Wei Xin, Liu Kunyan, Zhang Yanxin, Feng Qi, Wang Linhai, Zhao Yan, Li Donghua, Zhao Qiang, Zhu Xiaodong, Zhu Xiaofeng, Li Wenjun, Fan Danlin, Gao Yuan, Lu Yiqi, Zhang Xianmei, Tang Xiumei, Zhou Congcong, Zhu Chuanrang, Liu Lifeng, Zhong Ruichun, Tian Qilin, Wen Ziruo, Weng Qijun, Han Bin, Huang Xuehui, Zhang Xiurong
Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Oil Crops, Ministry of Agriculture of People's Republic of China, Oilcrops Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China.
National Center for Gene Research, Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Caobao Road, Shanghai 200233, China.
Nat Commun. 2015 Oct 19;6:8609. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9609.
Oilseed crops are used to produce vegetable oil. Sesame (Sesamum indicum), an oilseed crop grown worldwide, has high oil content and a small diploid genome, but the genetic basis of oil production and quality is unclear. Here we sequence 705 diverse sesame varieties to construct a haplotype map of the sesame genome and de novo assemble two representative varieties to identify sequence variations. We investigate 56 agronomic traits in four environments and identify 549 associated loci. Examination of the major loci identifies 46 candidate causative genes, including genes related to oil content, fatty acid biosynthesis and yield. Several of the candidate genes for oil content encode enzymes involved in oil metabolism. Two major genes associated with lignification and black pigmentation in the seed coat are also associated with large variation in oil content. These findings may inform breeding and improvement strategies for a broad range of oilseed crops.
油料作物用于生产植物油。芝麻(Sesamum indicum)是一种在全球种植的油料作物,含油量高且二倍体基因组较小,但油脂产量和品质的遗传基础尚不清楚。在此,我们对705个不同的芝麻品种进行测序,构建芝麻基因组单倍型图谱,并对两个代表性品种进行从头组装以识别序列变异。我们在四种环境中研究了56个农艺性状,鉴定出549个相关位点。对主要位点的研究确定了46个候选致病基因,包括与含油量、脂肪酸生物合成和产量相关的基因。几个含油量候选基因编码参与油脂代谢的酶。两个与种皮木质化和黑色素沉着相关的主要基因也与含油量的巨大差异有关。这些发现可能为广泛的油料作物的育种和改良策略提供参考。
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