WO2012073494A2 - Marqueur relatif au diamètre de tige de canne à sucre - Google Patents

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WO2012073494A2
WO2012073494A2 PCT/JP2011/006676 JP2011006676W WO2012073494A2 WO 2012073494 A2 WO2012073494 A2 WO 2012073494A2 JP 2011006676 W JP2011006676 W JP 2011006676W WO 2012073494 A2 WO2012073494 A2 WO 2012073494A2
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Hiroyuki Enoki
Tatsuro Kimura
Shoko Tsuzuki
Satoru Nishimura
Aya Murakami
Takayoshi Terauchi
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Taiichiro Hattori
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  • the present invention relates to a stalk-diameter-related marker whereby a sugarcane line characterized by an increase in stalk diameter can be selected, and a method for use thereof.
  • Sugarcane has been cultivated as a raw material for sugar, liquor, and the like for edible use.
  • sugarcane has been used as, for example, a raw material for biofuel in a variety of industrial fields.
  • desirable characteristics e.g., sugar content, enhanced vegetative capacity, sprouting capacity, disease resistance, insect resistance, cold resistance, an increase in leaf blade length, and an increase in stalk diameter or stalk length.
  • characteristics comparison for comparison of characteristics data
  • comparison during cultivation for comparison of plants cultivated under the same conditions
  • DNA assay for DNA analysis.
  • novel sugarcane variety For creation of a novel sugarcane variety, first, tens of thousands of seedlings are created via crossing, followed by seedling selection and stepwise selection of excellent lines. Eventually, 2 or 3 types of novel varieties having desired characteristics can be obtained. As described above, for creation of a novel sugarcane variety, it is necessary to cultivate and evaluate an enormous number of lines, and it is also necessary to prepare a large-scale field and make highly time-consuming efforts. Therefore, it has been required to develop a method for identifying a sugarcane line having desired characteristics with the use of markers present in the sugarcane genome.
  • Non-Patent Document 2 suggests the possibility that a sugarcane genetic map can be created by increasing the number of markers, comparing individual markers in terms of a characteristic relationship, and verifying the results. However, in Non-Patent Document 2, an insufficient number of markers are disclosed and markers linked to desired characteristics have not been found.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a marker related to stalk diameter, which is a quantitative trait of sugarcane.
  • the present inventors conducted intensive studies.
  • the present inventors prepared many sugarcane markers and carried out linkage analysis of quantitative traits along with such markers for hybrid progeny lines. Accordingly, the present inventors found markers linked to quantitative traits such as an increase in stalk diameter. This has led to the completion of the present invention.
  • the present invention encompasses the following.
  • a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker which consists of a continuous nucleic acid region existing in a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 20, a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 21 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 34, a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 35 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 40, or a region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 41 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 52 of a sugarcane chromosome.
  • a method for producing a sugarcane line having an increased stalk diameter comprising: a step of extracting a chromosome of a progeny plant obtained from parent plants, at least one of which is sugarcane; and a step of determining the presence or absence of the sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker according to any one of (1) to (3) in the obtained sugarcane chromosome.
  • a novel sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker linked to a sugarcane quantitative trait such as an increase in stalk diameter can be provided.
  • the stalk diameter of a line obtained by crossing sugarcane lines can be identified.
  • a sugarcane line characterized by an increase in stalk diameter can be identified at a very low cost.
  • Fig. 1 schematically shows the process of production of a DNA microarray used for acquisition of sugarcane chromosome markers.
  • Fig. 2 schematically shows a step of signal detection with the use of a DNA microarray.
  • Fig. 3 is a characteristic chart showing stalk diameter data for sugarcane variety/line groups used in the Examples.
  • Fig. 4 is a characteristic chart showing QTL analysis results for the NiF8 sugarcane variety regarding stalk diameter (the 2nd linkage group).
  • Fig. 5 is a characteristic chart showing QTL analysis results for the NiF8 sugarcane variety regarding stalk diameter (the 40th linkage group).
  • Fig. 6 is a characteristic chart showing QTL analysis results for the Ni9 sugarcane variety regarding stalk diameter (the 21st linkage group).
  • Fig. 1 schematically shows the process of production of a DNA microarray used for acquisition of sugarcane chromosome markers.
