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ArticleScientific reports2018

Inferences on specificity recognition at the Malus×domestica gametophytic self-incompatibility system.

Maria I Pratas, Bruno Aguiar, Jorge Vieira, Vanessa Nunes, Vanessa Teixeira, Nuno A Fonseca, Amy Iezzoni, Steve van Nocker, Cristina P Vieira

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Maria I PratasInstituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
Bruno AguiarInstituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
Jorge VieiraInstituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
Vanessa NunesInstituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8568-4269
Vanessa TeixeiraInstituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
Nuno A FonsecaEuropean Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI,) Welcome Trust Genome Campus, CB10 1SD, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4832-578X
Amy IezzoniMichigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1325, USA.
Steve van NockerMichigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1325, USA.
Cristina P VieiraInstituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular (IBMC), Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 208, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal. cgvieira@ibmc.up.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7139-2107
Universidade do Porto · PTMichigan State University · USEuropean Bioinformatics Institute · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Malus × domestica (Rosaceae) the product of each SFBB gene (the pollen component of the gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI) system) of a S-haplotype (the combination of pistil and pollen genes that are linked) interacts with a sub-set of non-self S-RNases (the pistil component), but not with the self S-RNase. To understand how the Malus GSI system works, we identified 24 SFBB genes expressed in anthers, and determined their gene sequence in nine M. domestica cultivars. Expression of these SFBBs was not detected in the petal, sepal, filament, receptacle, style, stigma, ovary or young leaf. For all SFBBs (except SFBB15), identical sequences were obtained only in cultivars having the same S-RNase. Linkage with a particular S-RNase was further established using the progeny of three crosses. Such data is needed to understand how other genes not involved in GSI are affected by the S-locus region. To classify SFBBs specificity, the amino acids under positive selection obtained when performing intra-haplotypic analyses were used. Using this information and the previously identified S-RNase positively selected amino acid sites, inferences are made on the S-RNase amino acid properties (hydrophobicity, aromatic, aliphatic, polarity, and size), at these positions, that are critical features for GSI specificity determination.

Indexed as

Germ Cells, PlantCloning, MolecularFlowersGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingGenetic LinkageMalusPlant ProteinsPollenRibonucleasesSequence Analysis, DNAPlant ProteinsRibonucleases

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PMID29379047
PMCPMC5788982
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