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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (33): 131-140.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2023-0901

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Wax Genes in Broccoli Curd: Primary Localization and Identification Based on BSA-seq Technology

TAO Meiqi(), ZHANG Zhenchao(), PAN Yongfei, SUN Guosheng, XU Dingfan, SHAN Xi, YAO Yuemei   

  1. Zhenjiang Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Hilly Area of Jiangsu Province, Jurong, Jiangsu 212400
  • Received:2023-12-29 Revised:2024-04-15 Online:2024-11-25 Published:2024-11-23

Abstract:

In order to explore the related genes regulating the synthesis of wax in broccoli flower bulbs, the F2 population was constructed using the broccoli waxy wild type (WT20) as the male parent and the waxless mutant (MT20) as the female parent. Based on F2, extreme wax-pool and no-wax-pool were constructed. The parent pools and F2 extreme pools were sequenced by BSA-seq technology. The intervals associated with wax synthesis were initially located by theΔSNP-index algorithm. Candidate genes were predicted based on genes annotation information, and the expression of the candidate genes in the parents was analyzed by qRT-PCR. The results showed that the segregation ratio of wax-powdered plants to no-wax-powdered plants in the F2 segregation population was 2.87:1, which conformed to the genetic law of single-gene recessive nuclear genes. A total of 2,045 high-quality SNP loci and 687 InDel loci were obtained between the two pools. Based on SNP-index association analysis, the candidate genes were located in three intervals on chromosomes 4, 7 and 8, including 93 genes. Further analysis of genes in the candidate regions in KEGG, GO, and GOC databases revealed that 92 genes in the 0.12 Mb and 1.07 Mb segments were annotated. Quantitative analysis was performed on 11 genes that might be related to wax synthesis in the intervals, and 4 differentially significantly expressed genes, BoAPC3, BoCDH1, BoEEF1A, and BoAHP4, were screened out. The results of this study can provide new ideas for further research on the wax synthesis pathway of broccoli, and lay a foundation for the breeding of high-quality broccoli.

Key words: broccoli, wax, BSA-seq, initial positioning, identification, candidate gene