RRC ID 67947
著者 Sawada H, Yamamoto K, Yamaguchi A, Yamada L, Higuchi A, Nukaya H, Fukuoka M, Sakuma T, Yamamoto T, Sasakura Y, Shirae-Kurabayashi M.
タイトル Three multi-allelic gene pairs are responsible for self-sterility in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis.
ジャーナル Sci Rep
Abstract Many hermaphroditic organisms possess a self-incompatibility system to avoid inbreeding. Although the mechanisms of self-incompatibility in flowering plants are well known, little is known about the mechanisms of self-sterility in hermaphroditic marine invertebrates. Ascidians are hermaphroditic sessile marine invertebrates that release sperm and eggs into the surrounding seawater. Several species, including Ciona intestinalis type A (Ciona robusta), exhibit strict self-sterility. In a previous study, we found that the candidate genes responsible for self-sterility in Ciona reside in chromosome 2q (locus A) and chromosome 7q (locus B). Two pairs of multi-allelic genes, named s(sperm)-Themis-A and v(vitelline-coat)-Themis-A in locus A and s-Themis-B and v-Themis-B in locus B, are responsible for self-sterility. In this study, we identified a third multi-allelic gene pair, s-Themis-B2 and v-Themis-B2, within locus B that is also involved in this system. Genetic analysis revealed that the haplotypes of s/v-Themis-A, s/v-Themis-B and s/v-Themis-B2 play essential roles in self-sterility. When three haplotypes were matched between s-Themis and v-Themis, fertilization never occurred even in nonself crossing. Interestingly, gene targeting of either s/v-Themis-B/B2 or s/v-Themis-A by genome editing enabled self-fertilization. These results indicate that s/v-Themis-A, -B and -B2 are S-determinant genes responsible for self-sterility in the ascidian C. intestinalis type A.
巻・号 10(1)
ページ 2514
公開日 2020-2-13
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-59147-4
PII 10.1038/s41598-020-59147-4
PMID 32054881
PMC PMC7018956
MeSH Alleles Animals Ciona intestinalis / genetics* Ciona intestinalis / physiology* Female Hermaphroditic Organisms / genetics Hermaphroditic Organisms / physiology Infertility Male Self-Fertilization
IF 3.998
リソース情報
カタユウレイボヤ・(ニッポンウミシダ) wild C. int.