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Comparative genomic analyses of two segregating mutants reveal seven genes likely involved in resistance to Fusarium equiseti in soybean via whole genome re-sequencing

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The candidate genes involved in resistance to Fusarium equiseti in soybean PI 437654 were identified through comparative genomic analyses of mutants via whole genome re-sequencing.

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The fungus Fusarium infects each stage of the growth and development of soybean and causes soybean (Glycine max (L.)) seed and root rot and seedling damping-off and wilt with a large quantity of annual yield loss worldwide. It is very important to identify the resistant genes in soybean to prevent and control this pathogen. One Fusarium equiseti isolate was previously identified to be incompatible with ‘PI 437654’ but compatible with a Chinese soybean cultivar ‘Zhonghuang 13’. In this study, with the infection of this isolate on the seedling roots of developed PI 437654 mutants, 6 mutants were identified from 500 mutants to significantly alter their phenotypes to F. equiseti compared to wild-type PI 437654. Then, two identified segregating mutants were selected to directly perform whole genome re-sequencing. Finally, through comparative genomic analyses 7 genes including one cluster of 4 nucleotide binding site-leucine-rich repeat genes on one genomic region of chromosome 7, a 60S ribosomal protein L12 gene and 2 uncharacterized genes were identified to be likely involved in the resistance to F. equiseti. These genes will facilitate the breeding of resistant germplasm resources and the identification of resistance of soybean to Fusarium spp.

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This work was financially supported by the Innovation Program and Youth Elite Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest of China (201503114). We thank the staff at OE Biotech, China, for sequencing and analyzing the original sequencing data.

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Zhang, L., Huang, W., Peng, D. et al. Comparative genomic analyses of two segregating mutants reveal seven genes likely involved in resistance to Fusarium equiseti in soybean via whole genome re-sequencing. Theor Appl Genet 132, 2997–3008 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03401-5

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