A repeat length variation in myo-inositol monophosphatase gene contributes to seed size trait in chickpea.

ABSTRACT: Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the third most important food legume crop. Seed size is the most economically important trait for chickpea. To understand the genetic regulation of seed size in chickpea, the present study established a three-way association of CT repeat length variation of a simple sequence repeat (SSR) in myo-inositol monophosphatase gene (CaIMP) with seed weight and phytic acid content by large scale validation and genotyping in a set of genetically diverse germplasm accessions and two reciprocal intra-specific mapping populations. Germplasms and mapping individuals with CT repeat-length expansion in the 5' untranslated region of CaIMP exhibited a pronounced increase in CaIMP protein level, enzymatic activity, seed-phytate content and seed weight. A chickpea transient ex

SUBMITTER: Dwivedi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5500587 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature