Molecular Biology and Evolution, Vol 15, 160-175, Copyright © 1998 by Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
GT Howe, PA Bucciaglia, WP Hackett, GR Furnier, MM Cordonnier-Pratt and G Gardner
The phytochrome photoreceptors play important roles in the photoperiodic
control of vegetative bud set, growth cessation, dormancy induction, and
cold-hardiness in trees. Interestingly, ecotypic differences in
photoperiodic responses are observed in many temperate- zone tree species.
Northern and southern ecotypes of black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa
Torr. & Gray), for example, exhibit marked differences in the timing of
short-day-induced bud set and growth cessation, and these responses are
controlled by phytochrome. Therefore, as a first step toward determining
the molecular genetic basis of photoperiodic ecotypes in trees, we
characterized the phytochrome gene (PHY) family in black cottonwood. We
recovered fragments of one PHYA and two PHYB using PCR-based cloning and by
screening a genomic library. Results from Southern analyses confirmed that
black cottonwood has one PHYA locus and two PHYB loci, which we arbitrarily
designated PHYB1 and PHYB2. Phylogenetic analyses which included PHY from
black cottonwood, Arabidopsis thaliana and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
suggest that the PHYB/D duplications in these species occurred
independently. When Southern blots were probed with PHYC, PHYE, and PHYE
heterologous probes, the strongest bands that we detected were those of
black cottonwood PHYA and/or PHYB. These results suggest that black
cottonwood lacks members of the PHYC/F and PHYE subfamilies. Although black
cottonwood could contain additional PHY that are distantly related to known
angiosperm PHY, our results imply that the PHY family of black cottonwood
is less complex than that of other well-characterized dicot species such as
Arabidopsis and tomato. Based on Southern analyses of five black cottonwood
genotypes representing three photoperiodic ecotypes, substantial
polymorphism was detected for at least one of the PHYB loci but not for the
PHYA locus. The novel character of the PHY family in black cottonwood, as
well as the differences in polymorphism we observed between the PHYA and
PHYB subfamilies, indicates that a number of fundamental macro- and
microevolutionary questions remain to be answered about the PHY family in
dicots.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Evidence that the phytochrome gene family in black cottonwood has one PHYA locus and two PHYB loci but lacks members of the PHYC/F and PHYE subfamilies
Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108, USA. howex003@maroon.tc.umn.edu
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