Grain shape and size are two key factors that determine rice yield and quality. In the present study, a rice triangular hull mutant (tri1) was obtained from the progeny of japonica rice variety Taipei 309 treated with...Grain shape and size are two key factors that determine rice yield and quality. In the present study, a rice triangular hull mutant (tri1) was obtained from the progeny of japonica rice variety Taipei 309 treated with 60Co γ-rays. Compared to the wild type, the tri1 mutant presents a triangular hull, and exhibits an increase in grain thickness and protein content, but with a slight decrease in plant height and grain weight. Genetic analysis indicated that the mutant phenotype was controlled by a recessive nuclear gene which is stably inherited. Using a map-based cloning strategy, we fine-mapped tri1 to a 47-kb region between the molecular markers CHR0122 and CHR0127 on the long arm of chromosome 1, and showed that it co-segregates with the molecular marker CHR0119. According to the rice genome sequence annotation there are six predicated genes within the mapped region. Sequencing analysis of the mutant and the wild type indicated that there was a deletion of an A nucleotide in exon 3 of the OsMADS32 gene, which could result in a downstream frameshift mutation and premature termination of the predicted polypeptide. Both semi-quantitative and real-time RT-PCR analyses showed that this gene expressed highly in young inflorescences, while expressed at very low levels in other tissues. These results implied that the OsMADS32 gene could be a candidate of TRI1. Taken together, the results of this study lay the foundation for further investigation into the molecular mechanisms regulating rice caryopsis development.展开更多
Improving grain quality is an important goal in breeding new elite rice varieties,requiring effective tools for the identification of target genotypes.Molecular marker-aided selection(MAS),combined with conventional b...Improving grain quality is an important goal in breeding new elite rice varieties,requiring effective tools for the identification of target genotypes.Molecular marker-aided selection(MAS),combined with conventional breeding approaches,enables us to pre-cisely identify the individual genotypes that are associated with different grain quality features,which can dramatically improve the breeding efficiency.However,to date,the number of molecular markers used in MAS for grain quality improvement is still somewhat limited.In this study,based on our previous study that rice grain quality is strongly associated with starch synthesis in the endosperm,we developed 51 gene-tagged molecular markers according to sequence variations in 18 starch synthesis-related genes from 16 typical rice cultivars.These markers can discriminate the different alleles among rice germplasms.These novel markers will provide effective tools in improving grain quality via the breeding new elite rice varieties.展开更多
Amylose content in rice endosperm is one of the key determinants of rice eating and cooking quality, and the poor quality of indica hybrid rice is closely related to the high amylose level in rice grains. In order to ...Amylose content in rice endosperm is one of the key determinants of rice eating and cooking quality, and the poor quality of indica hybrid rice is closely related to the high amylose level in rice grains. In order to improve the grain quality of the indica hybrid rice by genetic engineering, an antisense fragment of rice waxy gene, driven by the 5’-franking sequences of the rice waxy gene, was successfully introduced into three major parent lines of indica hybrid rice, all contain a high amylose level in the grains, via Agrobacte-rium, and more than 100 hygromycin-resistant plants were regenerated. The analysis of PCR amplification and Southern blots indicated that the T-DNA containing the antisense waxy gene had been integrated into the genome of transgenic rice plants. Most of the primary transgenic rice plants grew normally, and the mature seeds from these transgenic plants were performed for analysis of the amylose content. The results showed that the amylose content in the endosperm of some grains展开更多
T0135 is a variant selected from the progeny of a rice line telotrisomic for the short arm of chromosome 11(2n+11S·).Fluorescent in situ hybridization(FISH)results indicated that T0135 contained two telocentric c...T0135 is a variant selected from the progeny of a rice line telotrisomic for the short arm of chromosome 11(2n+11S·).Fluorescent in situ hybridization(FISH)results indicated that T0135 contained two telocentric chromosomes,which have two centromere-specific molecular markers(5S rDNA)for chromosome 11;thus T0135 is a newly-described rice chromosome variant with two dicentric chromosomes,named 22+11L·+11L·+11S·11S·+11S·11S·(22 represents the 22 chromosomes excluding chromosome 11 in the rice genome,"·"represents the centromere).To investigate the genetic stability of the rice dicentric chromosomes during sexual reproduction,we observed the chromosome types in the progeny.Ninety-four percent of the progeny had the same chromosome type as the parental line.This result indicates that the dicentric chromosomes are mostly stable during mitosis and meiosis.Immunofluorescence analysis for centromere specific histone H3(CENH3)revealed that only one centromere is active and the other centromere is inactivated in the rice dicentric chromosomes.展开更多