  • Fig. 2 schematically shows a step of signal detection with the use of a DNA microarray.
  • Fig. 7 is a characteristic chart showing QTL analysis results for the Ni9 sugarcane variety regarding stalk diameter (the 46th linkage group).
  • Fig. 8 is a characteristic chart showing signal levels of N812115 (a marker present in the 2nd linkage group of NiF8) for individual lines.
  • Fig. 9 is a characteristic chart showing signal levels of N815144 (a marker present in the 40th linkage group of NiF8) for individual lines.
  • Fig. 10 is a characteristic chart showing signal levels of N917810 (a marker present in the 21st linkage group of Ni9) for individual lines.
  • Fig. 11 is a characteristic chart showing signal levels of N919549 (a marker present in the 46th linkage group of Ni9) for individual lines.
  • sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker and the method for using the same according to the present invention are described below.
  • a method for producing a sugarcane line using a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker is described.
  • Sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers corresponds to a specific region present on a sugarcane chromosome and is linked to causative genes (i.e., gene group) for a trait that causes an increase in sugarcane stalk diameter. Thus, it can be used to identify a trait characterized by an increase in sugarcane stalk diameter.
  • a progeny line obtained using a known sugarcane line is a line having a trait characterized by an increase in stalk diameter by confirming the presence of a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker in such progeny line.
  • the term "stalk diameter” refers to the diameter of a single stalk which can be measured by a generally known method in the art. Such method is not particularly limited. However, for example, a sugarcane stalk is prepared as a millable stalk and the short axis of the central portion of an internode corresponding to the central portion of a millable stalk is measured using a caliper or the like.
  • millable stalk refers to a stalk used as a raw material for production of crude sugar or the like, which is obtained by removing low-sugar-content portions such as a cane top, leaves, and roots from an untreated sugarcane stalk. In general, the length of a millable stalk is 1 m or longer.
  • sugarcane used herein refers to a plant belonging to the genus Saccharum of the family Poaceae.
  • the term “sugarcane” includes both so-called noble cane (scientific name: Saccharum officinarum) and wild cane (scientific name: Saccharum spontaneum).
  • noble cane scientific name: Saccharum officinarum
  • wild cane scientific name: Saccharum spontaneum
  • known sugarcane variety/line is not particularly limited. It includes any variety/line capable of being used in Japan and any variety/line used outside Japan.
  • sugarcane varieties cultivated in Japan include, but are not limited to, Ni1, NiN2, NiF3, NiF4, NiF5, Ni6, NiN7, NiF8, Ni9, NiTn10, Ni11, Ni12, Ni14, Ni15, Ni16, Ni17, NiTn19, NiTn20, Ni22, and Ni23.
  • main sugarcane varieties used in Japan described herein include, but are not limited to, NiF8, Ni9, NiTn10, and Ni15.
  • main sugarcane varieties that have been introduced into Japan include, but are not limited to, F177, NCo310, and F172.
  • a progeny line may be a line obtained by crossing a mother plant and a father plant of the same species, each of which is a sugarcane variety/line, or it may be a hybrid line obtained from parent plants when one thereof is a sugarcane variety/line and the other is a closely related variety/line (Erianthus arundinaceus).
  • a progeny line may be obtained by so-called backcrossing.
  • the sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker of the present invention has been newly identified by QTL (Quantitative Trait Loci) analysis using a genetic linkage map containing 3004 markers originally obtained from chromosomes of the NiF8 sugarcane variety, a genetic linkage map containing 4569 markers originally obtained from chromosomes of the Ni9 sugarcane variety, and sugarcane stalk diameter data.
  • QTL Quantitative Trait Loci
  • many genes are presumably associated with sugarcane stalk diameter, which is a quantitative trait characterized by a continuous distribution of stalk diameter values.
  • the QTL Cartographer gene analysis software Wang S., C. J. Basten, and Z.-B. Zeng (2010); Windows QTL Cartographer 2.5.
  • peaks with LOD scores equivalent to or exceeding a given threshold have been found in 4 regions included in the above genetic linkage maps by QTL analysis described above. That is, the following 4 regions having such peaks have been specified: an approximately 23.4-cM (centimorgan) region and an approximately 20.0-cM region (the NiF8 sugarcane variety); and an approximately 37.2-cM region and an approximately 33.7-cM region (the Ni9 sugarcane variety).
