Two Y-chromosome-encoded genes determine sex in kiwifruit

Nature Plants
Takashi AkagiRyutaro Tao

Abstract

Dioecy, the presence of male and female individuals, has evolved independently in multiple flowering plant lineages1-3. Although theoretical models for the evolution of dioecy, such as the 'two-mutations' model, are well established4,5, little is known about the specific genes determining sex and their evolutionary history3. Kiwifruit, a major tree crop consumed worldwide, is a dioecious species. In kiwifruit we previously identified a Y-encoded sex-determinant candidate gene acting as the suppressor of feminization (SuF), named Shy Girl (SyGI)6. Here, we identify a second Y-encoded sex-determinant that we named Friendly Boy (FrBy), which exhibits strong expression in tapetal cells. Gene-editing and complementation analyses in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana tabacum indicated that FrBy acts for the maintenance of male (M) functions, independently of SyGI, and that these functions are conserved across angiosperm species. We further characterized the genomic architecture of the small (<1 megabase pairs (Mb)) male-specific region of the Y chromosome (MSY), which harbours only two genes expressed extensively in developing gynoecia and androecia, respectively: SyGI and FrBy. Re-sequencing of the genome of a natural hermaphrodite ...Continue Reading

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Oct 17, 2019·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Takashi Akagi, Deborah Charlesworth
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Methods Mentioned

BETA
laser capture micro-dissection
PCR
transgenic
dissection
Illumina sequencing
acetylation
Chip
DNA-seq
genotyping

Software Mentioned

MEGAX
10X Genomics Supernova
Integrative Genomics Viewer
AUGUSTUS
Pal2Na
R package DESeq
R script
kmer
DESeq
custom

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