Chalkiness is one of the most important agronomic traits in rice breeding,which directly affects the quality of rice seed.In this study,we identified a chalkiness endosperm mutant,chalk-h,from N-methyl-N-nitrosourea(M...Chalkiness is one of the most important agronomic traits in rice breeding,which directly affects the quality of rice seed.In this study,we identified a chalkiness endosperm mutant,chalk-h,from N-methyl-N-nitrosourea(MNU)-induced japonica rice cultivar Hwacheong(HC).Compared with wild type(WT)-HC,chalk-h showed severe chalkiness in the endosperm,yellowish green leaves,as well as reduced plant height.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)analysis showed that starch grains in the chalk-h mutant were irregular in size and loosely arranged,with large gaps between granules,forming ovoid or orbicular shapes.MutMap analysis revealed that the phenotype of chalk-h is controlled by a single recessive gene LOC_Os11g39670 encoding seryl-tRNA synthetase,which is renamed as CHALK-H.A point mutation occurs in chalk-h on the sixth exon(at nucleotide 791)of CHALK-H,in which adenine(A)is replaced by thymidine(T),resulting in an amino acid codon change from glutamine(Glu)to valine(Val).The chalk-h mutant exhibited a heat-sensitive phenotype from the 3-leaf stage,including yellow-green leaves and reduced pigment content.The transcriptional expression of starch synthesis-related genes was down-regulated in the chalk-h mutants compared to WT-HC at different grain-filling stages.With an increase in temperature,the expression of photosynthesis-related genes was down-regulated in the chalk-h mutant compared to WT-HC.Overexpression of CHALK-H rescued the phenotype of chalk-h,with endosperm and leaf color similar to those of WT-HC.Our findings reveal that CHALK-H is a causative gene controlling chalkiness and leaf color of the chalk-h mutant.CHALK-H is the same gene locus as TSCD11,which was reported to be involved in chloroplast development under high temperature.We suggest that CHALK-H/TSCD11 plays important roles not only in chloroplast development,but also in photosynthesis and starch synthesis during rice growth and development,so it has great application potential in rice breeding for high quality and yield.展开更多
The culm length, panicle length, spikelets per panicle and panicle exsertion were evaluated by using F2：3 population including 200 lines derived from the cross of indica and japonica Milyang 23/Jileng 1 under five di...The culm length, panicle length, spikelets per panicle and panicle exsertion were evaluated by using F2：3 population including 200 lines derived from the cross of indica and japonica Milyang 23/Jileng 1 under five different environments of Beijing （natural normal growing environment）, Kunming （natural cold environment）, Gongzhuling of China （cold water irrigation） and Chuncheon of Korea （natural normal growing environment and cold water irrigation）, and QTLs of these traits were analyzed by using SSR markers. The results showed that 44 QTLs related to these agronomic traits were detected under five different growing environments, and these QTLs have been located on 11 chromosomes except chromosome 9. The QTLs for qCLla, qCL1b, qCL5a, qCL6b, qPLla, qPL3a, qPL6b, qPL6c, qPL7b, qSP8b, qSPlc, qSP11a, qSP12, and qPE1 have been detected under more than two growing environments, and those that were little affected by environments, were stable QTLs. Among them, qCLla, qCLlb, qPLla, qSPlc, and qPE1 explained 24.2-55.2%, 22.7-39.9%, 12.5-27.7%, 14.4-33.5%, and 26.6-28.7% of observed phynotypic variation, respectively, which were major genes mainly appearing as overdominance. These QTLs cause the increase in action to culm length, panicle length, spikelets per panicle, and panicle exsertion under cold environment, showing that these QTLs were correlated with cold tolerance.展开更多
基金the Administration of Central Funds Guiding the Local Science and Technology Development,China(202002069JC)the earmarked fund for the China Agriculture Research System(CARS-01-10)。
文摘Chalkiness is one of the most important agronomic traits in rice breeding,which directly affects the quality of rice seed.In this study,we identified a chalkiness endosperm mutant,chalk-h,from N-methyl-N-nitrosourea(MNU)-induced japonica rice cultivar Hwacheong(HC).Compared with wild type(WT)-HC,chalk-h showed severe chalkiness in the endosperm,yellowish green leaves,as well as reduced plant height.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)analysis showed that starch grains in the chalk-h mutant were irregular in size and loosely arranged,with large gaps between granules,forming ovoid or orbicular shapes.MutMap analysis revealed that the phenotype of chalk-h is controlled by a single recessive gene LOC_Os11g39670 encoding seryl-tRNA synthetase,which is renamed as CHALK-H.A point mutation occurs in chalk-h on the sixth exon(at nucleotide 791)of CHALK-H,in which adenine(A)is replaced by thymidine(T),resulting in an amino acid codon change from glutamine(Glu)to valine(Val).The chalk-h mutant exhibited a heat-sensitive phenotype from the 3-leaf stage,including yellow-green leaves and reduced pigment content.The transcriptional expression of starch synthesis-related genes was down-regulated in the chalk-h mutants compared to WT-HC at different grain-filling stages.With an increase in temperature,the expression of photosynthesis-related genes was down-regulated in the chalk-h mutant compared to WT-HC.Overexpression of CHALK-H rescued the phenotype of chalk-h,with endosperm and leaf color similar to those of WT-HC.Our findings reveal that CHALK-H is a causative gene controlling chalkiness and leaf color of the chalk-h mutant.CHALK-H is the same gene locus as TSCD11,which was reported to be involved in chloroplast development under high temperature.We suggest that CHALK-H/TSCD11 plays important roles not only in chloroplast development,but also in photosynthesis and starch synthesis during rice growth and development,so it has great application potential in rice breeding for high quality and yield.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30070421)the 10th Five Year National Key Research Program(2004BA525B02)Cooperative Research Between China and Korea(2002-2004).
文摘The culm length, panicle length, spikelets per panicle and panicle exsertion were evaluated by using F2：3 population including 200 lines derived from the cross of indica and japonica Milyang 23/Jileng 1 under five different environments of Beijing （natural normal growing environment）, Kunming （natural cold environment）, Gongzhuling of China （cold water irrigation） and Chuncheon of Korea （natural normal growing environment and cold water irrigation）, and QTLs of these traits were analyzed by using SSR markers. The results showed that 44 QTLs related to these agronomic traits were detected under five different growing environments, and these QTLs have been located on 11 chromosomes except chromosome 9. The QTLs for qCLla, qCL1b, qCL5a, qCL6b, qPLla, qPL3a, qPL6b, qPL6c, qPL7b, qSP8b, qSPlc, qSP11a, qSP12, and qPE1 have been detected under more than two growing environments, and those that were little affected by environments, were stable QTLs. Among them, qCLla, qCLlb, qPLla, qSPlc, and qPE1 explained 24.2-55.2%, 22.7-39.9%, 12.5-27.7%, 14.4-33.5%, and 26.6-28.7% of observed phynotypic variation, respectively, which were major genes mainly appearing as overdominance. These QTLs cause the increase in action to culm length, panicle length, spikelets per panicle, and panicle exsertion under cold environment, showing that these QTLs were correlated with cold tolerance.
