Modeling within and between Sub-Genomes Epistasis of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat for Genome-Enabled Prediction of Diseases

Common wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i>) is a hexaploid crop comprising three diploid sub-genomes labeled A, B, and D. The objective of this study is to investigate whether there is a discernible influence pattern from the D sub-genome with epistasis in genomic models for wheat diseases....

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Main Authors: Jaime Cuevas, David González-Diéguez, Susanne Dreisigacker, Johannes W. R. Martini, Leo Crespo-Herrera, Nerida Lozano-Ramirez, Pawan K. Singh, Xinyao He, Julio Huerta, Jose Crossa
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/15/3/262
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author Jaime Cuevas
David González-Diéguez
Susanne Dreisigacker
Johannes W. R. Martini
Leo Crespo-Herrera
Nerida Lozano-Ramirez
Pawan K. Singh
Xinyao He
Julio Huerta
Jose Crossa
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David González-Diéguez
Susanne Dreisigacker
Johannes W. R. Martini
Leo Crespo-Herrera
Nerida Lozano-Ramirez
Pawan K. Singh
Xinyao He
Julio Huerta
Jose Crossa
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description Common wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i>) is a hexaploid crop comprising three diploid sub-genomes labeled A, B, and D. The objective of this study is to investigate whether there is a discernible influence pattern from the D sub-genome with epistasis in genomic models for wheat diseases. Four genomic statistical models were employed; two models considered the linear genomic relationship of the lines. The first model (G) utilized all molecular markers, while the second model (ABD) utilized three matrices representing the A, B, and D sub-genomes. The remaining two models incorporated epistasis, one (GI) using all markers and the other (ABDI) considering markers in sub-genomes A, B, and D, including inter- and intra-sub-genome interactions. The data utilized pertained to three diseases: tan spot (TS), septoria nodorum blotch (SNB), and spot blotch (SB), for synthetic hexaploid wheat (SHW) lines. The results (variance components) indicate that epistasis makes a substantial contribution to explaining genomic variation, accounting for approximately 50% in SNB and SB and only 29% for TS. In this contribution of epistasis, the influence of intra- and inter-sub-genome interactions of the D sub-genome is crucial, being close to 50% in TS and higher in SNB (60%) and SB (60%). This increase in explaining genomic variation is reflected in an enhancement of predictive ability from the G model (additive) to the ABDI model (additive and epistasis) by 9%, 5%, and 1% for SNB, SB, and TS, respectively. These results, in line with other studies, underscore the significance of the D sub-genome in disease traits and suggest a potential application to be explored in the future regarding the selection of parental crosses based on sub-genomes.
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spelling doaj.art-e3c3dd4aa27447be9330e2bae375245c2024-03-27T13:42:52ZengMDPI AGGenes2073-44252024-02-0115326210.3390/genes15030262Modeling within and between Sub-Genomes Epistasis of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat for Genome-Enabled Prediction of DiseasesJaime Cuevas0David González-Diéguez1Susanne Dreisigacker2Johannes W. R. Martini3Leo Crespo-Herrera4Nerida Lozano-Ramirez5Pawan K. Singh6Xinyao He7Julio Huerta8Jose Crossa9Departamento de Energía, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo, Chetumal 77019, Quintana Roo, MexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz, Texcoco 56237, Edo. de México, MexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz, Texcoco 56237, Edo. de México, MexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz, Texcoco 56237, Edo. de México, MexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz, Texcoco 56237, Edo. de México, MexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz, Texcoco 56237, Edo. de México, MexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz, Texcoco 56237, Edo. de México, MexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz, Texcoco 56237, Edo. de México, MexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz, Texcoco 56237, Edo. de México, MexicoInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz, Texcoco 56237, Edo. de México, MexicoCommon wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i>) is a hexaploid crop comprising three diploid sub-genomes labeled A, B, and D. The objective of this study is to investigate whether there is a discernible influence pattern from the D sub-genome with epistasis in genomic models for wheat diseases. Four genomic statistical models were employed; two models considered the linear genomic relationship of the lines. The first model (G) utilized all molecular markers, while the second model (ABD) utilized three matrices representing the A, B, and D sub-genomes. The remaining two models incorporated epistasis, one (GI) using all markers and the other (ABDI) considering markers in sub-genomes A, B, and D, including inter- and intra-sub-genome interactions. The data utilized pertained to three diseases: tan spot (TS), septoria nodorum blotch (SNB), and spot blotch (SB), for synthetic hexaploid wheat (SHW) lines. The results (variance components) indicate that epistasis makes a substantial contribution to explaining genomic variation, accounting for approximately 50% in SNB and SB and only 29% for TS. In this contribution of epistasis, the influence of intra- and inter-sub-genome interactions of the D sub-genome is crucial, being close to 50% in TS and higher in SNB (60%) and SB (60%). This increase in explaining genomic variation is reflected in an enhancement of predictive ability from the G model (additive) to the ABDI model (additive and epistasis) by 9%, 5%, and 1% for SNB, SB, and TS, respectively. These results, in line with other studies, underscore the significance of the D sub-genome in disease traits and suggest a potential application to be explored in the future regarding the selection of parental crosses based on sub-genomes.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/15/3/262synthetic hexaploid wheat (SHW)sub-genomesepistasisgenomic prediction
spellingShingle Jaime Cuevas
David González-Diéguez
Susanne Dreisigacker
Johannes W. R. Martini
Leo Crespo-Herrera
Nerida Lozano-Ramirez
Pawan K. Singh
Xinyao He
Julio Huerta
Jose Crossa
Modeling within and between Sub-Genomes Epistasis of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat for Genome-Enabled Prediction of Diseases
Genes
synthetic hexaploid wheat (SHW)
sub-genomes
epistasis
genomic prediction
title Modeling within and between Sub-Genomes Epistasis of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat for Genome-Enabled Prediction of Diseases
title_full Modeling within and between Sub-Genomes Epistasis of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat for Genome-Enabled Prediction of Diseases
title_fullStr Modeling within and between Sub-Genomes Epistasis of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat for Genome-Enabled Prediction of Diseases
title_full_unstemmed Modeling within and between Sub-Genomes Epistasis of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat for Genome-Enabled Prediction of Diseases
title_short Modeling within and between Sub-Genomes Epistasis of Synthetic Hexaploid Wheat for Genome-Enabled Prediction of Diseases
title_sort modeling within and between sub genomes epistasis of synthetic hexaploid wheat for genome enabled prediction of diseases
topic synthetic hexaploid wheat (SHW)
sub-genomes
epistasis
genomic prediction
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/15/3/262
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