Effects of ε-amino-n-caproic acid and L-lysine on the development of hybrid embryos of triticale (× Triticosecale)

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (17) ◽  
pp. 2330-2334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoaki Taira ◽  
E. N. Larter

The injection of either ε-amino-n-caproic acid (EACA) or L-lysine–HCl into the tetraploid wheat parent (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum cv. Jori) as early as 1 day after pollination with rye (Secale sp.) significantly enhanced the development of hybrid embryos in vivo. The success with which the embryos could be artificially cultured was improved accordingly. One millilitre of either compound applied at 1.0 mg/ml concentration resulted in a significant increase in the frequency of normal-appearing embryos. It is concluded that the application of EACA or its analogue L-lysine could be used in a hybridization program involving certain strains of wheat and rye to partially overcome the physiological barrier to hybrid embryo development.


1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (17) ◽  
pp. 2335-2337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoaki Taira ◽  
E. N. Larter

A study was made on the effect of various temperature regimes on the in vivo development of hybrid embryos from crosses between tetraploid wheat (T. turgidum L. var. durum cv. Jori) and an inbred rye (Secale cereale L.). A day–night temperature of 17–17 °C was found to be optimum for development of embryos as classified on the basis of their morphological features and their level of totipotency in vitro. The application of ε-amino-n-caproic acid (EACA) to the female parent (tetraploid wheat) daily for a 10-day period during embryogenesis significantly improved embryo development but not independently of temperature regime. Both temperature and EACA effects were manifested by increased growth and differentiation of the hybrid embryo; endosperm development was unaffected by treatment.



1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 386-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Taira ◽  
T. Lelley ◽  
E. N. Larter

Seven lines of rye (Secale cereale L.), six inbred (S9) and one open-pollinated, were used as pollen parents in crosses with two tetraploid wheat strains (Triticum turgidum var. durum cvs. 'Jori' and 'Langdon'). The rye lines were of diverse genetic background and exhibited significant differences in meiotic stability as measured by frequencies of chiasmata and univalent formation. The rate and extent of development of the embryo and endosperm tissue of hybrid ovules were not influenced by the level of meiotic stability of the rye parent, but rather by a genetic interaction between a specific rye genotype and wheat. This was indicated by the significant differences obtained in the frequency of normal embryo formation when different rye lines were used as parents in crosses to a common wheat cultivar. The specific effect of the wheat genotype on the mean seedset was shown by the significant differences obtained when different wheat cultivars were crossed with a given set of rye genotypes under the same environmental conditions. The prevailing ambient temperature significantly affected hybrid embryo and endosperm development in vivo.



1969 ◽  
Vol 22 (03) ◽  
pp. 496-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.G van Aken ◽  
J Vreeken

SummaryCarbon particles cause platelet aggregation in vitro and in vivo. Prior studies established that substances which modify thrombocyte aggregation also influence the rate at which carbon is cleared from the blood.This study was performed in order to elucidate the mechanism by which the carbon-platelet aggregates specifically accumulate in the RES.Activation of fibrinolysis by urokinase or streptokinase reduced the carbon clearance rate, probably due to generated fibrinogen degradation products (FDP). Isolated FDP decreased the carbon clearance and caused disaggregation of platelets and particles in vitro. Inhibition of fibrinolysis by epsilon-amino-caproic acid (EACA), initially accelerated the disappearance of carbon and caused particle accumulation outside the RES, predominantly in the lungs. It is supposed that platelet aggregation and locally activated fibrinolysis act together in the clearance of particles. In the normal situation the RES with its well known low fibrinolytic activity, becomes the receptor of the particles.





2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baljeet K. Gill ◽  
Daryl L. Klindworth ◽  
Matthew N. Rouse ◽  
Jinglun Zhang ◽  
Qijun Zhang ◽  
...  


Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 338
Author(s):  
Moran Nave ◽  
Mihriban Taş ◽  
John Raupp ◽  
Vijay K. Tiwari ◽  
Hakan Ozkan ◽  
...  

