基因组学揭示了固根结交的多种损失
Maximilian Griesmann1,2, Yue Chang3,4, Xin Liu3,4
1Faculty of Biology, Genetics, LMU Munich, Großhaderner Strasse 2-4, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
概括
对于固和食物至关重要的植物根结交是罕见的. 这项研究发现多个独立的基因损失导致了它在开花植物中分散的发生.
科学领域:
- 植物生物学
- 基因组学
- 进化生物学
背景情况:
- 根结结与固细菌的共生对于全球循环和农业至关重要.
- 这种共生在特定的开花植物群中发现了有限数量的植物属.
- 这种分散的分布表明了影响其存在或不存在的基因因素.
研究的目的:
- 调查根结交的有限和分散发生的遗传基础.
- 探索这种重要的植物微生物相互作用的进化历史和遗传调节.
主要方法:
- 参与结节共生的10种不同的植物物种的基因组测序.
- 对37种植物进行比较基因组分析,包括结节和非结节的亲属.
- 在关键的共生基因中识别功能丧失突变.
主要成果:
- 在基本的共生调节器NUDULE INCEPTION (NIC) 基因中发现了多个独立的功能丧失事件.
- 在所研究的13种非结节物种中, 发现了10种基因损失.
- 这些发现表明历史分布更广泛,对这种共生有显著的选择.
结论:
- 固根结交的分散分布是由多个独立的基因损失形成的.
- 在这种特征的演变中,不可或缺的共生调节器NODULE INCEPTION起着至关重要的作用.
- 有一种低估的进化压力,阻碍了植物建立或维持这种共生.
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