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Pi35(t), a new gene conferring partial resistance to leaf blast in the rice cultivar Hokkai 188.

The japonica rice cultivar Hokkai 188 shows a high level of partial resistance to leaf blast. For mapping genes conferring the resistance, a set of 190 F2 progeny/F3 families was developed from the cross between the indica rice cultivar Danghang-Shali, with a low level of partial resistance, and Hokkai 188. Partial resistance to leaf blast in the F3 families was assessed in upland nurseries. From a primary microsatellite (SSR) linkage map and QTL analysis using a subset of 126 F2 progeny/F3 families randomly selected from the above set, one major QTL located on chromosome 1 was detected in the vicinity of SSR marker RM1216. This QTL was responsible for 69.4% of the phenotypic variation, and Hokkai 188 contributed the resistance allele. Segregation analysis in the F3 families for partial resistance to leaf blast was in agreement with the existence of a major gene, and the gene was designated as Pi35(t). Another QTL detected on chromosome 8 was minor, explained 13.4% of the phenotypic variation, and an allele of Danghang-Shali increased the level of resistance in this QTL. Additional SSR markers of the targeted Pi35(t) region were further surveyed in the 190 F2 plants, and Pi35(t) was placed in a 3.5-cM interval flanked by markers RM1216 and RM1003.

Ascomycota↗

Identification of a new HLA allele, A*1114, in a Chinese family.

A novel HLA-A allele, A*1114, was initially detected in two generations of a Chinese family by unusual polymerase chain reaction based sequence-specific primers ( PCR-SSP) reaction patterns and ambiguous sequence-based typing (SBT). Molecular cloning and sequencing analysis indicated that this new allele differs from HLA-A*1102 by three nucleotide substitutions in exon 3, 524 A-->G, 526 G-->C, and 527 C-->G, thus changing codon 175 from His to Arg (CAT-->CGT) and codon 176 from Ala to Arg (GCG-->CGG). Segregation analysis showed that the proband inherited his mother's HLA haplotype A*1114, B*5801, DRB1*1405. The serologic equivalent of A*1114 is a split antigen HLA-A11.2. A PCR-SSP method was developed to distinguish A*1114 from other A*11 alleles. No further individuals with A*1114 were found in 5000 Chinese bone marrow donors.

Alleles↗

The genetic epidemiology of leprosy in a Brazilian population.

Data on leprosy patients have been obtained from the Dispensary of Leprosy of Campinas, São Paulo, where records on practically all cases of leprosy in the Campinas area during the period 1960-70 are filed. The whole sample comprises 10,886 individuals, distributed among 1,568 families. Complex segregation analysis was utilized to determine the nature of the genetic factors that may operate on leprosy and its subtypes. The results suggest the presence of a recessive major gene controlling susceptibility to leprosy per se, with frequency of approximately .05, although there are deviations from the expected Mendelian segregation proportions. Possible etiologic heterogeneity was examined by considering two subtypes separately: for lepromatous leprosy and tuberculoid leprosy there are suggestions for a segregating major effect; however, Mendelian transmission could not be demonstrated in either case. Therefore, there is no evidence to suggest unique genetic determinants for leprosy subtypes.

Adolescent↗

Analysis of Swedish male breast cancer family data: a simple way to incorporate a common sibling effect.

Based on a population-based cohort study, Olsson et al. [1993] found significant evidence for elevated incidence of breast and ovarian cancers among female first-degree relatives of men with breast cancer. Using an extension of logistic regressive models we investigate whether, after allowing for multifactorial familial correlations, single locus segregation could be the cause of the elevated incidence in these families. The logit for a given sib in the class D logistic regressive model depends on the order in which affected sibs occur in a sibship. That makes the model less appropriate for the situation where a polygenic component or a common sibling environment may be present, as well as being computationally cumbersome. In this paper, we propose to use the proportion of siblings in a sibship who are affected to quantify a sibling correlation. That not only relaxes the interchangeability problem but also makes the model computationally efficient. We then use this modified class D logistic regressive model for our segregation analysis. Using the proportion of siblings in a sibship who are affected as a covariate resulted in a significantly higher likelihoods in all the models we investigated. We found evidence for a dominant Mendelian gene leading to early age of onset of breast and/or ovarian cancer. This could either be a germline mutation of BRCA2 or a mutation in a gene different from BRCA2.

