Genetic Analysis and Gene Mapping of Light Brown Spotted Leaf Mutant in Rice

A light brown spotted-leaf mutant of rice was isolated from an ethane methyl sulfonate (EMS)- induced IR64 mutant bank. The mutant, designated as lbsl1 (light brown spotted-leaf 1), displayed light brown spot in the whole growth period from the first leaf to the flag leaf under natural summer field conditions. Agronomic traits including plant height, growth duration, number of filled grains per panicle, seed-setting rate and 1000-grain weight of the mutant were significantly affected. Genetic analysis showed that the mutation was controlled by a single recessive gene, tentatively named lbsl1(t), which was mapped to the short arm of chromosome 6. By developing simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers, the gene was finally delimited to an interval of 130 kb between markers RM586 and RM588. The lbsl1(t) gene is likely a novel rice spotted-leaf gene since no other similar genes have been identified near the chromosomal region. The genetic data and recombination populations provided will facilitate further fine-mapping and cloning of the gene.     

一个水稻类树稻突变体(leafy head 3)基因的精细定位

 从常规粳稻常优94后代中筛选到一份自然突变的抽穗期延迟的类树稻突变体lhd3（leafy head 3）。在短日照条件下,与野生型比较,lhd3突变体在生长后期,上部节间会继续长出叶片（一般为3片）和高位分蘖,类似于树的侧枝生长,抽穗期延迟,但基部分蘖数不受影响。经典遗传分析表明,lhd3与籼稻南京6号的F2群体中,正常植株与类树稻植株的分离比符合3∶1,说明此性状受单隐性基因控制。利用该群体进行图位克隆,将LHD3基因定位在水稻第1染色体短臂的两个新发展的STS标记wpla3和wpla25之间。再利用5个新发展的STS和CAPS标记,最终将该基因精细定位在WX6和CAPS1两个标记之间,物理距离约为60 kb。通过水稻基因组注释系统共预测到10个开放阅读框（ORF）。对该基因的进一步克隆将有助于阐明水稻生育期和叶原基发育调控机理。     

Quantitative Trait Loci for Heading Date and Their Relationship with Genetic Control of Yield Traits in Rice (Oryza sativa)

Grain yield and heading date are key factors determining the commercial potential of a rice variety. Mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) in rice has been advanced from primary mapping to gene cloning, and heading date and yield traits have always attracted the greatest attention. In this review, genomic distribution of QTLs for heading date detected in populations derived from intra-specific crosses of Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa) was summarized, and their relationship with the genetic control of yield traits was analyzed. The information could be useful in the identification of QTLs for heading date and yield traits that are promising for the improvement of rice varieties.     

Cloning and Expression of Gene Responsible for High-Tillering Dwarf Phenotype in Indica Rice Mutant gsor23

High-tillering dwarf mutant gsor23 was generated from an indica rice variety Indica9 radiatied by γ-ray. Genetic analysis showed that this phenotype was controlled by one single recessive gene, which was mapped within a physical distance of 386 kb between two insertion-deletion (InDel) markers C1-WT2 and C1-WT4 on the long arm of chromosome 1. There is a known gene D10 within this region, the mutation of which causes high-tillering in rice. Sequence analysis of the D10 allele in gsor23 revealed that the base cytosine (C) at the 404^th position in the coding region was deleted, which would cause frameshift mutation after the 134^th amino acids. The mutation site and indica background of gsor23 were different from the previously reported japonica mutants d10-1 and d10-2. Therefore, gsor23 is a novel allelic mutant of D10 which encodes the carotenoid-cleaving dioxygenase 8 (CCD8), a key enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the new plant hormone strigolactones (SLs). After treatment with GR24, a synthetic analogue of SLs, the high-tillering phenotype of gsor23 was restored to normal. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that D10 expression was high in roots, but low in leaves. Compared with the wild type Indica9, the expression of the SL biosynthesis gene D10 was upregulated, while genes likely involved in the SL signal transduction pathway such as D3 and D14 were down-regulated in the gsor23 mutant.     

