Book of Abstracts (PDF) - International Mycological Association
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IMC7 Main Congress Theme V: CELL BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY Posters<br />
1189 - Expression studies <strong>of</strong> plant genes differentially<br />
expressed in leaf and root tissue <strong>of</strong> arbuscular<br />
mycorrhizal (AM) fungal colonised tomato plants<br />
J. Taylor & L.A. Harrier *<br />
Scottish Agricultural College, Kings Buildings, West Mains<br />
Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, U.K. - E-mail:<br />
l.harrier@ed.sac.ac.uk<br />
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi <strong>of</strong> the unique phylum<br />
Glomeromycetes are a multifaceted group <strong>of</strong> mutualistic<br />
symbionts that are common to terrestrial ecosystems. The<br />
interaction between AM fungi and plant root systems is <strong>of</strong><br />
environmental and agronomic importance. Understanding<br />
the molecular changes within the host plant upon AM<br />
fungal colonisation is a pre-requisite to a greater<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> the mechanisms underlying the<br />
interaction. Differential mRNA display was conducted on<br />
leaf tissue <strong>of</strong> tomato plants colonised and non-colonised by<br />
the AM fungus Glomus mosseae and five putative<br />
differentially regulated cDNAs were identified. All cDNAs<br />
isolated shared high sequence similarity to known plant<br />
genes. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR was used to establish<br />
gene expression patterns for all five clones within leaf and<br />
root tissue <strong>of</strong> mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal colonised<br />
tomato plants. Differential regulation was observed for all<br />
five cDNAs. Down-regulation within the leaf tissue <strong>of</strong><br />
mycorrhizal plants was observed for 4 out <strong>of</strong> the 5 cDNAs<br />
with an up-regulation observed only for one. Tissue<br />
specific regulation was observed for several cDNAs, with<br />
down-regulation observed in mycorrhizal leaf tissue and<br />
up-regulation observed within mycorrhizal root tissue as<br />
compared to non-mycorrhizal tissue. We thank the Scottish<br />
Executive Environmental Rural Affairs Division<br />
(SEERAD) for financial support.<br />
1190 - Application <strong>of</strong> AFLP markers to genetic study <strong>of</strong><br />
an edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes: strain typing,<br />
genetic diversity, and genetic linkage map<br />
K. Terashima 1* , T. Matsumoto 2 , E. Hayashi 3 & Y.<br />
Fukumasa-Nakai 2<br />
1 Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST),<br />
Honmachi 4-1-8, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan. -<br />
2 The Tottori <strong>Mycological</strong> Institute, Kokoge211, Tottori,<br />
689-1125, Japan. - 3 Forest Tree Breeding Center, Ishi,<br />
Juo, Taga, Ibaraki 319-1301, Japan. - E-mail:<br />
ktera@hal.ne.jp<br />
Lentinula edodes (shiitake) is one <strong>of</strong> the most popular<br />
edible mushrooms in east Asia (Japan, Korea and China). It<br />
is desirable to establish efficient breeding systems <strong>of</strong> this<br />
mushroom using molecular markers. In this study, we<br />
evaluated the usefulness <strong>of</strong> amplified fragment length<br />
polymorphism (AFLP) as genetic marker in L. edodes.<br />
Strain typing and genetic diversity: Six AFLP primer pairs<br />
reproducibly detected 179 polymorphic DNA fragments<br />
among 15 strains <strong>of</strong> L. edodes currently used for cultivation<br />
in Japan. These markers could differentiate all <strong>of</strong> the<br />
strains. Cluster analysis and principle coordinates analysis<br />
based on AFLP data revealed two groups which<br />
corresponded to those categorized on their fruiting season<br />
types. Genetic linkage map: A medium-dense genetic<br />
linkage map <strong>of</strong> L. edodes was constructed based on 203<br />
AFLP markers and two mating type factors. The<br />
segregation <strong>of</strong> these markers was generated from 95<br />
progeny <strong>of</strong> a single cross <strong>of</strong> two distantly related L. edodes<br />
strains. Segregation analysis showed that the map consisted<br />
<strong>of</strong> 11 linkage groups, and the total genetic distance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
map was 1956.7cM. The average rate <strong>of</strong> physical size to<br />
genetic distance could be roughly estimated to be less than<br />
18.4 kb/cM, which is low compared to the values obtained<br />
for other filamentous fungi. Seventeen <strong>of</strong> the AFLP<br />
markers showed highly distorted segregation ratios (χ 2<br />
values ≥ 6.63; P ≤ 0.01), and many <strong>of</strong> these were located in<br />
LG II (6 markers) and IV (6 markers).<br />
1191 - pH optimization <strong>of</strong> AM symbiosis with Glomus<br />
intraradices and carrot transformed roots in vitro<br />
P. Tiwari 1* , U.G. Reddy 1 , A. Prakash 2 & A. Adholeya 1<br />
1<br />
Centre for Mycorrhizal research, Tata Energy Research,<br />
Institute, Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003,<br />
2<br />
India. - School <strong>of</strong> Biotechnology, Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Microbiology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal,Madhya<br />
Pradesh, India. - E-mail: pragati@teri.res.in<br />
AM fungi Glomus intraradices was introduced on M media<br />
with different pH regimes ranging from pH 4 to pH 13 in<br />
vitro. The symbiosis was found to express differently over<br />
the acid and alkaline range. The investigation was directed<br />
to study the difference in expression <strong>of</strong> AM fungi in terms<br />
<strong>of</strong> inter and intraradical spread, spore formation, mycelial<br />
and root biomass along with nutritional uptake in roots. pH<br />
8 was observed to be more supportive to maximum AMF<br />
symbiosis, also supporting maximum root biomass. pH 9<br />
supported more vegetative proliferation <strong>of</strong> the fungus. An<br />
increasing trend was observed in mycorrhizal colonization<br />
percentage (MCP) from pH 4 to 13. The study is significant<br />
in optimizing parameters responsible for optimum<br />
symbiosis and exploit its potential in mass inoculum<br />
production.<br />
1192 - Comparative symbiotic events <strong>of</strong> various coal ash<br />
amendments in vitro on AM fungi Glomus intraradices<br />
and Ri T-DNA transformed carrot roots<br />
P. Tiwari 1* , U.G. Reddy 1 , A. Prakash 2 & A. Adholeya 1<br />
1<br />
Centre for mycorrhizal research, Tata Energy Research<br />
Insitute, Habitat Centre, Lodi Road, New Delhi, 110003,<br />
2<br />
India. - School <strong>of</strong> Biotechnology, Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Microbiology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Madhya<br />
Pradesh, India. - E-mail: pragati@teri.res.in<br />
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