Characterization of genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium of ZmLOX4 and ZmLOX5 loci in maize.
Maize (Zea mays L.) lipoxygenases (ZmLOXs) are well recognized as important players in plant defense against pathogens, especially in cross kingdom lipid communication with pathogenic fungi. This study is among the first to investigate genetic diversity at important gene paralogs ZmLOX4 and ZmLOX5. Sequencing of these genes in 400 diverse maize lines showed little genetic diversity and low linkage disequilibrium in the two genes. Importantly, we identified one inbred line in which ZmLOX5 has a disrupted open reading frame, a line missing ZmLOX5, and five lines with a duplication of ZmLOX5. Tajima's D test suggests that both ZmLOX4 and ZmLOX5 have been under neutral selection. Further investigation of haplotype data revealed that within the ZmLOX family members only ZmLOX12, a monocot specific ZmLOX, showed strong linkage disequilibrium that extends further than expected in maize. Linkage disequilibrium patterns at these loci of interest are crucial for future candidate gene association mapping studies. ZmLOX4 and ZmLOX5 mutations and copy number variants are under further investigation for crop improvement.
Department of Soil and Crop Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America.
Gerald N
GN
De La Fuente
Seth C
SC
Murray
Thomas
T
Isakeit
Yong-Soon
YS
Park
Yuanxin
Y
Yan
Marilyn L
ML
Warburton
Michael V
MV
Kolomiets
D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant; D017353:Gene Deletion; D018628:Gene Dosage; D020440:Gene Duplication; D056426:Genetic Loci; D006239:Haplotypes; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000235:genetics; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D058945:Lipoxygenases / Q000235:genetics*; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010641:Phenotype; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012641:Selection, Genetic; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D003313:Zea mays / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*
D007527:Isoenzymes; D010940:Plant Proteins; D058945:Lipoxygenases