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ArticleGenome biology2024

Contribution of homoeologous exchange to domestication of polyploid Brassica.

Tianpeng Wang, Aalt D J van Dijk, Ranze Zhao, Guusje Bonnema, Xiaowu Wang

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Tianpeng WangState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Aalt D J van DijkBioinformatics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Ranze ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Guusje BonnemaPlant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands. guusje.bonnema@wur.nl.
Xiaowu WangState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China. wangxiaowu@caas.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6753-227X

Funding

Beijing Science and Technology Planning Project Z231100003723009Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences Y2022PT23China Scholarship Council 202003250137National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFF1000104TKI project KV1605-004
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Abstract

backgroundPolyploidy is widely recognized as a significant evolutionary force in the plant kingdom, contributing to the diversification of plants. One of the notable features of allopolyploidy is the occurrence of homoeologous exchange (HE) events between the subgenomes, causing changes in genomic composition, gene expression, and phenotypic variations. However, the role of HE in plant adaptation and domestication remains unclear.

resultsHere we analyze the whole-genome resequencing data from Brassica napus accessions representing the different morphotypes and ecotypes, to investigate the role of HE in domestication. Our findings demonstrate frequent occurrence of HEs in Brassica napus, with substantial HE patterns shared across populations, indicating their potential role in promoting crop domestication. HE events are asymmetric, with the A genome more frequently replacing C genome segments. These events show a preference for specific genomic regions and vary among populations. We also identify candidate genes in HE regions specific to certain populations, which likely contribute to flowering-time diversification across diverse morphotypes and ecotypes. In addition, we assemble a new genome of a swede accession, confirming the HE signals on the genome and their potential involvement in root tuber development. By analyzing HE in another allopolyploid species, Brassica juncea, we characterize a potential broader role of HE in allopolyploid crop domestication.

conclusionsOur results provide novel insights into the domestication of polyploid Brassica species and highlight homoeologous exchange as a crucial mechanism for generating variations that are selected for crop improvement in polyploid species.

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Brassica napusDomesticationGenome, PlantPolyploidyBrassica

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PMCPMC11350971

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