Journal
GENES & GENOMICS
Volume 42, Issue 11, Pages 1227-1238Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13258-020-00981-1
Keywords
Rice; Resistant starch; Slowly digestible starch; GWAS
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- Chinese Ministry of Agriculture [2016ZX08001006]
- National Science Foundation of China [31571628]
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Background The digestibility of starch is important for the nutritive value of staple food. Although several genes are responsible for resistant starch (RS) and slowly digestible starch (SDS), gaps persist concerning the molecular basis of RS and SDS formation due to the complex genetic mechanisms of starch digestibility. Objectives The objective of this study was to identify new genes for starch digestibility in rice and interprete the genetic mechanisms of RS and SDS by GWAS. Methods Genome-wide association studies were conducted by associating the RS and SDS phenotypes of 104 re-sequenced rice lines to an SNP dataset of 2,288,867 sites using a compressed mixed linear model. Candidate genes were identified according to the position of the SNPs based on data from the MSU Rice Genome Annotation Project. Results Seven quantitative trait loci (QTLs) were detected to be associated with the RS content, among which the SNP 6 m1765761 was located onWaxy.Starch branching enzymes IIa(BEIIa) close to QTLqRS-I4was detected and further identified as a specific candidate gene for RS inINDICA. Two QTLs were associated with SDS, and theLOC_Os09g09360encoding lipase was identified as a causal gene for SDS. Conclusions GWAS is a valid strategy to genetically dissect the formation of starch digestion properties in rice. RS formation in grains is dependent on the rice type; lipid might also contribute to starch digestibility and should be an alternative factor to improve rice starch digestibility.
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