Genome-wide association analysis identifies loci governing mercury accumulation in maize

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第一作者： Zhao, Zhan

作者： Zhao, Zhan;Fu, Zhongjun;Lin, Yanan;Chen, Hao;Liu, Kun;Xing, Xiaolong;Liu, Zonghua;Li, Weihua;Tang, Jihua;Fu, Zhongjun;Tang, Jihua

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期刊名称：SCIENTIFIC REPORTS （ 影响因子：3.8； 五年影响因子：4.3 ）

ISSN： 2045-2322

年卷期： 2017 年 7 卷

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摘要： Owing to the rapid development of urbanisation and industrialisation, heavy metal pollution has become a widespread environmental problem. Maize planted on mercury (Hg)-polluted soil can absorb and accumulate Hg in its edible parts, posing a potential threat to human health. To understand the genetic mechanism of Hg accumulation in maize, we performed a genome-wide association study using a mixed linear model on an association population consisting of 230 maize inbred lines with abundant genetic variation. The order of relative Hg concentrations in different maize tissues was as follows: leaves > bracts > stems > axes > kernels. Combined two locations, a total of 37 significant single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with kernels, 12 with axes, 13 with stems, 27 with bracts and 23 with leaves were detected with p < 0.0001. Each significant SNP was calculated and the SNPs significant associated with kernels, axes, stems, bracts and leaves explained 6.96%-10.56%, 7.19%-15.87%, 7.11%-10.19%, 7.16%-8.71% and 6.91%-9.17% of the phenotypic variation, respectively. Among the significant SNPs, nine co-localised with previously detected quantitative trait loci. This study will aid in the selection of Hg-accumulation inbred lines that satisfy the needs for pollution-safe cultivars and maintaining maize production.

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