Adult↗

Mapping of extreme resistance to PVY (Ry (sto)) on chromosome XII using anther-culture-derived primary dihaploid potato lines.

The inheritance of extreme resistance to PVY (Ry (sto)) by a single dominant locus was confirmed by obtaining a 1:1 segregation ratio in a virus inoculation test with 28 resistant (Ryry) to 29 susceptible (ryry) anther culture-derived dihaploid lines (2n=2x=24) from cv. "Assia" (2n=4x=48) having extreme resistance derived from Solanum stoloniferum in simplex constitution (Ryryryry). Twelve Ry (sto) markers selected in AFLP assays using bulked segregant analysis were applied to 106 tested potato cultivars from Germany, The Netherlands and Poland and 19 potato cultivars were identified by these markers as extremely resistant to PVY in alignment with phenotypic data. The locus for extreme resistance (Ry (sto)) to PVY was mapped on chromosome XII co-segregating with the SSR marker STM 0003. The utility of anther-culture derived dihaploid potatoes for genetic marker development was demonstrated. Marker transferability from diploids to tetraploids provides an optimistic potential for marker-assisted selection in potato breeding programs.

Base Sequence↗

Association analysis between bilateral convergent strabismus with exophthalmus and milk production traits in dairy cattle.

Bilateral convergent strabismus with exophthalmus (BCSE) is characterized in cattle by a symmetrical antero-medial rotation and protrusion of the eyeballs. This eye defect is caused by an inherited, centrally insufficient function of the eye muscles recti laterales and retractores. In German Brown cattle a monogenic, autosomal dominant inheritance proved to be most probable in complex segregation analysis. In our study running between October 1993 and May 1995 a total of 200 affected German Brown cows was studied. The investigation of the association between milk production traits and BCSE was based on 10,960 German Brown cows. The analysis revealed no significant differences between affected and non-affected cows, nor between cow families with and without affected members. There was no indication of an association between milk production traits and occurrence of BCSE within cow families. Linkage or pleiotropy of the BCSE locus with quantitative trait loci for milk production traits may be rather unlikely.

Animals↗

Rapid genetic mapping in Neurospora crassa.

Forward genetic analysis is the most broadly applicable approach to discern gene functions. However, for some organisms like the filamentous ascomycete Neurospora crassa, genetic mapping frequently represents a limiting step in forward genetic approaches. We describe an efficient method for genetic mapping in N. crassa that makes use of a modified bulked segregant analysis and PCR-based molecular markers. This method enables mapping with progeny from a single cross and requires only 90 PCR amplifications. Genetic distances between syntenic markers have been determined to ensure complete coverage of the genome and to allow interpolation of linkage data. As a result, most mutations should be mapped in less than one month to within 1-5 map units, a level of resolution sufficient to initiate map-based cloning efforts. This system also will facilitate analyses of recombination at a genome-wide level and is applicable to other perfect fungi when suitable markers are available.

DNA Mutational Analysis↗

Intrafamilial phenotype variation in Marfan syndrome ascertained by intragenic linkage analysis.

Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant fibrillinopathy caused by mutations of the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene. Although linkage analysis is often required to ascertain the disease status in family members, recombination is a problem. We analyzed 6 families including 18 patients using 4 intragenic microsatellite markers, located in intron 1, 5, 28, and 43, respectively, of the FBN1 gene. Haplotypes in all family members could be established, and segregation analysis showed no recombination between the markers and the disease. After confirming the diagnosis, intrafamilial analysis revealed clinical manifestations involving the ocular, cardiac, and skeletal systems. Intragenic linkage analysis in Marfan syndrome is very helpful in its diagnosis and management within affected families.

Adolescent↗

Variations in sialomucins in the mucosa of the large intestine in malignancy: a quantimet and statistical analysis.

