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ArticleTAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik2024

Profiling the selected hotspots for ear traits in two maize-teosinte populations.

Xuanjun Feng, Huarui Guan, Ying Wen, Hanmei Zhou, Xiaobin Xing, Yinzhi Li, Dan Zheng, Qingjun Wang, Weixiao Zhang, Hao Xiong and 9 more

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Xuanjun Feng *State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3800-4029
Huarui Guan *Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Ying WenMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Hanmei ZhouMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Xiaobin XingMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Yinzhi LiMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Dan ZhengMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Qingjun WangMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Weixiao ZhangMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Hao XiongMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Yue HuMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Li JiaMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Shuang LuoMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Xuemei ZhangMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Wei GuoMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Fengkai WuMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Jie XuMaize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Yaxi LiuTriticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Yanli LuState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Wenjiang, 611130, Sichuan, China. yanli.lu82@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1894-9156

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Key Research and Development Program of Sichuan Province 2021YFN0034National Key R&D Program of China 2022YFD1201500National Natural Science Foundation of China 32030078National Natural Science Foundation of China U21A20209Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 2022NSFSC0152Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province 2023NSFSC0221
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key messageEight selected hotspots related to ear traits were identified from two maize-teosinte populations. Throughout the history of maize cultivation, ear-related traits have been selected. However, little is known about the specific genes involved in shaping these traits from their origins in the wild progenitor, teosinte, to the characteristics observed in modern maize. In this study, five ear traits (kernel row number [KRN], ear length [EL], kernel number per row [KNR], cob diameter [CD], and ear diameter [ED]) were investigated, and eight quantitative trait loci (QTL) hotspots were identified in two maize-teosinte populations. Notably, our findings revealed a significant enrichment of genes showing a selection signature and expressed in the ear in qbdCD1.1, qbdCD5.1, qbpCD2.1, qbdED1.1, qbpEL1.1, qbpEL5.1, qbdKNR1.1, and qbdKNR10.1, suggesting that these eight QTL are selected hotspots involved in shaping the maize ear. By combining the results of the QTL analysis with data from previous genome-wide association study (GWAS) involving two natural panels, we identified eight candidate selected genes related to KRN, KNR, CD, and ED. Among these, considering their expression pattern and sequence variation, Zm00001d025111, encoding a WD40/YVTN protein, was proposed as a positive regulator of KNR. This study presents a framework for understanding the genomic distribution of selected loci crucial in determining ear-related traits.

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