Abstract
Molecular markers are efficient and essential genotyping tools for molecular breeding and genetic analysis of rice. We developed two 96-plex indica–japonica single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping sets for genetic analysis and molecular breeding in rice using the Fluidigm platform. Informative SNPs between indica and japonica were selected from SNP data of the Rice Diversity database, HapRice world SNP data of the Q-TARO database, and our 40 rice cultivar resequencing dataset. SNPs in set 1 were evenly distributed across all 12 rice chromosomes at a spacing of 4–5 Mb between adjacent SNPs. SNPs in set 2 mapped to the long genetic intervals in set 1 and included 14 functional or linked SNPs in genes previously cloned and associated with agronomic traits. Additionally, we used the SNP sets developed in this study to perform genetic diversity analysis of various cultivated and wild rice accessions, construction and validation of a subspecies diagnostic subset, linkage map construction and quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of a japonica × indica F2 population, and background profiling during marker-assisted backcrossing. Furthermore, we identified subspecies-specific SNPs and discuss their distribution and association with agronomic traits and subspecies differentiation. Our results indicate that these subspecies-specific SNPs were present in wild rice prior to domestication. This genotyping system will serve as an efficient and quick tool for genetic analysis and molecular breeding in rice.
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Introduction
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) consists of two main subspecies, indica and japonica, which can be discriminated based on the sterility of F1 hybrids developed from a cross between them. Indica rice is adapted to and mostly grown in tropical regions and constitutes most of the global rice production. By contrast, japonica rice is intensively cultivated and consumed in temperate regions, such as Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan, and forms approximately 20% of the global rice production. The domestication history of rice had been a controversial issue. Some studies using whole-genome sequencing technology suggest that rice was domesticated at least twice from two geographically and ecologically discrete subpopulations of Oryza rufipogon. Differences in the climate of these geographically discrete locations and in selection for grain-related traits by farmers have led to morphological and physiological differentiation between indica and japonica rice (Civán et al. 2016; Civáň et al. 2015; Huang and Han 2015; Khush 1997; Oka 1988). Recently, Choi et al. (2017) revealed Asian rice has multiple origins but only single domestication in China.
In rice genetic improvement programs, hybridization between indica and japonica has been attempted by breeders for at least 50 years to genetically enhance the yield, grain quality, stress tolerance, and regional adaptation traits through recombination and hybrid breeding. Indica and japonica rice exhibit unique ecological adaptations and agronomically useful traits. However, reproductive barriers between the two subspecies such as hybrid sterility, hybrid breakdown, segregation distortion, and restricted recombination hinder cross-breeding attempts between the two subspecies. The exact classification of rice germplasm into these two subspecies could provide essential information for the selection of parents for use in the intersubspecific breeding programs in rice. Morphological and physiological characteristics such as grain shape, apiculus hair length, phenol reaction, and potassium chlorate (KCIO3) resistance have been used to classify rice accessions according to these subspecies (Oka 1988).
DNA-based markers are efficient and essential genotyping tools for molecular breeding and genetic analysis of rice since the 1980s. The first DNA marker developed for genetic analysis was restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), based on DNA digestion with restriction endonucleases, followed by DNA hybridization with a labeled probe (Lander and Botstein 1989; McCouch et al. 1988; Tanksley et al. 1989). After the development of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), markers such as random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), utilizing arbitrary primers (Kubelik et al. 1990), and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP), based on restriction enzyme digestion and adapter-specific primer (Friters et al. 1995), were used for genotyping. With the development of genome sequencing technologies, simple sequence repeats (SSRs) (Wu and Tanksley 1993), sequence-tagged sites (STSs) (Inoue et al. 1994), and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (Feltus et al. 2004) have been exploited as DNA markers based on sequence information.
SNPs are more abundant, stable, easy to automate, efficient, and cost-effective markers for genotyping than other DNA markers. Advancements in sequencing technology have led to the development of new genotyping platforms and the accumulation of diverse sequence data. Moreover, genome-wide SNP assays have taken the place of conventional gel-based PCR markers, such as SSRs and STSs, in rice breeding programs (McCouch et al. 2010). Until recently, genome-wide SNP assays based on several genotyping platforms including Illumina BeadXpress (Chen et al. 2011; Thomson et al. 2011; Yamamoto et al. 2010), Illumina Infinium (Chen et al. 2014; Thomson et al. 2017; Yu et al. 2014), Affymetrix (McCouch et al. 2016; Singh et al. 2015; Zhao et al. 2011a), and the KASP marker system (Cheon et al. 2018; Pariasca-Tanaka et al. 2015; Steele et al. 2018; Yang et al. 2019) have been developed and applied to rice genetic research and molecular breeding.
