Functional diversification of Flowering Locus T homologs in soybean: GmFT1a and Gm FT2a/5a have opposite roles in controlling flowering and maturation.

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Title:	Functional diversification of Flowering Locus T homologs in soybean: GmFT1a and Gm FT2a/5a have opposite roles in controlling flowering and maturation.
Authors:	Liu, W., Jiang, B., Ma, L., Zhang, S., Zhai, H., Xu, X., Hou, W., Xia, Z., Wu, C., Sun, S., Wu, T., Chen, L., Han, T.
Source:	Liu et al. 2017 New Phytol., 217:1335-1345
Abstract:	Background Soybean oil is a major source of edible oil, and the domestication of wild soybean has resulted in significant changes in oil content and composition. Extensive efforts have been made to identify genetic loci that are related to soybean oil traits. The objective of this study was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) related to soybean seed oil and compare the fatty acid composition between wild and cultivated soybean. Results Using the specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq) method, a total of 181 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between wild soybean ZYD00463 (Glycine soja) and cultivated soybean WDD01514 (Glycine max) were genotyped. Finally, a high-density genetic linkage map comprising 11,398 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers on 20 linkage groups (LGs) was constructed. Twenty-four stable QTLs for seed oil content and composition were identified by model-based composite interval mapping (CIM) across multiple environments. Among these QTLs, 23 overlapped with or were adjacent to previously reported QTLs. One QTL,qPA10_1(5.949.98Mb) on Chr. Ten is a novel locus for palmitic acid. In the intervals of stable QTLs, some interesting genes involved in lipid metabolism were detected. Conclusions We developed 181 RILs from a cross between wild soybean ZYD00463 and cultivated soybean WDD01514 and constructed a high-density genetic map using the SLAF-seq method. We identified 24 stable QTLs for seed oil content and compositions, which includesqPA10_1on Chr. 10, a novel locus for palmitic acid. Some interesting genes in the QTL regions were also detected. Our study will provide useful information for scientists to learn about genetic variations in lipid metabolism between wild and cultivated soybean.

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