QTL mapping of the domestication traits pre-harvest sprouting and dormancy in wheat (<Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Triticum aestivum L.</Emphasis>)

A set of 75 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) of the ITMI mapping population was grown under field conditions in Gatersleben. The lines were evaluated for the domestication traits pre-harvest sprouting and dormancy (germinability). Main QTLs could be localized for pre-harvest sprouting on chromosome 4AL and dormancy on chromosome 3AL. In addition, 85 Triticum aestivum cv. “Chinese Spring”-Aegilops tauschii introgression lines grown under greenhouse conditions were researched. No QTL could be found for pre-harvest sprouting but a major QTL could be detected for dormancy on chromosome 6DL.     

Assessment of genetic diversity in synthetic hexaploid wheats and their Triticum dicoccum and Aegilops tauschii parents using AFLPs and agronomic traits

Synthetic hexaploid wheats are of interest to wheat breeding programs, especially for introducing new genes that confer resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. A group of 54 synthetic hexaploid wheats derived from crosses between emmer wheat(Triticum dicoccum, source of the A and B genomes) and goat grass (Aegilops tauschii, D genome donor) were investigated for genetic diversity. Using the AFLP technique, dendrograms revealed clear grouping according to geographical origin for the T. dicoccum parents but no clear groups for the Ae. tauschii parents. The geographical clustering of the T. dicoccum parents was also reflected in the dendrogram of their derived synthetic hexaploids. Diversity of the T. dicoccum parents and their derived synthetic hexaploids was further evaluated by measuring 18morphological and agronomic traits on the plants. Clustering based on morphological and agronomic data also reflected geographical origin. However, comparison of genetic distances obtained from AFLP and agronomic data showed no correlation between the two diversity measurements. Nevertheless, similarities among major clusters with the two systems could be identified. Based on percentage of polymorphic markers, the synthetic hexaploids had a considerably higher level of AFLP diversity (39%) than normally observed in cultivated hexaploid wheat (12–21%). This suggests that synthetic hexaploid wheats can be used to introduce new genetic diversity into the bread wheat gene pool. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

山羊草(Aegilops)十个种的高分子谷蛋白亚基分析

利用SDS－PAGE技术对山羊草属10个种的51份材料进行高分子谷蛋白亚基电泳分析。结果表明，10个种各电泳出2－6条带，共17种类型，每个种有1－4种类型。其中，有两种（或以上）类型的种均为四倍体种。种内带型内差异较小，种间差异较大，并且，各个种之间没有相同的类型。     

黄河中游粗山羊草三种y-型高分子量谷蛋白亚基的鉴定、克隆及系统进化分析

粗山羊草(Aegilops tauschii, 2n = 2x = 14, DD)是六倍体普通小麦的祖先之一,其高分子量谷蛋白亚基(HMW-GS)变异类型丰富,是小麦品质改良的重要基因资源。利用十二烷基硫酸钠聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(SDS-PAGE)分析了黄河中游地区161份粗山羊草的HMW-GS,发现3种编码序列未知的y-型亚基,即Dy10.5^t、Dy10.4^t和Dy10.5^*t亚基。通过AS-PCR扩增、克隆、测序和氨基酸序列推导,发现3种未知序列均具有典型HMW-GS的序列结构特征且较为相似,仅Dy10.4^t与Dy10.5^t亚基存在一个氨基酸重复单元的缺失,Dy10.5^t与Dy10.5^*t亚基在信号肽部位有一个氨基酸的替换(L-F)。通过对这3种HMW-GS与32个已知氨基酸序列的HMW-GS多序列比对和系统进化关系分析,证实Dy10.5^t、Dy10.4^t和Dy10.5^*t 3个亚基是D基因组编码的高分子量谷蛋白y-型亚基家族的新成员。     

Aegilops kotschyi and Aegilops tauschii as sources for higher levels of grain Iron and Zinc

Micronutrient malnutrition affects a very large proportion of the world's population. For combating micronutrient malnutrition, biofortification through genetic manipulation has been proposed as an alternative to traditional fortification for increasing the bioavailable nutrient content of food crops. Wheat, being a staple food for a large section of the world's population, is targeted for increasing the Fe and Zn content in the grains. The cultivated germplasm of wheat does not have sufficient variability for grain Fe and Zn content but the wild species of wheat do show wider variation for grain micronutrient density. The analysis of Aegilops kotschyi and A. tauschii for Fe and Zn content in the grains using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) indicated that the S and D genome species accumulate significantly higher iron and zinc in the grains than the cultivated wheats. One of the CIMMYT synthetics also had significantly higher Fe and Zn in the grains as compared with the cultivated wheats. Aegilops kotschyi as a promising source for Fe and Zn, is reported for the first time. A systematic programme to identify and utilize the additional sources for high Fe and Zn has been initiated.     

