RRC ID 36795
著者 Sato K, Yamane M, Yamaji N, Kanamori H, Tagiri A, Schwerdt JG, Fincher GB, Matsumoto T, Takeda K, Komatsuda T.
タイトル Alanine aminotransferase controls seed dormancy in barley.
ジャーナル Nat Commun
Abstract Dormancy allows wild barley grains to survive dry summers in the Near East. After domestication, barley was selected for shorter dormancy periods. Here we isolate the major seed dormancy gene qsd1 from wild barley, which encodes an alanine aminotransferase (AlaAT). The seed dormancy gene is expressed specifically in the embryo. The AlaAT isoenzymes encoded by the long and short dormancy alleles differ in a single amino acid residue. The reduced dormancy allele Qsd1 evolved from barleys that were first domesticated in the southern Levant and had the long dormancy qsd1 allele that can be traced back to wild barleys. The reduced dormancy mutation likely contributed to the enhanced performance of barley in industrial applications such as beer and whisky production, which involve controlled germination. In contrast, the long dormancy allele might be used to control pre-harvest sprouting in higher rainfall areas to enhance global adaptation of barley.
巻・号 7
ページ 11625
公開日 2016-5-18
DOI 10.1038/ncomms11625
PII ncomms11625
PMID 27188711
PMC PMC4873977
MeSH Amino Acid Sequence Amino Acid Substitution CD13 Antigens / chemistry CD13 Antigens / genetics* CD13 Antigens / metabolism Gene Expression Hordeum / enzymology* Hordeum / genetics Plant Dormancy / genetics* Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
IF 12.121
引用数 35
WOS 分野 PLANT SCIENCES
リソース情報
オオムギ Barley seed samples BAC clone