The periodate-borohydride/saponification/PAS (PB/KOH/PAS) method, for the identification of sialic acid derivatives, was used to investigate possible changes in human colonic epithelium associated with carcinogenesis. The material was obtained from specimens of the large intestine resected for carcinoma and compared with normal control mucosa from biopsies of patients with no known gastro-intestinal diseases, using a Quantimet Image Analyser Densitometer to measure these staining reactions. An ordination or segregation analysis of the results revealed a marked discrimination between tumours and the normal control mucosa, with the values for the 'transitional' mucosa and mucosa remote from the tumour graded in between. Paired t-tests also showed statistically significant differences between the various types of mucosa. The fact that changes in the staining densities of the sialic acid derivatives are observed in mucosa which is normal by conventional histological criteria raises the hypothesis that malignancy in the colonic epithelium is accompanied by modifications in the sialic acid composition of the mucus secretion. Thus the PB/KOH/PAS method may be of value in the early detection of cancer in colo-rectal biopsies.

Colon↗

Genes for asthma? An analysis of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey.

Besides environmental triggers, a family history of asthma is a strong risk factor for the development of asthma in offspring. The pooled data from 13,963 interviews of randomly selected, 20 to 48 yr-old participants from the 30 centers of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) were analyzed with conventional logistic regression and a Class A regressive model adapted for the segregation of various transmission modes in families. The asthma prevalence in the interviewed index generation was 6.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 6.5 to 7.3), and in the parent generation was 6.1% (5.8 to 6.4). As with asthma prevalence, the risk of a subject having asthma if a parent had asthma also had a large geographic variation across the survey centers. The mean risk if a father had asthma was 2.9 (2.4 to 3.5), and If the mother had asthma was 3.2 (2.6 to 3.9). The risk increased to 7.0 (3.9 to 12.7) if both parents were affected. For developing extrinsic asthma, extrinsic asthma in any parent was a greater risk factor (4.9 [3.9 to 6.0]) than intrinsic asthma of the parent (1.5 [0.8 to 2.6]), and the risk for women was slightly higher than that for men (4.3 [3.3 to 5.5] versus 3.6 [2.6 to 5.0]). Applying different segregation models, only a model for a two-allele gene with a codominant inheritance could not be rejected, assuming a major gene with a population frequency of 24.2%. Further results make a multilocus/threshold model likely. In conclusion, a history of asthma in parents is a strong risk factor for asthma in the offspring. Under the assumptions of the applied segregation analysis, at least one major gene exists which could be a gene involved also in allergy. However, asthma is not fully described by a single-gene model. The risk for asthma varies within the European countries, and should be seen in the context of a complex genetic and environmental pathophysiology.

Adult↗

A genetic linkage map of the diplosporous chromosomal region in Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion; Asteraceae).

In this study, we mapped the diplosporous chromosomal region in Taraxacum officinale, by using amplified fragment length polymorphism technology (AFLP) in 73 plants from a segregating population. Taraxacum serves as a model system to investigate the genetics, ecology, and evolution of apomixis. The genus includes sexual diploid as well as apomictic polyploid, mostly triploid, plants. Apomictic Taraxacum is diplosporous, parthenogenetic, and has autonomous endosperm formation. Previous studies have indicated that these three apomixis elements are controlled by more than one locus in Taraxacum and that diplospory inherits as a dominant, monogenic trait ( Ddd; DIP). A bulked segregant analysis provided 34 AFLP markers that were linked to DIP and were, together with two microsatellite markers, used for mapping the trait. The map length was 18.6 cM and markers were found on both sides of DIP, corresponding to 5.9 and 12.7 cM, respectively. None of the markers completely co-segregated with DIP. Eight markers were selected for PCR-based marker development, of which two were successfully converted. In contrast to all other mapping studies of apomeiosis to date, our results showed no evidence for suppression of recombination around the DIP locus in Taraxacum. No obvious evidence for sequence divergence between the DIP and non- DIP homologous loci was found, and no hemizygosity at the DIP locus was detected. These results may indicate that apomixis is relatively recent in Taraxacum.

Chromosome Mapping↗

Digenic HNF1A and ABCC8 variants provide mechanistic insight into early-onset diabetes.

