Author:
Liu Jie,Wu Yupo,Zhang Xiong,Gill Rafaqat Ali,Hu Ming,Bai Zetao,Zhao Chuanji,Zhang Yi,Liu Yueying,Hu Qiong,Cheng Xiaohui,Huang Junyan,Liu Lijiang,Yan Shunping,Liu Shengyi
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) is known as one of the most important oilseed crops cultivated around the world. However, its production continuously faces a huge challenge of Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR), a destructive disease caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, resulting in huge yield loss annually. The SSR resistance in B. napus is quantitative and controlled by a set of minor genes. Identification of these genes and pyramiding them into a variety are a major strategy for SSR resistance breeding in B. napus.
Results
Here, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using a natural population of B. napus consisting of 222 accessions to identify BnaA08g25340D (BnMLO2_2) as a candidate gene that regulates the SSR resistance. BnMLO2_2 was a member of seven homolog genes of Arabidopsis Mildew Locus O 2 (MLO2) and the significantly SNPs were mainly distributed in the promoter of BnMLO2_2, suggesting a role of BnMLO2_2 expression level in the regulation of SSR resistance. We expressed BnMLO2_2 in Arabidopsis and the transgenic plants displayed an enhanced SSR resistance. Transcriptome profiling of different tissues of B. napus revealed that BnMLO2_2 had the most expression level in leaf and silique tissues among all the 7 BnMLO2 members and also expressed higher in the SSR resistant accession than in the susceptible accession. In Arabidopsis, mlo2 plants displayed reduced resistance to SSR, whereas overexpression of MLO2 conferred plants an enhanced SSR resistance. Moreover, a higher expression level of MLO2 showed a stronger SSR resistance in the transgenic plants. The regulation of MLO2 in SSR resistance may be associated with the cell death. Collinearity and phylogenetic analysis revealed a large expansion of MLO family in Brassica crops.
Conclusion
Our study revealed an important role of BnMLO2 in the regulation of SSR resistance and provided a new gene candidate for future improvement of SSR resistance in B. napus and also new insights into understanding of MLO family evolution in Brassica crops.
Funder
Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund
Wuhan Science and Technology Major Project on Key techniques of biological breeding and Breeding of new varieties
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Energy (miscellaneous),Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Biotechnology
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