Triticum turgidum and T. timopheevii are two tetraploid wheat species sharing T. urartu as a common ancestor, and domesticated accessions from both of these allopolyploids exhibit nonbrittle rachis (i.e., nonshattering spikes). We previously described the loss-of-function mutations in the Brittle Rachis 1 genes BTR1-A and BTR1-B in the A and B subgenomes, respectively, that are responsible for this most visible domestication trait in T. turgidum. Resequencing of a large panel of wild and domesticated T. turgidum accessions subsequently led to the identification of the two progenitor haplotypes of the btr1-A and btr1-B domesticated alleles. Here, we extended the haplotype analysis to other T. turgidum subspecies and to the BTR1 homologues in the related T. timopheevii species. Our results showed that all the domesticated wheat subspecies within T. turgidum share common BTR1-A and BTR1-B haplotypes, confirming their common origin. In T. timopheevii, however, we identified a novel loss-of-function btr1-A allele underlying a partially brittle spike phenotype. This novel recessive allele appeared fixed within the pool of domesticated Timopheev’s wheat but was also carried by one wild timopheevii accession exhibiting partial brittleness. The promoter region for BTR1-B could not be amplified in any T. timopheevii accessions with any T. turgidum primer combination, exemplifying the gene-level distance between the two species. Altogether, our results support the concept of independent domestication processes for the two polyploid, wheat-related species.



2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Ann Blomberg ◽  
Kurt A. Zuelke

Functional genomics provides a powerful means for delving into the molecular mechanisms involved in pre-implantation development of porcine embryos. High rates of embryonic mortality (30%), following either natural mating or artificial insemination, emphasise the need to improve the efficiency of reproduction in the pig. The poor success rate of live offspring from in vitro-manipulated pig embryos also hampers efforts to generate transgenic animals for biotechnology applications. Previous analysis of differential gene expression has demonstrated stage-specific gene expression for in vivo-derived embryos and altered gene expression for in vitro-derived embryos. However, the methods used to date examine relatively few genes simultaneously and, thus, provide an incomplete glimpse of the physiological role of these genes during embryogenesis. The present review will focus on two aspects of applying functional genomics research strategies for analysing the expression of genes during elongation of pig embryos between gestational day (D) 11 and D12. First, we compare and contrast current methodologies that are being used for gene discovery and expression analysis during pig embryo development. Second, we establish a paradigm for applying serial analysis of gene expression as a functional genomics tool to obtain preliminary information essential for discovering the physiological mechanisms by which distinct embryonic phenotypes are derived.



Genome ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (12) ◽  
pp. 1545-1554 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Li ◽  
D.L. Klindworth ◽  
F. Shireen ◽  
X. Cai ◽  
J. Hu ◽  
...  

The aneuploid stocks of durum wheat ( Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum (Desf.) Husnot) and common wheat ( T. aestivum L.) have been developed mainly in ‘Langdon’ (LDN) and ‘Chinese Spring’ (CS) cultivars, respectively. The LDN-CS D-genome chromosome disomic substitution (LDN-DS) lines, where a pair of CS D-genome chromosomes substitute for a corresponding homoeologous A- or B-genome chromosome pair of LDN, have been widely used to determine the chromosomal locations of genes in tetraploid wheat. The LDN-DS lines were originally developed by crossing CS nulli-tetrasomics with LDN, followed by 6 backcrosses with LDN. They have subsequently been improved with 5 additional backcrosses with LDN. The objectives of this study were to characterize a set of the 14 most recent LDN-DS lines and to develop chromosome-specific markers, using the newly developed TRAP (target region amplification polymorphism)-marker technique. A total of 307 polymorphic DNA fragments were amplified from LDN and CS, and 302 of them were assigned to individual chromosomes. Most of the markers (95.5%) were present on a single chromosome as chromosome-specific markers, but 4.5% of the markers mapped to 2 or more chromosomes. The number of markers per chromosome varied, from a low of 10 (chromosomes 1A and 6D) to a high of 24 (chromosome 3A). There was an average of 16.6, 16.6, and 15.9 markers per chromosome assigned to the A-, B-, and D-genome chromosomes, respectively, suggesting that TRAP markers were detected at a nearly equal frequency on the 3 genomes. A comparison of the source of the expressed sequence tags (ESTs), used to derive the fixed primers, with the chromosomal location of markers revealed that 15.5% of the TRAP markers were located on the same chromosomes as the ESTs used to generate the fixed primers. A fixed primer designed from an EST mapped on a chromosome or a homoeologous group amplified at least 1 fragment specific to that chromosome or group, suggesting that the fixed primers might generate markers from target regions. TRAP-marker analysis verified the retention of at least 13 pairs of A- or B-genome chromosomes from LDN and 1 pair of D-genome chromosomes from CS in each of the LDN-DS lines. The chromosome-specific markers developed in this study provide an identity for each of the chromosomes, and they will facilitate molecular and genetic characterization of the individual chromosomes, including genetic mapping and gene identification.



2018 ◽  
Vol 435 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 367-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Valenzuela-Aragon ◽  
Fannie Isela Parra-Cota ◽  
Gustavo Santoyo ◽  
Guillermo Luis Arellano-Wattenbarger ◽  
Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos




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