The results of QTL mapping based on a primary mapping population should be further verified and refined for its real utilization in marker-assisted selection or map-based cloning.The primary mapping population contain...The results of QTL mapping based on a primary mapping population should be further verified and refined for its real utilization in marker-assisted selection or map-based cloning.The primary mapping population contains 114 BC1F1 plants of the backcross between Essex (maturity group V,MG V) as the donor parent and ZDD2315 (MG II) as the recurrent parent.In this study,a genetic linkage map with 250 SSR markers spanning a total length of 2963.5 cM on 25 linkage groups (LG) was constructed using software MAPMAKER3.0.Six kinds of genetic statistical models of 4 softwares,i.e.WinQTL Cartographer Version 2.5,IciMapping Version 2.0,MapQTL Version 5.0 and QTLnetwork Version 2.0,were used to map QTLs conferring days to flowering of the BC1F3 lines.Nine QTLs were mapped on 6 different linkage groups (LG).Of those,6 QTLs were detected by at least two different genetic statistical models,while the other three were detected by only one procedure.Among the three QTLs,Flwdt7 was mapped between Sat_213 and Satt643 on LG C2 with only 11.0% contribution rate.For confirmation of Flwdt7,5 RHL populations were developed through selfing eight BC1F5 plants heterozygous at seven markers around the locus.The RHL populations with the same segregating loci were bulked and used to construct a secondary linkage map of the specific segment using software JoinMap 3.0.The genetic distances among the markers on the specific segment became shorter than those of the whole genome map.On the secondary map,Flwdt7 was mapped between Satt277 and Satt489,next to its primary interval Sat_213-Satt643,with distance 1.40 cM to Satt277 and 0.45 cM to Satt489,confidence interval narrowed to 2.7 cM,and contribution rate increased to 36.8%.The results were confirmed with significance analysis among marker genotypes on individual loci and comparison analysis of target marker intervals among near isogenic lines (plants).Thus the strategy by using residual heterozygous lines for QTL fine-mapping on target segments based on primary whole genome scanning with multipl展开更多
Blooming date is an important trait in fruit tree species.Although several quantitative trait loci confirming blooming date were identified in Prunus spp.,the molecular mechanism underlying it remains unclear.Arising ...Blooming date is an important trait in fruit tree species.Although several quantitative trait loci confirming blooming date were identified in Prunus spp.,the molecular mechanism underlying it remains unclear.Arising from this,the transcriptomes of normal blooming and lateblooming Siberian apricot(P.sibirica L.)flower buds were analyzed using RNA-seq technology.A total of 68,855 unigenes were de novo assembled,among which 1204 were differentially expressed between normal and late blooming.Gene ontology enrichment analysis revealed that biological processes were enriched with metabolic processes.The catalytic-related gene transcripts between the two types of blooming were significantly changed in the molecular function.Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis showed that 156 genes were successfully annotated and 75 pathways enriched.Genes for gibberellin biosynthesis were up-regulated in normal blooming,whereas abscisic acid degradation-related genes were also up-regulated in normal blooming.Moreover,circadian rhythms related genes including EARLY FLOWERING 4,LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL and CIRCANDIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 were all up-regulated in normal blooming,indicating that circadian rhythms have a very important role in controlling blooming date.Furthermore,zinc finger protein CONSTANS-LIKE 12 was blasted onto the quantitative trait loci region on linkage group 4 in peach.However,changes in the abundance of key flowering genes such as SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1,FLOWERING LOCU T,LEAFY and FLOWERING LOCUS C were not significantly different,indicating that further investigation should explore the function of these genes on blooming date.The outcomes of this study will provide a valuable platform for further research on the molecular mechanism of blooming date in Prunus.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos.2006CB1017,2009CB1184)National High-Tech Research and Developmetn Program of China (Grant No.2006AA100104)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.30671266)National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2006BAD13B05-7)Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (Grant No.B08025)
文摘The results of QTL mapping based on a primary mapping population should be further verified and refined for its real utilization in marker-assisted selection or map-based cloning.The primary mapping population contains 114 BC1F1 plants of the backcross between Essex (maturity group V,MG V) as the donor parent and ZDD2315 (MG II) as the recurrent parent.In this study,a genetic linkage map with 250 SSR markers spanning a total length of 2963.5 cM on 25 linkage groups (LG) was constructed using software MAPMAKER3.0.Six kinds of genetic statistical models of 4 softwares,i.e.WinQTL Cartographer Version 2.5,IciMapping Version 2.0,MapQTL Version 5.0 and QTLnetwork Version 2.0,were used to map QTLs conferring days to flowering of the BC1F3 lines.Nine QTLs were mapped on 6 different linkage groups (LG).Of those,6 QTLs were detected by at least two different genetic statistical models,while the other three were detected by only one procedure.Among the three QTLs,Flwdt7 was mapped between Sat_213 and Satt643 on LG C2 with only 11.0% contribution rate.For confirmation of Flwdt7,5 RHL populations were developed through selfing eight BC1F5 plants heterozygous at seven markers around the locus.The RHL populations with the same segregating loci were bulked and used to construct a secondary linkage map of the specific segment using software JoinMap 3.0.The genetic distances among the markers on the specific segment became shorter than those of the whole genome map.On the secondary map,Flwdt7 was mapped between Satt277 and Satt489,next to its primary interval Sat_213-Satt643,with distance 1.40 cM to Satt277 and 0.45 cM to Satt489,confidence interval narrowed to 2.7 cM,and contribution rate increased to 36.8%.The results were confirmed with significance analysis among marker genotypes on individual loci and comparison analysis of target marker intervals among near isogenic lines (plants).Thus the strategy by using residual heterozygous lines for QTL fine-mapping on target segments based on primary whole genome scanning with multipl
基金funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(BLYJ201517)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University by the Ministry of Education,China(NCET-10-0223)
文摘Blooming date is an important trait in fruit tree species.Although several quantitative trait loci confirming blooming date were identified in Prunus spp.,the molecular mechanism underlying it remains unclear.Arising from this,the transcriptomes of normal blooming and lateblooming Siberian apricot(P.sibirica L.)flower buds were analyzed using RNA-seq technology.A total of 68,855 unigenes were de novo assembled,among which 1204 were differentially expressed between normal and late blooming.Gene ontology enrichment analysis revealed that biological processes were enriched with metabolic processes.The catalytic-related gene transcripts between the two types of blooming were significantly changed in the molecular function.Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis showed that 156 genes were successfully annotated and 75 pathways enriched.Genes for gibberellin biosynthesis were up-regulated in normal blooming,whereas abscisic acid degradation-related genes were also up-regulated in normal blooming.Moreover,circadian rhythms related genes including EARLY FLOWERING 4,LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL and CIRCANDIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 were all up-regulated in normal blooming,indicating that circadian rhythms have a very important role in controlling blooming date.Furthermore,zinc finger protein CONSTANS-LIKE 12 was blasted onto the quantitative trait loci region on linkage group 4 in peach.However,changes in the abundance of key flowering genes such as SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS 1,FLOWERING LOCU T,LEAFY and FLOWERING LOCUS C were not significantly different,indicating that further investigation should explore the function of these genes on blooming date.The outcomes of this study will provide a valuable platform for further research on the molecular mechanism of blooming date in Prunus.
