Journal
GENES
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/genes12020184
Keywords
R-genes; gene clusters; NLR genes; evolutionary dynamics; genomic-driven breeding
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- HARNESSTOM Project - European Community [101000716]
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Tomato serves as a model system for studying plant resistance mechanisms, particularly in the context of evolutionary dynamics and the diversity of nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat (NB-LRR) receptors. Research has shown that adaptive diversification in key resistance genes in tomato is influenced by species-specific pathogen pressure, emphasizing the potential for exploiting genetic diversity in breeding programs to introduce new resistance traits. The discovery of new mechanisms involved in the generation of resistant genes is considered crucial for future breeding strategies.
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a model system for studying the molecular basis of resistance in plants. The investigation of evolutionary dynamics of tomato resistance (R)-loci provides unique opportunities for identifying factors that promote or constrain genome evolution. Nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat (NB-LRR) receptors belong to one of the most plastic and diversified families. The vast amount of genomic data available for Solanaceae and wild tomato relatives provides unprecedented insights into the patterns and mechanisms of evolution of NB-LRR genes. Comparative analysis remarked a reshuffling of R-islands on chromosomes and a high degree of adaptive diversification in key R-loci induced by species-specific pathogen pressure. Unveiling NB-LRR natural variation in tomato and in other Solanaceae species offers the opportunity to effectively exploit genetic diversity in genomic-driven breeding programs with the aim of identifying and introducing new resistances in tomato cultivars. Within this motivating context, we reviewed the repertoire of NB-LRR genes available for tomato improvement with a special focus on signatures of adaptive processes. This issue is still relevant and not thoroughly investigated. We believe that the discovery of mechanisms involved in the generation of a gene with new resistance functions will bring great benefits to future breeding strategies.
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