<i>ZIP4</i>is required for normal progression of synapsis and for over 95% of crossovers in wheat meiosis

Draeger, Tracie; Rey, María‐Dolores; Hayta, Şadiye; Smedley, Mark; Alabdullah, Abdul Kader; Moore, Graham; Martín, Azahara C.

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“…The copyright holder for this preprint this version posted April 18, 2023. ; https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.04.18.537302 doi: bioRxiv preprint Sears and Okamoto, 1958;Martín et al, 2014 andRey et al, 2017;Draeger et al, 2023). This allows the three genomes to behave as separate diploids during meiosis, thus maintaining genome stability and fertility.…”

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DMC1stabilizes synapsis and crossover at high and low temperatures during wheat meiosis

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Effective chromosome synapsis and crossover during meiosis are essential for fertility, especially in grain crops such as wheat. These processes function most efficiently in wheat at temperatures between 17-23 °C, although the genetic mechanisms for such temperature dependence are unknown. In a previously identified mutant of the hexaploid wheat reference variety 'Chinese Spring' lacking the long arm of chromosome 5D, exposure to low temperatures during meiosis resulted in asynapsis and crossover failure. In a second mutant (ttmei1), containing a 4 Mb deletion in chromosome 5DL, exposure to 13 °C led to similarly high levels of asynapsis and univalence. Moreover, exposure to 30 °C led to a significant, but less extreme effect on crossover. Previously, we proposed that, of 41 genes deleted in this 4 Mb region, the major meiotic geneTaDMC1-D1was the most likely candidate for preservation of synapsis and crossover at low (and possibly high) temperatures. In the current study, using RNA-guided Cas9, we developed a new Chinese Spring CRISPR mutant, containing a 39 bp deletion in the 5D copy ofDMC1, representing the first reported CRISPR-Cas9 targeted mutagenesis in Chinese Spring, and the first CRISPR mutant forDMC1in wheat. In controlled environment experiments, wild-type Chinese Spring, CRISPRdmc1-D1and backcrossedttmei1mutants were exposed to either high or low temperatures during the temperature-sensitive period from premeiotic interphase to early meiosis I. After 6-7 days at 13 °C, crossover decreased by over 95% in thedmc1-D1mutants, when compared with wild-type plants grown under the same conditions. After 24 hours at 30 °C,dmc1-D1mutants exhibited a reduced number of crossovers and increased univalence, although these differences were less marked than at 13 °C. Similar results were obtained forttmei1mutants, although their scores were more variable, possibly reflecting higher levels of background mutation. These experiments confirm our previous hypothesis thatDMC1-D1is responsible for preservation of normal synapsis and crossover at low and, to a certain extent, high temperatures. Given that reductions in crossover have significant effects on grain yield, these results have important implications for wheat breeding, particularly in the face of climate change.

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