Previously, we reported subspecies-specific RAPD and STS markers (Chin et al. 2007; Chin et al. 2003), and we have used these markers and SSR markers for genetic diversity analysis, quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis, mutant gene mapping, and molecular breeding. However, these conventional gel-based PCR markers are laborious, time-consuming, and expensive, as they require a large amount of polymerase and PCR reaction buffer. The Fluidigm SNP genotyping platform has automated PCR and the integrated fluidic circuit (IFC) technology, which automatically mixes PCR reagents through the microfluidic channel networks. In this study, we developed two genome-wide 96-plex Fluidigm SNP sets that distinguish between indica and japonica rice, based on publicly available rice SNP data and our resequencing data. We used these SNP assays to assess the genetic diversity of rice germplasms, QTL mapping of a population derived from indica × japonica cross, and background profiling during marker-assisted backcrossing. Furthermore, we propose a subset of diagnostic SNPs for the classification of rice germplasms according to the two subspecies and discuss the distribution of subspecies-specific nucleotide variations and their relationship with agronomic traits and subspecies differentiation.
Materials and methods
Plant materials
A panel of 83 rice germplasms collected from around the world and maintained at the CMB laboratory, Seoul National University, was used for SNP verification and genetic diversity analysis in this study (Table S1). These rice germplasms were selected based on diverse origin and subspecies according to literatures or previous studies. The F2 population, consisting of 190 individuals, derived from a cross between Dobong (temperate japonica) and TN1 (indica) was used for linkage map construction, segregation distortion analysis, and QTL mapping of the days to heading trait. All plants were grown using conventional practices in a paddy field at the experimental farm of Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea (37° 16′ 10.2″ N, 126° 59′ 20.3″ E).
SNP selection and Fluidigm genotype assay design
SNPs were collected from the 44K SNP set (Zhao et al. 2011a) of the Rice Diversity database (http://www.ricediversity.org/data/), the HapRice world SNP data (Yonemaru et al. 2014) of the Q-TARO database (http://qtaro.abr.affrc.go.jp/), and the resequencing data of 40 rice cultivars from CMB lab. Seoul National University generated using Illumina platform based on methods described by Kim et al. (2014). SNPs showing only substitution polymorphism between indica and japonica varieties and no other SNP in at least 60 bp on either side were selected. To design the Fluidigm SNP genotyping assays, 60–150 bp sequences flanking the selected SNPs on either side were downloaded in the reference genome, and checked for the specificity of the regions using BLAST. Finally, the selected SNPs and flanking sequences were uploaded on the D3 Assay Design (https://d3.fluidigm.com/) website. After confirming the results, the designed assays were ordered. One Fluidigm SNP assay contains allele-specific primer 1 (ASP1), ASP2, locus-specific primer (LSP), and specific target amplification (STA) primer. Information on SNP sets 1 and 2 is summarized in Table S2 and Table S3, respectively.
DNA extraction
Young leaves were sampled from each plant at the tillering stage. Genomic DNA was extracted using the modified cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) method, as described by Murray and Thompson (1980). The concentration and purity of DNA samples were measured with a NanoDrop 1000 spectrophotometer (NanoDrop Technologies, Wilmington, DE, USA). DNA samples with absorbance ratios at 260 and 280 nm (A260/A280) > 1.8 were diluted to a concentration of 50 ng/μl and used for genotyping.
Fluidigm genotyping
Fluidigm genotyping was performed using the BioMark™ HD system (Fluidigm, San Francisco, CA, USA) and 96.96 Dynamic Array IFCs (Fluidigm), according to the manufacturer’s instructions, at the National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management (NICEM), Seoul National University (Pyeongchang, Korea). Specific target amplification (STA) was performed prior to SNP genotyping analysis to increase the probability of success of the SNP type assay. First, a 10× STA primer pool was prepared comprising mixture of 2 μl of STA primer for each of the 96 markers, 2 μl of LSP for each of the 96 markers, and 16 μl of DNA suspension buffer. For each of the 96 samples, STA was conducted in a total volume of 5 μl per reaction, which contained 2.5 μl of 2× multiplex PCR master mix (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany), 0.5 μl of the 10X STA primer pool, 0.75 μl of PCR-certified water, and 1.25 μl of genomic DNA with the following thermal cycling conditions: 15 min at 95 °C, followed by 14 cycles of a 2-step amplification including 15 s at 95 °C and 2 min at 60 °C. Then, STA products were diluted 1: 50 in DNA suspension buffer and used for the SNP type assay.
