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The octadecanoid pathway is required for pathogen-induced multi-functional acetyl-CoA carboxylase accumulation in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).

A partial cDNA clone corresponding to the multi-functional acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase, EC 6.4.1.2) was isolated using RNA extracted from methyl jasmonate (MeJA)-induced common bean cell cultures. Most of this clone corresponds to the 3' untranslated region and it showed high identity to alfalfa and soybean ACCase sequences. Southern hybridization revealed one copy of this gene in the common bean genome. In addition to being induced by MeJA in cell cultures and leaves, ACCase mRNA accumulated after yeast elicitor or Pseudomonas syringae pv tabaci treatment. Inhibitors of the octadecanoid pathway severely reduced ACCase mRNA and protein accumulation induced by yeast elicitor or P. syringae pv tabaci, indicating that jasmonates or a precursor mediate ACCase induction after pathogen infection. These results provide a role for the eukaryotic ACCase during the defense response to pathogens in common bean.

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Domestication patterns in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and the origin of the Mesoamerican and Andean cultivated races.

Chloroplast DNA polymorphisms were studied by PCR sequencing and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism in 165 accessions of domesticated landraces of common bean from Latin America and the USA, 23 accessions of weedy beans, and 134 accessions of wild beans covering the entire geographic range of wild Phaseolus vulgaris. Fourteen chloroplast haplotypes were identified in wild beans, only five of which occur also in domesticated beans. The chloroplast data agree with those obtained from analyses based on morphology and isozymes and with other DNA polymorphisms in supporting independent domestications of common bean in Mesoamerica and the Andean region and in demonstrating a founder effect associated with domestication in each region. Andean landraces have been classified into three different racial groups, but all share the same chloroplast haplotype. This suggests that common bean was domesticated once only in South America and that the races diverged post-domestication. The haplotype found in Andean domesticated beans is confined to the southern part of the range of wild beans, so Andean beans were probably domesticated somewhere within this area. Mesoamerican landraces have been classified into four racial groups. Our limited samples of Races Jalisco and Guatemala differ from the more widespread and commercially important Races Mesoamerica and Durango in types and/or frequencies of haplotypes. All four Mesoamerican races share their haplotypes with local wild beans in parts of their ranges. Independent domestications of at least some of the races in Mesoamerica and/or conversion of some locally adapted wild beans to cultigens by hybridization with introduced domesticated beans, followed by introgression of the "domestication syndrome" seem the most plausible explanations of the chloroplast and other molecular data.

Base Sequence↗

A proposal for a bean common mosaic subgroup of potyviruses.

In order to elucidate the taxonomic positions of bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) and blackeye cowpea mosaic virus (B1CMV), several strains of these viruses were compared on the basis of host ranges, antigenic properties established with antisera to virions and to N-terminal peptide domains of their coat proteins, and high performance liquid chromatographic peptide profiles. The comparison includes three strains of BCMV, viz. NL1, NL3 and NY15, four strains of B1CMV, viz. Fla, Ind, NR, and W, and the Moroccan isolate (Mor) of cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV), formerly designated as B1CMV-Mor. Based on these parameters, Fla, NR, and W are strains of one virus, whereas NL3, Ind and CABMV-Mor (and possibly NL1 and NY15) are separate viruses. In view of these characteristics which allow similar viruses to be separated, we propose that these viruses be included in a bean common mosaic subgroup of the genus Potyvirus.

Capsid↗

Using molecular markers to assess the effect of introgression on quantitative attributes of common bean in the Andean gene pool.