Fine Mapping and Cloning of Leafy Head Mutant Gene pla1-5 in Rice

We identified a leafy head mutant pla1-5 (plastochron 1-5) from the progeny of japonica rice cultivar Taipei 309 treated with ⁶⁰Co-γ ray irradiation. The pla1-5 mutant has a dwarf phenotype and small leaves. Compared with its wild type, pla1-5 has more leaves and fewer tillers, and it fails to produce normal panicles at the maturity stage. Genetic analysis showed that the pla1-5 phenotype is controlled by a single recessive nuclear gene. Using the map-based cloning strategy, we narrowed down the location of the target gene to a 58-kb region between simple sequence repeat markers CHR1027 and CHR1030 on the long arm of chromosome 10. The target gene cosegregated with molecular markers CHR1028 and CHR1029. There were five predicted genes in the mapped region. The results from sequencing analysis revealed that there was one base deletion in the first exon of LOC_Os10g26340 encoding cytochrome P450 CYP78A11 in the pla1-5 mutant, which might result in a downstream frame shift and premature termination. These results suggest that the P450 CYP78A11 gene is the candidate gene of PLA1-5.     

Characterization and Fine Mapping of Non-panicle Mutant （nop） in Rice

A mutant of panicle differentiation in rice called non-panicle (nop) was discovered in the progeny of a cross between 93-11 and Nipponbare. The mutant exhibits normal plant morphology but has apparently few tillers. The most striking change in nop is that its panicle differentiation is blocked, with masses of fluffy bract nodes generate from the positions where rachis branches normally develop in wild-type plants. Genetic analysis suggests that nop is controlled by a single recessive gene, which is temporarily named Nop(t). Based on its mutant phenotype, Nop(t) represents a key gene controlling the initiation of inflorescence differentiation. By using simple sequence repeat markers and sequence tagged site markers, Nop(t) gene was fine mapped in a 102-kb interval on the long arm of chromosome 6. These results will facilitate the positional cloning and functional studies of the gene.     

水稻条纹叶和白穗基因SLWP的定位及变异分析

【目的】对叶绿体发育相关基因进行克隆和功能分析,为解析叶绿体功能奠定分子基础。【方法】用甲基磺酸乙酯(EMS)处理籼稻9311获得一个条纹叶和白穗突变体slwp,通过色素分析和农艺性状观察分析该突变体的表型,通过图位克隆方法分离该基因,进一步利用定量PCR分析相关基因的表达情况。【结果】突变体slwp从2叶期开始至抽穗期表现出条纹叶表型,抽穗后幼穗白化,光合色素含量明显低于野生型;株高降低、抽穗延迟、产量降低等表型。该突变性状为单隐性核基因控制,该基因定位于水稻第6染色体短臂C6-4和N14标记之间0.91 Mb区间内。基因组测序表明核糖核苷二磷酸还原酶小亚基基因(RNRS1)编码区第776位点发生单碱基替换,导致甘氨酸突变为天冬氨酸;该基因与已报导的水稻基因St1、Gws和St-wp为等位基因。通过对这4个等位基因的突变位点和表型进行分析,总结了该基因不同位点突变对植株表型的影响以及籼粳之间的差异。表达分析显示与叶绿素合成有关的基因受到不同程度调控,叶绿体发育第一和第二阶段基因上调表达,光合作用相关基因均下调表达。【结论】本研究分析了SLWP(RNRS1)基因不同位点的变异对水稻表型的影响,相关结果加深了对RNRS1基因功能的认识,有助于阐明叶绿体发育的分子机制。     

Genetic Analysis of Heading Date of Japonica Rice Cultivars in Southwest China

Heading date of 26 native japonica rice cultivars in southwest China was investigated,and their basic vegetative growth(BVG),photoperiod-sensitivity(PS) and temperature-sensitivity(TS) were analyzed under artificial short-day and natural long-day conditions in Nanjing,as well as artificial high-temperature and natural low-temperature conditions in winter in Hainan.The results showed that the PS and TS varied among different cultivars.The BVG of all the japonica cultivars was well situated,but differed withi...     

