Marker development for quality protein maize breeding and an interaction study between Opaque-2 and Ask2 genes

Quality Protein Maize (QPM) kernels contain twice the amounts of lysine and tryptophan compared to normal corn kernels. Although the opaque-2 (o2) mutation is the underlying cause of this beneficial change, other genes such as Aspartate kinase-2 (Ask2) affect the amino acid content in the endosperm...

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Main Authors: Hernández Rodríguez, Martha, Babu, Raman, Skinner, Debra J., Palacios Rojas, Natalia, Martins, Marina C.M., García Zavala, J. Jesús, Lobato Ortiz, Ricardo, Santacruz Varela, Amalio, Castillo-González, Fernando, Yunbi Xu, Boddupalli, P.M.
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Published: Sociedad Mexicana de Fitogenetica A.C 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126507
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author Hernández Rodríguez, Martha
Babu, Raman
Skinner, Debra J.
Palacios Rojas, Natalia
Martins, Marina C.M.
García Zavala, J. Jesús
Lobato Ortiz, Ricardo
Santacruz Varela, Amalio
Castillo-González, Fernando
Yunbi Xu
Boddupalli, P.M.
author_browse Babu, Raman
Boddupalli, P.M.
Castillo-González, Fernando
García Zavala, J. Jesús
Hernández Rodríguez, Martha
Lobato Ortiz, Ricardo
Martins, Marina C.M.
Palacios Rojas, Natalia
Santacruz Varela, Amalio
Skinner, Debra J.
Yunbi Xu
author_facet Hernández Rodríguez, Martha
Babu, Raman
Skinner, Debra J.
Palacios Rojas, Natalia
Martins, Marina C.M.
García Zavala, J. Jesús
Lobato Ortiz, Ricardo
Santacruz Varela, Amalio
Castillo-González, Fernando
Yunbi Xu
Boddupalli, P.M.
author_sort Hernández Rodríguez, Martha
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Quality Protein Maize (QPM) kernels contain twice the amounts of lysine and tryptophan compared to normal corn kernels. Although the opaque-2 (o2) mutation is the underlying cause of this beneficial change, other genes such as Aspartate kinase-2 (Ask2) affect the amino acid content in the endosperm to a lesser degree. To date, reports on the interaction between both loci are scarce and there are no high-throughput assays for the identification of the alleles of these genes. The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the interaction between the o2 and Ask2 genes with respect to the accumulation of amino acids in the endosperm in an F2 population, 2) to identify conserved SNPs into the o2 gene that can be used as markers, 3) to estimate the frequency of an SNP of Ask2 associated with the accumulation of lysine in the endosperm in CIMMYT germplasm, and 4) to develop high-throughput marker assays for these SNPs. The interaction study showed a preponderant effect of o2 on the accumulation of 11 amino acids (P ≤ 0.01). Ask2 appeared only to act with o2 to enhance marginally lysine, histidine and methionine levels in the double recessive homozygotes. Sequencing of amplicons at the o2 locus led to the identification of an SNP in exon 1 that discriminated all QPM (C) genotypes from non-QPM (T) genotypes. Validation of this SNP through KASP™ assays indicated that it was 92 % assertive in differentiating the o2 genotypes. In contrast, the frequency of the Ask2 SNP in CIMMYT QPM germplasm was low; however, an SSCP marker developed using this SNP detected five variants indicating that other unknown base changes may confer positive lysine-increasing responses. These markers could aid the marker-assisted selection of QPM cultivars.
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spelling CGSpace1265072025-11-06T13:07:14Z Marker development for quality protein maize breeding and an interaction study between Opaque-2 and Ask2 genes Hernández Rodríguez, Martha Babu, Raman Skinner, Debra J. Palacios Rojas, Natalia Martins, Marina C.M. García Zavala, J. Jesús Lobato Ortiz, Ricardo Santacruz Varela, Amalio Castillo-González, Fernando Yunbi Xu Boddupalli, P.M. zea mays marker-assisted selection single nucleotide polymorphism protein quality Quality Protein Maize (QPM) kernels contain twice the amounts of lysine and tryptophan compared to normal corn kernels. Although the opaque-2 (o2) mutation is the underlying cause of this beneficial change, other genes such as Aspartate kinase-2 (Ask2) affect the amino acid content in the endosperm to a lesser degree. To date, reports on the interaction between both loci are scarce and there are no high-throughput assays for the identification of the alleles of these genes. The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the interaction between the o2 and Ask2 genes with respect to the accumulation of amino acids in the endosperm in an F2 population, 2) to identify conserved SNPs into the o2 gene that can be used as markers, 3) to estimate the frequency of an SNP of Ask2 associated with the accumulation of lysine in the endosperm in CIMMYT germplasm, and 4) to develop high-throughput marker assays for these SNPs. The interaction study showed a preponderant effect of o2 on the accumulation of 11 amino acids (P ≤ 0.01). Ask2 appeared only to act with o2 to enhance marginally lysine, histidine and methionine levels in the double recessive homozygotes. Sequencing of amplicons at the o2 locus led to the identification of an SNP in exon 1 that discriminated all QPM (C) genotypes from non-QPM (T) genotypes. Validation of this SNP through KASP™ assays indicated that it was 92 % assertive in differentiating the o2 genotypes. In contrast, the frequency of the Ask2 SNP in CIMMYT QPM germplasm was low; however, an SSCP marker developed using this SNP detected five variants indicating that other unknown base changes may confer positive lysine-increasing responses. These markers could aid the marker-assisted selection of QPM cultivars. 2022-05-30 2023-01-03T14:32:35Z 2023-01-03T14:32:35Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126507 en Open Access application/pdf Sociedad Mexicana de Fitogenetica A.C Hernández-Rodríguez, M., Babu, R., Skinner, D. J., Palacios-Rojas, N., Martins, M. C. M., García-Zavala, J. J., Lobato-Ortiz, R., Santacruz-Varela, A., Castillo-González, F., Xu, Y., & Prasanna, B. M. (2022). DESARROLLO DE MARCADORES PARA MEJORAMIENTO DE MAÍZ CON PROTEÍNA DE CALIDAD Y ESTUDIO DE INTERACCIÓN ENTRE LOS GENES Opaco-2 Y Ask2. Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana, 45(3), 293. https://doi.org/10.35196/rfm.2022.3.293
spellingShingle zea mays
marker-assisted selection
single nucleotide polymorphism
protein quality
Hernández Rodríguez, Martha
Babu, Raman
Skinner, Debra J.
Palacios Rojas, Natalia
Martins, Marina C.M.
García Zavala, J. Jesús
Lobato Ortiz, Ricardo
Santacruz Varela, Amalio
Castillo-González, Fernando
Yunbi Xu
Boddupalli, P.M.
Marker development for quality protein maize breeding and an interaction study between Opaque-2 and Ask2 genes
title Marker development for quality protein maize breeding and an interaction study between Opaque-2 and Ask2 genes
title_full Marker development for quality protein maize breeding and an interaction study between Opaque-2 and Ask2 genes
title_fullStr Marker development for quality protein maize breeding and an interaction study between Opaque-2 and Ask2 genes
title_full_unstemmed Marker development for quality protein maize breeding and an interaction study between Opaque-2 and Ask2 genes
title_short Marker development for quality protein maize breeding and an interaction study between Opaque-2 and Ask2 genes
title_sort marker development for quality protein maize breeding and an interaction study between opaque 2 and ask2 genes
topic zea mays
marker-assisted selection
single nucleotide polymorphism
protein quality
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126507
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