Progress in bean breeding programs requires the exploitation of genetic variation that is present among races or through introgression across gene pools of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Of the two major common bean gene pools, the Andean gene pool seems to have a narrow genetic base, with about 10% of the accessions in the CIAT core collection presenting evidence of introgression. The objective of this study was to quantify the degree of spontaneous introgression in a sample of common bean landraces from the Andean gene pool. The effects of introgression on morphological, economic and nutritional attributes were also investigated. Homogeneity analysis was performed on molecular marker data from 426 Andean-type accessions from the primary centres of origin of the CIAT common bean core collection and two check varieties. Quantitative attribute diversity for 15 traits was studied based on the groups found from the cluster analysis of marker prevalence indices computed for each accession. The two-group summary consisted of one group of 58 accessions (14%) with low prevalence indices and another group of 370 accessions (86%) with high prevalence indices. The smaller group occupied the outlying area of points displayed from homogeneity analysis, yet their geographic origin was widely distributed over the Andean region. This group was regarded as introgressed, since its accessions displayed traits that are associated with the Middle American gene pool: high resistance to Andean disease isolates but low resistance to Middle American disease isolates, low seed weight and high scores for all nutrient elements. Genotypes generated by spontaneous introgression can be helpful for breeders to overcome the difficulties in transferring traits between gene pools.

Breeding↗

Genomic resources to advance seed coat color and patterning genetics and breeding in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).

Seed coat color and patterning are key quality traits in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) that define market classes and strongly influence consumer preference and market value. These traits are controlled by a complex network of major genes (sometimes with epistatic interactions), which complicates the recovery of desired market class phenotypes following inter-market class hybridization. Although many of the underlying loci have been genetically mapped, diagnostic, high-throughput molecular markers for efficient allele tracking across the Middle American and Andean gene pools remain limited. In this study, we developed and validated 24 gene-specific PCR Allele Competitive Extension (PACE) markers targeting seven major seed coat color genes (G, B, V, J, Rk, T, and Z) and two patterning genes (CPi and CSt), together with a previously reported marker associated with the postharvest seed coat darkening locus (Psd). An additional PACE marker targeting the Phaseolin (Phs) locus was developed to distinguish Middle American (S-type) and Andean (T-type) gene pools, providing a complementary tool for assessing genetic background alongside seed coat-specific loci. Marker performance was evaluated across three diverse panels, revealing high diagnostic accuracy for most loci (90%-100%). However, for loci such as J, V, Rk, T, and Z, allele-specific markers or marker combinations were required to capture full allelic diversity. Haplotype analysis further revealed substantial allelic diversity across market classes and identified background-specific interactions. Collectively, these results provide a comprehensive set of high-resolution, gene-anchored PACE markers for seed coat color, patterning, and gene pool classification in common bean. These markers enable rapid and precise allele tracking in breeding populations and germplasm collections, facilitating marker-assisted selection for market class-specific seed coat traits and accelerating genetic improvement.

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Induction of a major leaf acid phosphatase does not confer adaptation to low phosphorus availability in common bean.

Acid phosphatase is believed to be important for phosphorus scavenging and remobilization in plants, but its role in plant adaptation to low phosphorus availability has not been critically evaluated. To address this issue, we compared acid phosphatase activity (APA) in leaves of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in a phosphorus-inefficient genotype (DOR364), a phosphorus-efficient genotype (G19833), and their F(5.10) recombinant inbred lines (RILs). Phosphorus deficiency substantially increased leaf APA, but APA was much higher and more responsive to phosphorus availability in DOR364 than in G19833. Leaf APA segregated in the RILs, with two discrete groups having either high (mean = 1.71 micromol/mg protein/min) or low (0.36 micromol/mg protein/min) activity. A chi-square test indicated that the observed difference might be controlled by a single gene. Non-denaturing protein electrophoresis revealed that there are four visible isoforms responsible for total APA in common bean, and that the difference in APA between contrasting genotypes could be attributed to the existence of a single major isoform. Qualitative mapping of the APA trait and quantitative trait loci analysis with molecular markers indicated that a major gene contributing to APA is located on linkage group B03 of the unified common bean map. This locus was not associated with loci conferring phosphorus acquisition efficiency or phosphorus use efficiency. RILs contrasting for APA had similar phosphorus pools in old and young leaves under phosphorus stress, arguing against a role for APA in phosphorus remobilization. Our results do not support a major role for leaf APA induction in regulating plant adaptation to phosphorus deficiency.

Acid Phosphatase↗

QTL analysis of yield traits in an advanced backcross population derived from a cultivated Andean x wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cross.

