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トランポゾン誘発の表遺伝的変化は,メロンの性別決定につながります
Antoine Martin1, Christelle Troadec, Adnane Boualem
1INRA-CNRS, UMR1165, Unité de Recherche en Génomique Végétale, 2 rue Gaston Crémieux, F-91057 Evry, France.
Nature
|October 23, 2009
まとめ
植物性決定には,メロンの表遺伝的変化が含まれ,トランポゾン挿入はCmWIP1の遺伝子発現を変化させます. これは,雄性,雌性,およびヘルマフロイドの花の発達を制御し,種の進化のために遺伝的多様性を促進します.
科学分野:
- 植物遺伝学 植物遺伝学
- エピジェネティクス エピジェネティクス
- 発達生物学 発達生物学とは
背景:
- 植物性決定は,双性的な花のメリステムから単性花の発達を伴うもので,アウトクロスと遺伝的多様性を促進する.
- メロン (Cucumis melo) の性形態は,アンドロモノエシオ (a) とジノエシオ (g) のロシオにあるアレルによって制御される.
- アンドロモノエキオスの遺伝子 (CmACS-7) は,雌花の茎発育を抑制するエチレン生物合成酵素をコードする.
研究 の 目的:
- ジノイシアスメロン系における雄花から雌花への移行の基礎となる分子メカニズムを調査する.
- メロンにおける花の発達と性決定の調節における表遺伝的変異の役割を明らかにする.
主な方法:
- CmWIP1遺伝子のプロモーターにおける表遺伝的変化の分析.
- トランポゾン挿入とDNAメチル化パターンの調査.
- CmWIP1とCmACS-7の遺伝子発現分析について
- 花の発達におけるCmWIP1の役割を決定する機能的研究.
主要な成果:
- ジノイシオスメロンの雌花への移行は,CmWIP1プロモーターの表遺伝的変化によって引き起こされます.
- トランポゾン挿入は,DNAメチル化を開始し,維持し,CmWIP1プロモーターに広がります.
- CmWIP1の発現はカーペル中絶につながり,結果として単性男性の花が生成されます.
- CmWIP1は間接的にCmACS-7の発現を抑制し,茎の発達を可能にします.
結論:
- CmACS-7とCmWIP1が相互作用して,メロンの雄,雌,およびハーマフロディット花の発達を制御するモデルが提案されています.
- トランポゾン誘発のDNAメチル化による表遺伝子調節は,植物の性別決定において重要な役割を果たします.
- これらのメカニズムの理解は,作物の収穫量と特性を改善するための育種プログラムに役立ちます.
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