  • M refers to a unit representing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome, and it is expressed by the percentage of the crossover rate. In a case of a sugarcane chromosome, 1 cM corresponds to approximately 2000 kb. In addition, it is suggested that causative genes (i.e., gene group) for a trait that causes an increase in stalk diameter could be present at the peak positions or in the vicinity thereof.
  • the 23.4-cM region having the above peak is a region that comprises 20 types of markers listed in table 1 below in the order shown in table 1.
  • the 20.0-cM region having the above peak is a region that comprises 14 types of markers listed in table 2 below in the order shown in table 2.
  • the 37.2-cM region having the above peak is a region that comprises 6 types of markers listed in table 3 below in the order shown in table 3.
  • the 33.7-cM region having the above peak is a region that comprises 12 types of markers listed in table 4 below in the order shown in table 4.
  • Linkage group represents the number given to each group among a plurality of linkage groups specified by QTL analysis.
  • Marker name represents the name given to each marker originally obtained in the present invention.
  • Synignal threshold represents a threshold used for determination of the presence or absence of a marker. The peak contained in the 23.4-cM region of the NiF8 sugarcane variety is present in a region sandwiched between a marker (N827956) having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5 and a marker (N822637) having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 7.
  • the peak contained in the 20.0-cM region of the NiF8 sugarcane variety is present in a region sandwiched between a marker (N827451) having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 21 and a marker (N810332) having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 22.
  • the peak contained in the 37.2-cM region of the Ni9 sugarcane variety is present in a region sandwiched between a marker (N902171) having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 36 and a marker (N918319) having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 38.
  • the peak contained in the 33.7-cM region of the Ni9 sugarcane variety is present in a region sandwiched between a marker (N917999) having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 41 and a marker (N917862) having the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 43.
  • a continuous nucleic acid region existing in any of 4 regions containing markers shown in tables 1 to 4 can be used as a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker.
  • nucleic acid region refers to a region having a nucleotide sequence having 95% or less, preferably 90% or less, more preferably 80% or less, and most preferably 70% or less identity to a different region present on a sugarcane chromosome. If the identity of a nucleic acid region serving as a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker to a different region falls within the above range, the nucleic acid region can be specifically detected according to a standard method. The identity level described herein can be calculated using default parameters and BLAST or a similar algorithm.
  • the base length of a nucleic acid region serving as a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker can be at least 8 bases, preferably 15 bases or more, more preferably 20 bases or more, and most preferably 30 bases. If the base length of a nucleic acid region serving as a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker falls within the above range, the nucleic acid region can be specifically detected according to a standard method.
  • a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker is preferably designated as existing in the region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 7. This is because the above peak is present in the region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 7.
  • a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker is preferably designated as existing in the region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 21 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 22. This is because the above peak is present in the region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 21 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 22.
  • a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker is preferably designated as existing in the region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 36 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 38. This is because the above peak is present in the region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 36 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 38.
  • a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker is preferably designated as existing in the region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 41 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 43. This is because the above peak is present in the region sandwiched between the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 41 and the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 43.
  • a nucleic acid region containing a single marker selected from among the 52 types of markers shown in tables 1 to 4 can be used as a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker.
  • a nucleic acid region containing a marker (N805103) consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 located closest to the peak position in the 23.4-cM region of the NiF8 sugarcane variety a nucleic acid region containing a marker (N827451) consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 21 located closest to the peak position in the 20.0-cM region of the NiF8 sugarcane variety, a nucleic acid region containing a marker (N917810) consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 37 located closest to the peak position in the 37.2-cM region of the Ni9 sugarcane variety, or a nucleic acid region containing a marker (N919703) consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 42 located closest to the peak position in the 33.7-cM
  • the nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid region containing the marker can be specified by inverse PCR using primers designed based on the nucleotide sequence of such marker.
  • any of the above 52 types of markers can be directly used as a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker.
  • one or more type(s) of markers selected from among the 52 types of such markers can be directly used as a sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker.
  • a marker (N805103) consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6 located closest to the peak position in the 23.4-cM region of the NiF8 sugarcane variety
  • a marker (N827451) consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 21 located closest to the peak position in the 20.0-cM region of the NiF8 sugarcane variety
  • a marker (N917810) consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 37 closest to the peak position in the 37.2-cM region of the Ni9 sugarcane variety
  • a marker (N919703) consisting of the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 42 closest to the peak position in the 33.7-cM region of the Ni9 sugarcane variety.