To perform the SNP type assays using the 96.96 IFC, the assay mix and sample mix were prepared. The assay mix contained 1.5 μl of PCR-certified water, 2.5 μl of 2X assay loading reagent, and 1.0 μl of the SNP type assay mix, which was taken from the mixture of 3 μl of each ASP, 8 μl of each LSP, and 29 μl of DNA suspension buffer. The sample pre-mix contained 360 μl of 2× Fast Probe Master Mix (Biotium, Fremont, CA, USA), 36 μl of SNP type 20× sample loading reagent, 12 μl of SNP type 60× reagent, 4.3 μl of 50× ROX dye (Invitrogen, Waltham, MA, USA), and 7.7 μl of PCR-certified water. Subsequently, the sample mix was prepared by mixing 2.5 μl of each STA product and 3.5 μl of the sample pre-mix in each well of 96-well plates. Finally, 5 μl of each sample mix and 4 μl of each assay mix were loaded into 96 sample inlets and 96 assay inlets of the 96.96 IFC, respectively. The SNP type assays were performed in series using two machines, the IFC controller HX (Fluidigm) and the BioMark™ HD system (Fluidigm), according to the manufacturer’s instructions, using the following thermal cycling conditions: 95 °C for 15 s, 64 °C for 45 s, and 72 °C for 15 s, with a touchdown of − 1 °C per cycle from 64 to 61 °C, followed by 34 cycles of 95 °C for 15 s, 60 °C for 45 s, and 72 °C for 15 s. The genotyping results were acquired using the Fluidigm SNP Genotyping Analysis software. All base calls were manually verified, and any errors in homozygous or heterozygous clusters were curated.
SS score calculation
The concept of subspecies specificity (SS) score was described by Chin et al. (2007) as below.
For example, if a SNP has a SS score 100% in 50 varieties tested, it means the SNP showed all expected alleles to all of 50 varieties without any exception. In addition, a SNP with SS score equal to 98 means 49 varieties showed expected alleles and one variety showed unexpected allele.
Genetic diversity analysis
A model-based Bayesian approach implemented in the software package STRUCTURE 2.3.4 (Pritcharda et al. 2009) was used to estimate the number of subpopulations (K = 2 to K = 10) among 83 accessions with an admixture model and correlated allele frequencies. Simulations were run with 100,000 burn-in period, 100,000 Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) repeats, and ten independent iterations. The optimal number of subpopulations corresponds to the highest peak in the Delta K graph (Evanno et al. 2005), and germplasms with > 60% membership probabilities were assigned to each subpopulation. Bar plots of STRUCTURE analysis were modified using the STRUCTURE Plot V2.0 (http://omicsspeaks.com/strplot2/) (Ramasamy et al. (2014). Analysis of basic marker statistics of 190 SNPs including MAF, heterozygosity, and PIC was performed using PowerMarker V3.25 (Liu and Muse 2005). PowerMarker V3.25 was also used to calculate the genetic distance based on CS Chord (Cavalli-Sforza and Edwards 1967) and to construct an un-weighted pair group method with an arithmetic mean algorithm (UPGMA) and a neighbor-joining (NJ) dendrogram, which were visualized in Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis version 7.0 (MEGA7; (Kumar et al. 2016).
Linkage map construction, QTL analysis, and segregation distortion analysis
Linkage map construction and segregation distortion and QTL analyses were conducted using the QTL IciMapping 4.1 software (Meng et al. 2015). First, the BIN functionality (binning of redundant markers) was used to remove redundant markers. Markers with more than 10% missing data were also removed. The output file generated in the binning step was used for linkage map construction with the MAP functionality. The Kosambi mapping function was used to calculate genetic distances in centimorgans (cM) (Kosambi 1944). QTL mapping was conducted using the BIP functionality (QTL mapping in biparental populations). The inclusive composite interval mapping of additive (ICIM-ADD) QTL method was used to detect additive QTLs, and a walk speed of 1.0 cM and stepwise regression probability of 0.001 were chosen for QTL detection. Significant logarithm of the odds (LOD) threshold value was calculated for each QTL using 1000 permutations at P = 0.05. A LOD score of 3.78 was used to determine significant additive QTLs. The inclusive composite interval mapping of digenic epistatic (ICIM-EPI) QTL method was used to identified digenic epistatic QTLs, and a walk speed of 1.0 cM and stepwise regression probability of 0.001 were chosen for QTL detection. A significant epistatic LOD threshold value of 5 was set manually. Segregation distortion analysis was carried out using the SDL functionality (segregation distortion locus mapping), using default settings.
