Fungus-originated genes in the genomes of cereal and pasture grasses acquired through ancient lateral transfer.

Scientific Reports
Hiroshi ShinozukaBenjamin G Cocks

Abstract

Evidence for ancestral gene transfer between Epichloë fungal endophyte ancestors and their host grass species is described. From genomes of cool-season grasses (the Poeae tribe), two Epichloë-originated genes were identified through DNA sequence similarity analysis. The two genes showed 96% and 85% DNA sequence identities between the corresponding Epichloë genes. One of the genes was specific to the Loliinae sub-tribe. The other gene was more widely conserved in the Poeae and Triticeae tribes, including wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). The genes were independently transferred during the last 39 million years. The transferred genes were expressed in plant tissues, presumably retaining molecular functions. Multiple gene transfer events between the specific plant and fungal lineages are unique. A range of cereal crops is included in the Poeae and Triticeae tribes, and the Loliinae sub-tribe is consisted of economically important pasture and forage crops. Identification and characterisation of the 'natural' adaptation transgenes in the genomes of cereals, and pasture and forage grasses, that worldwide underpin the production of major foods, such as bread, meat, and milk, may change the 'unnatural' perce...Continue Reading

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Datasets Mentioned

BETA
CRL18938
MG680924
MG680923
AK375773.1
ERX140518
KJ502561.1
PRJEB3229
SRX1604870
SRX1604871
SRX738187

Methods Mentioned

BETA
transgenic
genetic modification
PCR
genetic modifications
electrophoresis

Software Mentioned

BLAST
Sequencher
JoinMAP
FastX
Excel
BLASTN
MEGA7
CFX Manager
Ensembl
FGENESH

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