Characterization of resistance gene analogs with a nucleotide binding site isolated from a triploid white poplar

Plant Biology
Q ZhangH-X Li

Abstract

The majority of cloned plant disease resistance genes (R genes) encode a nucleotide binding site (NBS) and a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain. In this study, to better understand the R genes in white poplar, 59 resistance gene analogues (RGAs) were identified from a triploid white poplar [(Populus tomentosa x Populus bolleana) x P. tomentosa], based on conserved NBS regions. The 59 RGAs were phylogenetically classified into 10 subfamilies, and 54 RGAs with open-reading frames (ORFs) were further grouped into two classes, toll and interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) and non-TIR. BLAST searches with reference to the genomic sequence of Populus trichocarpa found 96 highly homologous regions distributed in 37 loci, suggesting the abundance and divergence of NBS-encoding genes in the triploid poplar genome. Within subfamilies 1-3, the average non-synonymous/synonymous substitution (omega) rates were < 1, indicating purifying selection on these RGAs, but some sites were clearly under diversifying selection with omega > 1. Many intergenic exchanges were also detected among these RGAs, indicating a probable role in homogenising NBS domains. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed dramatic variations in the transcript level of 18 RGAs in ...Continue Reading

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