一个大麦矮秆突变体m1062的表型鉴定和遗传分析

为发掘应用新的大麦矮秆突变体,以大麦品种秀麦3号辐照诱变的矮秆突变体m1062为材料,分析该矮秆突变体的株高、穗长、穗粒数、单株穗数、抽穗期、百粒质量和单株产量等重要农艺性状,以明确其矮化效应及应用价值。结果表明,该突变体株高降低26.77~28.11 cm,各茎节长和穗长都有不同程度降低;穗粒数和单株穗数增加,抽穗期推迟,百粒质量降低,但对单株产量没有负面影响。色素含量测定结果表明,突变体m1062叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量都明显增加。遗传分析表明,该突变体受隐性单基因控制。本结果可为矮秆突变体m1062的育种应用、基因克隆和功能研究奠定基础。     

Mapping of Hd-6-2 for Heading Date Using Two Secondary Segregation Populations in Rice

Heading date is one of the most important traits for rice adaption to different cultivation areas and crop seasons. In this study, two single segment substitution lines(SSSLs), W31-41-61-3-11-3-6-7(W31-SSSL) and W32-59-80-2-11-1-10(W32-SSSL) with substituted intervals derived from the donor parents IR66897 B(W31) and IR66167-27-5-1-6(W32), respectively, with Huajingxian 74(HTX74) were found to comprise a gene for extremely late-heading date, and the gene was tentatively designated as Hd-6-2. Two secondary F2 segregating populations were developed by crossing the two heterozygous SSSLs with HJX74 to map Hd-6-2 gene. According to phenotype analysis of the two mapping populations, the late heading date trait was controlled by a major recessive gene. In the segregation population derived from W31-SSSL, Hd-6-2 was mapped on chromosome 6 between PSM677 and RM204 with the genetic distances of 1.3 and 2.7 c M, respectively. In the population of W32-SSSL, the gene for heading date was mapped to the similar region as Hd-6-2 and co-segregated with PSM672. The sequence alignment of Hd3 a in the coding domains and promoter regions of HJX74 and W31-SSSL are completely consistent, whereas there was a great difference between W32-SSSL and HJX74, suggesting that Hd3 a could hardly be the main cause of the heading date variation in W31-SSSL, but it was probably the main reason for the change of heading stage in W32-SSSL.     

NRL3 Interacts with OsK4 to Regulate Heading Date in Rice

NRL3 is essential for the growth and development of rice leaves. In this study, we found that the loss function of NRL3 also delayed heading date under natural long daylight and short daylight conditions. The yeast two-hybrid and the bimolecular fluorescence complementation proved that NRL3 interacts with OsK4, a Snf1-related kinase. OsK4 localized to the nucleus and expressed in various rice tissues. The rhythmic expression pattern of OsK4 was similar to NRL3 under long daylight and short daylight conditions. Knock-out mutants of OsK4 exhibited early heading under long daylight conditions, indicating that it acts as a negative regulator of heading date in rice. Interestingly, the OsK4 mutant under the nrl3 mutant background rescued the late heading phenotype of nrl3 under long daylight conditions, suggesting that OsK4 functions downstream of NRL3. Moreover, both NRL3 and OsK4 controlled heading date through regulating the expression of Hd3a and RFT1 genes. These findings shed light on the heading date regulation in rice and provide a sound theoretical base to improve regional adaptability of rice.     

我国华北地区粳稻品种抽穗期遗传分析

 设置长、短日照和高、低温共4种环境,分析了我国华北地区14份主栽粳稻品种的抽穗期光、温敏感性及基本营养性。结果表明,华北地区多数粳稻品种表现出感光性,但感光性大都偏弱,抽穗期长短与品种的感光性呈显著线性相关。此外,大多数品种对温度也比较敏感。并利用一套抽穗期主基因近等基因系对这些品种抽穗期基因型进行了分析。结果表明,所有华北地区粳稻品种都携带主效感光基因E1,而在Se 1位点,有11个品种为非感光的Se 1e,同时,有13个品种都携带早熟基因Ef 1,另外,有9个品种还携带具有一定感光抑制效应的hd2。这些结果从基因型角度揭示了华北地区粳稻品种具有一定的感光性和较短的基本营养生长期的原因,为华北地区选育适宜抽穗期的粳稻品种提供了依据。     

大麦离体诱变后代中一个早熟突变的发生及遗传分析

利用大麦品种秀四为原始亲本,通过辐射与离体培养相结合的途径,诱发并获得了抽穗期比原始亲本提早22天的早熟突变体、并对该早熟性状的突变机理及遗传特性作了研究。结果表明,该突变不存在嵌合体,突变体性状可以稳定地遗传,不受遗传背景及环境条件的影响,该突变系单个基因位点的隐性突变。     

