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PLANT DIRECT
卷 5, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/pld3.346
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copy number variation; gene duplication; maize; opaque2; zein
Tandem duplication can lead to copy number variation and functional novelty in genes, as well as diversity between individuals in a species. In maize, the alpha-zein gene family copies show conservation in both gene sequence and gene regulation patterns between different inbreds, even though there may be differences in overall expression levels.
Tandem duplication gives rise to copy number variation and subsequent functional novelty among genes as well as diversity between individuals in a species. Functional novelty can result from either divergence in coding sequence or divergence in patterns of gene transcriptional regulation. Here, we investigate conservation and divergence of both gene sequence and gene regulation between the copies of the alpha-zein gene family in maize inbreds B73 and W22. We used RNA-seq data generated from developing, self-pollinated kernels at three developmental stages timed to coincide with early and peak zein expression. The reference genome annotations for B73 and W22 were modified to ensure accurate inclusion of their respective alpha-zein gene models to accurately assess copy-specific expression. Expression analysis indicated that although the total expression of alpha-zeins is higher in W22, the pattern of expression in both lines is conserved. Additional analysis of publicly available RNA-seq data from a diverse population of maize inbreds also demonstrates variation in absolute expression, but conservation of expression patterns across a wide range of maize genotypes and alpha-zein haplotypes.
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