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Genome-wide identification, characteristics and expression of the prolamin genes in Thinopyrum elongatum

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BMC GENOMICS
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages -

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BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-08088-x

Keywords

Thinopyrum elongatum; Prolamins; Expression; Evolution; Celiac disease

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  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31901492, 31801352]

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This study identified a total of 19 alpha-gliadin, 9 gamma-gliadin, 19 omega-gliadin, 2 high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS), and 5 low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit (LMW-GS) genes in the Thinopyrum elongatum genome. Micro-synteny and phylogenetic analysis revealed dynamic changes of prolamin gene regions and genetic affinities among Thinopyrum elongatum, Triticum aestivum, Triticum urartu, and Aegilops tauschii. The study showed a potential usage of Thinopyrum elongatum for wheat quality breeding.
Background Prolamins, unique to Gramineae (grasses), play a key role in the human diet. Thinopyrum elongatum (syn. Agropyron elongatum or Lophopyrum elongatum), a grass of the Triticeae family with a diploid E genome (2n = 2x = 14), is genetically well-characterized, but little is known about its prolamin genes and the relationships with homologous loci in the Triticeae species. Results In this study, a total of 19 alpha-gliadin, 9 gamma-gliadin, 19 omega-gliadin, 2 high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit (HMW-GS), and 5 low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit (LMW-GS) genes were identified in the Th. elongatum genome. Micro-synteny and phylogenetic analysis revealed dynamic changes of prolamin gene regions and genetic affinities among Th. elongatum, Triticum aestivum, T. urartu and Aegilops tauschii. The Th. elongatum genome, like the B subgenome of T. aestivum, only contained celiac disease epitope DQ8-glia-alpha 1/DQ8.5-glia-alpha 1, which provided a theoretical basis for the low gluten toxicity wheat breeding. The transcriptome data of Th. elongatum exhibited differential expression in quantity and pattern in the same subfamily or different subfamilies. Dough rheological properties of T. aestivum-Th. elongatum disomic substitution (DS) line 1E(1D) showed higher peak height values than that of their parents, and DS6E(6D) exhibited fewer alpha-gliadins, which indicates the potential usage for wheat quality breeding. Conclusions Overall, this study provided a comprehensive overview of the prolamin gene family in Th. elongatum, and suggested a promising use of this species in the generation of improved wheat breeds intended for the human diet.

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