Comparative Analysis of Coding and Non-Coding Features within Insect Tolerance Loci in Wheat with Their Homologs in Cereal Genomes

Autor: Hikmet Budak, Sezgi Biyiklioglu-Kaya, Bala Ani Akpinar, Meral Yüce, Tugdem Muslu
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 12349, p 12349 (2021)
Volume 22
Issue 22
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212349
Popis: Food insecurity and malnutrition have reached critical levels with increased human population, climate fluctuations, water shortage
therefore, higher-yielding crops are in the spotlight of numerous studies. Abiotic factors affect the yield of staple food crops
among all, wheat stem sawfly (Cephus cinctus Norton) and orange wheat blossom midge (Sitodiplosis mosellana) are two of the most economically and agronomically harmful insect pests which cause yield loss in cereals, especially in wheat in North America. There is no effective strategy for suppressing this pest damage yet, and only the plants with intrinsic tolerance mechanisms such as solid stem phenotypes for WSS and antixenosis and/or antibiosis mechanisms for OWBM can limit damage. A major QTL and a causal gene for WSS resistance were previously identified in wheat, and 3 major QTLs and a causal gene for OWBM resistance. Here, we present a comparative analysis of coding and non-coding features of these loci of wheat across important cereal crops, barley, rye, oat, and rice. This research paves the way for our cloning and editing of additional WSS and OWBM tolerance gene(s), proteins, and metabolites.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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