نوع مقاله : مقالات پژوهشی

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1 دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد دانشکده کشاورزی گروه گیاهپزشکی

2 گروه گیاهپزشکی دانشکده کشاورزی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد

3 دانشجوی دکتری بیوتکنولوژی کشاورزی دانشکده کشاورزی دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد ایران

چکیده

دست‌یابی به نشانگرهای مرتبط به صفت مقاومت به بیماری پژمردگی فوزاریومی ملون می‌تواند در پیشبرد برنامه‌های اصلاحی موثر باشد. بدین منظور تعدادی از ارقام استاندارد ملون شامل Charentais T، Charentais Fom1، Charentais Fom2 و BG-5384 با سطوح مقاومتی مختلف در برابر قارچ Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis، از نظر صفات ظاهری گیاه و همچنین الگوی حضور ژن‌های مقاومت در برابر بیماری‌ها مورد بررسی قرار گرفتند. بر اساس نتایج بدست آمده هرچند امکان تمایز ارقام بر اساس صفات ظاهری ممکن بود ولی از آنجا که مطالعه این صفات در ارزیابی تعداد زیاد نمونه‌ها در مطالعات گزینشی کاری بسیار زمان‌بر و هزینه‌بر است، الگوی حضور ژن-های مقاومت در داده‌های ژنومی این ارقام مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. آنالیزهای داده‌های ژنومی ملون با هدف مکان‌یابی موقعیت گروه لینکاژی MRGH21 به عنوان یکی از گروه های لینکاژی حامل تعدادی از ژن های مقاومت انجام شد. توالی این گروه لینکاژی از دو پایگاه بانک ژن در NCBI و پایگاه MELONOMICS ردیابی شد و توالی حدفاصل دو ژن MRGH12 (MELO3C022143.2.1) و MRGH13 (MELO3C000335.2.1) در برگیرنده این گروه لینکاژی روی کروموزوم شماره Ch09 استحصال شد. وجود جهش‌های نقطه ای متعدد در داده‌های ژنومی سبب شد تا توالی ژن MRGH13 جهت ردیابی در ارقام ملون مورد بررسی قرار گیرد. آغازگرهای اختصاصی PSh21-F/R برای ردیابی بخشی از توالی این ژن طراحی شد. نتایج ردیابی نشان داد تک باند اختصاصی در ارقام Charentais Fom1 و BG-5384 منطبق با اندازه مورد انتظار قابل ردیابی است. نقش احتمالی پروتئین کدشونده توسط ژن MRGH13 با آنالیز توالی آن در ابزار تحت شبکه InterPro این پروتئین را به عنوان یک عضو خانواده پروتئین‌های حامل توالی‌های تکراری غنی از لوسین تایید نمود و موقعیت دمین‌های TIR، NB-ARC و LRR را مشخص نمود. فرآیندهای زیستی مرتبط با پروتئین MRGH13 در ابزار تحت شبکه QuickGO ارتباط آن را در مسیر پیام‌رسانی تنظیم‌کننده پاسخ‌های ایمنی نشان داد. در مطالعات آتی ارزیابی قابلیت تمایز ارقام مقاوم براساس ژن‌های مقاومت از جمله ژن MRGH13 در تعداد بیشتری از نمونه‌ها مورد بررسی پیشنهاد می‌گردد. همچنین با توجه به کارکردهای پیش‌بینی‌شده برای پروتئین MRGH13 بررسی نحوه برهمکنش آن با دیگر پروتئین‌های مقاومت و همچنین پروتئین‌های عوامل بیماری‌زا می‌تواند در شناسایی نقش کارکردی آن در مقاومت مفید باشد.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Characterization of melon resistant cultivars against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis based on morphological traits and R gene patterns

نویسندگان [English]

  • Farhad Shokouhifar 1
  • Mojtaba Mamarabadi 2
  • sahba Toosi 3

1 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad College of Agriculture Plant Protection Department

2 Department of Plant protection, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

3 Ph.D. Student of Agricultural Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi university of Mashhad, Mashahad,

چکیده [English]