Advanced backcross QTL analysis was used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) for agronomic performance in a population of BC2F(3:5) introgression lines created from the cross of a Colombian large red-seeded commercial cultivar, ICA Cerinza, and a wild common bean accession, G24404. A total of 157 lines were evaluated for phenological traits, plant architecture, seed weight, yield and yield components in replicated trials in three environments in Colombia and genotyped with microsatellite, SCAR, and phaseolin markers that were used to create a genetic map that covered all 11 linkage groups of the common bean genome with markers spaced at an average distance of every 10.4 cM. Segregation distortion was most significant in regions orthologous for a seed coat color locus (R-C) on linkage group b08 and two domestication syndrome genes, one on linkage group b01 at the determinacy (fin) locus and the other on linkage group b02 at the seed-shattering (st) locus. Composite interval mapping analysis identified a total of 41 significant QTL for the eight traits measured of which five for seed weight, two for days to flowering, and one for yield were consistent across two or more environments. QTL were located on every linkage group with b06 showing the greatest number of independent loci. A total of 13 QTL for plant height, yield and yield components along with a single QTL for seed size showed positive alleles from the wild parent while the remaining QTL showed positive alleles from the cultivated parent. Some QTL co-localized with regions that had previously been described to be important for these traits. Compensation was observed between greater pod and seed production and smaller seed size and may have resulted from QTL for these traits being linked or pleiotropic. Although wild beans have been used before to transfer biotic stress resistance traits, this study is the first to attempt to simultaneously obtain a higher yield potential from wild beans and to analyze this trait with single-copy markers. The wild accession was notable for being from a unique center of diversity and for contributing positive alleles for yield and other traits to the introgression lines showing the potential that advanced backcrossing has in common bean improvement.

Chromosome Mapping↗

Nodule conductance varied among common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) genotypes under phosphorus deficiency.

Common bean genotypes BAT477, COCOT, DOR364, Flamingo, and NAG310 were inoculated with Rhizobium tropici CIAT899 and grown under phosphorus deficiency. This treatment induced a significant decrease in shoot and nodule growth that varied among genotypes from 35% to 57% and from 45% to 61%, respectively, whereas root biomass was less affected. Phosphorus deficiency affected differently the genotypes for nodule number and size, and the responses of nodulated-root O2 uptake (Conr) to raising rhizospheric PO2. From the later data, nodule conductance could be computed by dividing the slope of the regression of Conr as a function of external pO2 by nodule surface area. It is concluded that differences in nodule conductance are related to genotypic tolerance to P deficiency.

Oxygen Consumption↗

[Survival of Bradyrhizobium japonicum strain 646a introduced into soil of the soybean, common bean and maize rhizosphere].

The number dynamics of Bradyrhizobium japonicum strain 646a introduced into soil in the soybean, common bean and maize rhizosphere and its dependence on inoculum doses have been studied in greenhouse experiments. It was shown that B. japonicum number in the maize, common bean and soybean rhizosphere depends on the inoculum doses (r = 0.79-0.95). It was less than 0.1% of total saprophytic bacteria number and it had no essential effect on this plant productivity. The soybean symbiosis with nodule bacteria enhanced its yield by 28.9-42.6%. In nodulating soybean rhizosphere B. japonicum reproduced most intensively and reached the maximum number 52-225 thousand bacteria/g of soil in the period of soybean maturing and nodule destruction. This indicated to important role of soybean nodules not only in symbiotic nitrogen fixation, but also in formation of the rhizosphere and soil B. japonicum population.

Agriculture↗

Protein digestibility of methionine supplemented common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) in adult human subjects.

