TILLING - a shortcut in functional genomics |
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Authors: | Marzena Kurowska Agata Daszkowska-Golec Damian Gruszka Marek Marzec Miriam Szurman Iwona Szarejko Miroslaw Maluszynski |
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Institution: | Department of Genetics, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. |
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Abstract: | Recent advances in large-scale genome sequencing projects have opened up new possibilities for the application of conventional
mutation techniques in not only forward but also reverse genetics strategies. TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN
Genomes) was developed a decade ago as an alternative to insertional mutagenesis. It takes advantage of classical mutagenesis,
sequence availability and high-throughput screening for nucleotide polymorphisms in a targeted sequence. The main advantage
of TILLING as a reverse genetics strategy is that it can be applied to any species, regardless of its genome size and ploidy
level. The TILLING protocol provides a high frequency of point mutations distributed randomly in the genome. The great mutagenic
potential of chemical agents to generate a high rate of nucleotide substitutions has been proven by the high density of mutations
reported for TILLING populations in various plant species. For most of them, the analysis of several genes revealed 1 mutation/200–500 kb
screened and much higher densities were observed for polyploid species, such as wheat. High-throughput TILLING permits the
rapid and low-cost discovery of new alleles that are induced in plants. Several research centres have established a TILLING
public service for various plant species. The recent trends in TILLING procedures rely on the diversification of bioinformatic
tools, new methods of mutation detection, including mismatch-specific and sensitive endonucleases, but also various alternatives
for LI-COR screening and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery using next-generation sequencing technologies. The
TILLING strategy has found numerous applications in functional genomics. Additionally, wide applications of this throughput
method in basic and applied research have already been implemented through modifications of the original TILLING strategy,
such as Ecotilling or Deletion TILLING. |
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