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. 1992 Aug;35(4):627-35.
doi: 10.1139/g92-094.

Recent amplification of triose phosphate isomerase related sequences in lettuce

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Recent amplification of triose phosphate isomerase related sequences in lettuce

I Paran et al. Genome. 1992 Aug.

Abstract

A random cDNA clone was identified as distinguishing near-isogenic lines for downy mildew resistance in lettuce. The clone detected multiple restriction fragments in genomic Southern blots of lettuce. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) detected by this clone mapped to separate clusters of resistance genes; therefore, these sequences were studied in a greater detail. Sequence analysis indicated that the cDNA encoded the glycolytic enzyme triose phosphate isomerase (TPI). The lettuce clone shares 85% sequence similarity at the amino acid level with TPI from maize. TPI-related sequences were mapped in lettuce using three crosses. Ten loci were distributed in six linkage groups. Possible mechanisms of amplification and dispersion were investigated. Retrotransposition was excluded, since intron five is retained in all TPI-related genomic sequences. Large scale chromosomal rearrangements were not involved, as RFLP markers flanking TPI loci were not duplicated. A high level of genomic variability was detected by the TPI clone; 37 different restriction fragments were detected in Southern hybridizations to 64 populations of lettuce including 47 cultivars of Lactuca sativa and five wild species. Species distantly related to L. sativa had few TPI loci, indicating that their amplification and dispersion were recent and had occurred after the emergence of the L. serriola complex.

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