Results
Development of two 96-plex indica–japonica SNP sets
We developed two sets of 96-plex indica–japonica SNP genotyping assays covering the whole rice genome using the Fluidigm platform. In the first set (set 1), we selected 96 nucleotides polymorphic between indica varieties and temperate japonica from the 44K SNP data (95) and our resequencing data (1) (Table S2). SNPs in set 1 were mapped to all 12 rice chromosomes, with 4–5 Mb physical distances between adjacent SNPs. Then, we selected additional 82 SNPs from the HapRice world SNP data (30) and our resequencing data (52), comprising set 2, to fill the long genetic intervals between adjacent SNPs in set 1 and the monomorphic region between Dobong (temperate japonica) and TN1 (indica) on chromosomes 2, 6, and 11 (Table S3). Set 2 included 14 functional or linked SNPs in cloned genes accounting for natural variation in agronomic traits, including hybrid sterility, plant architecture and heading date, and grain traits such as grain color, shape, shattering, and quality. These 14 genes were selected for rapid screening and profiling of interest genes account for agronomic traits. All 192 SNPs from sets 1 and 2 were evenly distributed in the rice genome, and the number of SNPs on each chromosome varied from ten (chromosome 10) to 23 (chromosome 1). The average physical and genetic intervals between adjacent SNPs were 2.1 Mb and 8.4 cM, respectively (Fig. 1; Table 1; Table S4). These 192 SNPs include44d 95 SNPs from the 44K SNP data, 53 SNPs from our resequencing data (Crop Molecular Breeding [CMB] laboratory), 30 SNPs from HapRice data, and 14 SNPs from cloned natural variation associated genes (Fig. S1a). Among these 192 SNPs, 131 were located in intergenic regions, 27 were non-synonymous, 14 were located in 3′ untranslated regions (3′-UTRs), 12 were synonymous, and eight were located in introns (Fig. S1b).
SNP verification and genetic diversity analysis
Previously, our genetic diversity analysis of rice varieties adapted to the environmental conditions in Africa using indica–japonica SNP set 1 revealed that CG14 (Oryza glaberrima) is genetically closely related to japonica, whereas NERICA (New Rice for Africa) varieties, developed from a cross between O. glaberrima and O. sativa, are closely related to indica (Megersa et al. 2016). After the development of indica–japonica SNP set 2, we genotyped 83 diverse germplasms using both SNP sets. Among the 192 SNPs, 190 were polymorphic among these 83 accessions (Fig. S2); however, of the two remaining SNPs (both in set 2), cmb0232.7 was monomorphic, and cmb0909.6 showed low base call quality. Therefore, these two SNPs were excluded from further analysis. The list of 190 SNPs and their diversity information, such as major allele frequency (MAF), gene diversity, heterozygosity, polymorphic index content (PIC), and SS score, are listed in Table S5.
Next, we conducted population structure and phylogenetic analyses of all 83 germplasms, based on the genotyping results of 190 SNPs. The population structure was inferred using the STRUCTURE software and the values of K were set from 2 to 10. The value of Delta K was the highest at K = 2 (Fig. S3). At K = 2, 83 germplasms were classified into indica and japonica, but some germplasms appeared admixed. At K = 3 and K = 4, new subgroups emerged within the admixed group and indica group, respectively. At K = 5, five subgroups could be identified including indica, aus, aromatic, tropical japonica, and temperate japonica, although six germplasms showed less than 60% of estimated ancestry derived from any single subgroup. At K = 6 and K = 7, the indica–temperate japonica admixture type (Nongan) and aromatic–tropical japonica admixture type (Adday Sel) germplasms generated independent subgroups (Fig. 2a). The result of phylogenetic analysis verified the same grouping as the population structure analysis, and the phylogenetic trees showed genetic relationships among the five subgroups identified in population structure analysis (Fig. 2b; Fig. S2). Among these five subgroups, indica and temperate japonica showed the highest genetic distance. Aus and tropical japonica showed a close relationship with indica and temperate japonica. Aromatic emerged as the last subgroup at K = 5 in structure analysis and clustered in the middle of the other groups in phylogenetic analysis.
