文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Xie, Zhenwei ¹ ; Zheng, Hai ² ; Cheng, Siqi ¹ ; Yu, Hao ¹ ; Yu, Xiaowen ¹ ; Wang, Chaolong ¹ ; Wang, Jian ² ; Yao, Bowen ¹ ; Jiang, Xiaokang ¹ ; Hu, Yang ¹ ; Jian, Anqi ¹ ; He, Xiaodong ¹ ; Gao, Junwen ¹ ; Chen, Minrui ¹ ; Chen, Yun ¹ ; Zhu, Yuantao ¹ ; Ren, Yulong ² ; Cheng, Zhijun ² ; Lei, Cailin ² ; Lin, Qibing ² ; Wang, Xin ² ; Guo, Xiuping ² ; Tian, Yunlu ¹ ; Liu, Shijia ¹ ; Liu, Xi ¹ ; Jiang, Ling ¹ ; Wu, Chuanyin ² ; Zhu, Shanshan ² ; Zhao, Zhigang ¹ ; Wan, Jianmin ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Nanjing Agr Univ, State Key Lab Crop Genet & Germplasm Enhancement &, Zhongshan Biol Breeding Lab, Nanjing 210095, Peoples R China

2.Chinese Acad Agr Sci, Inst Crop Sci, State Key Lab Crop Gene Resources & Breeding, Natl Key Facil Crop Gene Resources & Genet Improve, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China

关键词： hybrid sterility; pseudolinked loci; chromosomal translocation; translocated heterozygotes; pangenome

期刊名称：GENETICS （ 影响因子：5.1； 五年影响因子：4.1 ）

ISSN： 0016-6731

年卷期： 2025 年 231 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Hybrid sterility is a major barrier in exploiting hybrid vigor in rice grains produced by crossing distantly related parents. While genetic mechanisms such as the killer-protector system have been extensively studied, novel systems underlying hybrid sterility remain poorly characterized. Here, a novel hybrid sterility system governed by two tightly pseudolinked loci SGA1 (on chromosome 1) and SGA2 (on chromosome 2) is reported, which induces semi-sterility in male and female gametes during hybridization between the indica and japonica subspecies. Chromosomal translocations were proposed as the basis for pseudolinkage and unbiased segregation, supported by cytological evidence of meiotic quadrivalent configurations and translocation breakpoint sequences. Gametophytic sterility was identified as the primary driver of dual male-female semi-sterility in translocated heterozygotes. Furthermore, large-segment chromosomal translocations are found to be widespread in rice. Analysis of 120 pangenomic rice accessions revealed that chromosomal translocations are prevalent among cultivars, with one-third exhibiting large translocations (>500 kb). Translocation breakpoints were mainly localized in intergenic and intronic regions, and the disrupted genes were identified as predominantly transposons and retrotransposons. Besides, large translocations were validated through sequence analysis and phenotypic assays. Overall, this study establishes chromosomal translocations as a critical driver of hybrid sterility and provides new insights into heterosis constraints.