Chromosomal Locations of the Maize (Zea Mays L.) Htp and Rt Genes That Confer Resistance to Exserohilum Turcicum
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Genetics and Molecular Biology, 30, 3, 630-634 (2007) Copyright by the Brazilian Society of Genetics. Printed in Brazil www.sbg.org.br Short Communication Chromosomal locations of the maize (Zea mays L.) HtP and rt genes that confer resistance to Exserohilum turcicum Juliana Bernardi Ogliari1, Marco Antônio Guimarães2 and Luis Eduardo Aranha Camargo3 1Departamento de Fitotecnia, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. 2Monsanto do Brasil Ltda, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil. 3Setor de Fitopatologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. Abstract We used 125 microsatellite markers to genotype the maize (Zea mays L.) near isogenic lines (NIL) L30HtPHtPRtRt and L30htphtpRtRt and the L40htphtprtrt line which contrast regarding the presence of the recently described dominant HtP and the recessive rt genes that confer resistance to Exserohilum turcicum. Five microsatellite markers revealed poly- morphisms between the NIL and were considered candidate linked markers for the HtP resistance gene. Linkage was confirmed by bulked segregant sample (BSS) analysis of 32 susceptible and 34 resistant plants from a BC1F1 population derived from the cross (L30HtPHtPRtRt x L40htphtprtrt) x L40htphtprtrt. The bnlg198 and dupssr25 markers, both located on maize chromosome 2L (bin 2.08), were polymorphic between bulks. Linkage distances were estimated based on co-segregation data of the 32 susceptible plants and indicated distances of 28.7 centimorgans (cM) be- tween HtP and bnlg198 and 23.5 cM between HtP and dupssr25. The same set of susceptible plants was also geno- typed with markers polymorphic between L30HtPHtPRtRt and L40htphtprtrt in order to find markers linked to the rt gene. Marker bnlg197, from chromosome 3L (bin 3.06), was found linked to rt at a distance of 9.7 cM. This is the first report on the chromosomal locations of these newly described genes. Key words: bulked segregant sample analysis, microsatellite markers, maize, near-isogenic lines, northern leaf blight. Received: July 13, 2006; Accepted: November 6, 2006. Helminthosporiosis is one of the main leaf diseases of genes HtP and rt were recently described by Ogliari et al. maize and is caused by the fungus Exserohilum turcicum (2005). The dominant HtP confers resistance to all E. Leonard & Suggs [Helminthosporium turcicum Pass.], turcicum races described to date, whereas the recessive rt which is the teleomorph of Setosphaeria turcica (Lutterell) gene confers resistance to races possessing the 1, 2, 3, and Leonard & Suggs (Frederiksen, 1991). Severe epidemics N virulence factors as well as the, as yet undetermined, x occur most frequently in Southern and Western Brazil, virulence factor (Ogliari et al., 2005). Both the HtP and rt causing severe yield losses, which can exceed 50%, as a genes were identified in two elite maize lines consequence of extensive leaf damage during the grain- (L30HtPHtPRtRt and L40htphtprtrt) in a hybrid breeding pro- filling period (Raymundo and Hooker, 1981). gram developed by Sementes Agroceres S/A (currently This disease can be controlled by deploying genes Monsanto do Brasil Ltda) through phenotypic analysis of that confer either qualitative or quantitative resistance. BC1F1 segregants (Ogliari et al., 2005). Most of the qualitative resistance genes are dominant or Several qualitative genes and quantitative trait loci partially dominant, such as the Ht , Ht , Ht , HtM, HtN, 1 2 3 (QTL) controlling disease resistance have been mapped in and HtP genes (Gevers, 1975; Hooker 1961, 1963a, 1963b, maize, including E. turcicum resistance genes (Simcox and 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981; Ogliari et al., 2005; Robbins and Bennetzen, 1993). For instance, the Ht gene is located on Warren, 1993), but there are also two examples of recessive 1 the long arm of chromosome 2, 168 centimorgans (cM) genes (Carson, 1995; Ogliari et al., 2005). The resistance from the centromere (Bentolila et al., 1991). The two domi- nant genes Ht2 and HtN, which are non-allelic and map Send correspondence to L.E.A.C. Av. Pádua Dias 11, Setor de Fitopatologia, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz, 10 cM from each other, are located on the long arm of chro- Universidade de São Paulo, 13418-900 Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. mosome 8 (Simcox and Bennetzen, 1993). Based upon re- E-mail: [email protected]. ciprocal translocation mapping studies, a recessive gene HtP and rt resistance genes in maize 631 appears to be located on the short arm of chromosome 1 L40htphtprtrt was developed in the southern sub-tropical re- near the centromere (Carson, 1995). However, until now gion of Brazil by