In order to investigate rice functional centromeres, OsCENH3-GFP chimeric gene was constructed and transformed into the indica rice variety, Zhongxian 3037, mediated by Agrobacturium. The integration of the exogenous ...In order to investigate rice functional centromeres, OsCENH3-GFP chimeric gene was constructed and transformed into the indica rice variety, Zhongxian 3037, mediated by Agrobacturium. The integration of the exogenous genes in the transgenic plants was confirmed by PCR and Southern blotting. The transgenic plants grow normally during their whole life time, just like Zhongxian 3037. No significant defects were detected in either mitosis or meiosis of the transgenic plants. The overlapping of GFP signals and anti-CENH3 foci in both mitotic and meiotic cells from T0 and T1 generation plants indicated that GFP had been successfully fused with CENH3, so the GFP signals can well represent the CENH3 locations on each chromosome. To evaluate the applicability of the transgenic plants to other genetic studies, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using rice centromeric tandem repetitive sequence CentO as the probe was conducted on the zygotene chromosomes of pollen mother cells (PMCs). It has been revealed that the GFP signals are overlapping with CentO FISH signals, showing that CentO is one of the key elements constituting rice functional centromeres. Immunofluorescent staining using anti-α-tublin antibody and anti-PAIR2 antibody on the chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis stages of the transgenic plants further reveals that OsCENH3-GFP transgenic plants can be widely used for studying rice molecular biology, especially for tagging functional centromeres in both living cells and tissues.展开更多
Genetic analysis established that Aitaiyin3,a dwarf rice variety derived from a semidwarf cultivar Taiyin1,carries two recessive semidwarf genes.By using simple sequence repeat(SSR)markers,we mapped the two semidwarf ...Genetic analysis established that Aitaiyin3,a dwarf rice variety derived from a semidwarf cultivar Taiyin1,carries two recessive semidwarf genes.By using simple sequence repeat(SSR)markers,we mapped the two semidwarf genes,sd-1 and sd-t2 on chromosomes 1 and 4,respectively.Sd-t2 was thus named because the semidrawf gene sd-t has already been identified from Aitaiyin 2 whose origin could be traced back to Taiyin1.The result of the molecular mapping of sd-1 gene revealed it is linked to four SSR markers found on chromosome 1.These markers are:RM297,RM302,RM212,and OSR3 spaced at 4.7 cM,0 cM,0.8cM and 0 cM,respectively.Sd-t2 was found to be located on chromosome 4 using five SSR markers:two markers,SSR332 and RM1305 located proximal to sd-t2 are spaced 11.6 cM,3.8 cM,respectively,while the three distally located primers,RM5633,RM307,and RM401 are separated by distances of 0.4 cM,0.0 cM,and 0.4 cM,respectively.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development Project (2012CB944803)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31071383)+1 种基金the Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists of Jiangsu Province (BK2012010)Priority Academic Program Development from Jiangsu Government, China
文摘Grain shape and size are two key factors that determine rice yield and quality. In the present study, a rice triangular hull mutant (tri1) was obtained from the progeny of japonica rice variety Taipei 309 treated with 60Co γ-rays. Compared to the wild type, the tri1 mutant presents a triangular hull, and exhibits an increase in grain thickness and protein content, but with a slight decrease in plant height and grain weight. Genetic analysis indicated that the mutant phenotype was controlled by a recessive nuclear gene which is stably inherited. Using a map-based cloning strategy, we fine-mapped tri1 to a 47-kb region between the molecular markers CHR0122 and CHR0127 on the long arm of chromosome 1, and showed that it co-segregates with the molecular marker CHR0119. According to the rice genome sequence annotation there are six predicated genes within the mapped region. Sequencing analysis of the mutant and the wild type indicated that there was a deletion of an A nucleotide in exon 3 of the OsMADS32 gene, which could result in a downstream frameshift mutation and premature termination of the predicted polypeptide. Both semi-quantitative and real-time RT-PCR analyses showed that this gene expressed highly in young inflorescences, while expressed at very low levels in other tissues. These results implied that the OsMADS32 gene could be a candidate of TRI1. Taken together, the results of this study lay the foundation for further investigation into the molecular mechanisms regulating rice caryopsis development.
基金supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2006AA10Z118,2006AA10A102,2005CB120804)National Natural Science Foundation of China(30530470)+1 种基金Fok Ying Tung Young Teachers'Fund(10103)National Postdoctoral Fellowship(20060390966)
文摘Improving grain quality is an important goal in breeding new elite rice varieties,requiring effective tools for the identification of target genotypes.Molecular marker-aided selection(MAS),combined with conventional breeding approaches,enables us to pre-cisely identify the individual genotypes that are associated with different grain quality features,which can dramatically improve the breeding efficiency.However,to date,the number of molecular markers used in MAS for grain quality improvement is still somewhat limited.In this study,based on our previous study that rice grain quality is strongly associated with starch synthesis in the endosperm,we developed 51 gene-tagged molecular markers according to sequence variations in 18 starch synthesis-related genes from 16 typical rice cultivars.These markers can discriminate the different alleles among rice germplasms.These novel markers will provide effective tools in improving grain quality via the breeding new elite rice varieties.