  • Sugarcane marker identification As described above, sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers were identified from among 3004 markers originally obtained from chromosomes of the NiF8 sugarcane variety and 4569 markers originally obtained from chromosomes of the Ni9 sugarcane variety in the present invention. These markers are described below. Upon identification of these markers, a DNA microarray can be used according to the method disclosed in JP Patent Application No. 2009-283430. Specifically, these markers originally obtained from sugarcane chromosomes are used with a DNA microarray having probes designed by the method disclosed in JP Patent Application No. 2009-283430. The method for designing probes as shown in fig. 1 is described below. First, genomic DNA is extracted from sugarcane (step 1a).
  • restriction enzymes A and B are used (in the order of A first and then B) to digest genomic DNA.
  • the restriction enzymes used herein are not particularly limited. However, examples of restriction enzymes that can be used include PstI, EcoRI, HindIII, BstNI, HpaII, and HaeIII.
  • restriction enzymes can be adequately selected in consideration of the frequency of appearance of recognition sequences such that a genomic DNA fragment having a base length of 20 to 10000 can be obtained when genomic DNA is completely digested.
  • a genomic DNA fragment obtained after the use of all restriction enzymes it is preferable for a genomic DNA fragment obtained after the use of all restriction enzymes to have a base length of 200 to 6000.
  • the order in which restriction enzymes are subjected to treatment is not particularly limited.
  • a plurality of restriction enzymes may be used in an identical reaction system if they are treated under identical conditions (e.g., solution composition and temperature). Specifically, in the example shown in fig. 1, genomic DNA is digested using restriction enzymes A and B in such order. However, genomic DNA may be digested by simultaneously using restriction enzymes A and B in an identical reaction system. Alternatively, genomic DNA may be digested using restriction enzymes B and A in such order.
  • adapters are bound to a genomic DNA fragment subjected to restriction enzyme treatment (step 1c).
  • the adapter used herein is not particularly limited as long as it can be bound to both ends of a genomic DNA fragment obtained by the above restriction enzyme treatment.
  • an adapter it is possible to use, as an adapter, an adapter having a single strand complementary to a protruding end (sticky end) formed at each end of genomic DNA by restriction enzyme treatment and a primer binding sequence to which a primer used upon amplification treatment as described in detail below can hybridize.
  • an adapter having a single strand complementary to the above protruding end (sticky end) and a restriction enzyme recognition site that is incorporated into a vector upon cloning.
  • a plurality of adapters corresponding to the relevant restriction enzymes can be prepared and used.
  • a plurality of adapters having single strands complementary to different protruding ends formed upon digestion of genomic DNA with a plurality of restriction enzymes may have a common primer binding sequence such that a common primer can hybridize to each such adapter.
  • telomeres may have different primer binding sequences such that different primers can separately hybridize thereto.
  • an adapter adapter(s) corresponding to one or more restriction enzyme(s) selected from among a plurality of the used restriction enzymes.
  • a genomic DNA fragment to both ends of which adapters have been added is amplified (step 1d).
  • the genomic DNA fragment can be amplified using a primer that can hybridize to the primer binding sequence.
  • a genomic DNA fragment to which an adapter has been added is cloned into a vector using the adapter sequence.
  • the genomic DNA fragment can be amplified using primers that can hybridize to specific regions of the vector.
  • PCR can be used for a genomic DNA fragment amplification reaction using primers.
  • the adapters are ligated to all genomic DNA fragments obtained by treatment with a plurality of restriction enzymes. In this case, all the obtained genomic DNA fragments can be amplified by carrying out a nucleic acid amplification reaction using primer binding sequences contained in adapters.
  • genomic DNA is digested using a plurality of restriction enzymes, followed by ligation of adapter(s) corresponding to one or more restriction enzyme(s) selected from among a plurality of the used restriction enzymes to genomic DNA fragments.
  • a genomic DNA fragment to both ends of which the selected restriction enzyme recognition sequences have been ligated can be exclusively amplified.
  • the nucleotide sequence of the amplified genomic DNA fragment is determined (step 1e).
