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Associative expression and systems analysis of complex traits in oilseed rape / canola (ASSYST)

Reference	BBS/E/J/000CA380
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Judith Irwin
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	John Innes Centre
Department	John Innes Centre Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	185,980
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	02/10/2009
End date	30/09/2013
Duration	48 months

Abstract

This is an international collaborative project, involving groups in Germany, UK and Canada. The study will utilise quantitative gene expression data from well-defined populations of segregating Brassica napus genotypes. The work at JIC focuses on integration of transcriptome data with quantitative metabolite and phenotype data using a systems approach. Other activities in the network include development of a public B. napus SNP array, which will be used for association analyses in a large genotype diversity set of B. napus accessions. The expression of genes (i) for which eQTL hotspots are observed in linkage mapping populations, and (ii) which are identified as candidates by systems genetics approaches based on global gene expression and hormone profiles, will be examined in the genotype diversity set by quantitative real-time PCR. This data will then be used for associative expression mapping. The work will initially focus on seedling development traits and their relationship to heterosis as a case study for a highly complex interactive system that is genetically very poorly understood, but is agronomically extremely important. The network analysis tools will also be applied for a systems analysis of important seed quality characters to identify key regulatory factors involved in biosynthesis of oil, protein and fibre components. The project will incorporate the most recent technological developments in the field of next-generation sequencing for ultra-deep transcription profiling, and will integrate gene co-expression network analysis, classical QTL analysis, genetical genomics and association genetics concepts in a manner that to date has not been used for functional genomics of complex traits in a crop plant.

Summary

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Committee	Not funded via Committee
Research Topics	Crop Science, Plant Science, Systems Biology
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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