基金This work was supported by the State "863" High-Tech Project (Grant No. 2001AA212101)the Chinese Department of Science and Technology (Grant No. J99-A-005)High-Tech Project of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BG2001302).
文摘Amylose content in rice endosperm is one of the key determinants of rice eating and cooking quality, and the poor quality of indica hybrid rice is closely related to the high amylose level in rice grains. In order to improve the grain quality of the indica hybrid rice by genetic engineering, an antisense fragment of rice waxy gene, driven by the 5’-franking sequences of the rice waxy gene, was successfully introduced into three major parent lines of indica hybrid rice, all contain a high amylose level in the grains, via Agrobacte-rium, and more than 100 hygromycin-resistant plants were regenerated. The analysis of PCR amplification and Southern blots indicated that the T-DNA containing the antisense waxy gene had been integrated into the genome of transgenic rice plants. Most of the primary transgenic rice plants grew normally, and the mature seeds from these transgenic plants were performed for analysis of the amylose content. The results showed that the amylose content in the endosperm of some grains
基金supported by the 13th Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation(131030)a Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(13KJA210003,10KJB180009,10KJA210059)
文摘T0135 is a variant selected from the progeny of a rice line telotrisomic for the short arm of chromosome 11(2n+11S·).Fluorescent in situ hybridization(FISH)results indicated that T0135 contained two telocentric chromosomes,which have two centromere-specific molecular markers(5S rDNA)for chromosome 11;thus T0135 is a newly-described rice chromosome variant with two dicentric chromosomes,named 22+11L·+11L·+11S·11S·+11S·11S·(22 represents the 22 chromosomes excluding chromosome 11 in the rice genome,"·"represents the centromere).To investigate the genetic stability of the rice dicentric chromosomes during sexual reproduction,we observed the chromosome types in the progeny.Ninety-four percent of the progeny had the same chromosome type as the parental line.This result indicates that the dicentric chromosomes are mostly stable during mitosis and meiosis.Immunofluorescence analysis for centromere specific histone H3(CENH3)revealed that only one centromere is active and the other centromere is inactivated in the rice dicentric chromosomes.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 30770131, 30530070 and 30671285)High Technology Research and Develop-ment Program of China (Grant No. 2006AA02Z124)
文摘In order to investigate rice functional centromeres, OsCENH3-GFP chimeric gene was constructed and transformed into the indica rice variety, Zhongxian 3037, mediated by Agrobacturium. The integration of the exogenous genes in the transgenic plants was confirmed by PCR and Southern blotting. The transgenic plants grow normally during their whole life time, just like Zhongxian 3037. No significant defects were detected in either mitosis or meiosis of the transgenic plants. The overlapping of GFP signals and anti-CENH3 foci in both mitotic and meiotic cells from T0 and T1 generation plants indicated that GFP had been successfully fused with CENH3, so the GFP signals can well represent the CENH3 locations on each chromosome. To evaluate the applicability of the transgenic plants to other genetic studies, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) using rice centromeric tandem repetitive sequence CentO as the probe was conducted on the zygotene chromosomes of pollen mother cells (PMCs). It has been revealed that the GFP signals are overlapping with CentO FISH signals, showing that CentO is one of the key elements constituting rice functional centromeres. Immunofluorescent staining using anti-α-tublin antibody and anti-PAIR2 antibody on the chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis stages of the transgenic plants further reveals that OsCENH3-GFP transgenic plants can be widely used for studying rice molecular biology, especially for tagging functional centromeres in both living cells and tissues.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.30270705 and 3990086)the National High Technology Program (No.2003CB114303).
文摘Genetic analysis established that Aitaiyin3,a dwarf rice variety derived from a semidwarf cultivar Taiyin1,carries two recessive semidwarf genes.By using simple sequence repeat(SSR)markers,we mapped the two semidwarf genes,sd-1 and sd-t2 on chromosomes 1 and 4,respectively.Sd-t2 was thus named because the semidrawf gene sd-t has already been identified from Aitaiyin 2 whose origin could be traced back to Taiyin1.The result of the molecular mapping of sd-1 gene revealed it is linked to four SSR markers found on chromosome 1.These markers are:RM297,RM302,RM212,and OSR3 spaced at 4.7 cM,0 cM,0.8cM and 0 cM,respectively.Sd-t2 was found to be located on chromosome 4 using five SSR markers:two markers,SSR332 and RM1305 located proximal to sd-t2 are spaced 11.6 cM,3.8 cM,respectively,while the three distally located primers,RM5633,RM307,and RM401 are separated by distances of 0.4 cM,0.0 cM,and 0.4 cM,respectively.