RNA Interference: A Versatile Tool to Augment Plant Protection Strategies in Potato

Siddappa, Sundaresha; Jeevalatha, A.; Kumar, Ravinder; Sood, Salej; Sharma, Sanjeev; Bhardwaj, Vinay; Singh, B. P.; Chakrabarti, S. K.

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-7695-6_15

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“…The RNAi technique has been successfully used in potatoes to knock down the function of various genes, including the beta-carotene hydroxylase gene [ 20 , 32 ], susceptibility factors for late blight [ 33 ], and RNA viruses [ 34 ]. However, meiotic cycle genes have not been targeted in any autopolyploid to date.…”

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Generation of Asynaptic Mutants in Potato by Disrupting StDMC1 Gene Using RNA Interference Approach

Kumar

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Bhardwaj

et al. 2023

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Fixing the genomic composition and multiplication through true potato seed (TPS) is an important challenge in autotetraploid potato. Disrupted meiotic cDNA (DMC1) is a meiotic gene that plays a central role in DNA recombination through crossing over in meiosis. Using the Arabidopsis DMC1 (AtDMC1) gene sequence, we retrieved Solanum tuberosum DMC1(StDMC1) from the diploid potato genome, and subsequently, sense and antisense regions of the StDMC1 gene were amplified in potato cv. Kufri Jyoti. The sense and antisense fragments were confirmed by Sanger-sequencing and cloned in the pRI101 vector. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of the RNAi construct resulted in 44% transformation efficiency, and a total of 137 mutant lines were obtained. These mutant lines were further validated through pollen viability testing, and selected lines were used for gene expression analysis. The acetocarmine-based pollen staining showed reduced pollen viability ranging from 14 to 21% in four DMC1 mutant lines (DMC4-37, DMC4-41, DMC6-20, and DMC6-21), as compared to the Kufri Jyoti control plants, which on average exhibited 78% pollen viability. The phenotypic data was supported by the reduced expression of the StDMC1 gene in these four mutant lines compared to the control Kufri Jyoti. The results confirmed the generation of StDMC1 knockdown lines. This is the first report of StDMC1 mutant line generation in tetraploid potatoes and will be a step forward in generating non-recombinant mutants through sexual reproduction in potatoes.

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