Genetic basis and timing of a major mating system shift in Capsella

• Main Authors: Bachmann, J.A., Tedder, Andrew, Laenen, B., Fracassetti, M., Désamoré, A., Lafon-Placette, C., Steige, K.A., Callot, C., Marande, W., Neuffer, B., Bergès, H., Köhler, C., Castric, V., Slotte, T.
• Language: en
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Capsella; Dominance modifier; Long-read sequencing; Parallel evolution; Plant 45 mating system shift; Self-compatibility; S-locus; Small RNA
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17270

Yes === A crucial step in the transition from outcrossing to self-fertilization is the loss of genetic self-incompatibility (SI). In the Brassicaceae, SI involves the interaction of female and male speci-ficity components, encoded by the genesSRKandSCRat the self-incompatibility locus (S-lo-cus). Theory predicts thatS-linked mutations, and especially dominant mutations inSCR, arelikely to contribute to loss of SI. However, few studies have investigated the contribution ofdominant mutations to loss of SI in wild plant species. Here, we investigate the genetic basis of loss of SI in the self-fertilizing crucifer speciesCapsella orientalis, by combining genetic mapping, long-read sequencing of completeS-hap-lotypes, gene expression analyses and controlled crosses. We show that loss of SI inC. orientalisoccurred<2.6 Mya and maps as a dominant trait totheS-locus. We identify a fixed frameshift deletion in the male specificity geneSCRand con-firm loss of male SI specificity. We further identify anS-linked small RNA that is predicted tocause dominance of self-compatibility. Our results agree with predictions on the contribution of dominantS-linked mutations toloss of SI, and thus provide new insights into the molecular basis of mating system transitions. === Work at Uppsala Genome Center is funded by 550 RFI / VR and Science for Life Laboratory, Sweden. The SNP&SEQ Platform is supported by 551 the Swedish Research Council and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. V.C. 552 acknowledges support by a grant from the European Research Council (NOVEL project, 553 grant #648321). The authors thank the French Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la 554 Recherche, the Hauts de France Region and the European Funds for Regional Economical 555 Development for their financial support to this project. This work was supported by a grant 556 from the Swedish Research Council (grant #D0432001) and by a grant from the Science for 557 Life Laboratory, Swedish Biodiversity Program to T.S. The Swedish Biodiversity Program is 558 supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.