CONTEXT: Oligogenic inheritance in maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) remains poorly characterized, and the contribution of multiple candidate variants to disease pathogenesis is incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the pathogenicity and mechanistic contribution of multiple MODY gene variants identified in a MODY-like family and determine their role in early-onset diabetes. METHODS: Comprehensive genetic analysis of known MODY genes was performed in a MODY-like family. Functional effects of HNF1A and HNF1B variants were assessed using luciferase reporter assays in HEK293T cells. Functional characterization of ABCC8 variants included Kir6.2-dependent thallium (Tl+) flux assays, sulfonylurea responsiveness, and channel stability. RESULTS: Four variants in 3 MODY genes were identified in the proband: novel HNF1A p.Ser551Lysfs*2, HNF1B p.Glu102Ala, and ABCC8 p.Arg298Cys and p.Arg521Gln. Functional analysis showed that HNF1A p.Ser551Lysfs*2 retained approximately 5% of wild-type transactivation activity, consistent with loss-of-function, whereas HNF1B p.Glu102Ala and ABCC8 p.Arg521Gln exhibited wild-type-like function. In contrast, ABCC8 p.Arg298Cys reduced channel activity to 77% of wild-type levels while preserving sulfonylurea responsiveness. Segregation analysis identified HNF1A p.Ser551Lysfs*2 and ABCC8 p.Arg298Cys in affected parents. The proband, who inherited both pathogenic variants, developed diabetes earlier than either parent and was exposed to maternal hyperglycemia in utero, which may also have contributed to this early onset. CONCLUSION: Functional characterization distinguishes pathogenic from variants of unknown significance and supports digenic inheritance of HNF1A and ABCC8. Their additive effects, together with intrauterine hyperglycemia, likely accelerated disease onset. This study provides mechanistic evidence for oligogenic contributions to MODY and expands the genetic architecture of early-onset diabetes.

Humans↗

Biochemical intermediates in alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency: residual family resemblance for total alpha 1-antitrypsin, oxidized alpha 1-antitrypsin, and immunoglobulin E after adjustment for the effect of the Pi locus.

alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1 AT) deficiency is variably associated with the development of pulmonary emphysema. To gain insight into the process which begins the Z point mutation at the Protease Inhibitor (Pi) locus and results in the variable development of emphysema, three quantitative phenotypes, including total alpha 1 AT, oxidized alpha 1 AT, and total immunoglobulin E (IgE), were measured in sera from alpha 1-antitrypsin-deficient individuals and their families. The mean and variance effects of the Pi locus on these biochemical phenotypes were removed, and path analysis of the residual phenotypes was performed by using a TAU model to investigate whether there was any additional multifactorial transmission. Significant transmission was demonstrated for total serum IgE and serum-oxidized alpha 1 AT, which could be due to major genes other than the Pi locus, polygenes, or familial environment. Segregation analysis of the residual phenotypes was performed to determine whether additional major gene effects, other than the Pi effect, influence these quantitative phenotypes. Convincing evidence for an additional major gene was not found for oxidized alpha 1 AT, total alpha 1 AT, or IgE.

Data Interpretation, Statistical↗

First-trimester prenatal diagnosis of cystic fibrosis using the polymerase chain reaction: report of eight cases.

Eight pregnancies at risk for cystic fibrosis have been monitored by first-trimester prenatal diagnosis with DNA amplification analysis. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used in all cases to amplify the region detected by KM19. In two cases, the region detected by CS.7, another DNA probe tightly linked to the CF locus, was also examined. The results of the PCR determinations were confirmed using the Southern blotting procedure, by segregation analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) relative to XV-2c, J3.11, metH, metD, and KM19 probes.

Blotting, Southern↗

Mapping of the root lesion nematode ( Pratylenchus neglectus) resistance gene Rlnn1 in wheat.

The root lesion nematode, Pratylenchus neglectus, is an economically damaging pathogen of wheat and other crops. The development of P. neglectus-resistant wheat cultivars would be greatly accelerated through the use of molecular markers, as resistance phenotyping is extremely time-consuming. A greenhouse bioassay was developed to identify resistance phenotypes of doubled-haploid populations. Bulked-segregant analysis was used to identify AFLP markers linked to P. neglectus resistance in the wheat cultivar Excalibur. One resistance-linked AFLP marker was mapped close to chromosome 7A RFLP markers in a densely-mapped Cranbrook/Halberd population. One of the chromosome 7A RFLP probes, cdo347, was genotyped in the Tammin/Excalibur population segregating for response to root lesion nematode and showed 8% recombination with the P. neglectus resistance gene Rlnn1. The marker Xcdo347-7A was validated on Excalibur-and Krichauff-derived DH populations segregating for Rlnn1 and showed 14% and 10% recombination, respectively, with Rlnn1 in these populations.

