Development of Molecular Markers for the Trait of Malvin Formation to Improve Breeding Efforts
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Development of molecular markers for the trait of malvin formation to improve breeding efforts L. Hausmann; K. Neumann; R. Eibach; E. Zyprian; R. Töpfer BAZ – Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof D-76833 Siebeldingen Email: [email protected] Summary Malvidin-3,5-diglycoside, shortly malvin, early gained the interest of viticultural research. It was Ribéreau-Gayon who placed malvin within the focus being considered as indicative for hybrid grapevine varieties (Ribéreau-Gayon 1960). However, simultaneously he indicated that not all hybrids show this coloured compound. Despite this fact, for a long time malvin was used as an analytical marker for hybrid wines which were discriminated for their poor wine quality. Recent success of resistance breeding in grapevine gave clear cut evidence that malvin and wine quality show no correlation of any kind. Up to know the biosynthesis of malvin in the genus Vitis has not been elucidated in great detail. Recently, evidence was gained from the ornamental plant Perilla frutescens pointing to an anthocyanin 5-O-glucosyltransferase (5-GT) as the catalysing enzyme. However, an additional pathway may exist using delphinidin-3-glucoside as a precursor and requiring methyltransferase reactions for modification of the intermediates. First analysis was conducted to identify 5-GT sequences in Vitis in order to develop a specific molecular marker. Thus, five different gene sequences were isolated and their expression pattern was monitored. The expression pattern of one of these genes was found to correlate with malvin formation. Introduction The quality of wine is influenced by numerous compounds in particular sugar, alcohol, acid content, different aroma components (Rapp 1996, 1999; Wüst & Mosandl 2002; Amann 2003), phenols, tannins, etc. and in red wines by anthocyanins (Hesford & Ruffner). Furthermore, colour intensity of red wines depends on (a) the type and (b) the concentration of anthocyanins. For decades grapevine breeders in Germany paid much attention to this characteristic when selecting for new red wine cultivars. Thus, it is self-explanatory that breeding strains and new cultivars like ‘Regent’ have been obtained which behave excellent in colour formation and colour intensity. A comparison of two red wine cultivars, the traditional cultivar ‘Lemberger’ and the new bred ‘Regent’, is given in Fig. 1 showing the difference in anthocyanin profiles as monitored by HPLC analysis. Both cultivars differ in regard of type and concentration of anthocyanins. Most obvious are differences in oenin (malvidin-3- glucoside, red) and malvin (malvidin-3,5-diglucoside, dark red), respectively. Malvin can only be detected in ‘Regent’ while oenin as the presumed precursor of malvin occurs in both genotypes. Compared with oenin, malvin carries an additional glucose residue increasing its solubility, stability and colour intensity. Anthocyanidin-diglucosides in grapevine have been investigated since a long time. Especially malvin was analysed by Ribereau-Gayon and coworkers, because they considered malvin to be typical for hybrid vines (Ribéreau-Gayon 1960). However, Ribéreau-Gayon ascertained simultaneously that not every hybrid contains this colour type (Ribéreau-Gayon 1960). Nevertheless, for a long time malvin had been considered to be an indicator for hybrid wines which were proscribed due to their poor wine quality. Since this correlation was true for just a particular type of vines but not generally, progress in grapevine breeding puts further question marks on it. Recently, newly bred cultivars derived from resistance breeding were classified showing clearly that malvin content and wine quality are not correlated at all. Further evidence is coming from genetic analysis and is presented below. The biosynthesis of malvin in Vitis has not been elucidated completely. Recent tests on an ornamental plant (Perilla frutescens) have shown an UDP-glucose:anthocyanin 5-O- glucosyltransferase (5-GT) being the catalysing enzyme (Fig. 2). Biosynthesis of malvin seems to be also possible via petunidin-3,5-diglucoside catalysed by a methyltransferase (MT) (Fig. 3). In a first approach we initiated experiments in order to identify candidate genes for 5- GT from Vitis in order to develope a specific molecular marker. Lemberger Malvin Oenin Regent Malvin Oenin Fig. 1: Chromatograms of red wines from the cultivars ‘Lemberger’ and ‘Regent’ analysed by HPLC. Major differences are the concentrations of oenin (malvidin-3-glucoside) and malvin (malvidin-3,5-diglucoside), the latter being absent in cv. ‘Lemberger’. Material and methods Analysis of anthocyanins Grape berries were crushed in a mortar and boiled for 2-3 minutes in a microwave. After chilling on ice, berries were pressed and juice was centrifuged at 2150 x g for 10 minutes to remove turbidity. Prior to HPLC analysis for anthocyanins according to O.I.V. recommendations (http://www.oiv.int) the juice was passed through a filter of 0.45 µm pore size. PCR-/3’-RACE Using degenerate primers based on published 5-GT sequences fragments of genomic DNA of various genotypes were PCR-amplified. Primers 04034, ACITTYCCIGCICARGGICAYAT HAAYCC and 04032 TTCCAICCRCARTGIGTIACRAARCAICC were used. RNA for gene expression analysis was extracted from berry skin according to Boss et al. (1996a). 