Identification and application of a candidate gene AhAftr1 for aflatoxin production resistance in peanut seed (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Yu, B and Liu, N and Huang, L and Luo, H and Zhou, X and Lei, Y and Yan, L and Wang, X and Chen, W and Kang, Y and Ding, Y and Jin, G and Pandey, M K and Janila, P and Sudini, H K and Varshney, R K and Jiang, H and Liu, S and Liao, B (2023) Identification and application of a candidate gene AhAftr1 for aflatoxin production resistance in peanut seed (Arachis hypogaea L.). Journal of Advanced Research. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2090-1232

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Abstract

Introduction Peanut is susceptible to infection of Aspergillus fungi and conducive to aflatoxin contamination, hence developing aflatoxin-resistant variety is highly meaningful. Identifying functional genes or loci conferring aflatoxin resistance and molecular diagnostic marker are crucial for peanut breeding. Objectives This work aims to (1) identify candidate gene for aflatoxin production resistance, (2) reveal the related resistance mechanism, and (3) develop diagnostic marker for resistance breeding program. Methods Resistance to aflatoxin production in a recombined inbred line (RIL) population derived from a high-yielding variety Xuhua13 crossed with an aflatoxin-resistant genotype Zhonghua 6 was evaluated under artificial inoculation for three consecutive years. Both genetic linkage analysis and QTL-seq were conducted for QTL mapping. The candidate gene was further fine-mapped using a secondary segregation mapping population and validated by transgenic experiments. RNA-Seq analysis among resistant and susceptible RILs was used to reveal the resistance pathway for the candidate genes. Results The major effect QTL qAFTRA07.1 for aflatoxin production resistance was mapped to a 1.98 Mbp interval. A gene, AhAftr1 (Arachis hypogaea Aflatoxin resistance 1), was detected structure variation (SV) in leucine rich repeat (LRR) domain of its production, and involved in disease resistance response through the effector-triggered immunity (ETI) pathway. Transgenic plants with overexpression of AhAftr1(ZH6) exhibited 57.3% aflatoxin reduction compared to that of AhAftr1(XH13). A molecular diagnostic marker AFTR.Del.A07 was developed based on the SV. Thirty-six lines, with aflatoxin content decrease by over 77.67% compared to the susceptible control Zhonghua12 (ZH12), were identified from a panel of peanut germplasm accessions and breeding lines through using AFTR.Del.A07. Conclusion Our findings would provide insights of aflatoxin production resistance mechanisms and laid meaningful foundation for further breeding programs.

Item Type: Article
Divisions: Center of Excellence in Genomics and Systems Biology
Global Research Program - Accelerated Crop Improvement
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Peanut, Aflatoxin production resistance, NB-LRRs, ETI, Diagnositic marker
Subjects: Mandate crops > Groundnut
Others > Aflatoxins
Depositing User: Mr Nagaraju T
Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2024 07:34
Last Modified: 04 Mar 2024 07:34
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12535
Official URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
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Acknowledgement: This work was supported by National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFD1200400), National Natural Science Foundation of China (32101708, 32001510 and 31971903), Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS-ASTIP-2021-OCRI), The Earmarked Fund for CARS-13.
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