Cloning and characterization of NBS-LRR class resistance-gene candidate sequences in citrus (original) (raw)
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Numerous disease resistance gene-like DNA sequences were cloned from an intergeneric hybrid of Poncirus and Citrus, using a PCR approach with degenerate primers designed from conserved NBS (nucleotide-binding site) motifs found in a number of plant resistance genes. Most of the cloned genomic sequences could be translated into polypeptides without stop codons, and the sequences contained the characteristic motifs found in the NBS-LRR class of plant disease resistance genes. Pairwise comparisons of these polypeptide sequences indicated that they shared various degrees of amino-acid identity and could be grouped into ten classes (RGC1–RGC10). When the sequences of each class were compared with known resistance-gene sequences, the percentage of amino-acid identity ranged from 18.6% to 48%. To facilitate genetic mapping of these sequences and to assess their potential linkage relationship with disease resistance genes in Poncirus, we developed CAPS markers by designing specific primers based on the cloned DNA sequences and subsequently identifying restriction enzymes that revealed genetic polymorphisms. Three of the amplified DNA fragment markers (designated as 18P33a, Pt9a, and Pt8a) were associated with the citrus tristeza virus resistance gene (Ctv), and one fragment (Pt8a) was associated with the major gene responsible for the citrus nematode resistance (Tyr1); both genes are from Poncirus and of importance to citrus survival and production. These polymorphic fragments were located on two local genetic linkage maps of the chromosome region from Ctv to Tyr1. These results indicate that resistance-gene candidate sequences amplified with the NBS-derived degenerate primers are valuable sources for developing markers in disease resistance-gene tagging, mapping, and cloning.
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- University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center, 700 Experiment Station Road, Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA e-mail: fgg@lal.ufl.edu Tel.: +1-863-9561151 ext. 301, Fax: +1-863-9564631, , , , , , US
Z. Deng, S. Huang, P. Ling, C. Chen, C. Yu & F.G. Gmitter Jr. - University of Florida, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA, , , , , , US
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Received: 25 October 1999 / Accepted: 27 March 2000
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Deng, Z., Huang, S., Ling, P. et al. Cloning and characterization of NBS-LRR class resistance-gene candidate sequences in citrus.Theor Appl Genet 101, 814–822 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220051548
- Issue Date: October 2000
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220051548