A pair of non-Mendelian genes at the Ga2 locus confer unilateral cross-incompatibility in maize

Zhibin Chen; Zhaogui Zhang; Huairen Zhang; Kai Li; Darun Cai; Li Zhao; Juan Liu; Huabang Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29729-z

Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

A pair of non-Mendelian genes at the Ga2 locus confer unilateral cross-incompatibility in maize

Zhibin Chen,
Zhaogui Zhang,
Huairen Zhang,
Kai Li,
Darun Cai,
Li Zhao,
Juan Liu,
Huabang Chen

Affiliations

Zhibin Chen: State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhaogui Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huairen Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kai Li: State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Darun Cai: State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Li Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Juan Liu: State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Huabang Chen: State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29729-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Unilaterial cross-incompatibility (UCI) systems are regulated by a male-female gene pair that are genetically linked, but no pair of the male and female determinants has been isolated so far. Here, the authors report the cloning of a pair of pectin methylesterases encoding genes at the Ga2 locus confer UCI in maize.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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