ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2020, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 214-221. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20190654

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Identified and Candidate Gene Analysis of a White Stripe Leaf Mutant wsl2 in Foxtail Millet

WANG Qiulan1, WANG Zhilan1, HAN Fang2, DU Xiaofen1, LIAN Shichao1, HAN Kangni1, ZHOU Xue2, LI Huijuan1, ZHANG Linyi1, WANG Jun1, GUO Erhu1   

  1. 1. Millet Research Institute, Shanxi Academy of Agricultural Science, Shanxi Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Breeding in Minor Crops, Changzhi 046011, China;
    2. Institute of Agricultural Sciences of Yan'an, Yan'an 716000, China
  • Received:2019-08-26 Published:2020-02-28

Abstract: Leaf color mutant is one of the ideal materials to explore the development mechanism of chloroplast and the utilization of C4 light energy in foxtail millet. To study the molecular mechanism of leaf color mutant in foxtail millet,we screened and identified a stripe leaf mutant wsl2 from the EMS mutagenesis library of the main variety Changnong 35. The mutant was studied through phenotype identification,genetic background detection and genetic analysis,location of the mutant gene rapidly and precisely with MutMap method and developing co-isolated molecular markers according to the mutation site. The results showed that wsl2 showed stripe leaf phenotype at seedling stage,but returned to normal leaf phenotype from jointing stage. wsl2 had the same genetic background as the wild type by detecting the genetic background. And wsl2 was controlled by a recessive nuclear gene with genetic analysis. The association interval contained 9 non-synonymous mutant genes by MutMap method. Seita.9G561800 encoded a PsbP-like protein associated with chloroplast,containing 6 exons and 5 introns. A G/T base mutation occured at 77 bp in the first exon,resulting in an arginine(R)becoming leucine(L). The mutation site of candidate gene in wsl2 mutant was further verified by the dCAPS marker MRI498-1(Cac8 Ⅰ)and the co-isolation marker MRI501-3. This study identified a new stripe leaf mutant wsl2, which laid a theoretical foundation for further study on the mechanism of photosynthesis reaction of PsbP gene,enriched the resources of leaf color mutant,and verified the effectiveness of MutMap method in cloning mutant gene in foxtail millet.

Key words: Foxtail millet, White stripe leaf mutant wsl2, MutMap, Candidate gene analysis

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WANG Qiulan, WANG Zhilan, HAN Fang, DU Xiaofen, LIAN Shichao, HAN Kangni, ZHOU Xue, LI Huijuan, ZHANG Linyi, WANG Jun, GUO Erhu. Identified and Candidate Gene Analysis of a White Stripe Leaf Mutant wsl2 in Foxtail Millet[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2020, 35(1): 214-221. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20190654.

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