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Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Chalcone Synthase-a Locus and Evolution of the Chalcone Synthase Multigene Family of Common Morning Glory Ipomoea Purpurea

  1. Author:
    Huttley, G. A.
    Durbin, M. L.
    Glover, D. E.
    Clegg, M. T.
  2. Author Address

    Huttley GA NCI FREDERICK CANC RES & DEV CTR LAB GEN DIVERS BLDG 560 FREDERICK, MD 21702 USA UNIV CALIF RIVERSIDE DEPT BOT & PLANT SCI RIVERSIDE, CA 92521 USA ASPEN CTR PHYS ASPEN ENGLAND
    1. Year: 1997
  1. Journal: Molecular Ecology
    1. 6
    2. 6
    3. Pages: 549-558
  2. Type of Article: Article
  1. Abstract:

    Chalcone synthase (CHS) is a small multigene family with at least four members (CHS-A, B, C and PS) in common morning glory Ipomoea purpurea ROTH. The chalcone synthase enzyme performs the initial condensation reaction that results in the 15-carbon three-ring structure that is the backbone of flavonoid biosynthesis. The biochemical pathway that commences with CHS is important in plant disease defence, pigment biosynthesis and UV protection. Accordingly, it is of substantial interest to characterize levels and patterns of molecular diversity for genes that encode this important enzyme. We report the sequence of 19 CHS-A alleles from Mexican and American populations of common morning glory. American populations of this annual self-compatible vine are believed to have been introduced from Mexico, where the species is native. Individual plants were sampled from populations of common morning glory throughout Mexico and the south-eastern USA. Four American alleles were sequenced and these, together with one allele from Mexico City, were identical in primary nucleotide sequence. These data suggest a restricted origin for the American population, probably as a consequence of selection for domestication by pre-Columbian peoples. Additionally the Mitontic (Chiapas, Mexico) population is significantly more homogeneous than expected by chance indicating that this population may also have experienced a recent population bottleneck. Estimates of nucleotide diversity from the Mexican CHS-A alleles were high. We present evidence that these estimates may, in part, result from low to moderate levels of interlocus recombination/gene conversion. We also present evidence that the ancient duplication of the CHS gene family, preceding the origin of the genus Ipomoea, was associated with heterogeneity in the rate of substitution between the resulting gene family members. The group of gene family members whose sequences possess a signature amino acid of the closely related Stilbene synthase exhibit a significantly faster proportional rate of nonsynonymous substitution. [References: 44]

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