Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

Neofunctionalisation of the Sli gene leads to self-compatibility and facilitates precision breeding in potato

  • Ernst-Jan Eggers,
  • Ate van der Burgt,
  • Sjaak A. W. van Heusden,
  • Michiel E. de Vries,
  • Richard G. F. Visser,
  • Christian W. B. Bachem,
  • Pim Lindhout

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24267-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The S-locus inhibitor (Sli) gene could allow potato breeding by facilitating production of diploid inbred lines. Here the authors show that Sli encodes an F-box protein with a promoter insertion enhancing expression in pollen can overcome pollen rejection in the styles of diploid potato.