Mapping of major QTL and candidate gene analysis for hull colour in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.)
Abstract Background Hull colour is an important morphological marker for selection in seed production of foxtail millet. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying hull colour variation remain unknown. Results An F7 recombinant inbred line (RIL) population containing 215 lines derived from Hongjiu...
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| author | Shuqing Guo Shaohua Chai Yan Guo Xing Shi Fei Han Ting Qu Lu Xing Qinghua Yang Jinfeng Gao Xiaoli Gao Baili Feng Hui Song Pu Yang |
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| description | Abstract Background Hull colour is an important morphological marker for selection in seed production of foxtail millet. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying hull colour variation remain unknown. Results An F7 recombinant inbred line (RIL) population containing 215 lines derived from Hongjiugu × Yugu18 was used to analyze inheritance and detect the quantitative trait loci (QTL) for four hull colour traits using major gene plus polygene mixed inheritance analysis and composite interval mapping (CIM) in four environments. Genetic analysis revealed that the hull colour L* value (HCL*) was controlled by two major genes plus additive polygenes, the hull colour a* value (HCa*) was controlled by three major genes, the hull colour b* value (HCb*) was controlled by two major genes plus polygenes, and the hull colour C* value (HCC*) was controlled by four major genes. A high-density genetic linkage map covering 1227.383 cM of the foxtail millet genome, with an average interval of 0.879 cM between adjacent bin markers, was constructed using 1420 bin markers. Based on the genetic linkage map and the phenotypic data, a total of 39 QTL were detected for these four hull colour traits across four environments, each explaining 1.50%–49.20% of the phenotypic variation. Of these, six environmentally stable major QTL were co-localized to regions on chromosomes 1 and 9, playing a major role in hull colour. There were 556 annotated genes within the two QTL regions. Based on the functions of homologous genes in Arabidopsis and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Gene Ontology (GO) gene annotations, five genes were predicted as candidate genes for further studies. Conclusions This is the first study to use an inheritance model and QTL mapping to determine the genetic mechanisms of hull colour trait in foxtail millet. We identified six major environmentally stable QTL and predicted five potential candidate genes to be associated with hull colour. These results advance the current understanding of the genetic mechanisms underlying hull colour traits in foxtail millet and provide additional resources for application in genomics-assisted breeding and potential isolation and functional characterization of the candidate genes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5f85757537b468591cb50dc16c9df132023-11-19T12:27:29ZengBMCBMC Genomics1471-21642023-08-0124111710.1186/s12864-023-09517-9Mapping of major QTL and candidate gene analysis for hull colour in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.)Shuqing Guo0Shaohua Chai1Yan Guo2Xing Shi3Fei Han4Ting Qu5Lu Xing6Qinghua Yang7Jinfeng Gao8Xiaoli Gao9Baili Feng10Hui Song11Pu Yang12State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F UniversityInstitute of Millet Crops, Anyang Academy of Agricultural SciencesInstitute of Millet Crops, Anyang Academy of Agricultural SciencesState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F UniversityState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F UniversityInstitute of Millet Crops, Anyang Academy of Agricultural SciencesState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Agronomy, Northwest A & F UniversityAbstract Background Hull colour is an important morphological marker for selection in seed production of foxtail millet. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying hull colour variation remain unknown. Results An F7 recombinant inbred line (RIL) population containing 215 lines derived from Hongjiugu × Yugu18 was used to analyze inheritance and detect the quantitative trait loci (QTL) for four hull colour traits using major gene plus polygene mixed inheritance analysis and composite interval mapping (CIM) in four environments. Genetic analysis revealed that the hull colour L* value (HCL*) was controlled by two major genes plus additive polygenes, the hull colour a* value (HCa*) was controlled by three major genes, the hull colour b* value (HCb*) was controlled by two major genes plus polygenes, and the hull colour C* value (HCC*) was controlled by four major genes. A high-density genetic linkage map covering 1227.383 cM of the foxtail millet genome, with an average interval of 0.879 cM between adjacent bin markers, was constructed using 1420 bin markers. Based on the genetic linkage map and the phenotypic data, a total of 39 QTL were detected for these four hull colour traits across four environments, each explaining 1.50%–49.20% of the phenotypic variation. Of these, six environmentally stable major QTL were co-localized to regions on chromosomes 1 and 9, playing a major role in hull colour. There were 556 annotated genes within the two QTL regions. Based on the functions of homologous genes in Arabidopsis and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Gene Ontology (GO) gene annotations, five genes were predicted as candidate genes for further studies. Conclusions This is the first study to use an inheritance model and QTL mapping to determine the genetic mechanisms of hull colour trait in foxtail millet. We identified six major environmentally stable QTL and predicted five potential candidate genes to be associated with hull colour. These results advance the current understanding of the genetic mechanisms underlying hull colour traits in foxtail millet and provide additional resources for application in genomics-assisted breeding and potential isolation and functional characterization of the candidate genes.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09517-9Foxtail milletHull colourMixed inheritance analysisQTLCandidate genes |
| spellingShingle | Shuqing Guo Shaohua Chai Yan Guo Xing Shi Fei Han Ting Qu Lu Xing Qinghua Yang Jinfeng Gao Xiaoli Gao Baili Feng Hui Song Pu Yang Mapping of major QTL and candidate gene analysis for hull colour in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) BMC Genomics Foxtail millet Hull colour Mixed inheritance analysis QTL Candidate genes |
| title | Mapping of major QTL and candidate gene analysis for hull colour in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) |
| title_full | Mapping of major QTL and candidate gene analysis for hull colour in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) |
| title_fullStr | Mapping of major QTL and candidate gene analysis for hull colour in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping of major QTL and candidate gene analysis for hull colour in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) |
| title_short | Mapping of major QTL and candidate gene analysis for hull colour in foxtail millet (Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.) |
| title_sort | mapping of major qtl and candidate gene analysis for hull colour in foxtail millet setaria italica l p beauv |
| topic | Foxtail millet Hull colour Mixed inheritance analysis QTL Candidate genes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-023-09517-9 |
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