Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 93(21): 11746-11750
Resistance gene analogs are conserved and clustered in soybean.
Abstract
Sequences of cloned resistance genes from a wide range of plant taxa reveal significant similarities in sequence homology and structural motifs. This is observed among genes conferring resistance to viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens. In this study, oligonucleotide primers designed for conserved sequences from coding regions of disease resistance genes N (tobacco), RPS2 (Arabidopsis) and L6 (flax) were used to amplify related sequences from soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Sequencing of amplification products indicated that at least nine classes of resistance gene analogs (RGAs) were detected. Genetic mapping of members of these classes located them to eight different linkage groups. Several RGA loci mapped near known resistance genes. A bacterial artificial chromosome library of soybean DNA was screened using primers and probes specific for eight RGA classes and clones were identified containing sequences unique to seven classes. Individual bacterial artificial chromosomes contained 2-10 members of single RGA classes. Clustering and sequence similarity of members of RGA classes suggests a common process in their evolution. Our data indicate that it may be possible to use sequence homologies from conserved motifs of cloned resistance genes to identify candidate resistance loci from widely diverse plant taxa.
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