ESTs from a wild Arachis species for gene discovery and marker development.

Background Due to its origin, peanut has a very narrow genetic background. Wild relatives can be a source of genetic variability for cultivated peanut. In this study, the transcriptome of the wild species Arachis stenosperma accession V10309 was analyzed. Results ESTs were produced from four cDNA libraries of RNAs extracted from leaves and roots of A. stenosperma. Randomly selected cDNA clones were sequenced to generate 8,785 ESTs, of which 6,264 (71.3%) had high quality, with 3,500 clusters: 963 contigs and 2537 singlets. Only 55.9% matched homologous sequences of known genes. ESTs were classified into 23 different categories according to putative protein functions. Numerous sequences related to disease resistance, drought tolerance and human health were identified. Two hundred and six microsatellites were found and markers have been developed for 188 of these. The microsatellite profile was analyzed and compared to other transcribed and genomic sequence data. Conclusion This is, to date, the first report on the analysis of transcriptome of a wild relative of peanut. The ESTs produced in this study are a valuable resource for gene discovery, the characterization of new wild alleles, and for marker development. The ESTs were released in the [GenBank:EH041934 to EH048197]

ESTs from a wild Arachis species for gene discovery and marker development

BACKGROUND: Due to its origin, peanut has a very narrow genetic background. Wild relatives can be a source of genetic variability for cultivated peanut. In this study, the transcriptome of the wild species Arachis stenosperma accession V10309 was analyzed. RESULTS: ESTs were produced from four cDNA libraries of RNAs extracted from leaves and roots of A. stenosperma. Randomly selected cDNA clones were sequenced to generate 8,785 ESTs, of which 6,264 (71.3%) had high quality, with 3,500 clusters: 963 contigs and 2537 singlets. Only 55.9% matched homologous sequences of known genes. ESTs were classified into 23 different categories according to putative protein functions. Numerous sequences related to disease resistance, drought tolerance and human health were identified. Two hundred and six microsatellites were found and markers have been developed for 188 of these. The microsatellite profile was analyzed and compared to other transcribed and genomic sequence data. CONCLUSION: This is, to date, the first report on the analysis of transcriptome of a wild relative of peanut. The ESTs produced in this study are a valuable resource for gene discovery, the characterization of new wild alleles, and for marker development. The ESTs were released in the [GenBank:EH041934 to EH048197]

Caracterização morfológica da população tetraplóide de amendoim.

As primeiras iniciativas para introduzir genes das espécies silvestres no amendoim cultivado iniciaram na década de 1970, visando a introgressão de resistência às cercosporioses. Desde então, diversas populações interespecíficas foram geradas, como a população tetraploide obtida a partir da hibridação entre a cultivar ?Runner IAC 886? e o alotetraplóide sintético formado pelos parentais silvestres de genoma B (Arachis ipaënsis) e A (A. duranensis), composta por 89 linhagens recombinantes. O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever a variabilidade para características morfológicas das linhagens recombinantes interespecíficas que compõem a população tetraploide do amendoim. Os parentes silvestres, o alotetraplóide sintético derivado destes e a cultivar ?Runner IAC 886?, apresentaram variabilidade para altura da haste principal, cor de flor, hábito de crescimento, pigmentação da haste e formato da vagem