Subspecies diagnostic subset
We estimated the subspecies specificity of 190 SNPs using the SS score. To calculate the SS score, we selected 25 high ranking accessions each from the indica and temperate japonica subgroups, with more than 90% estimated ancestry of each subgroup at K = 5 in structure analysis. The average SS score of 190 SNPs was 92.9 (range, 50–100; Table S5). Then, we identified a subspecies diagnostic subset of 21 SNPs with SS score ≥ 98, based on 50 germplasms, and subspecies-specific allele frequency > 95%, based on 2759 indica accessions and 1512 japonica accessions in the RiceVarMap v2.0 database (http://ricevarmap.ncpgr.cn/v2/; Zhao et al. (2015)). These 21 SNPs were distributed across all 12 rice chromosomes, except chromosome 6, at a frequency of two SNPs per chromosome, except on chromosome 4 (one) (Table 2). We verified the subspecies diagnostic subset on 4729 whole accessions using the Haplotype Network Analysis tool in RiceVarMap v.2.0. The results showed these 21 SNPs accurately classified 4061 (85.6%) out of 4729 accessions into the indica and japonica groups. Based on this result, we selected a core of six subspecies diagnostic SNPs conserved in each group and re-evaluated them in the same method, as described above. Haplotype network analysis showed that these six core SNPs classified 4553 (96.3%) out of 4729 accessions into the indica and japonica groups (Fig. S4).
Genetic diversity of wild rice
Genetic diversity analysis of 446 O. rufipogon accessions in the Oryza Genome Release 2.0 database (http://viewer.shigen.info/oryzagenome2/) was carried out using subspecies-specific SNPs identified in this study. We downloaded the genotype of 87 SNPs with SS score ≥ 98, based on 50 germplasms, of which 55 SNPs with less than 10% missing data were used for diversity analysis. Of the 55 SNPs, 36 and 19 represented the indica and japonica major alleles, respectively, in 446 accessions (Table S6). Previously, 446 O. rufipogon accessions were classified into three types, Or-I, Or-II, and Or-III, using ~ 5 million SNPs (Huang et al. 2012). However, the neighbor-joining tree based on 55 subspecies-specific SNPs showed four groups, including the indica-like group, japonica-like group, and two intermediate groups. The indica-like groups and two intermediate groups showed more indica alleles than japonica alleles, whereas in the japonica-like group, japonica alleles were more abundant. The japonica-like group consisted of mainly Or-III type accessions, which originated from southern China and were distributed within a narrow range of relatively higher latitudes. Most of the Or-I type and some of the Or-II type accessions originated from India and Southeast Asia and were clustered to the indica-like group or intermediate I group. The intermediate II group consisted of some Or-II and Or-III accessions from most of the diverse region and a broad range of latitudes (Fig. 3). This suggests that subspecies-specific SNPs existed in O. rufipogon before the emergence of indica and japonica groups during domestication.
Linkage map construction for QTL and segregation distortion analysis
Next, we performed QTL analysis (days to heading trait) and segregation distortion analysis of an F2 population derived from a cross between Dobong (temperate japonica) and TN1 (indica). To conduct the QTL analysis, we first genotyped the F2 population using indica–japonica SNP sets 1 and 2 and then constructed a linkage map of the F2 population using 172 polymorphic SNPs covering all 12 chromosomes. The linkage map spanned a genetic distance of 1791 cM, with an average genetic distance 11.2 cM between adjacent markers, which was sufficient to detect QTLs and analyze segregation distortion (Fig. 4a). Six additive QTLs for days to heading were detected on chromosomes 3, 7, 8, 11, and 12. Dobong alleles on four QTLs (qDTH3.1, qDTH3.2, qDTH7, qDTH12) shorten the days to heading. On the other hand, Dobong alleles on qDTH8 and qDTH11 delay the days to heading. Four of these six additive QTLs, such as qDTH3.1 (25.06%), qDTH3.2 (9.62%), qDTH7 (40%), and qDTH8 (29.28%), representing more than 5% of the phenotypic variation explanation (PVE), contained genes that control heading date, including DTH3, Hd6, Ghd7, and Ghd8/DTH8, respectively. The qDTH3.2 QTL colocated with the Hd6-AT SNP marker developed on the basis of natural variation available for Hd6. Two minor QTLs, qDTH11 and qDTH12, were newly identified in this study (Fig. 4a; Table S7). Additionally, we identified 14 digenic epistatic QTLs. Some regions smaller than 20 cM on chromosomes 6, 7, 8, and 11 showed more than two interactions with other genomic regions (Fig. 4b; Table S8). These QTLs explained transgressive segregation in the F2 population (Fig. 4c) and could be used to manipulate the heading date in intersubspecific breeding.
