title: qUVR-10, a major quantitative trait locus for ultraviolet-B resistance in rice, encodes cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer photolyase.
abstract: Rice qUVR-10, a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for ultraviolet-B (UVB) resistance on chromosome 10, was cloned by map-based strategy. It was detected in backcross inbred lines (BILs) derived from a cross between the japonica variety Nipponbare (UV resistant) and the indica variety Kasalath (UV sensitive). Plants homozygous for the Nipponbare allele at the qUVR-10 locus were more resistant to UVB compared with the Kasalath allele. High-resolution mapping using 1850 F(2) plants enabled us to delimit qUVR-10 to a <27-kb genomic region. We identified a gene encoding the cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) photolyase in this region. Activity of CPD photorepair in Nipponbare was higher than that of Kasalath and nearly isogenic with qUVR-10 [NIL(qUVR-10)], suggesting that the CPD photolyase of Kasalath was defective. We introduced a genomic fragment containing the CPD photolyase gene of Nipponbare to NIL(qUVR-10). Transgenic plants showed the same level of resistance as Nipponbare did, indicating that the qUVR-10 encoded the CPD photolyase. Comparison of the qUVR-10 sequence in the Nipponbare and Kasalath alleles revealed one probable candidate for the functional nucleotide polymorphism. It was indicated that single-base substitution in the CPD photolyase gene caused the alteration of activity of CPD photorepair and UVB resistance. Furthermore, we were able to develop a UV-hyperresistant plant by overexpression of the photolyase gene.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan. uechu@nias.affrc.go.jp
authors.forename: Tadamasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hidema
authors.forename: Tokuhisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirouchi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumagai
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yano
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D017931:DNA Primers; D004255:Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D015698:Genomic Library; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012275:Oryza / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers / Q000378:metabolism; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D011740:Pyrimidine Dimers; D004255:Deoxyribodipyrimidine Photo-Lyase