光敏感核不育水稻农垦58S雄性不育性的遗传学研究

以套袋自交结实率为主要指标,观察分析了农垦58S与不同生态型的9个粳稻品种杂交的F₁,F₂、BF₁代的育性, 同时记载抽穗期, 结果表明, 农垦58S光敏雄性不育性由两对隐性主基因控制;这两对基因在不同类型的粳稻品种中其互作方式表现差异,即在早、中稻品种中表现积加作用(1：6：9), 在晚稻品种中为独立分离(1：3：3：9),在农垦58品种本身的背景中表现隐性上位作用(4：3：9);这种相互作用方式差异与分离世代植株的抽穗期有一定关系。农垦58S光敏不育性在不同的遗传背景中都能表达,但受到光、温两组微效基因修饰。提出的重复基因位点平行突变假说 可以较完满地解释农垦58S的遗传机制; 同时就光敏感雄性不育系的遗传分类和选育温光弱感型光敏雄性不育两用系, 提出了讨论．     

水稻黄绿叶突变体ygl11(t)的生理特性和基因克隆

在水稻品种南粳41中发现了一个黄绿叶自然突变体,经过多代连续自交形成了稳定的突变系,命名为ygl11(t),ygl11(t)整个生育期叶片都表现为黄绿色。对苗期、分蘖盛期、齐穗期突变体和野生型的叶绿素含量进行测定,ygl11(t)的叶绿素含量是野生型的45.7%~74.7%,叶绿素a含量是野生型的55.2%~87.5%,叶绿素b含量是野生型的12.5%~25.3%,ygl11(t)的类胡萝卜素的含量是野生型的62.3%~97.0%。ygl11(t)在分蘖盛期的净光合速率显著高于野生型,花后10d,ygl11(t)的净光合速率比野生型略低。对突变体叶片中叶绿体的超微结构进行观察,发现突变体叶绿体内的类囊体基粒片层数目减少且严重扭曲变形。遗传分析表明,ygl11(t)叶色性状受1对隐性核基因控制。利用SSR分子标记将YGL11(t)初步定位在水稻第10染色体的长臂上,进一步利用新开发的InDel和CAPS标记将YGL11(t)定位在58.1kb的物理距离内。对该区段内存在的开放阅读框进行序列分析,发现突变体ygl11(t)中编码叶绿素a氧化酶(chlorophyll a oxygenase 1)基因(OsCAO 1)的第9个外显子存在2个碱基缺失,从而导致提前出现终止密码子,初步分析OsCAO1即为YGL11(t)的候选基因。     

Correlation and Regressive Model Between Spikelet Fertilized Rate and Temperature in Inter-Subspecific Hybrid Rice

To study the sensitivity of inter-subspecific hybrid rice to climatic conditions, the spikelet fertilized rate (SFR) of four types of rice including indica-japonica hybrid, intermediate hybrid, indica and japonica were analyzed during 2000-2004. The inter-subspecific hybrids showed lower SFR, and much higher fluctuation under various climatic conditions than indica and japonica rice, showing the inter-subspecific hybrids were sensitive to ecological conditions. Among 12 climatic factors, the key factor affecting rice SFR was temperature, with the most significant factor being the average temperature of the seven days around panicle flowering (T7). A regressive equation of SFR-temperature by T7, and a comprehensive synthetic model by four important temperature indices were put forward. The optimum temperature for inter-subspecific hybrids was estimated to be 26.1-26.6℃, and lower limit of safe temperature to be 22.5-23.3℃ for panicle flowering, showing higher by averagely 0.5℃ and 1.7℃, respectively, to be compared with indica and japonica rice. This suggested that inter-subspecific hybrids require proper climatic conditions. During panicle flowering, the suitable daily average temperature was 23.3-29.0℃, with the fittest one at 26.1-26.6℃. For an application example, optimum heading season for inter-subspecific hybrids in key rice growing areas in China was as same as common pure lines, while inferior limit for safe date of heading was about a ten-day period earlier than those of common pure lines.     

