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Multiple methods for the identification of polymorphic simple sequence repeats (SSRs) in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]
Authors:S M Brown  M S Hopkins  S E Mitchell  M L Senior  T Y Wang  R R Duncan  F Gonzalez-Candelas  S Kresovich
Institution:(1) USDA-ARS, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit, 30223-1797 Griffin, GA, USA;(2) Crop and Soil Sciences Department, University of Georgia, 30223-1797 Griffin, GA, USA;(3) USDA-ARS, Molecular Marker Facility, Department of Crop Science, North Carolina State University, 27695-7620 Raleigh, NC, USA;(4) Department of Genetics, University of Valencia, 46100 Valencia, Spain
Abstract:Simple sequence repeats (SSRs), also known as microsatellites, are highly variable DNA sequences that can be used as markers for the genetic analysis of plants. Three approaches were followed for the development of PCR primers for the amplification of DNA fragments containing SSRs from sorghum Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]: a search for sorghum SSRs in public DNA databases; the use of SSR-specific primers developed in the Poaceae species maize (Zea mays L.) and seashore paspalum grass (Paspalum vaginatum Swartz); and the screening of sorghum genomic libraries by hybridization with SSR oligonucleotides. A total of 49 sorghum SSR-specific PCR primer pairs (two designed from GenBank SSR-containing sequences and 47 from the sequences of genomic clones) were screened on a panel of 17 sorghum and one maize accession. Ten primer pairs from paspalum and 90 from maize were also screened for polymorphism in sorghum. Length polymorphisms among amplification products were detected with 15 of these primer pairs, yielding diversity values ranging from 0.2 to 0.8 with an average diversity of 0.56. These primer pairs are now available for use as markers in crop improvement and conservation efforts.
Keywords:Microsatellite  Germplasm  Genetic resources  Genetic analysis
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