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ArticleBMC plant biology2015

A disease resistance locus on potato and tomato chromosome 4 exhibits a conserved multipartite structure displaying different rates of evolution in different lineages.

Marialaura Destefanis, Istvan Nagy, Brian Rigney, Glenn J Bryan, Karen McLean, Ingo Hein, Denis Griffin, Dan Milbourne

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Marialaura DestefanisCrops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland. maria.destefanis@agriculture.gov.ie.
Istvan NagyCrops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland. n.istvan1@gmail.com.
Brian RigneyCrops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland. brian.rigney@teagasc.ie.
Glenn J BryanCell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK. glenn.bryan@hutton.ac.uk.
Karen McLeanCell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK. karen.mclean@hutton.ac.uk.
Ingo HeinCell and Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, DD2 5DA, UK. ingo.hein@hutton.ac.uk.
Denis GriffinCrops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland. denis.griffin@teagasc.ie.
Dan MilbourneCrops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland. dan.milbourne@teagasc.ie.
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority · IEJames Hutton Institute · GB

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Abstract

backgroundIn plant genomes, NB-LRR based resistance (R) genes tend to occur in clusters of variable size in a relatively small number of genomic regions. R-gene sequences mostly differentiate by accumulating point mutations and gene conversion events. Potato and tomato chromosome 4 harbours a syntenic R-gene locus (known as the R2 locus in potato) that has mainly been examined in central American/Mexican wild potato species on the basis of its contribution to resistance to late blight, caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans. Evidence to date indicates the occurrence of a fast evolutionary mode characterized by gene conversion events at the locus in these genotypes.

resultsA physical map of the R2 locus was developed for three Solanum tuberosum genotypes and used to identify the tomato syntenic sequence. Functional annotation of the locus revealed the presence of numerous resistance gene homologs (RGHs) belonging to the R2 gene family (R2GHs) organized into a total of 4 discrete physical clusters, three of which were conserved across S. tuberosum and tomato. Phylogenetic analysis showed clear orthology/paralogy relationships between S. tuberosum R2GHs but not in R2GHs cloned from Solanum wild species. This study confirmed that, in contrast to the wild species R2GHs, which have evolved through extensive sequence exchanges between paralogs, gene conversion was not a major force for differentiation in S. tuberosum R2GHs, and orthology/paralogy relationships have been maintained via a slow accumulation of point mutations in these genotypes.

conclusionsS. tuberosum and Solanum lycopersicum R2GHs evolved mostly through duplication and deletion events, followed by gradual accumulation of mutations. Conversely, widespread gene conversion is the major evolutionary force that has shaped the locus in Mexican wild potato species. We conclude that different selective forces shaped the evolution of the R2 locus in these lineages and that co-evolution with a pathogen steered selection on different evolutionary paths.

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Evolution, MolecularGenetic LociPhylogenyChromosomes, PlantConserved SequenceDisease ResistanceGenotypeMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyPlant DiseasesSequence Analysis, DNASolanum lycopersicumSolanum tuberosum

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