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Simple sequence repeat (SSR) analysis in relation to calcium transport and signaling genes reveals transferability among grasses and a conserved behavior within finger millet genotypes

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Being an excellent source of calcium, finger millet crop has nutraceutical importance. Mineral accumulation, being a polygenic trait, becomes essential to target potential candidate genes directly or indirectly involved in the regulation of calcium transport and signaling in cereals and might have influence on grain calcium accumulation. In view of this, genic microsatellite markers were developed from the coding and non-coding sequences of calcium signaling and transport genes viz. calcium transporters (channels; ATPases and antiporters), calcium-binding proteins and calcium-regulated protein kinases available in rice and sorghum. In total, 146 genic "simple sequence repeat" (SSR) primers were designed and evaluated for cross-transferability across a panel of nine grass species including finger millet. The average transferability of genic SSR markers from sorghum to other grasses was highest (73.2 %) followed by rice (63.4 %) with an overall average of 68.3 % which establishes the importance of these major crops as a useful resource of genomic information for minor crops. The transfer rate of SSR markers was also correlated with the phylogenetic relationship (or genetic relatedness) of the species. Primers with successful amplification in finger millet were further used to screen for polymorphism across a set of high and low calcium containing genotypes. The results reveal a conserved behavior across the finger millet genotypes indicating that the mineral transport and the storage machinery largely remain conserved in plants and even SSR variations in them remain suppressed during the course of evolution. Single nucleotide polymorphism and differential expression patterns of candidate genes, therefore, might be a plausible reason to explain variations in grain calcium contents among finger millet genotypes.

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    Shambhavi Yadav, Vikram Singh Gaur, J. P. Jaiswal & Anil Kumar

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Yadav, S., Gaur, V.S., Jaiswal, J.P. et al. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) analysis in relation to calcium transport and signaling genes reveals transferability among grasses and a conserved behavior within finger millet genotypes. Plant Syst Evol 300, 1561–1568 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-014-0982-3

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