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EnglishPh2 encodes the mismatch repair protein MSH7-3D that inhibits wheat homoeologous recombination
Serra H., Svačina R., Baumann U., Whitford R., Sutton T., Bartoš J., Sourdille P.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 12: 803, 2021
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Abstract: Meiotic recombination is a critical process for plant breeding, as it creates novel allele combinations that can be exploited for crop improvement. In wheat, a complex allohexaploid that has a diploid-like behaviour, meiotic recombination between homoeologous or alien chromosomes is suppressed through the action of several loci. Here, we report positional cloning of Pairing homoeologous 2 (Ph2) and functional validation of the wheat DNA mismatch repair protein MSH7-3D as a key inhibitor of homoeologous recombination, thus solving a half-century-old question. Similar to ph2 mutant phenotype, we show that mutating MSH7- 3D induces a substantial increase in homoeologous recombination (up to 5.5 fold) in wheatwild relative hybrids, which is also associated with a reduction in homologous recombination. These data reveal a role for MSH7-3D in meiotic stabilisation of allopolyploidy and provides an opportunity to improve wheat’s genetic diversity through alien gene introgression, a major bottleneck facing crop improvement.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21127-1
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IEB authors: Jan Bartoš, Radim Svačina
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 12: 803, 2021
Keywords:
Abstract: Meiotic recombination is a critical process for plant breeding, as it creates novel allele combinations that can be exploited for crop improvement. In wheat, a complex allohexaploid that has a diploid-like behaviour, meiotic recombination between homoeologous or alien chromosomes is suppressed through the action of several loci. Here, we report positional cloning of Pairing homoeologous 2 (Ph2) and functional validation of the wheat DNA mismatch repair protein MSH7-3D as a key inhibitor of homoeologous recombination, thus solving a half-century-old question. Similar to ph2 mutant phenotype, we show that mutating MSH7- 3D induces a substantial increase in homoeologous recombination (up to 5.5 fold) in wheatwild relative hybrids, which is also associated with a reduction in homologous recombination. These data reveal a role for MSH7-3D in meiotic stabilisation of allopolyploidy and provides an opportunity to improve wheat’s genetic diversity through alien gene introgression, a major bottleneck facing crop improvement.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21127-1
Fulltext: contact IEB authors
IEB authors: Jan Bartoš, Radim Svačina