普通小麦及近缘粗山羊草α-醇溶蛋白基因的克降、定位与进化分析

通过特异PCR引物设计,从普通小麦品种(豫麦34和烟农19)和粗山羊草(T9、T197、T48、T176和T17)中扩增、克隆了7个新的α-醇溶蛋白基因,分别命名为Gli-YM34、Gli-YN19、Gli-T9、Gli-T197、Gli-T48、Gli-T176和Gli-T17,基因序列长度为846~891 bp,编码282~297个氨基酸残基,都具有α-醇溶蛋白的典型结构特点。其中Gli-YM34和Gli-YN19基因推导的醇溶蛋白都含有一个额外的半胱氨酸残基,可能对面筋品质有正向作用。根据α-醇溶蛋白氨基酸序列所具有的4种T细胞抗原表位和多聚谷氨酰胺重复区的平均长度以及中国春缺体四体分析,将来自普通小麦品种的Gli-YM34和Gli-YN19基因定位在6D染色体上的Gli-D2位点,而且Gli-YM34和Gli-YN19与来自粗山羊草的α-醇溶蛋白基因具有很高的序列相似性,进一步证明粗山羊草是普通小麦D基因组的供体。在克隆的4个典型α-醇溶蛋白基因中检测到21个SNP和1个9 bp的缺失。系统进化分析表明,α-醇溶蛋白基因与低分子量谷蛋白亚基基因关系较近,在大约43.69百万年时分化,与ω-醇溶蛋白和HMW-GS基因亲缘关系较远,它们的分化时间大约为79.39百万年。     

Leaf rust and stripe rust resistance genes Lr54 and Yr37 transferred to wheat from Aegilops kotschyi

The tendency of unpaired meiotic chromosomes to undergo centric misdivision was exploited to translocate leaf rust and stripe rust resistance genes from an Aegilops kotschyi addition chromosome to a group 2 chromosome of wheat. Monosomic and telosomic analyses showed that the translocation occurred to wheat chromosome arm 2DL. The introgressed region did not pair with the corresponding wheat 2DL telosome during meiosis suggesting that a whole arm may have been transferred. Female transmission of the resistance was about 55% whereas male transmission was strongly preferential (96%). The symbols Lr54 and Yr37 are proposed to designate the new resistance genes.     

Characterization of HMW-GS and evaluation of their diversity in morphologically elite synthetic hexaploid wheats

High molecular weight glutenin subunit composition and variation in 95 Elite-1 synthetic hexaploid (SH) wheats (Triticum turgidum/Aegilops tauschii; 2n = 6× = 42; AABBDD) were determined by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis method (SDS-PAGE). Twenty two different alleles at Glu-1 loci in SHs were observed. Forty four different patterns of HMW-GS in synthetics were found. This higher HMW glutenin composition was due to higher proportion of D-genome encoded subunits in these SHs. 8% urea/SDS-PAGE better discriminated subunit 2* than 12% gels. However 12% urea/SDS-PAGE allowed differentiated mobility of Glu-D^t1 subunits. Genetic variability at Glu-D^t1 locus was greater than Glu-A1 and Glu-B1 loci. The relative high frequency of superior alleles, Glu-B1b and Glu-D^t1d indicated the superior bread making quality attributes embedded in these synthetic hexaploid wheats. Of the 95 Elite-1 SHs 27.1% possessed superior alleles at Glu-A1 and 51% had superior alleles at Glu-B1 locus. At Glu-D^t1 frequency of inferior allele 1Dx2 + 1Dy12 was very low (5.26%) and nine different rare alleles along with the higher frequency (22.1%) of D-genome encoded subunit, 1Dx5 + 1Dy10, were observed. These superior alleles shall form the priority selective sieve for their usage in wheat improvement efforts.     

不同小麦品种对节节麦的化感作用

本文采用培养皿琼脂共培法,通过研究不同小麦品种对节节麦根长、芽长、根干重、芽干重等生长指标的影响,评价不同小麦品种对节节麦的化感作用差异,以期筛选出对节节麦化感作用较强的小麦品种,为节节麦综合防治提供潜在可行途径。研究结果表明,在测定的46个小麦品种中,不同小麦品种对节节麦根长、芽长、根干重、芽干重的化感作用均存在显著差异;且小麦对节节麦根的化感作用大于对芽的化感作用。以RI值作为化感作用指标,并运用聚类分析,将46个小麦品种按化感能力的强弱分为强、中、弱3个类群,筛选出‘山农15’、‘济麦23’、‘泰科麦30’、‘FC009’、‘良星66’、‘众信7503’等6个品种对节节麦具有较强化感作用。     

Molecular cloning and characterization of six novel HMW‐GS genes from Aegilops speltoides and Aegilops kotschyi

Six novel high molecular weight glutenin subunits (HMW‐GS) from Aegilops speltoides (SS, 2n = 2x = 14) and Aegilops kotschyi (UUSS, 2n = 4x = 28) were identified by SDS‐PAGE and designated as ASy15*, AKx1*, AKx3*, AKx2.3, AKy20* and AKy8*, respectively. Their complete open reading frames (ORFs) were cloned and sequenced by allele‐specific PCR (AS‐PCR). Sequence comparison demonstrated that these novel genes displayed high single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and InDel variations. In particular, AKy8* had an extra cysteine residue at position 140 in the central repetitive domain, while AKx2.3 had an unusually long repetitive domain (816 aa), which might have positive effects on gluten quality. Phylogenetic analysis showed that AKx1* and AKx3* belonged to the 1S genome, AKx2.3 to the 1U genome, and AKy20* and AKy8* most likely to the 1S genome. The divergence between the 6 HMW‐GS genes from the two Aegilops species and those from Triticum species occurred 4.77–23.54 MYA. The authenticity of these isolated endogenous HMW‐GS genes was confirmed through heterologous expression in Escherichia coli and Western blotting.