A mutation of the cellulose-synthase-like (CslF6) gene in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) partially affects the β-glucan content in grains

The chemical induced barley mutant m351 was first selected for its low level of mixed-linkage (1–3,1–4) beta-D-glucan (MLG) in an experimental effort to search for barley lines with varied grain MLG contents. The MLG decrease in m351 was associated with increased levels of fructans and crude fiber, but maintained the same plant characteristics under field conditions. The mutation was mapped to a genetic locus flanked by two SSR markers, Bmag369 and Bmag564, on chromosome 7H. Molecular cloning of the CslF6 gene from the m351 line revealed the presence of a point mutation, causing a substitution of an alanine for threonine at position 849 in the amino acid sequence of the corresponding protein. The resultant protein retains some functionality and affects other components in the m351 grain. Those metabolic changes associated with MLG reduction in m351 is the first case reported of a partially functional CslF6 gene in cereal grains. The results contribute to better understanding of the functional effects of the CslF6 gene and the mutant has potential implications in grain end-use quality improvement.     

不同断水及收获期对南方优质晚粳稻产量和品质的影响

为探究南方稻区优质晚粳稻适宜的断水及收获时期,2014~2015年以常规粳稻镇稻11号及籼粳杂交稻甬优2640为材料,探讨了不同断水时间(抽穗后28、35、42、49 d)、不同收获时期(抽穗后35、40、45、50、55 d)对晚粳稻籽粒充实度、产量及品质的影响。结果表明:在本试验条件下,每延迟1 d断水,镇稻11号及甬优2640产量分别增加21~23 kg/hm^2及31~35 kg/hm^2;每延迟1 d收获,两个品种产量分别增加63~66 kg/hm^2及102~104kg/hm^2。断水(或收获)时期延迟,晚粳稻出糙率、精米率及整精米率增加,垩白粒率及垩白度降低,胶稠度及直链淀粉含量增加。抽穗后42~49 d断水或抽穗后50~55 d收获,晚粳稻产量及千粒重差异均不显著,稻米品质也差异不显著。可见,在江西中部稻区,晚粳稻抽穗后42~49 d断水及抽穗后50~55 d收获较适宜。     

水稻类树状突变体pla1-5的鉴定与基因克隆

在粳稻品种台北309经60 Co-γ辐射诱变的后代中发现了一份类树状突变体pla1-5,该突变体表现为植株矮化、叶片小且数量增多、分蘖数减少、高位分蘖、穗分化受阻等特征。遗传分析表明,该性状受一对隐性核基因控制。利用图位克隆技术将目的基因定位在第10染色体长臂上两个分子标记CHR1027和CHR1030之间,物理距离为58kb,并与SSR标记CHR1028和CHR1029共分离。根据水稻基因组序列的注释,该区域内存在5个完整的预测基因。测序分析表明pla1-5突变体中一个编码细胞色素P450CYP78A11的释义基因LOC_Os10g26340第1外显子内缺失了一个碱基T,导致移码突变和翻译提前终止。据此,初步推测细胞色素P450CYP78A11基因为PLA1-5的候选基因。     

水稻花器官发育基因DPS2的鉴定和精细定位

【目的】鉴定和克隆花器官发育相关基因,为进一步研究水稻花发育的分子机制奠定基础。【方法】在大田常规种植条件下比较了突变体dps2 (Defective pistil and stamens 2)和野生型春江06的主要农艺性状及花器官形态特征差异;扫描电镜及石蜡切片观察花药结构并用染色法观察花粉和胚囊的育性;利用图位克隆方法进行基因精细定位;qRT-PCR分析了花发育相关基因在野生型和突变体中的表达水平。【结果】dps2突变体抽穗期变长,不能正常扬花,雄蕊和雌蕊皱缩且花药和柱头数目增多;进一步研究发现,dps2突变体花药腔室塌陷,内无可见小孢子,即使部分花药形成腔室,花粉粒也无淀粉积累呈干瘪状。此外,突变体胚囊育性也受到影响;遗传分析表明该突变性状受一对隐性核基因控制,该基因位于第4染色体短臂上91.2 kb的区间内,区间内未见花器官发育相关基因的报道。qRT-PCR检测发现,水稻ABCDE模型中的B类、C类和E类基因的表达在突变体中显著升高。【结论】dps2突变体的雄蕊及雌蕊均发育异常,最终导致完全不育,推测DPS2可能在水稻第3轮雄蕊发育和第4轮雌蕊发育调控中发挥重要作用。