Alternative splicing of a barley gene results in an excess-tillering and semi-dwarf mutant
2020
Hua, Wei | Tan, Cong | Xie, Jingzhong | Zhu, Jinghuan | Shang, Yi | Yang, Jianming | Zhang, Xiao-Qi | Wu, Xiaojian | Wang, Junmei | Li, Chengdao
KEY MESSAGE: An excess-tillering semi-dwarf gene Hvhtd was identified from an EMS-induced mutant in barley and alternative splicing results in excess-tillering semi-dwarf traits. Tillering and plant height are important traits determining plant architecture and grain production in cereal crops. This study identified an excess-tillering semi-dwarf mutant (htd) from an EMS-treated barley population. Genetic analysis of the F₁, F₂, and F₂:₃ populations showed that a single recessive gene controlled the excess-tillering semi-dwarf in htd. Using BSR-Seq and gene mapping, the Hvhtd gene was delimited within a 1.8 Mb interval on chromosome 2HL. Alignment of the RNA-Seq data with the functional genes in the interval identified a gene HORVU2Hr1G098820 with alternative splicing between exon2 and exon3 in the mutant, due to a G to A single-nucleotide substitution at the exon and intron junction. An independent mutant with a similar phenotype confirmed the result, with alternative splicing between exon3 and exon4. In both cases, the alternative splicing resulted in a non-functional protein. And the gene HORVU2Hr1G098820 encodes a trypsin family protein and may be involved in the IAA signaling pathway and differs from the mechanism of Green Revolution genes in the gibberellic acid metabolic pathway.
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