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Development of chromosome‐arm‐specific microsatellite markers in Triticum aestivum (Poaceae) using NGS technology
Author(s) -
Nie Xiaojun,
Li Bianli,
Liu Peixun,
Biradar Siddanagouda S.,
Li Tao,
Doležel Jaroslav,
Edwards David,
Luo Mingcheng,
Weining Song
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.3732/ajb.1200077
Subject(s) - microsatellite , biology , contig , genetics , chromosome , genetic marker , dna sequencing , bacterial artificial chromosome , computational biology , gene , genome , allele
• Premise of the study: The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of developing chromosome‐arm‐specific microsatellite markers in wheat on a large scale based on chromosome survey sequences obtained with next‐generation sequencing (NGS) technology. • Methods and Results: The Illumina Hi Seq2000 sequencing platform was used to sequence DNA of isolated wheat chromosome‐arm 7DL. The data were assembled and microsatellite loci were identified computationally. In total, 16315 microsatellites were identified from 161061 assembled contigs. Thirty‐three markers were randomly selected for validation across 20 diverse wheat cultivars. Two nulli‐tetrasomic stocks were also screened to validate the specificity of the newly developed markers. • Conclusions: This is the first study on identification of chromosome‐arm‐specific microsatellite markers using NGS technology. These new chromosome‐arm‐specific markers will facilitate saturation of the 7DL genetic map, and their availability will support genetic mapping and positional cloning in wheat.