self-pollinations and selections from a the chromosomal locations of the HtP and rt resistance synthetic produced by intercrosses between Brazilian com- genes mentioned above have not been determined. mercial hybrids. Analyses of near-isogenic lines (NIL) and of bulked DNA was extracted according to Hoisington et al. segregant samples (BSS) constitute two approaches com- (1994) and quantified by fluorimetry (DNA Quant200, monly used to identify molecular markers linked to genes Hoefer) and PCR amplifications of microsatellite loci were (Muehlbauer et al., 1988; Michelmore et al., 1991). In carried out using maize MapPairs primers (Research Ge- breeding programs, near-isogenic lines are easily obtained netics, USA). Reactions were carried out as described by by backcrossing when a specific gene is introgressed from a Ogliari et al. (2000). Amplified fragments were separated donor line into a recurrent line. Thus, near-isogenic lines in 3% (w/v) agarose gels containing ethidium bromide at a should be genetically identical over large portions of the concentration of 0.5 μgmL-1 of gel. Gels were run in 1X genome, except for the segment containing the introgressed TBE buffer (0.09 M tris-borate and 2.0 mM EDTA, pH 8.3) gene. Putative evidence of linkage between a marker and at 80V for 3 to 5 h. the target gene arises when the marker detects poly- Lines L10HtPHtP, L30HtPHtPRtRt, L30htphtpRtRt, morphisms between near-isogenic lines. On the other hand, L40htphtprtrt and the hybrid L30HtphtpRtRt were genotyped bulked segregant sample analysis involves comparisons be- with 125 microsatellite loci chosen to represent the 10 tween two-pooled DNA samples consisting of individual maize chromosomes. Markers that were monomorphic be- plants with extreme phenotypes identified in a segregating tween the donor parent (L10HtPHtP) and the resistant line population. Evidence of linkage between a marker and the (L30HtPHtPRtRt) but polymorphic between these two and target gene arises when the marker is polymorphic between the recurrent line (L30htphtpRtRt) were considered poten- bulks. Thus, both strategies can be used concomitantly to tially linked to the HtP locus. Such markers were further identify putative markers linked to resistance genes. How- analyzed by bulked segregant sample analysis using indi- ever, co-segregation analyses based on data from a segre- vidual plants from a segregating BC1F1 population of 138 gating population is always required in order to confirm plants from the backcross [(L30HtPHtPRtRt x L40htphtprtrt)x linkage and to estimate genetic distances. L40htphtprtrt] previously evaluated for resistance to race The objective of the work described in this paper was 123x of E. turcicum (Ogliari et al., 2005). Two DNA bulks to use near-isogenic lines and bulked segregant sample from 34 resistant and 32 susceptible plants were genotyped analyses to identify microsatellite (also called simple se- with the candidate markers identified in the near-isogenic quence repeats or SSRs) loci of known chromosomal loca- lines analysis. Linkage between HtP and markers that re- tions linked to the HtP and rt genes. Linkage was confirmed vealed polymorphisms between bulks was tested in a by co-segregation analyses between these genes and candi- co-segregation analysis as described below. Co-segregation between the rt gene and polymorphic date markers using susceptible individuals of a BC1F1 pop- HtPHtPRtRt microsatellite markers between L30HtpHtpRtRt and ulation. For this, the inbred resistant line L30 was htphtprtrt generated after six backcrossing cycles between the recur- L40 was also tested in the same BC1F1 population. rent L30htphtpRtRt susceptible line and the donor line Co-segregation analyses between polymorphic mark- HtPHtP L10 followed by two self-pollinations (BC6S2) that ers and the HtP and rt genes were carried out using the 32 brought the HtP locus to the homozygous state. The recur- plants from the susceptible bulk. Because HtP is dominant rent line was developed in central Brazil through self- and rt is recessive (Ogliari et al., 2005), the genotype of all HtPHtPRtRt pollinations and selections out of a synthetic composed of susceptible plants of the backcross [(L30 x htphtprtrt htphtprtrt dent endosperm lines from the International Maize and L40 ) x L40 ] should be htphtpRtrt. Thus, for Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). The heterozy- markers linked to HtP, the ratio between homozygotes and gous stock for HtP was obtained from the cross heterozygotes should differ by the chi-squared (χ2) test HtPHtPRtRt htphtpRtRt L30 x L30 . Finally, an F1 progeny from from the 1:1 ratio expected for non-linkage, that is, an ex- HtPHtPRtRt htphtprtrt the cross L30 x L40 andaBC1F1 popula- cess of homozygotes for marker genotypes should be de- tion from [(L30 HtPHtPRtRt x L40htphtprtrt) x L40htphtprtrt] tected