Maize HapMap2 identifies extant variation from a genome in flux

Chia, J. M., Song, C., Bradbury, P. J., Costich, D., de Leon, N., Doebley, J., Elshire, R. J., Gaut, B., Geller, L., Glaubitz, J. C., Gore, M., Guill, K. E., Holland, J., Hufford, M. B., Lai, J., Li, M., Liu, X., Lu, Y., McCombie, R., Nelson, R., Poland, J., Prasanna, B. M., Pyhajarvi, T., Rong, T., Sekhon, R. S., Sun, Q., Tenaillon, M. I., Tian, F., Wang, J., Xu, X., Zhang, Z., Kaeppler, S. M., Ross-Ibarra, J., McMullen, M. D., Buckler, E. S., Zhang, G., Xu, Y., Ware, D. (June 2012) Maize HapMap2 identifies extant variation from a genome in flux. Nat Genet, 44 (7). 803-U238. ISSN 1546-1718 (Electronic)1061-4036 (Linking)

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22660545
DOI: 10.1038/ng.2313

Abstract

Whereas breeders have exploited diversity in maize for yield improvements, there has been limited progress in using beneficial alleles in undomesticated varieties. Characterizing standing variation in this complex genome has been challenging, with only a small fraction of it described to date. Using a population genetics scoring model, we identified 55 million SNPs in 103 lines across pre-domestication and domesticated Zea mays varieties, including a representative from the sister genus Tripsacum. We find that structural variations are pervasive in the Z. mays genome and are enriched at loci associated with important traits. By investigating the drivers of genome size variation, we find that the larger Tripsacum genome can be explained by transposable element abundance rather than an allopolyploid origin. In contrast, intraspecies genome size variation seems to be controlled by chromosomal knob content. There is tremendous overlap in key gene content in maize and Tripsacum, suggesting that adaptations from Tripsacum (for example, perennialism and frost and drought tolerance) can likely be integrated into maize.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics
organism description > plant > maize
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > genomes
organism description > plant
CSHL Authors:
Communities: CSHL labs > McCombie lab
CSHL labs > Ware lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: 3 June 2012
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2013 20:17
Last Modified: 31 Jan 2013 20:17
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/26922

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