Species-Specific Duplication Event Associated with Elevated Levels of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Sorghum bicolor
Simple sugars are the essential foundation to plant life, and thus, their production, utilization, and storage are highly regulated processes with many complex genetic controls. Despite their importance, many of the genetic and biochemical mechanisms remain unknown or uncharacterized. Sorghum, a hig...
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doaj-5f20b97411a44d6c8cb1897f35e1c0862021-07-02T11:22:04ZengOxford University PressG3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics2160-18362020-05-011051511152010.1534/g3.119.4009218Species-Specific Duplication Event Associated with Elevated Levels of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Sorghum bicolorZachary W. BrentonBrendon T. JuengstElizabeth A. CooperMatthew T. MyersKathleen E. JordanSavanah M. DaleJeffrey C. GlaubitzXiaoyun WangRichard E. BoylesErin L. ConnollyStephen KresovichSimple sugars are the essential foundation to plant life, and thus, their production, utilization, and storage are highly regulated processes with many complex genetic controls. Despite their importance, many of the genetic and biochemical mechanisms remain unknown or uncharacterized. Sorghum, a highly productive, diverse C4 grass important for both industrial and subsistence agricultural systems, has considerable phenotypic diversity in the accumulation of nonstructural sugars in the stem. We use this crop species to examine the genetic controls of high levels of sugar accumulation, identify genetic mechanisms for the accumulation of nonstructural sugars, and link carbon allocation with iron transport. We identify a species-specific tandem duplication event controlling sugar accumulation using genome-wide association analysis, characterize multiple allelic variants causing increased sugar content, and provide further evidence of a putative neofunctionalization event conferring adaptability in Sorghum bicolor. Comparative genomics indicate that this event is unique to sorghum which may further elucidate evolutionary mechanisms for adaptation and divergence within the Poaceae. Furthermore, the identification and characterization of this event was only possible with the continued advancement and improvement of the reference genome. The characterization of this region and the process in which it was discovered serve as a reminder that any reference genome is imperfect and is in need of continual improvement.http://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.119.400921neofunctionalizationduplicationcarbon partitioningpoaceaeadaptation |
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Zachary W. Brenton Brendon T. Juengst Elizabeth A. Cooper Matthew T. Myers Kathleen E. Jordan Savanah M. Dale Jeffrey C. Glaubitz Xiaoyun Wang Richard E. Boyles Erin L. Connolly Stephen Kresovich |
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Zachary W. Brenton Brendon T. Juengst Elizabeth A. Cooper Matthew T. Myers Kathleen E. Jordan Savanah M. Dale Jeffrey C. Glaubitz Xiaoyun Wang Richard E. Boyles Erin L. Connolly Stephen Kresovich Species-Specific Duplication Event Associated with Elevated Levels of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Sorghum bicolor G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics neofunctionalization duplication carbon partitioning poaceae adaptation |
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Zachary W. Brenton Brendon T. Juengst Elizabeth A. Cooper Matthew T. Myers Kathleen E. Jordan Savanah M. Dale Jeffrey C. Glaubitz Xiaoyun Wang Richard E. Boyles Erin L. Connolly Stephen Kresovich |
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Species-Specific Duplication Event Associated with Elevated Levels of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Sorghum bicolor |
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Species-Specific Duplication Event Associated with Elevated Levels of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Sorghum bicolor |
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Species-Specific Duplication Event Associated with Elevated Levels of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Sorghum bicolor |
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Species-Specific Duplication Event Associated with Elevated Levels of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Sorghum bicolor |
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Species-Specific Duplication Event Associated with Elevated Levels of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Sorghum bicolor |
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species-specific duplication event associated with elevated levels of nonstructural carbohydrates in sorghum bicolor |
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Oxford University Press |
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G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics |
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2160-1836 |
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2020-05-01 |
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Simple sugars are the essential foundation to plant life, and thus, their production, utilization, and storage are highly regulated processes with many complex genetic controls. Despite their importance, many of the genetic and biochemical mechanisms remain unknown or uncharacterized. Sorghum, a highly productive, diverse C4 grass important for both industrial and subsistence agricultural systems, has considerable phenotypic diversity in the accumulation of nonstructural sugars in the stem. We use this crop species to examine the genetic controls of high levels of sugar accumulation, identify genetic mechanisms for the accumulation of nonstructural sugars, and link carbon allocation with iron transport. We identify a species-specific tandem duplication event controlling sugar accumulation using genome-wide association analysis, characterize multiple allelic variants causing increased sugar content, and provide further evidence of a putative neofunctionalization event conferring adaptability in Sorghum bicolor. Comparative genomics indicate that this event is unique to sorghum which may further elucidate evolutionary mechanisms for adaptation and divergence within the Poaceae. Furthermore, the identification and characterization of this event was only possible with the continued advancement and improvement of the reference genome. The characterization of this region and the process in which it was discovered serve as a reminder that any reference genome is imperfect and is in need of continual improvement. |
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neofunctionalization duplication carbon partitioning poaceae adaptation |
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