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GENETICS, GENOMICS, AND MOLECULAR EVOLUTION

Self-Compatibility of Two Apricot Selections Is Associated with Two Pollen-Part Mutations of Different Nature^1,[W]

Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias, 46113 Moncada Valencia, Spain (S.V., M.L.B., J.M-C., G.L., C.R.); and Departamento de Mejora de Frutales, CEBAS-CSIC, 30100 Murcia, Spain (L.B.)

Loss of pollen-S function in Prunus self-compatible mutants has recently been associated with deletions or insertions in S-haplotype-specific F-box (SFB) genes. We have studied two self-compatible cultivars of apricot (Prunus armeniaca), Currot (S_CS_C) and Canino (S₂S_C), sharing the naturally occurring self-compatible (S_C)-haplotype. Sequence analysis showed that whereas the S_C-RNase is unaltered, a 358-bp insertion is found in the SFB_C gene, resulting in the expression of a truncated protein. The alteration of this gene is associated with self-incompatibility (SI) breakdown, supporting previous evidence that points to SFB being the pollen-S gene of the Prunus SI S-locus. On the other hand, PCR analysis of progenies derived from Canino showed that pollen grains carrying the S₂-haplotype were also able to overcome the incompatibility barrier. However, alterations in the SFB₂ gene or evidence of pollen-S duplications were not detected. A new class of F-box genes encoding a previously uncharacterized protein with high sequence similarity (approximately 62%) to Prunus SFB proteins was identified in this work, but the available data rules them out of producing S-heteroallelic pollen and thus the cause of the pollen-part mutation. These results suggest that cv Canino has an additional mutation, not linked to the S-locus, which causes a loss of pollen-S activity when present in pollen. As a whole, these findings support the proposal that the S-locus products besides other S-locus independent factors are required for gametophytic SI in Prunus.

² Present address: Departamento de Genética, IRTA Centre de Cabrils, Ctra. de Cabrils, s/n. 08348 Cabrils Barcelona, Spain.

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Received May 19, 2006; accepted August 4, 2006; published August 18, 2006.

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