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Complete assignment of structural genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis influencing bulb color to individual chromosomes of the shallot (Allium cepa L.).

The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori, Japan.
Genes & Genetic Systems (impact factor: 0.95). 09/2006; 81(4):255-63.
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ABSTRACT We analyzed Japanese bunching onion (Allium fistulosum L.) - shallot (Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group) alien chromosome addition lines in order to assign the genes involved in the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway to chromosomes of the shallot. Two complete sets of alien monosomic additions (2n = 2x + 1 = 17) were used for determining the chromosomal locations of several partial sequences of candidate genes, CHS, CHI, F3H, DFR, and ANS via analyses of PCR-based markers. The results of DNA marker analyses showed that the CHS-A, CHS-B, CHI, F3H, DFR, and ANS genes should be assigned to chromosomes 2A, 4A, 3A, 3A, 7A, and 4A, respectively. HPLC analyses of 14 A. fistulosum - shallot multiple alien additions (2n = 2x + 2 - 2x + 7 = 18 - 23) were conducted to identify the anthocyanin compounds produced in the scaly leaves. A direct comparison between the genomic constitution and the anthocyanin compositions of the multiple additions revealed that a 3GT gene for glucosylation of anthocyanidin was located on 4A. Thus, we were able to assign all structural genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis influencing bulb color to individual chromosomes of A. cepa.

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Keywords

14 A. fistulosum
 
alien monosomic additions
 
Allium cepa L. Aggregatum group
 
Allium fistulosum L
 
ANS
 
ANS genes
 
anthocyanin compositions
 
anthocyanin compounds
 
candidate genes
 
chromosomal locations
 
chromosomes 2A
 
CHS-A
 
CHS-B
 
DNA marker analyses
 
flavonoid biosynthesis influencing bulb color
 
flavonoid biosynthesis pathway
 
genomic constitution
 
individual chromosomes
 
shallot
 
shallot multiple alien additions