Abstract

Background and Objectives

Melon (Cucumis melo L.) is a diploid plant with (2n = 2x = 24) chromosomes, dicotyledonous and annual, which has been receiving lots of attention for its biological characteristics and economic value for a long time. Iran with production of about 1.6 million tons per year ranks third in melon production in the world after China and Turkey. Vascular wilt caused by the soil borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis is one of the most important diseases causing damage to the melon plant. Due to the survival of this fungus in the form of chlamydospores in the soil and plant debris its control has been a difficult challenge so that, the only way to deal with this disease is to use resistant cultivars. The present study was conducted to characterize morphologically different melon cultivars with varying levels of resistance against Fusarium vascular wilt. Furthermore, the presence pattern of two MRGH genes belonging to the MRGH21 linkage group was tracked in the genome of the melon line, and their variations were defined. Moreover, the potential for using these genes in gene-assisted selection was investigated.

Materials and methods

Five different varieties of melon named Charentais T, Charentais Fom1, Charentais Fom2, BG-5384 and the local cultivar Khatouni were grown under greenhouse conditions. Different characteristics of the plant, including leaf shape, male flowers, female flowers and normal flowers, and after harvesting the fruits, fruit weight, fruit diameter and length, diameter of flesh and middle cavity. Differentiation of resistant and sensitive cultivars was investigated based on the evaluated morphological traits. Also, the presence pattern of resistance genes was investigated in the genomic data of abovementioned melon cultivars. Melon genomic data analysis was performed with the aim of locating the MRGH21 linkage group as one of the linkage groups carrying a number of resistance genes. The sequence of this linkage group was tracked from two gene bank databases in NCBI and MELONOMICS database.

Results

Based on the obtained results, although it was possible to differentiate melon cultivars based on morphological traits, but since the study of these traits in the evaluation of a large number of samples in selective studies is a very time-consuming and costly task. Therefore, the presence pattern of resistance genes were analyzed in the genomic data of different melon cultivars. The sequence between two genes MRGH12 and MRGH13 including MRGH21 linkage group as one of the linkage groups carrying a number of resistance genes on Ch09 chromosome was retrieved form two gene bank databases in NCBI and MELONOMICS. Due to the presence of multiple point mutations in the genomic data, MRGH13 gene sequence was selected to be investigated for tracking in melon cultivars. PSh21-F/R specific primers were designed to track part of the sequence of this gene. The tracking results showed that a single specific band could be detected in the cultivars Charentais Fom1 and BG-5384 corresponding to the expected size. The possible role of the protein coded by the MRGH13 gene was confirmed by its sequence analysis in the InterPro network tool as a member of the family of proteins carrying leucine-rich repetitive sequences and the position of the TIR, NB-ARC and LRR domains.

Discussion

Attaining suitable markers to distinguish melon cultivars resistant to Fusarium wilt disease can support the development of breeding programs with higher accuracy and speed. The results of the present study showed that based on the morphological traits such as leaf shape, the presence of full flowers, and the number of petals, some differences can be observed between different melon cultivars, but the noteworthy point is that in selection programs searching for these morphological traits will be a very time-consuming and expensive task due to the large number of investigated samples. Therefore, if molecular markers related to the resistance trait are available, the efficiency of breeding programs is expected to increase significantly. In the present study MRGH13 gene was selected to be investigated for tracking in melon cultivars and specific primers were designed to track part of the sequence of this gene. The tracking results showed that a single specific band could be detected in the cultivars Charentais Fom1 and BG-5384. Biological processes related to MRGH13 protein in the QuickGO network tool showed its relevance in the signaling pathway that regulates immune responses. In future studies, it is suggested to evaluate the ability to distinguish resistant cultivars based on resistance genes, including the MRGH13 gene, in a larger number of samples. Moreover, considering to the predicted functions of MRGH13 protein, more investigation on its interaction with other resistance proteins as well as proteins of pathogenic agents can be useful for identification of its functional role in resistance.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Fusarium Wilt Disease of Melon
  • Marker Assisted Selection
  • Nucleotide Binding Site&ndash؛ Leucine-Rich Repeat (NBS&ndash؛ LRR) Genes
  • Plant Disease Resistance Genes
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