title: Development, characterisation, and across-taxa utility of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) microsatellite markers.
abstract: The results of the development of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) microsatellite markers are given step by step, from the screening of libraries enriched in (GA)n, (GT)n, and (CCG)n simple-sequence repeats (SSRs) to the final characterisation of 21 SSR loci. Also published are primer sequences, estimates of allele size range, and expected heterozygosity in E. guineensis and in the closely related species E. oleifera, in which an optimal utility of the SSR markers was observed. Multivariate data analyses showed the ability of SSR markers to efficiently reveal the genetic-diversity structure of the genus Elaeis in accordance with known geographical origins and with measured genetic relationships based on previous molecular studies. High levels of allelic variability indicated that E. guineensis SSRs will be a powerful tool for genetic studies of the genus Elaeis, including variety identification and intra- or inter-specific genetic mapping. PCR amplification tests on a subset of 16 other palm species and allele-sequence data showed that E. guineensis SSRs are putative transferable markers across palm taxa. In addition, phenetic information based on SSR flanking region sequences makes E. guineensis SSR markers a potentially useful molecular resource for any researcher studying the phylogeny of palm taxa.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Montpellier, France. billotte@cirad.fr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Billotte
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Risterucci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barcelos
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Noyer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amblard
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Baurens
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D001208:Asia; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D030561:Databases, Nucleic Acid; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation; D015698:Genomic Library; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013020:South America
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D018744:DNA, Plant