  • at least one region which has a base length shorter than the base length of the genomic DNA fragment and corresponds to at least a partial region of the genomic DNA fragment, is specified.
  • Sugarcane probes are designed using at least one of the thus specified regions (step 1f).
  • a method for determining the nucleotide sequence of a genomic DNA fragment is not particularly limited.
  • a conventionally known method using a DNA sequencer applied to the Sanger method or the like can be used.
  • a region to be designed herein has a 20- to 100-base length, preferably a 30- to 90-base length, and more preferably a 50- to 75-base length as described above.
  • a DNA microarray can be produced by designing many probes using genomic DNA extracted from sugarcane and synthesizing an oligonucleotide having a desired nucleotide sequence on a support based on the nucleotide sequence of the designed probe.
  • 3004 markers and 4569 markers including the above 52 types of sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 52, can be identified from the sugarcane varieties NiF8 and Ni9, respectively. More specifically, the present inventors obtained signal data of known sugarcane varieties (NiF8 and Ni9) and a progeny line (line 191) obtained by crossing the varieties with the use of the DNA microarray described above. Then, genotype data were obtained based on the obtained signal data.
  • chromosomal marker position information was obtained by calculation using the gene distance function (Kosambi) and the AntMap genetic map creation software (Iwata H, Ninomiya S (2006) AntMap: constructing genetic linkage maps using an ant colony optimization algorithm, Breed Sci 56: 371-378). Further, a genetic map datasheet was created based on the obtained marker position information using Mapmaker/EXP ver. 3.0 (A Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Technical Report, Third Edition, January, 1993). As a result, 3004 markers and 4569 markers, including the aforementioned 52 types of sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 52, were identified from the sugarcane varieties NiF8 and Ni9, respectively.
  • sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers makes it possible to determine whether a sugarcane progeny line or the like, which has a phenotype exhibiting unknown stalk diameter, is a line having a phenotype showing an increase in stalk diameter.
  • the expression "the use of sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers" used herein indicates the use of a DNA microarray having probes corresponding to sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers in one embodiment.
  • probes corresponding to sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers indicates oligonucleotides that can specifically hybridize under stringent conditions to sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers defined as above.
  • oligonucleotides can be designed as partial or whole regions with base lengths of at least 10 continuous bases, 15 continuous bases, 20 continuous bases, 25 continuous bases, 30 continuous bases, 35 continuous bases, 40 continuous bases, 45 continuous bases, or 50 or more continuous bases of the nucleotide sequences or complementary strands thereof of sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers defined as above.
  • a DNA microarray having such probes may be any type of microarray, such as a microarray having a planar substrate comprising glass, silicone, or the like as a carrier, a bead array comprising microbeads as carriers, or a three-dimensional microarray having an inner wall comprising hollow fibers to which probes are fixed.
  • a DNA microarray prepared as described above makes it possible to determine whether a sugarcane line such as a progeny line or the like, which has a phenotype exhibiting unknown stalk diameter, is a line having a phenotype showing an increase in stalk diameter.
  • a sugarcane sample is a sugarcane line such as a sugarcane progeny line, which has a phenotype exhibiting unknown stalk diameter, and thus which can be used as a subject to be determined whether to have a trait characterized by an increase in stalk diameter or not.
  • a plurality of genomic DNA fragments are prepared by digesting the extracted genomic DNA with restriction enzymes used for preparing the DNA microarray. Then, the obtained genomic DNA fragments are ligated to adapters used for preparation of the DNA microarray. Subsequently, the genomic DNA fragments, to both ends of which adapters have been added, are amplified using primers employed for preparation of the DNA microarray.
  • sugarcane-sample-derived genomic DNA fragments corresponding to the genomic DNA fragments amplified in step 1d upon preparation of the DNA microarray can be amplified.
  • specific genomic DNA fragments may be selectively amplified. For instance, in a case in which a plurality of adapters corresponding to a plurality of restriction enzymes are used, genomic DNA fragments to which specific adapters have been added can be selectively amplified.
  • genomic DNA fragments to which adapters have been added can be selectively amplified by adding adapters only to genomic DNA fragments that have protruding ends corresponding to specific restriction enzymes among the obtained genomic DNA fragments.
