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Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of a major QTL for grain length on chromosome 5BS in bread wheat
ZENG Jian-qi1, 2*, ZHAO De-hui1, 3*, YANG Li1, 4, YANG Yu-feng5, LIU Dan1, TIAN Yu-bing1, 2, WANG Feng-ju1,  CAO Shuang-he1, XIA Xian-chun1, HE Zhong-hu1, 6, ZHANG Yong1, 2#

1 Institute of Crop Sciences, National Wheat Improvement Centre, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Beijing 100081, P.R.China 

2 Zhongyuan Research Center, CAAS, Xinxiang 453519, P.R.China

3 College of Agronomy/College of Tree Peony, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471000, P.R.China

4 Luoyang Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Luoyang 471022, P.R.China

5 College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, P.R.China

6 CIMMYT-China Office, c/o CAAS, Beijing 100081, P.R.China

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摘要  大籽粒小麦品种的库容较大,有助于进一步提高产量潜力。前期在中麦871和其姊妹系中麦895重组自交系群体中定位到一个稳定的粒长QTL QGl.caas-5BS,本研究在此基础上,从ZM871/ZM895//ZM871重组自交系BC1F6中筛选到一个剩余杂合系,对其自交后代BC1F7群体中的6株杂合重组单株及其自交衍生次生群体进行了基因型和表型分析,将QGl.caas-5BS位点进一步定位到Kasp_5B33Kasp_5B2 (25.3 Mb ~ 27.5 Mb)标记间的2.2Mb物理区间内。序列多态性和差异表达分析在该区间预测到6个候选基因。突变体表型数据进一步分析表明,TraesCS5B02G026800可能是QGl.caas-5BS位点的候选基因。进一步开发了TraesCS5B02G026800基因的高通量特异性KASP标记Kasp_5B_Gl,并在166份自然群体中对其遗传效应进行了验证。本研究结果为QGl.caas-5BS基因的图位克隆和粒长分子标记辅助选择高产育种工作奠定了良好的基础。

Abstract  Large grain is a favorable trait for appearance quality and large sink potential in wheat breeding.  A stable QTL QGl.caas-5BS for grain length was previously identified in a recombinant inbred line population from the cross of Zhongmai 871 (ZM871) and its sister line Zhongmai 895 (ZM895).  Here, a BC1F6 residual heterozygous line was selected from the cross of ZM871/ZM895//ZM871 population, and six heterozygous recombinant plants were identified in the BC1F7 population from self-pollination of the heterozygous line.  QGl.caas-5BS was delimited into an interval of approximately 2.2 Mb flanked by markers Kasp_5B33 and Kasp_5B2 (25.3-27.5 Mb) through phenotyping and genotyping the secondary mapping populations derived from these heterozygous recombinant plants.  Five genes were predicted as candidates of QGl.caas-5BS based on sequence polymorphism and differential expression analyses.  Further mutation analysis showed that TraesCS5B02G026800 is likely the causal gene of QGl.caas-5BS.  A gene-specific marker Kasp_5B_Gl for TraesCS5B02G026800 was developed, and a significant genetic effect of QGl.caas-5BS on grain length was identified in a validation population including 166 cultivars using the marker.  These findings lay a good foundation for map-based cloning of QGl.caas-5BS and provide a breeding-applicable marker for the improvement of grain length in wheat.
Keywords:  breeding-friendly marker       candidate gene prediction              fine mapping              grain length              Triticum       aestivum       L.  
Online: 24 May 2024  
Fund: This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31961143007), the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program, CAAS (CAAS-ZDRW202002), the Core Research Budget of the Non-profit Governmental Research Institutions, Institute of Crop Sciences, CAAS (S2021ZD04 and S2022ZD04) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province in China (C2021205013).
About author:  #Correspondence ZHANG Yong, Tel: +86-10-82108745, E-mail: zhangyong05@caas.cn * These authors contributed equally to this work.

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ZENG Jian-qi, ZHAO De-hui, YANG Li, YANG Yu-feng, LIU Dan, TIAN Yu-bing, WANG Feng-ju, CAO Shuang-he, XIA Xian-chun, HE Zhong-hu, ZHANG Yong. 2024. Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of a major QTL for grain length on chromosome 5BS in bread wheat. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, Doi:10.1016/j.jia.2024.04.033

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