Recombination within the apospory specific genomic region leads to the uncoupling of apomixis components in Cenchrus ciliaris

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作者
Conner, Joann A. [1 ]
Gunawan, Gunawati [1 ]
Ozias-Akins, Peggy [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Georgia, Dept Hort, Tifton, GA 31973 USA
关键词
Apomeiosis; Parthenogenesis; Buffelgrass; Pennisetum squamulatum; LINKED MOLECULAR MARKERS; PENNISETUM-SQUAMULATUM; SEQUENCE-ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION; BUFFELGRASS; FERTILIZATION; CHROMOSOME; REVEALS; LOCUS; HYBRIDIZATION;
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10.1007/s00425-013-1873-5
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Q94 [植物学];
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071001 ;
摘要
Apomixis enables the clonal propagation of maternal genotypes through seed. If apomixis could be harnessed via genetic engineering or introgression, it would have a major economic impact for agricultural crops. In the grass species Pennisetum squamulatum and Cenchrus ciliaris (syn. P. ciliare), apomixis is controlled by a single dominant "locus", the apospory-specific genomic region (ASGR). For P. squamulatum, 18 published sequenced characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers have been identified which always co-segregate with apospory. Six of these markers are conserved SCARs in the closely related species, C. ciliaris and co-segregate with the trait. A screen of progeny from a cross of sexual x apomictic C. ciliaris genotypes identified a plant, A8, retaining two of the six ASGR-linked SCAR markers. Additional and newly identified ASGR-linked markers were generated to help identify the extent of recombination within the ASGR. Based on analysis of missing markers, the A8 recombinant plant has lost a significant portion of the ASGR but continues to form aposporous embryo sacs. Seedlings produced from aposporous embryo sacs are 6x in ploidy level and hence the A8 recombinant does not express parthenogenesis. The recombinant A8 plant represents a step forward in reducing the complexity of the ASGR locus to determine the factor(s) required for aposporous embryo sac formation and documents the separation of expression of the two components of apomixis in C. ciliaris.
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