  • specific genomic DNA fragment concentration can be increased by selectively amplifying the specific genomic DNA fragments.
  • amplified genomic DNA fragments are labeled. Any conventionally known substance may be used as a labeling substance. Examples of a labeling substance that can be used include fluorescent molecules, dye molecules, and radioactive molecules.
  • this step can be omitted using a labeled nucleotide in the step of amplifying genomic DNA fragments.
  • amplified DNA fragments can be labeled.
  • labeled genomic DNA fragments are allowed to come into contact with the DNA microarray under certain conditions such that probes fixed to the DNA microarray hybridize to the labeled genomic DNA fragments.
  • highly stringent conditions are provided for hybridization. Under highly stringent conditions, it becomes possible to determine with high accuracy whether or not sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers are present in a sugarcane sample.
  • stringent conditions can be adjusted based on reaction temperature and salt concentration. That is, an increase in temperature or a decrease in salt concentration results in more stringent conditions.
  • hybridization conditions 40 degrees C to 44 degrees C; 0.2 SDS; and 6 x SSC.
  • hybridization between labeled genomic DNA fragments and probes can be confirmed by detecting a labeling substance. Specifically, after the above hybridization reaction of labeled genomic DNA fragments and probes, unreacted genomic DNA fragments and the like are washed, and the labeling substance bound to each genomic DNA fragment specifically hybridizing to a probe is observed. For instance, in a case in which the labeling substance is a fluorescent material, the fluorescence wavelength is detected. In a case in which the labeling substance is a dye molecule, the dye wavelength is detected.
  • apparatuses such as fluorescent detectors and image analyzers used for conventional DNA microarray analysis can be used.
  • a sugarcane sample has the above sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker(s) with the use of a DNA microarray.
  • the area of a field used for cultivation of a sugarcane sample and other factors such as cost of cultivation can be significantly reduced with the use of the sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker(s).
  • the sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related marker(s) makes it possible to significantly reduce the number of excellent lines that need to be cultivated in an actual field. This allows drastic reduction of time-consuming efforts and the cost required to create a novel sugarcane variety.
  • Causative genes for a trait that causes an increase in sugarcane stalk diameter can be isolated using the above sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers.
  • a conventionally known method can be used as an isolation method (see “Illustrated bio-experiment practice 4 (Bio-Jikken Illustrated 4): Effortless Cloning," Kazuhiro Makabe (1997), Shujunsha Co., Ltd.).
  • causative genes for a trait that causes an increase in sugarcane stalk diameter can be isolated by creating primers or probes corresponding to the above defined sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers and screening sugarcane genomic DNA or cDNA.
  • causative genes for a trait that causes an increase in the stalk diameter of a non-sugarcane graminaceous plant can be isolated by screening a different graminaceous-plant-derived genomic DNA or cDNA instead of the sugarcane genomic DNA or cDNA using primers or probes corresponding to the sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers.
  • a transformed plant characterized by an increase in stalk diameter can be produced by transformation of plant cells using a recombinant vector including a causative gene for a trait that causes an increase in sugarcane stalk diameter obtained above.
  • Genomic DNAs (750 ng each) were treated with a PstI restriction enzyme (NEB; 25 units) at 37 degrees C for 2 hours.
  • a BstNI restriction enzyme (NEB; 25 units) was added thereto, followed by treatment at 60 degrees C for 2 hours.
  • the adapters were selectively added to genomic DNA fragments having PstI recognition sequences at both ends thereof among the genomic DNA fragments treated in (2).
  • PCR amplification A PstI sequence adapter recognition primer (5'-GATGGATCCAGTGCAG-3' (SEQ ID NO: 55)) and Taq polymerase (TAKARA; PrimeSTAR; 1.25 units) were added to the genomic DNA fragment (15 ng) having the adaptors obtained in (3). Then, the genomic DNA fragment was amplified by PCR (treatment at 98 degrees C for 10 seconds, 55 degrees C for 15 seconds, 72 degrees C for 1 minute for 30 cycles, and then at 72 degrees C for 3 minutes, followed by storage at 4 degrees C).
