Identification of sources of disease resistance
One of the major new marker developments is NBS profiling, a Motif-directed profiling technique for resistance genes.
This method is based on the detection of specific parts of the genome that are involved in plant resistance to diseases.
Publications:
- Bus V, WE van de Weg, CE Durel, C Gessler, F Calenge, L Parisi, E Rikkerink, S Gardiner, A Patocchi, M Meulenbroek, H Schouten, F Laurens (2004) Delineation of a Scab resistance gene cluster on Linkage Group 2 of apple. Acta Horticulturae 663: 57-62
- Bus VGM, EHA Rikkerink, WE van de Weg, RL Rusholme, SE Gardiner, HCM Bassett, LP Kodde, L Parisi, FND Laurens, EJ Meulenbroek, KM Plummer (2005) The Vh2 and Vh4 scab resistance genes in two differential hosts derived from Russian apple R12740-7A map to the same linkage group of apple. Molecular Breeding 15: 103–116
- Bus VGM, FND Laurens, WE van de Weg, RL Rusholme, EHA Rikkerink, SE Gardiner, HCM Bassett, LP Kodde, KM Plummer (2005) The Vh8 locus of a new gene-for-gene interaction between Venturia inaequalis and the wild apple Malus sieversii is closely linked to the Vh2 locus in Malus pumila R12740-7A. New Phytologist 166: 1035-1049. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2005.01395.x
- Calenge F, A Faure, M Goerre, C Gebhardt, WE van de Weg, L Parisi, C-E Durel (2004) Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) analysis reveals both broad-spectrum and isolate-specific QTL for scab resistance in an apple progeny challenged with eight Isolates of Venturia inaequalis. Phytopathology 94: 370-379
- Calenge F, CG Van der Linden, E Van de Weg, HJ Schouten, G van Arkel, C Denancé, C-E Durel (2005) Resistance gene analogues identified through the NBS-profiling method map close to major genes and QTL for disease resistance in apple. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 110: 660-668. DOI: 10.1007/s00122-004-1891-6
- Chaerani R, MJM Smulders, CG van der Linden, B Vosman, P Stam, RE Voorrips (2006) QTL identification for early blight resistance (Alternaria solani) in a Solanum lycopersicum × S. arcanum cross. Theoretical and Applied Genetics (in press)
- Mantovani P, CG van der Linden, M Maccaferri, MC Sanguineti, R Tuberosa (2006) NBS profiling analysis of durum wheat genetic diversity. Genome (in press)
- Gao ZS, WE van de Weg (2006) The Vf gene for scab resistance in apple is linked to sub-lethal genes. Euphytica (in press) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10681-005-9082-3
- Linden CG van der, DCAE Wouters, V Mihalka, EZ Kochieva, MJM Smulders, B Vosman (2004) Efficient targeting of plant disease resistance loci using NBS profiling. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 109: 384-393. doi 10.1007/s00122-004-1642-8
- Linden CG van der, MJM Smulders, B Vosman (2005) Motif-directed profiling: a glance at molecular evolution. In: Plant species-level systematics: new perspectives on pattern & process. FT Bakker, LW Chatrou, B Gravendeel, PB Pelser (eds) Regnum Vegetabile 143 . ARG Gantner Verlag, Ruggell, Liechtenstein; Koeltz, Koenigstein, Germany. Pp 291-303