Furthermore, 24 markers and eight intervals on chromosomes 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 12 showed significant segregation distortion at LOD threshold 2.5 (Table S9; Fig. S5). Four, two, and two intervals were distorted to homozygous TN1, homozygous Dobong, and heterozygous alleles, respectively. All intervals were located near the previously reported loci. For example, two loci, S9 (Wan et al. 1996) and hsa2 (Kubo and Yoshimura 2005), distorted to the homozygous Dobong allele have been reported previously on chromosomes 4 and 8, respectively. In the genomic region showing the strongest segregation distortion to the homozygous TN1 allele on chromosome 3, the Sc locus, which controls hybrid male sterility and segregation distortion, was cloned recently (Shen et al. 2017). In addition, the has1 locus, which controls hybrid sterility in F1 and F2 populations, was located near the region showing segregation distortion toward the homozygous TN1 allele on chromosome 12; this locus was also cloned (Kubo et al. 2016). The interval distorted to the heterozygous allele on upper side of chromosome 6 was located near the previous reported region (Shanmugavadivel et al. 2013). Furthermore, intervals showing segregation distortion on chromosomes 4, 10, and 12 were overlapped with loci recently reported by Li et al. (2019). However, no segregation distortion was detected within the low polymorphic regions on chromosomes 2, 6, and 11.
Background profiling during molecular breeding
The introgression of specific genes from the donor germplasm to elite varieties using recurrent backcrossing along with marker-assisted selection is an efficient breeding strategy. Hopum, a high-quality Korean temperate japonica variety, showed low spikelet fertility in a cross with indica varieties. We have been developing widely compatible Hopum for hybrid rice breeding and as a bridging line in intersubspecific hybridization using the widely compatible aus variety Dular as a donor parent. Dular contains neutral hybrid sterility genes, such as S24 (Zhao et al. 2011b) for pollen sterility and S5 (Chen et al. 2008; Yang et al. 2012) for embryo sac sterility, in F1 hybrid of the intersubspecific cross. Marker-assisted selection of the backcross populations (BC1F1 to BC3F1) has been previously carried out using gene-specific insertion-deletion (InDel) markers of S24 and S5. Two plants were selected from the BC3F1 population (BC3F1-12 and BC3F1-17), based on the heterozygous genotype of target genes and the plant phenotype. Whole-genome background of these two BC3F1 plants was profiled using 139 polymorphic markers from the indica–japonica SNP sets. The results showed that BC3F1-12 and BC3F1-17 represented 91.7% and 87.4% similarity, respectively, to the genotype of the recurrent parent (Fig. 5). We are tracking the target genes and eliminating undesirable introgressed fragments in advanced progenies based on this result.
Distribution of subspecies-specific markers
Subspecies-specific markers, including 36 SSRs (Neeraja et al. (2006), 67 STSs (Chin et al. (2007), 57 intron length polymorphisms (ILPs) (Zhao et al. (2009), and 34 InDels (Lu et al. (2009), have been reported previously. In this study, 87 SNPs with SS score ≥ 98, based on 50 germplasms, were selected as subspecies-specific SNPs. In addition, we selected 85 temperate japonica and 85 indica accessions from the 44K SNP dataset and calculated the SS score of all SNPs. Among the 36,901 SNPs, 3179 SNPs with an SS score of ≥ 98 were detected as subspecies-specific SNPs. All subspecies-specific markers and common gaps were plotted on 12 chromosomes (Fig. 6). Subspecies-specific markers showed an uneven distribution without any positional correlation among markers. However, three common gaps larger than 5 Mb containing no subspecies-specific markers were detected on three chromosomes near or encompassing the centromere in low-recombination regions.
Discussion
In this study, we developed two sets of 96-plex indica–japonica SNP sets using the Fluidigm system and used these to perform various rice genetic analyses. A total of 190 SNPs were used to classify 83 diverse germplasms into the indica and japonica groups, as these markers were polymorphic between the two subspecies (Fig. 2). Nevertheless, we could identify five subgroups within these 83 accessions, including indica, aus, aromatic, tropical japonica, and temperate japonica, similar to a previous study (Garris et al. 2005). In addition, a subspecies diagnostic of 21 or six SNPs clearly distinguished between indica and japonica subspecies (Fig. S4). Based on the objective, either the whole SNP set or a subset can be used for genotyping. For instance, if the objective is to determine whether an unknown accession is an indica or japonica type, genotyping using the core subset of six SS-SNPs is appropriate; however, if detailed information about the subgroup is needed, 96 or 192 SNPs will be more suitable.