The study reports on the protein digestibility of five cultivars of common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) of different color, tested in young adult human subjects, as the sole dietary protein source. Cheese protein was used as reference protein. The cooked beans provided 0.65 g protein/kg/day, and energy intake was adjusted to 45 kcal/kg/day. Results indicated apparent protein digestibility to vary from 49.6 to 62.1%. White colored beans showed the highest value, while black beans gave the lowest. Cheese protein showed an apparent protein digestibility of 76.2%. The true protein digestibility was calculated using the endogenous nitrogen excretion values obtained in the study, as well as literature values. Digestibility increased as expected, but it is still low as compared to other protein sources. A high correlation was found between dry matter digestibility and protein digestibility. Fecal nitrogen was fractionated between soluble and insoluble nitrogen in a 0.02 N NaOH solution. This assay was also carried out in the cooked beans, and findings revealed that the soluble nitrogen fraction was highly correlated with protein digestibility, with a correlation coefficient of -0.94. This fraction, still to be identified, could very well be responsible for the low digestibility values found for common beans in human subjects.

Adult↗

Genotypic variation of N2-fixing common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in response to iron deficiency.

In calcareous soils, the yield of grain legumes is often limited by the lower availability of iron (Fe), especially when they depend upon symbiosis with root nodule bacteria for their N nutrition. In order to explore the variability of responses of N(2)-fixing common bean to Fe deficiency the common bean white-seeded lines Striker and Coco blanc, and coloured-seeded lines SVM-29-21 and ARA14 were inoculated with Rhizobium tropici (CIAT 899) and cultivated hydroaeroponically with a N-free nutrient solution supplied or not with 45microM Fe. Differences among lines were observed: Fe-deficiency-induced-chlorosis on young leaves was earlier and more severe in some lines than others. Nodule development and N(2)-fixing capacity was less affected in line ARA14 which preferentially allocated Fe towards nodules. Results suggest that Fe use efficiency for symbiotic nitrogen fixation (FeUE SNF) could be used to screen tolerant bean lines to Fe deficiency in condition of symbiotic nitrogen fixation.

Genetic Variation↗

The I gene of bean: a dosage-dependent allele conferring extreme resistance, hypersensitive resistance, or spreading vascular necrosis in response to the potyvirus Bean common mosaic virus.

The resistance to the potyvirus Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) conferred by the I allele in cultivars of Phaseolus vulgaris has been characterized as dominant, and it has been associated with both immunity and a systemic vascular necrosis in infected bean plants under field, as well as controlled, conditions. In our attempts to understand more fully the nature of the interaction between bean with the I resistance allele and the pathogen BCMV, we carefully varied both I allele dosage and temperature and observed the resulting, varying resistance responses. We report here that the I allele in the bean cultivars we studied is not dominant, but rather incompletely dominant, and that the system can be manipulated to show in plants a continuum of response to BCMV that ranges from immunity or extreme resistance, to hypersensitive resistance, to systemic phloem necrosis (and subsequent plant death). We propose that the particular phenotypic outcome in bean results from a quantitative interaction between viral pathogen and plant host that can be altered to favor one or the other by manipulating I allele dosage, temperature, viral pathogen, or plant cultivar.

Fabaceae↗

cDNA sequence and deduced primary structure of an alpha-amylase inhibitor from a bruchid-resistant wild common bean.

alpha-Amylase inhibitor-2 (alpha AI-2), a seed storage protein present in a bruchid-resistant wild common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), inhibits the growth of bruchid pests. The authors isolated and determined the sequence of an 852 nucleotide cDNA, designated as alpha ai2, and found it to contain a 720 base open reading frame (ORF). This ORF encodes a 240 amino-acid alpha AI-2 polypeptide 75.8% identical with alpha-amylase inhibitor-1 (alpha AI-1) and 50.6-55.6% with arcelin-1, phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-L and PHA-E of common bean. The high degree of sequence homology suggests that there is an evolutionary relationship among these genes.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Differential gene expression in Phaseolus vulgaris I locus NILs challenged with Bean common mosaic virus.

The Phaseolus vulgaris I locus-Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV; Potyviridae) pathosystem is of critical importance to bean geneticists, breeders and pathologists because of the worldwide distribution of both the virus and germplasm containing this resistance gene. In order to learn more about the molecular responses characteristic of this resistance gene, a cDNA-AFLP screen was conducted on homozygous NILs of P. vulgaris variety 'Black Turtle Soup' (BT), containing either the I locus allele for resistance (BT(II)) or susceptibility (BT(ii)) to BCMV. Eight conditions were compared in a factorial analysis: BT(II) versus BT(ii); mock inoculated versus BCMV inoculated; 26 versus 34 degrees C. Transcripts induced in response to viral infection and that were further responsive to temperature, genotype or both were isolated and cloned. Sequence analysis of the resultant clones revealed several classes of putative genes, including transcription-related and signal transduction-related genes. Review of disease resistance literature suggests further avenues of research involving the candidates isolated in this screen.

