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Genomics for cereal nutrition
and quality in a changing climate
Robert Henry
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Food and Nutritional Security
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Global temperature
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World Population
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Progress in crop production
Ray et al. (2013) PLOS One 8: ee66428
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Whole genome sequencing
Amplicon sequencing
Transcriptome sequencing
Gene enriched genome sequencing
Organelle sequencing
Population sequencing
Mutant sequencing
Advances in sequencing
creating new opportunities
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Oryza sativa japonica, rice genome
DNA base pairs
%
chloroplast 134,551
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mitochondrial 490,669
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nuclear 382,151,945
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Total 100 382,776,165
Sources of total plant DNA
Analysis of plant genomes
Nock C, Waters DLE, Edwards MA, Bowen S, Rice N, Cordeiro GM, Henry RJ (2011) Chloroplast
genome sequence from total DNA for plant identification. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 9: 328-333.
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Ion Torrent sequencing
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Variation within genotypes
Pattemore JA, Rice N, Marshall DF,
Waugh R, Henry RJ (2010) Cereal
Variety Identification using MALDI-
TOF mass spectrometry SNP
Genotyping. Journal of Cereal
Science 52: 356-361.
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Cereal Identification and Purity Analysis
Genomics Key Outcomes
• Grain Genomics:
Improved wheat yields by removal of constraints on yield due to
quality selection
Improved price and market share for wheat due to higher value to
customers
lower cost processing; higher value products…
Knowledge of genes controlling
-processing
-end use quality
-nutritional traits
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Aleurone
Endosperm
Pericarp
Embryo
Protein, Starch
Minerals, Vitamins
Dietary Fibre
Antioxidants
Processed Fibre
Bioactives
Next Generation Wheat Initiative
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Gene expression in the
developing aleurone
and starchy endosperm
of wheat
Plant Biotechnology Journal
pages no-no, 5 JUN 2012 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00705.x
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00705.x/full#f6
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Gene expression in the developing aleurone and starchy endosperm of
wheat
Plant Biotechnology Journal
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00705.x
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00705.x/full#f2
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Wheat transcriptome
Gillies S, Furtado A, Henry RJ
(2012) Gene expression in the
developing aleurone and
starchy endosperm of wheat.
Plant Biotechnology Journal
i10; 668-679.
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Gene expression in the developing
aleurone and starchy endosperm of wheat
Plant Biotechnology Journal
pages no-no, 5 JUN 2012 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00705.x
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00705.x/full#f5
aleurone endosperm
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Novel wheat gene expression in maize
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Germplasm
A wide range of
germplasm was
evaluated
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Correlation of gene expression
with milling yield
S/R Flour Ext. %
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Std. Dev = 2.36
Mean = 75.6
N = 100.00
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Genetics of Bioprocessing
BP/H2O BP/Dry H2O/Dry
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Bread quality
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Bread quality
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Chapatti quality
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Genes determining end use quality
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Food security
Rice
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Cereal Starches
Wheat relative
A and B type Granules
A: <10µM
B: 10-50µM
Rice like Granules
Rigid dodecahedrons
2-5µM
Compound granules
Sorghum granules
10-30µM
Spherical to
non-uniform polyhedral
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Cereal starches
ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) Granule bound starch synthases (GBSSI and GBSSII) Starch synthases (SSI, SSIIa, SSIIb, SSIIIa, SSIIIb, SSIVa, SSIVb) Branching enzymes (BEI, BEIIa, BEIIb) Debranching enzymes (IAS1, ISA2, pullulanase) Starch phosphorylase (SPHOL) Glucose phosphate-6-translocator (GPT1)
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Kharabian-Masouleh A, Waters DLE, Reinke RF, Ward R, Henry RJ (2012) SNP in starch
biosynthesis genes associated with nutritional and functional properties of rice.
Scientific Reports 2, 557
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Australian Wild
Rice
Distribution of Oryza species in
Australia as indicated by Australian
Herbarium records
Henry RJ, Rice N, Waters DLE, Kasem S, Ishikawa R, Dillon SL, Crayn D, Wing R,
Vaughan D (2010) Australian Oryza: Utility and conservation. Rice. 3: 235-241.
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Asian and Australian rice
Oryza meridionalis
Species A
Species B
Oryza australiensis
Asian
Australian
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Asian and Australian rice
Species A
Species B
Asian
Australian
Oryza meridionalis
Oryza australiensis
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Wild rice chloroplast
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Species A
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Species B
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Impact of climate change
on biodiversity
Cronin, JK, Bundock, PC, Henry, RJ and Nevo, E (2007) Adaptive Climatic Molecular
Evolution in Wild Barley at the Isa Defense Locus. Proceedings of the National Academy
of Science USA, 104: 2773-2778.
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Climate and biodiversity: Collection sites from sea level to mountain tops
Fitzgerald TL, Shapter FM, McDonald S, Waters DLE, Chivers IH, Drenth A, Nevo E and Henry RJ
(2011) Genome diversity in wild grasses under environmental stress. Proceeding of the National
Academy of Science USA 108, 21139-21144.
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Genome diversity
• Greatest in hotter dryer sites
• Chloroplast and nuclear genome
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International Climate-Resilient Crop Genomics Consortium
(ICRCGC)
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Website
http://www.climatechangegenomics.org/index.php
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Domestication of New Crops
Henry RJ (2011) Next generation
sequencing for understanding and
accelerating crop domestication. Briefings
in Functional Genomics 11: 51-56.
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Gene isolation whole genome
sequencing strategy
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Homologues mining in M. stipoides for domestication
related genes from genus Oryza
UPM SSPM
18 Genbank entries from genus Oryza
18 Genbank entries from genus Oryza
17 genes with homologous sequence in other
Poacaeae
1 gene without homologous sequence in other Poaceae
18 genes with between 30-74% homology to the
reference genes
12 genes sufficient for primer design (21 fragments)
5 genes insufficient for primer design
2 genes insufficient for primer design
5 genes non-degenerate universal primers
(fragments)
5 genes combination universal primers
(fragments)
2 gene degenerate universal primers
(fragments)
16 genes sufficient for non-degenerate primer design
(24 fragments)
12 non-specific PCR products (>2 fragments)
12 PCR products with ≤2 fragments
12 confirmed sequences
Align M stipoides MPS sequence data to rice reference
genes Blastn search for 18 rice genes
Malory S, Shapter FM, Elphinstone MS, Chivers IH and Henry RJ (2011)
Characterizing homologues of crop domestication genes in poorly described wild relatives
by high-throughput sequencing of whole genomes.
Plant Biotechnology Journal 9: 1131-1140.
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Fragrance in Plants and Foods
2-acetyl-1-pyrroline
Popcorn
Tortillas
Baguettes
Ham
Cheese
Mung bean
Green tea
Wine
Lobster
Pearl millet
Potatoes
Bradbury LMT, Fitzgerald TL, Henry RJ, Jin Q, Waters DLE (2005) The Gene for
Fragrance in Rice. Plant Biotechnology Journal 3: 363-370.
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Conflict between human
and natural selection Fragrance
Bradbury LME, Gillies SA, Brushett D, Waters DLE, Henry RJ (2008) Inactivation of an
aminoaldehyde dehydrogenase is responsible for fragrance in rice. Plant Molecular
Biology 68: 439-449.
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Genomics outcomes
Improved yields by removal of constraints on yield due to
quality selection
Climate resilient genotypes
Crop diversification
Grain foods with enhanced nutritional and functional
properties
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QAAFI is funded by the
University of Queensland and the Queensland Government