To dissect the genetic diversity of 446 O. rufipogon accessions, 55 SS-SNPs were selected, and four groups, such as indica-like group, japonica-like group, and two intermediate groups, were identified (Fig. 3). Most japonica-like accessions were distributed in a narrow range of higher latitudes in southern China, where the seasonal photoperiod is more variable. This implies that photoperiod sensitivity in domesticated japonica emerged in the japonica-like group before domestication. Additionally, hybrid sterility in the offspring, derived from a cross between indica and japonica, also existed before domestication. The SNP marker S5-TC, which represents a functional SNP in the second exon of the S5 gene, causes embryo sac abortion in the indica × japonica hybrid (Chen et al. 2008). The frequency of the indica allele in the indica-like group and two intermediate groups was greater than 89%, whereas that of the japonica allele in the japonica-like group was 73.9%. This suggests that different environmental conditions and reproductive barriers led to the differentiation of O. rufipogon into two distinct subspecies before domestication.
A total of 289 out of 446 accessions (64.8%) were clustered in the two intermediate groups, I and II, based on 55 SS-SNPs. Of these, 12 SNPs showed different major alleles between intermediate groups I and II (Table S6). All 12 SNPs showed indica and japonica alleles as the major allele in intermediate groups I and II, respectively. At 11 out of 12 SNPs (except id10003706), the japonica allele was the major allele, and PIC values were relatively high in all accessions. Six SNPs were located within a selective sweep region and were linked to domestication- or yield-related genes, such as Gn1a, Bh4, Prog1, Ghd7, Ehd2/OsID1/RID1, SNORKEL 1, and SNORKEL 2 (Chen et al. 2016; Chen et al. 2019). Additionally, the SNP marker id5008218 was based on the non-synonymous SNP in CLA1 (Os05g0408900), which is one of differentially expressed genes associated with the spikelet density QTL qSD-15 (Chen et al. 2018). These data suggest that subspecific differentiation in the local genome also existed in O. rufipogon before the domestication of indica and japonica subspecies.
The subspecies-specific variations, such as SNPs and InDels, showed an uneven distribution pattern in the rice genome (Fig. 6). This phenomenon occurred possibly because of the difference in kind of variations and subspecies variety panel for subspecies-specific marker detection. However, common gaps were identified among all kinds of subspecies-specific variations investigated in this study. Common gaps were located at or near the centromere, i.e., in regions of low-recombination frequency; thus, these regions might represent highly conserved sequences within large linkage blocks. On the other hand, some regions showed rare subspecies-specific variations, despite the high recombination frequency. These regions are likely to be introgressed from other subspecies by the breeder or through natural selection. There are some grain quality related genes, such as GS6, Wx, and Alk, on 1~7 Mb region showing few subspecies-specific variations in chromosome 6. This colocation of agronomic traits and few subspecies-specific variations might imply inter-subspecific introgression. For example, Zhao et al. (2010) showed that the Wxb allele, associated with significantly lower amylose content, was introgressed from temperate japonica in some indica accessions. In our study, the SNP marker WAXY-TG was designed at the functional T/G mutation in intron 1 of the Wx gene, which discriminates between the Wxa and Wxb alleles (Table 2). Of the 25 indica accessions used for the SS score calculation, 14 showed the Wxb genotype. By contrast, only one of 25 japonica accessions showed the Wxa genotype. In addition, the genotype of the SNP marker GS6-TG developed at the 3′-UTR of GS6, which is located 300 kb upstream of Wx, showed a similar introgression pattern. Of the 50 accessions, one japonica and 11 indica accessions harbored the indica and japonica alleles, respectively. This region was introgressed from japonica into indica during the development of modern indica varieties by breeders; therefore, this region lost subspecies specificity.
