Distribution characteristics of selenium, cadmium and arsenic in rice grains and their genetic dissection by genome-wide association study

High selenium (Se) and low cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) contents in rice grains were good for human health. The genetic basis and relationship of Se, Cd and As concentrations in rice grains are still largely unknown. In the present study, large variations were observed in Se, Cd and As concentratio...

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Main Authors: Wenxi Wang, Fan Zhang, Dapu Liu, Kai Chen, Bin Du, Xianjin Qiu, Jianlong Xu, Danying Xing
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.1007896/full
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author Wenxi Wang
Wenxi Wang
Fan Zhang
Dapu Liu
Kai Chen
Bin Du
Xianjin Qiu
Jianlong Xu
Jianlong Xu
Jianlong Xu
Danying Xing
author_facet Wenxi Wang
Wenxi Wang
Fan Zhang
Dapu Liu
Kai Chen
Bin Du
Xianjin Qiu
Jianlong Xu
Jianlong Xu
Jianlong Xu
Danying Xing
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description High selenium (Se) and low cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) contents in rice grains were good for human health. The genetic basis and relationship of Se, Cd and As concentrations in rice grains are still largely unknown. In the present study, large variations were observed in Se, Cd and As concentrations in brown and milled rice in normal and Se treatment conditions in 307 rice accessions from 3K Rice Genomes Project. Se fertilizer treatment greatly increased Se concentrations but had no obvious changes in concentrations of Cd and As both in brown and milled rice. Total of 237 QTL were identified for Se, Cd and As concentrations in brown and milled rice in normal and Se treatment conditions as well as ratio of concentrations under Se treatment to normal conditions. Only 19 QTL (13.4%) were mapped for concentrations of Se and Cd, Se and As, and Se, Cd and As in the same or adjacent regions, indicating that most Se concentration QTL are independent of Cd and As concentration QTL. Forty-three favorable alleles were identified for 40 candidate genes by gene-based association study and haplotype analysis in 14 important QTL regions. Se-enriched rice variety will be developed by pyramiding favorable alleles at different Se QTL and excluding undesirable alleles at Cd and As QTL, or combining favorable alleles at Se QTL with the alleles at Se-sensitive QTL by marker-assisted selection.
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spelling doaj.art-07cfe8a165414ba3aeabcd3f044765412022-12-22T04:13:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Genetics1664-80212022-10-011310.3389/fgene.2022.10078961007896Distribution characteristics of selenium, cadmium and arsenic in rice grains and their genetic dissection by genome-wide association studyWenxi Wang0Wenxi Wang1Fan Zhang2Dapu Liu3Kai Chen4Bin Du5Xianjin Qiu6Jianlong Xu7Jianlong Xu8Jianlong Xu9Danying Xing10College of Economy and Management, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, ChinaMARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, ChinaInstitute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaInstitute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, ChinaMARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, ChinaMARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, ChinaInstitute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, ChinaNational Nanfan Research Institute (Sanya), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya, ChinaMARA Key Laboratory of Sustainable Crop Production in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (Co-construction by Ministry and Province), College of Agriculture, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, ChinaHigh selenium (Se) and low cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) contents in rice grains were good for human health. The genetic basis and relationship of Se, Cd and As concentrations in rice grains are still largely unknown. In the present study, large variations were observed in Se, Cd and As concentrations in brown and milled rice in normal and Se treatment conditions in 307 rice accessions from 3K Rice Genomes Project. Se fertilizer treatment greatly increased Se concentrations but had no obvious changes in concentrations of Cd and As both in brown and milled rice. Total of 237 QTL were identified for Se, Cd and As concentrations in brown and milled rice in normal and Se treatment conditions as well as ratio of concentrations under Se treatment to normal conditions. Only 19 QTL (13.4%) were mapped for concentrations of Se and Cd, Se and As, and Se, Cd and As in the same or adjacent regions, indicating that most Se concentration QTL are independent of Cd and As concentration QTL. Forty-three favorable alleles were identified for 40 candidate genes by gene-based association study and haplotype analysis in 14 important QTL regions. Se-enriched rice variety will be developed by pyramiding favorable alleles at different Se QTL and excluding undesirable alleles at Cd and As QTL, or combining favorable alleles at Se QTL with the alleles at Se-sensitive QTL by marker-assisted selection.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.1007896/fullriceseleniumcadmiumarsenicgenome-wide association studyquantitative trait locus/loci (QTL)
spellingShingle Wenxi Wang
Wenxi Wang
Fan Zhang
Dapu Liu
Kai Chen
Bin Du
Xianjin Qiu
Jianlong Xu
Jianlong Xu
Jianlong Xu
Danying Xing
Distribution characteristics of selenium, cadmium and arsenic in rice grains and their genetic dissection by genome-wide association study
Frontiers in Genetics
rice
selenium
cadmium
arsenic
genome-wide association study
quantitative trait locus/loci (QTL)
title Distribution characteristics of selenium, cadmium and arsenic in rice grains and their genetic dissection by genome-wide association study
title_full Distribution characteristics of selenium, cadmium and arsenic in rice grains and their genetic dissection by genome-wide association study
title_fullStr Distribution characteristics of selenium, cadmium and arsenic in rice grains and their genetic dissection by genome-wide association study
title_full_unstemmed Distribution characteristics of selenium, cadmium and arsenic in rice grains and their genetic dissection by genome-wide association study
title_short Distribution characteristics of selenium, cadmium and arsenic in rice grains and their genetic dissection by genome-wide association study
title_sort distribution characteristics of selenium cadmium and arsenic in rice grains and their genetic dissection by genome wide association study
topic rice
selenium
cadmium
arsenic
genome-wide association study
quantitative trait locus/loci (QTL)
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.1007896/full
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