School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Lanzhou 730000, China.
Plant Cell Physiol. 2020 Aug 1;61(8):1419-1426. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcaa073.
An understanding of the molecular mechanisms that underlie plant salt tolerance is important for both economic and scientific interests. Genome-wide association study (GWAS) is a promising approach to pinpoint genes that confer plant salt tolerance. With the advancement of supporting technology and methodology, GWAS has enabled the discovery of genes that play central roles in regulating plant salt tolerance in the past decade. Here, I highlight recent successful GWAS work in unveiling the molecular factors underlying plant salt tolerance and discuss the concerns and opportunities in conducting such experiments. It is anticipated that GWAS will be increasingly successful in the identification of key genes that are useful for crop improvement.
理解植物耐盐性的分子机制对于经济和科学利益都很重要。全基因组关联研究（GWAS）是一种有前途的方法，可以确定赋予植物耐盐性的基因。随着支持技术和方法的进步，GWAS 在过去十年中发现了在调节植物耐盐性中起核心作用的基因。在这里，我重点介绍了最近在揭示植物耐盐性分子基础方面成功的 GWAS 工作，并讨论了进行此类实验的关注点和机会。预计 GWAS 在鉴定对作物改良有用的关键基因方面将越来越成功。