Journal Article↗

Resistance to rust ( Puccinia psidii Winter) in eucalyptus: mode of inheritance and mapping of a major gene with RAPD markers.

Rust is one of the most-damaging eucalypt diseases in Brazil and is considered a potential threat to eucalypt plantations worldwide. To determine the mode of inheritance of resistance in the Eucalyptus grandis- Puccinia psidii pathosystem, ten full-sib families, generated from crosses between susceptible and resistant trees, were inoculated with a single-pustule isolate of the pathogen and rust severity was scored. The observed segregation ratios in segregating families suggested major gene control of rust resistance, although clearly incomplete penetrance, variable expressivity and minor genes are also involved in the global rust-resistance response. To identify markers linked to the resistance locus, screening of RAPD polymorphisms was conducted using bulked segregant analysis in a large full-sib family. A linkage group was built around the Ppr1 gene ( P. psidii resistance gene 1) encompassing six RAPD markers, with a genetic window spanning 5 cM with the two most-closely linked flanking markers. Besides these two flanking markers, RAPD marker AT9/917 co-segregated with Ppr1 without a single recombinant in 994 meioses. This tightly linked marker should prove useful for marker-assisted introgression and will provide an initial lead for a positional cloning effort of this resistance allele. This is the first report of a disease resistance gene identified in Eucalyptus, and one of the few examples of the involvement of a major gene in a non-coevolved pathosystem.

Basidiomycota↗

A combined amplified fragment length polymorphism and randomly amplified polymorphism DNA genetic kinkage map of Mycosphaerella graminicola, the septoria tritici leaf blotch pathogen of wheat.

An F(1) mapping population of the septoria tritici blotch pathogen of wheat, Mycosphaerella graminicola, was generated by crossing the two Dutch field isolates IPO323 and IPO94269. AFLP and RAPD marker data sets were combined to produce a high-density genetic linkage map. The final map contained 223 AFLP and 57 RAPD markers, plus the biological traits mating type and avirulence, in 23 linkage groups spanning 1216 cM. Many AFLPs and some RAPD markers were clustered. When markers were reduced to 1 per cluster, 229 unique positions were mapped, with an average distance of 5.3 cM between markers. Because M. graminicola probably has 17 or 18 chromosomes, at least 5 of the 23 linkage groups probably will need to be combined with others once additional markers are added to the map. This was confirmed by pulsed-field gel analysis; probes derived from 2 of the smallest linkage groups hybridized to two of the largest chromosome-sized bands, revealing a discrepancy between physical and genetic distance. The utility of the map was demonstrated by identifying molecular markers tightly linked to two genes of biological interest, mating type and avirulence. Bulked segregant analysis was used to identify additional molecular markers closely linked to these traits. This is the first genetic linkage map for any species in the genus Mycosphaerella or the family Mycosphaerellaceae.

Chromosome Mapping↗

How to map ses, a mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana affecting pollen development.

In Arabidopsis, map-based cloning has been developed to an effective method in mutant genetic analysis because high-density markers are available, candidate genes or genomic sequences can be amplified by PCR and transgenic techniques are simplified. Mutant ses named from shortened early-stage siliques was used as an example to show how to map a mutant in this day. By the process of bulked segregants analysis, linkage testing, large-scale and fine scale mapping, mutant ses was narrowed into a 67 kb interval from CER448792 (2000541 bp) to CER464544 (2067844 bp) crossing over the right of BAC F12K11 to the left of the BAC F4H5 including at most 22 putative genes on the top of chromosome l. In sequence-based map of Arabidopsis genes with Mutant phenotype (SMAGMP) mutant ses was between ATlg06150 (EMB1444) and ATlg08060 (MOM). The SES mapping also showed that developed markers on polymorphism site of CAPC not only were simplified and but worked well. 24 markers from CAPC used in the mapping maybe help Arabidopsis researches with others and the methods related to SES mapping also gave an example of positional cloning.

Arabidopsis↗