3’-RACE- PCR was performed using the BD Smart RACE cDNA Amplification Kit from Biosciences Clonetech (Heidelberg). The following gene specific primers were used, which were deduced from cloned and sequenced 5GT-candidate genes: gene 5: 04095, GGTCCTAGCTCACAAAGCCG; gene 6: 05026, TCGTGGATTGCTGGACAGTGGCCG; gene 7: 05027, GCTCGCGGGTTGTTAGAAAGCGGAAGAC; gene 8: 05028, GCACGAG GTTTGCTAGATTGTGGCCAGC; gene 9: 05034, GCCTGTGGTCTGCTAAATAGTGAC CGAC; 3-GT: 04121, TTGGAGTTTCAGGCATTCAAGG. Touchdown PCR was performed according to the suppliers recommendations. Mapping and linkage/recombination analysis For linkage analysis the program JoinMap 3.0 (Van Ooijen and Voorrips 2001) was used according to Fischer et al. (2004). Results and discussion Cultivars ‘Lemberger’ and ‘Regent’ show clear-cut differences concerning the anthocyanin profiles (Fig. 1). Both cultivars produce anthocyanines (= 3-glucoside) of delphinidin, cyanidin, petunidin, peonidin and malvidin (see Fig. 1 and Fig. 3) although in different concentrations. Oenin is the most abundant anthocyanin found in ‘Lemberger’, entirely lacking diglucosides. Cultivar ‘Regent’, giving deep coloured red wines, in addition shows high amounts of 3,5-diglucosids particularly malvin. It is interesting to note that significant OH OH + HO O OH OH OCH3 OH OH Delphinidin + HO O OCH3 O-Gluc OCH3 OH Malvidin-3-glucosid OH + HO UDP-glucose: O 5-GT anthocyanin OCH3 5-O-glucosyltransferase O-Gluc Malvidin-3,5-diglucosid O-Gluc Fig. 2: Structure of the anthocyanidin body (delphinidin, blue violet) and a derivative thereof, malvin-3-glucoside (oenin, red). The formation of malvidin-3,5 diglucoside (malvin, dark red) is catalysed by a 5-GT (=UDP-D-glucose:anthocyanin 5-O-β-D-glucosyltransferase). An alternative biosynthesis is presented in Fig. 3. amounts of other anthocyanidin-diglucosides then malvin can not be observed in ‘Regent’. They would be expected if malvin-synthesis would take the route via delphinidin- and petunidin-3,5-diglucoside as indicated in Fig. 3. If this observation is true, at least for ‘Regent’ the major biosynthesis of malvin is catalysed by an UDP-D-glucose:anthocyanin 5- O-β-D-glucosyltransferase (5-GT). Phenylpropanoid Pathway Flavonoid Pathway 3-GT 3-GT Cyanidin-3-G Delphinidin-3-G MT 5-GT Peonidin-3-G MT 5-GT Petunidin-3-G Malvidin-3-G MT 5-GT Cyanidin-3,5-DG 5-GT Delphinidin-3,5-DG 5-GT MT Peonidin-3,5-DG MT Petunidin-3,5-DG Malvidin-3,5-DG MT Fig. 3. Biosynthesis of anthocyanidin-3,5-diglucosides. Precursors are derived from the phenylpropanoid/flavonoid pathway. Malvidin-3,5-diglucoside (malvin, dark red) is being synthesised either by UDP-glucose:anthocyanin 5-O-glucosyltransferase (5-GT) or alternatively via petunidin-3,5-diglucoside and its methylation. Diglucosides are highlighted in grey. 3-GT = UDP-D-glucose:anthocyanidin 3-O-β-D-glucosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.115); 5-GT = UDP-D-glucose:anthocyanin 5-O-β-D-glucosyltransferase; MT = methyltransferase. Cluster I 5-GT Cluster II 3-GT Cluster III (apparently unrelated sequences) Fig. 4: Cluster analysis of amplified and published GT-gene sequences. The primers used preferentially amplified 5-GT-related sequences. Consequently we looked for 5-GT-genes in Degenerate primers and genomic DNA were used significantly differ from 3-GT-sequences as analysis of the cloned amplification products re Altogether these and the published GT-sequences Cluster I consists of 5-GT-genes, cluster II showing rather unrelated GT-genes (Vogt ‘Regent’ (gene 6, 7, 8, and 9) are closely rela contrast gene 5 is located slig with an UDP-glucose:salicylic acid The sequence information obtained was used to analysis in order to monitor Table 1). Different genotypes incl for candidate gene expression in the skin of ma expression of 3-GT, a prerequisi ‘Regent’ as well as anthocyanin metabolites (Boss et al. 1996b, Ford et described by Yamazaki et al. (1999). Sequence indicative for red cultivars. T for amplification of 5-GT -sequences which htly separated (Fig. 4, arrow). Th ‘Munson’ (Fig. 5) show expression of the 3- vealed five different goups 3-GT-genes and cluster III covers sequences form three major gene-clusters (see Fig. 4). glucosyltransferase& fromJones tobacco. 2000). Four GT-genes obtained from the gene expression of the 5-GT gene family (see Fig. 5 and ted to 5-GT-genes found in other plants. in In other genotypes. uding some found in the pedigree of ‘Regent’ were analysed GT-homologous genes. te for colour formation deduce resulting gene inspecific the first primers coloured for 3’-RACE- hus, it was expected that the re is gene shows higher homology turing berries. Fig. 5 shows as an example the __R e__g e __nt __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Chambourcin al. 1998). Expression of 3-GT in berries is Chancellor GT.