  • Genome sequence acquisition The nucleotide sequence of the genomic DNA fragment subjected to PCR amplification in (4) was determined by FLX454 (Roche) or the Sanger method. In addition, information on a nucleotide sequence sandwiched between PstI recognition sequences was obtained based on the total sorghum genome sequence information contained in the genome database (Gramene: http://www.gramene.org/). (6) Probe design and DNA microarray production 50- to 75-bp probes were designed based on the genome sequence information in (5). Based on the nucleotide sequence information of the designed probes, a DNA microarray having the probes was produced. 2.
  • Adapter ligation PstI sequence adapters (5'-CACGATGGATCCAGTGCA-3' (SEQ ID NO: 53) and 5'-CTGGATCCATCGTGCA-3' (SEQ ID NO: 54)) and T4 DNA Ligase (NEB; 800 units) were added to the genomic DNA fragments treated in (2) (120 ng each), and the obtained mixtures were treated at 16 degrees C for 4 hours or longer.
  • the adaptors were selectively added to a genomic DNA fragment having PstI recognition sequences at both ends thereof among the genomic DNA fragments treated in (2).
  • PCR amplification A PstI sequence adapter recognition primer (5'-GATGGATCCAGTGCAG-3' (SEQ ID NO: 55)) and Taq polymerase (TAKARA; PrimeSTAR; 1.25 units) were added to the genomic DNA fragment (15 ng) having the adapters obtained in (3). Then, the genomic DNA fragment was amplified by PCR (treatment at 98 degrees C for 10 seconds, 55 degrees C for 15 seconds, 72 degrees C for 1 minute for 30 cycles, and then 72 degrees C for 3 minutes, followed by storage at 4 degrees C). (5) Labeling The PCR amplification fragment obtained in (4) above was purified with a column (Qiagen). Cy3 9mer wobble (TriLink; 1 O.D.) was added thereto.
  • QTL Quantitative trait loci
  • peaks exceeding the LOD threshold were observed in the following ranges: the range between markers N817421 and N818319 present in the 2nd linkage group of the NiF8 sugarcane variety; the range between markers N827451 and N829378 present in the 40th linkage group of the NiF8 sugarcane variety; the range between markers N915447 and N914822 present in the 21st linkage group of the Ni9 sugarcane variety; and the range between markers N917999 and N916624 present in the 46th linkage group of the Ni9 sugarcane variety. It was possible to specify the obtained peaks as shown in table 5, suggesting the presence of causative genes (i.e., gene group) each having the function of causing an increase in stalk diameter at the peak positions.
  • causative genes i.e., gene group
  • markers located in the vicinity of the peaks are inherited in linkage with causative genes (i.e., gene group) each having the function of causing an increase in stalk diameter.
  • causative genes i.e., gene group
  • the markers can be used as sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers.
  • the 52 types of markers shown in figs. 4 to 7 can be used as sugarcane-stalk-diameter-related markers.
  • tables 6-9 show signal levels of 52 types of markers among markers N817421 to N818319 present in the 2nd linkage group of the NiF8 sugarcane variety, markers N827451 to N829378 present in the 40th linkage group of the NiF8 sugarcane variety, markers N915447 to N914822 present in the 21st linkage group of the Ni9 sugarcane variety, and markers N917999 to N916624 present in the 46th linkage group of the Ni9 sugarcane variety for NiF8 and Ni9 and their 12 progeny lines (F1_1 to F1_12).
  • the signal levels of N812115, N815144, N917810, and N919549 are shown in figs. 8-11, respectively.

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Selon l'invention, un marqueur relatif au diamètre de tige de canne à sucre lié à un trait quantitatif de la canne à sucre. Ledit marqueur est un marqueur relatif au diamètre de tige de canne à sucre, qui comprend une région d'acide nucléique continue se trouvant dans une région prise en sandwich entre la séquence nucléotidique figurant dans SEQ ID NO: 1 et la séquence nucléotidique figurant dans SEQ ID NO: 20, une région prise en sandwich entre la séquence nucléotidique figurant dans SEQ ID NO: 21 et la séquence nucléotidique figurant dans SEQ ID NO: 34, une région prise en sandwich entre la séquence nucléotidique figurant dans SEQ ID NO: 35 et la séquence nucléotidique figurant dans SEQ ID NO: 40, ou une région prise en sandwich entre la séquence nucléotidique figurant dans SEQ ID NO: 41 et la séquence nucléotidique figurant dans SEQ ID NO: 52 d'un chromosome de sucre de canne.
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