Genetic Diversification of Starch Branching Enzymes during Maize Domestication and Improvement

Elucidating the genetic basis of starch pasting and gelatinization properties is crucial for enhancing the quality of maize and its utility as feed and industrial raw material. In maize, ZmSBE genes encode important starch branching enzymes in the starch biosynthesis pathway. In this study, we re-sequenced the genomic sequences of ZmSBEI, ZmSBEIIa, ZmSBEIIb, and ZmSBEIII in three lines called 335 inbred lines, 68 landrace lines, and 32 teosinte lines. Analyses of nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotype diversity revealed differences in the selection patterns of ZmSBEI, ZmSBEIIa, ZmSBEIIb, and ZmSBEIII during maize domestication and improvement. A marker-trait association analysis of inbred lines detected 22 significant loci, including 18 SNPs and 4 indels significantly associated with three maize starch physicochemical properties. The allele frequencies of two variants (SNP17249C and SNP5055G) were examined in three lines. The frequency of SNP17249C in ZmSBEIIb was highest in teosinte lines, followed by landrace lines, and inbred lines, whereas there were no significant differences in the frequency of SNP5055G in ZmSBEIII among the three lines. These results suggest that ZmSBE genes play an important role in the phenotypic variations in the starch physicochemical properties in maize. The genetic variants detected in this study may be used to develop functional markers for improving maize starch quality.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Genes - 14(2023), 5 vom: 11. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Tiantian [VerfasserIn]
Rui, Wenye [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Houmiao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yunyun [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Zefeng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Chenwu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Pengcheng [VerfasserIn]

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1,4-alpha-Glucan Branching Enzyme
9005-25-8
Association analysis
EC 2.4.1.18
Journal Article
Linkage disequilibrium
Maize
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Starch
Starch branching enzyme
Starch pasting and gelatinization properties

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Date Completed 29.05.2023

Date Revised 31.05.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/genes14051068

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357416562