High-density SNP arrays such as Illumina Infinium (Yu et al. 2014; Chen et al. 2014; Thomson et al. 2017) and Affymetrix (Zhao et al. 2011a; McCouch et al. 2016; Singh et al. 2015) contain more than 5000 SNPs, which represent a fixed set of pre-determined SNP markers and are suitable for fixed advanced generation populations or natural populations. However, breeders aim to assay only a small number of polymorphic markers linked to target traits during molecular breeding and change the combination of markers used in subsequent generations. The Fluidigm SNP genotyping platform has automated PCR and the IFC technology, which automatically mixes PCR reagents through the microfluidic channel networks. This automated platform can genotype 2304 (48 samples × 48 assays) to 9216 (96 samples × 96 assays) samples in a single run depending on the IFC plates. The IFC-based Fluidigm genotyping system for medium-throughput multiplexing, known as the Dynamic Array, is efficient and quick, and requires a small amount of polymerase and PCR reaction buffer (Wang et al. 2009). When using less than 192 polymorphic SNPs, high-density arrays are more expensive (~ $100 per sample) than the Fluidigm SNP set (~ $30 per sample). Fluidigm provides three types of sample-assay combination IFCs (48.48, 96.96, and 192.24), which can be changed. Additionally, the Fluidigm SNP genotyping workflow is easy and quick.
Therefore, our indica–japonica SNP sets are suitable for genotyping a small number of SNPs and for changing the SNP combination, based on the objective such as target gene screening, genotyping of unfixed early generation populations (e.g., F2 and BCnF1), and gene/QTL pyramiding by marker-assisted backcrossing (MABC). The Fluidigm platform has been used for target SNP genotyping in various rice genetic studies (Duitama et al. 2015; Hyun et al. 2015; Lee et al. 2017). However, a genome-wide SNP set using Fluidigm has not been reported to date. Furthermore, we developed additional SNP assays for specific target regions, based on the differences between indica and japonica accessions, using the method described in this study. SNP assays developed in this study could be converted to KASP (Kompetitive allele–specific PCR) markers for a small (≤ 24) number of SNPs and/or large (≥ 192) number of samples.
Conclusions
Indica–japonica SNP genotyping sets based on the Fluidigm platform were suitable for genotyping indica and japonica germplasms and populations. Our results suggest that subspecies-specific SNPs existed in wild rice before the domestication of indica and japonica rice. This genotyping system will serve as an efficient tool for genetic analysis and molecular breeding in rice.
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Fig. S1 Source and status of 192 indica–japonica SNPs used in this study. (a, b) Source (a) and status (b) of SNPs used to genotype rice accessions Fig. S2 UPGMA dendrogram and genome-wide analysis of 83 rice germplasms using 190 indica–japonica SNPs. (a) UPGMA dendrogram. The color of branches is the same as in Fig. 2. (b) Genotyping results. Homozygous alleles identical to Nipponbare are shown in red and those different from Nipponbare are shown in green. Heterozygous alleles are shown in blue. Gray indicates missing genotype and the lowest line is Nipponbare Fig. S3 Delta K graph of STRUCTURE analysis of 83 germplasms using 190 SNPs. (a) Whole graph showing the values of K from 2 to 10. (b) Magnified graph showing the values of K from 3 to 10 Fig. S4 Haplotype network analysis of 4,729 accessions using subspecies diagnostic SNPs. (a, b) Haplotype network analysis using a subspecies diagnostic of 21 SNPs (a) and a core subset of six SNPs (b). Only haplotypes found in ≥10 rice accessions were used to construct the haplotype network among 4,729 accessions Fig. S5 Linkage maps and LOD graphs of segregation distortion of 12 rice chromosomes generated by interval mapping. Red horizontal lines on the chromosome represent loci with significant segregation distortion, and the locus reported at each significant interval is indicated. (PDF 453 kb)
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Table S1 List of 83 rice germplasms used for SNP verification and genetic diversity analysis Table S2 List of Fluidigm indica–japonica SNP set 1 for genotyping rice accessions Table S3 List of Fluidigm indica–japonica SNP set 2 for genotyping rice accessions Table S4 Genome-wide distribution of two 96-plex indica–japonica SNP sets Table S5 List of basic statistics of 190 SNPs based on 83 rice germplasms Table S6 List of 55 SNPs used for genetic diversity analysis of 446 Oryza rufipogon accessions Table S7 Additive QTLs controlling days to heading in the Dobong × TN1 F2 population Table S8 Digenic epistatic QTLs controlling days to heading in the Dobong × TN1 F2 population Table S9 List of markers (left) and intervals (right) showing significant segregation distortion detected by SDL mapping (XLSX 86 kb)
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Seo, J., Lee, G., Jin, Z. et al. Development and application of indica–japonica SNP assays using the Fluidigm platform for rice genetic analysis and molecular breeding. Mol Breeding 40, 39 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-020-01123-x
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