Gene Expression Regulation, Plant↗

Extensive ribosomal DNA amplification during Andean common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) evolution.

The extent of 5S and 45S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) variation was investigated in wild and domesticated common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) chosen to represent the known genetic diversity of the species. 5S and 45S rDNA probes were localized on mitotic chromosomes of 37 accessions by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). The two 5S rDNA loci were largely conserved within the species, whereas a high variation in the number of 45S rDNA loci and changes in position of loci and number of repeats per locus were observed. Domesticated accessions from the Mesoamerican gene pool frequently had three 45S rDNA loci per haploid genome, and rarely four. Domesticated accessions from Andean gene pool, particularly from the race Peru, showed six, seven, eight or nine loci, but seven loci were found in all three races of this gene pool. Between three and eight loci were observed in accessions resulting from crosses between Andean and Mesoamerican genotypes. The presence of two to eight 45S rDNA loci in wild common beans from different geographic locations indicates that the 45S rDNA amplification observed in the Andean lineage took place before domestication. Our data suggest that ectopic recombination between terminal chromosomal regions might be the mechanism responsible for this variation.

Biological Evolution↗

The nucleotide sequence of the coat protein gene and 3' untranslated region of azuki bean mosaic potyvirus, a member of the bean common mosaic virus subgroup.

The relationship of azuki bean mosaic potyvirus (AzMV) to members of the bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) subgroup has been unclear. Degenerate oligonucleotide primers and the polymerase chain reaction were used to amplify and clone the coat protein (CP) gene and 3' untranslated region (UTR) of AzMV. The deduced amino acid sequence of the CP is 94% identical to that of dendrobium mosaic virus, establishing the two as strains of the same virus. While the CP amino acid identities between AzMV and potyviruses of the BCMV species are at or below 90%, the 91 to 94% identity between their UTRs suggests that AzMV could be considered a strain of BCMV. Interestingly, the grouping of potyviruses within the greater BCMV subgroup on a coat protein amino acid tree correlates with a grouping based on the response elicited on bean containing the I gene for resistance to BCMV.

Amino Acid Sequence↗

Phytic acid in stored common bean seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).

Four varieties of common bean seeds stored at 4 degrees C, 80% relative humidity, for one to eight years showed no differences in proximal chemical composition, Seeds 5-6 years old absorbed more water than 1 to 4 year-old seeds. The cooking time required for five year-old seeds was 6 hours, while the fresh seeds needed 3/4-to-one hour cooking time. The most remarkable difference was in phytic acid content, which decreased 94% to 98% during long storage.

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SCAR markers linked to the common bean rust resistance gene Ur-13.

Rust in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is caused by Uromyces appendiculatus Pers.:Pers. (Unger) which exhibits a high level of pathogenic diversity. Resistance to this disease is conditioned by a considerable number of genes. Pyramiding resistance genes is desirable and could be simplified by the use of molecular markers closely linked to the genes. The resistance gene Ur-13, present in the South African large seeded cultivar Kranskop, has been used extensively in the local breeding program. The purpose of this study was the development of a molecular marker linked to Ur-13. An F(2) population derived from a cross between Kranskop and a susceptible (South African) cultivar Bonus was used in combination with bulked segregant analysis utilizing the amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) technique. Seven AFLP fragments linked significantly to the rust resistance and five were successfully converted to sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) markers. The co-dominant SCAR markers derived from a 405 bp EAACMACC fragment, KB 126, was located 1.6 cM from the gene. Two additional SCAR markers and one cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence marker were located further from the gene. The gene was mapped to linkage group B8 on the BAT 93/Jalo EEP 558 core map (chromosome 3).

Base Sequence↗