论文--中国科学院遗传与发育生物学研究所

A High-Quality Bread Wheat Genome Unravels the Adaptive Evolution of Wheat End-Use Quality

作者：	Xinyou Cao, Jijin Zhang, Yafei Guo, Yuhong Huang, Lei Guo, Beirui Niu, Xin Gao, Jun Xu, Danping Li, Xiukun Liu, Zhiliang Zhang, Lipeng Kang, Xuebing Qiu, Haosheng Li, Jianjun Liu, Baoxue Shan,Xiaoyan Duan, Congyang Yi, Yang Liu, Meng Jin, Changbin Yin, Jing Wang, Zhendong Zhao, Fei Lu
刊物名称：	Nature Plants
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发布时间：	2026-05-07
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摘要：	Understanding the genetics of superior dough performance is essential for improving wheat end-use quality. Here, we presented ade novoassembly of the genome of JM44, a Chinese wheat cultivar known for its exceptional end-use quality. The JM44 genome achieved reference-level quality (QV = 66.74), depicting a complete picture of complex regions containing gluten genes. Our microsynteny analysis across theTriticum-Aegilopscomplex showed that high-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GSs) loci are highly conserved, while low-molecular-weight glutenin subunits (LMW-GSs) and α-/β-gliadins exhibited greater structural variation. These variable loci appear to have been preferentially selected by humans and contributed substantially to the evolution of wheat quality traits.Moreover, we observed that epistatic interactions between gluten genes are strong in modern cultivars, but markedly weaker in landraces, indicating the importance of epistatic selection during modern breeding. Our findings shed light on the genomics and evolution of wheat quality traits, providing valuable guidance for future breeding efforts.
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