在玉米和相关物种的繁殖障碍的分子进化
Elli Cryan1,2,3, Garnet Phinney2, Arun S Seetharam4,5
1Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Genetics
|May 7, 2025
概括
玉米和茶中的繁殖障碍是由三个位置 (Ga1,Ga2,Tcb1) 控制的. 一个非编码的Ga1等位基因 (ga1-Off) 沉默了这些障碍,揭示了一种新的生殖隔离机制.
科学领域:
- 植物生殖生物学 植物生殖生物学
- 分子进化是分子进化的过程.
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
背景情况:
- 三个位置 - - 酸盐交叉屏障1 (Tcb1),胺基因1 (Ga1) 和Ga2 - - 控制了玉米和酸盐中的生殖屏障.
- 每个位点都编码了丝和花粉表达的pectin甲基化酶 (PME) 基因,这对于防止杂交至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查游戏原体因子位点的多样性和分子进化.
- 分析类型多样性,并确定在这些生殖障碍基因中受到积极选择的部位.
主要方法:
- 使用了一种新的玉米基因组组件 (P8860),具有活跃的Tcb1,Ga1和Ga2位点.
- 检查了17个物种的52个基因组,以分类类型多样性.
- 在PME基因中进行多样化选择的确定地点.
主要成果:
- 超过1200万年前,Ga2复制形成Ga1;Tcb1源于Zea多样化周围的Ga1复制.
- 在花粉和丝表达的PME中,积极选择的证据.
- 常见的ga1-Off等位基因,包含三个非编码的PME副本,产生siRNAs,降低Ga1和Tcb1屏障功能.
结论:
- 该ga1-Off等位基因代表了一种沉默生殖障碍的新机制.
- 这一发现提供了对海藻中物种界限的演变和维护的见解.
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