice. A cell suspension, from which protoplasts can be isolated (about 10⁶/ml) but from which cell division has not yet been induced, has been established from the most widely used Indica type cms rice which contains Wild Abortive (WA) cytoplasm.     

水稻长日抑制基因PhyB的多样性及区域适应性初探

Phy 是在长日照条件下抑制水稻开花的关键基因,但目前对水稻PhyB基因的遗传基础还不清楚,研究其分子遗传机制,对于培育光周期适应性广的品种以及扩大水稻种植区域具有重要意义。本研究选择78份亚洲栽培稻(34份籼稻和44份粳稻)及47份野生稻进行测序,对Phy B基因的核苷酸多态性、单倍型进行分析,计算籼稻、粳稻和野生稻的遗传多样性。结果表明,Phy B基因共有28个单倍型,其中有2个高频率的单倍型分别存在于2个栽培稻亚种中。从Network图可以看出栽培稻分为2组(A组和B组),A组栽培稻包括全部的籼稻和4个粳稻个体,B组栽培稻全是粳稻品种。亲缘地理学分析发现,A、B两组栽培稻具有明显不同的地理分布格局,且A组和B组开花时间差异显著,说明Phy B基因的2个高频率单倍型在2个栽培稻亚种中具有区域适应性,Phy B基因在栽培稻中具有明显的驯化信号,随着水稻种植区域的扩大,进化出适应不同地域特有的等位基因,导致开花时间对不同地区的区域适应性及多样性。     

SSR标记揭示的云南地方稻品种遗传多样性及其保育意义

为了探索水稻(Oryza　sativa　L.)地方品种的遗传多样性及其有效保育方法,对采自云南省17个村寨的82个水稻地方品种和3个国际常用的典型籼稻和粳稻品种进行了微卫星(SSR)分子标记的分析。利用19对SSR引物在85个水稻品种中共扩增出了83个基因型,其分子量变异在100～500　bp之间。基于各品种SSR基因型遗传相似系数聚类分析而获得的UPGMA树状图表明各水稻品种之间存在较大的遗传多样性,其相似系数变异在0.15～0.90之间。但这些地方品种的遗传多样性并非呈均等的地理分布。这85个水稻品种在相似系数为0.52之处分为二组,其中一组包括几乎所有的籼稻品种,而另一组包括全部的粳稻品种,表明SSR标记能很好揭示水稻籼-粳分化。同时,有些来自不同采集地的同名品种表现出一定的遗传差异,说明同名异物的现象存在。云南水稻地方品种具有丰富的遗传多样性,对其有效保育十分重要和迫切,　但只有根据遗传多样性的水平和分布特点,采用正确的保育对策和取样方法才能确保对云南水稻地方品种的有效保育。结果进一步表明,选用适当的微卫星引物,可以为准确鉴定籼稻和粳稻品种及研究其进化规律提供有效的分子标记方法,并有利于有目标的水稻遗传资源保育和育种创新。     

SSR标记揭示的云南地方稻品种遗传多样性及其保育意义

为了探索水稻(Oryza sativa L.)地方品种的遗传多样性及其有效保育方法,对采自云南省17个村寨的82个水稻地方品种和3个国际常用的典型籼稻和粳稻品种进行了微卫星(SSR)分子标记的分析.利用19对SSR引物在85个水稻品种中共扩增出了83个基因型,其分子量变异在100～500 bp之间.基于各品种SSR基因型遗传相似系数聚类分析而获得的UPGMA树状图表明各水稻品种之间存在较大的遗传多样性,其相似系数变异在0.15～0.90之间.但这些地方品种的遗传多样性并非呈均等的地理分布.这85个水稻品种在相似系数为0.52之处分为二组,其中一组包括几乎所有的籼稻品种,而另一组包括全部的粳稻品种,表明SSR标记能很好揭示水稻籼-粳分化.同时,有些来自不同采集地的同名品种表现出一定的遗传差异,说明同名异物的现象存在.云南水稻地方品种具有丰富的遗传多样性,对其有效保育十分重要和迫切,但只有根据遗传多样性的水平和分布特点,采用正确的保育对策和取样方法才能确保对云南水稻地方品种的有效保育.结果进一步表明,选用适当的微卫星引物,可以为准确鉴定籼稻和粳稻品种及研究其进化规律提供有效的分子标记方法,并有利于有目标的水稻遗传资源保育和育种创新.     

Experimental studies on the origin of cultivated rice

1) Contributions to the origin of cultivated rice made by the author and his colleagues were briefly reviewed under several headlines.—2) Two parallel series of evolution of cultivated species, the Asian form of Oryza perennis to O. sativa and O. breviligulata to O. glaberrima, were pointed out compared.—3) In both the two series, a continuous array of intergrades between wild and cultivated species is found in a particular region. The pattern of character variations among those intermediate plants was considered as indicating the evolutionary path, and the monophyletic origin of the Indica and Japonica types of O. sativa was discussed.—4) The conditions of establishment of a weedy form of O. perennis found in India were discussed. It was noticed that cultivation by man in itself works as a selective agent for cultivated types.     

The extent of parental genotypic divergence determines maximal heterosis by increasing fertility in inter-subspecific hybrids of rice (Oryza sativa L.)

The magnitude of heterosis in F₁ hybrids is related not only to the performance of parents per se but also to the genetic diversity between two parents. The extent of genotypic divergence between hybrid rice parents was investigated at the molecular level, using two subsets of rice materials: a subset of doubled haploid (DH) lines derived from an Indica × Japonica cross (Gui630/02428) and another subset of Indica or Japonica lines representative of a broad spectrum of the Asian cultivated rice gene pool, including landraces, primitive cultivars, historically important cultivars, modern elite cultivars, super rice and parents of superior hybrids. 57 entries deliberately selected from the 81-DH lines (in total) were testcrossed to two widely used rice lines in China, photoperiod-sensitive genic male sterile (PGMS) N422s and thermo-sensitive genic male sterile (TGMS) Peiai64s. Results of the two sets of test-cross F₁ populations showed congruently that parental genotypic divergence has a relatively low impact on heterosis for the two yield components, i.e., panicle number and 1000-grain weight, but it has a great bearing on fertility parameters, i.e., filled grains per plant and seedset. Heterosis for grain yield in the two test-cross populations exhibited a sharp maximum when the proportion of Japonica alleles in the male parent was between 50 and 60%, so was the heterosis for fertility parameters correspondingly. Thus fertility parameters were the most sensitive and important factors which were influenced by the extent of parental genotypic divergence. Moreover, our results showed that parents with moderate extent of genotypic divergence played an important role in the use of inter-subspecific rice heterosis.