Cloning of a gene controlling awn length in barley

• Project/Area Number: 25450008
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Science in genetics and breeding
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: TAKETA SHIN 岡山大学, 資源植物科学研究所, 教授 (40216891)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
• Keywords: オオムギ / 遺伝子 / 芒 / 突然変異体 / 光合成 / イネ / QTL / 形態 / 雌しべ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Molecular cloning of a short awn gene in barley was attempted by map-based cloning approaches. For a short awn gene (sca), we have identified several candidate genes.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Barley Ant17, encoding flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H), is a promising target locus for attaining anthocyanin/proanthocyanidin-free plants without pleiotropic reduction of grain dormancy. (2015)
  • Author(s): Himi, E. and Taketa, S.
  • Journal Title: Genome Volume: 58 Pages: 43-53
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Isolation of candidate genes for the barley Ant1 and wheat Rc genes controlling anthocyanin pigmentation in different vegetative tissues. (2015)
  • Author(s): Himi, E. and Taketa, S.
  • Journal Title: Molecular Genetics and Genomics Volume: 290
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Wholegrain barley β-glucan fermentation does not improve glucose tolerance in rats fed a high-fat diet. (2015)
  • Author(s): Damien P. Belobrajdic, Stephen A. Jobling, Matthew K. Morell, Shin Taketa, Anthony R. Bird
  • Journal Title: Nutrition Research Volume: 35 Pages: 162-168
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Real-time PCR mediated diagnosis of hemizygosity at the Tamyb10-D1 locus controlling grain color in wheat. (2015)
  • Author(s): Himi, E., Matsuura, T., Maekawa, M. and Taketa,S.
  • Journal Title: Molecular Breeding Volume: 未定
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Isolation of candidate genes for the barley Ant1 and wheat Rc genes controlling anthocyanin pigmentation in different vegetative tissues. (2015)
  • Author(s): Himi, E and Taketa, S.
  • Journal Title: Molecular Genetics and Genomics Volume: 未定 Issue: 4 Pages: 1287-1298
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00438-015-0991-0
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Barley Ant17, encoding flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H), is a promising target locus for attaining anthocyanin/proanthocyanidin-free plants without pleiotropic reduction of grain dormancy. (2015)
  • Author(s): Himi, E and Taketa, Shin
  • Journal Title: Genome Volume: 未定
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Barley anthocyanin-less 1 (Ant1) encodes an R2R3 MYB transcription factor that is orthologous to the C1 gene of maize and rice. (2014)
  • Author(s): Shin Taketa and Eiko Himi
  • Journal Title: Barley Genetics Newsletter Volume: 44 Pages: 1-3
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] Physical mapping of the gene on the long arm of barley chromosome 1H that causes sterility in hybrids with wheat (Shw).
  • Author(s): Shin Taketa, Masayuki Choda, Ryoko Ohashi, Eiko Himi, Masahiko Ichii
  • Organizer: The 12th International Wheat Genetics Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: Pacifico Yokohama, Japan
• [Book] Advances in Barley Sciences (2013)
  • Author(s): Taketa,S., Yuo, T., Yamashita, Y., Oozeki, M., Haruyama, N., Maejima, H., Kanamori, H., Matsumoto, T., Kakeda, K. and Sato, K.
  • Publisher: Zhejiang University Press and Springer Science