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SynthesisPLoS genetics2025

metaGE: Investigating genotype x environment interactions through GWAS meta-analysis.

Annaïg De Walsche, Alexis Vergne, Renaud Rincent, Fabrice Roux, Stéphane Nicolas, Claude Welcker, Sofiane Mezmouk, Alain Charcosset, Tristan Mary-Huard

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Synthesis in PLoS genetics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 authors.

Annaïg De WalscheGénétique Quantitative et Evolution - Le Moulon, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0603-1716
Alexis VergneCEA Tech Grand-Est, CEA, Metz, France.
Renaud RincentGénétique Quantitative et Evolution - Le Moulon, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0885-0969
Fabrice RouxLIPME, INRAE, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8059-5638
Stéphane NicolasGénétique Quantitative et Evolution - Le Moulon, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0758-9930
Claude WelckerLEPSE, Université de Montpellier, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8275-1259
Sofiane MezmoukKWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, Einbeck, Germany.
Alain CharcossetGénétique Quantitative et Evolution - Le Moulon, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
Tristan Mary-HuardGénétique Quantitative et Evolution - Le Moulon, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3839-9067

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elucidating the genetic components of plant genotype-by-environment interactions is of key importance in the context of increasing climatic instability, diversification of agricultural practices and pest pressure due to phytosanitary treatment limitations. The genotypic response to environmental stresses can be investigated through multi-environment trials (METs). However, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of MET data are significantly more complex than that of single environments. In this context, we introduce metaGE, a flexible and computationally efficient meta-analysis approach for jointly analyzing single-environment GWAS of any MET experiment. The metaGE procedure accounts for the heterogeneity of quantitative trait loci (QTL) effects across the environmental conditions and allows the detection of QTL whose allelic effect variations are strongly correlated to environmental cofactors. We evaluated the performance of the proposed methodology and compared it to two competing procedures through simulations. We also applied metaGE to two emblematic examples: the detection of flowering QTLs whose effects are modulated by competition in Arabidopsis and the detection of yield QTLs impacted by drought stresses in maize. The procedure identified known and new QTLs, providing valuable insights into the genetic architecture of complex traits and QTL effects dependent on environmental stress conditions. The whole statistical approach is available as an R package.

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Gene-Environment InteractionGenome-Wide Association StudyMeta-Analysis as TopicArabidopsisDroughtsGenotypeModels, GeneticQuantitative Trait LociZea mays

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PMID39792927
PMCPMC11756807

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