Navigation Links
UW-Madison scientists played role in potato genome project
Date:7/10/2011

MADISON University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are part of an international consortium that has successfully sequenced and analyzed the potato genome. The consortium's work, which is described in the current issue of Nature, turned up more than 39,000 genes and is expected to speed potato research and breeding projects around the globe.

The Wisconsin team's contribution involved uncovering important information about the structure of potato's 12 chromosomes.

"The most important part of this project was actually finding the genes. That was the main goal," says UW-Madison plant geneticist Jiming Jiang, one of 20 principal investigators from 14 countries who worked on the project. "But the group still needed our expertise to help solve some of the puzzles."

Jiang is an expert in cytogenetics, the study of the structure and function of chromosomes. He and fellow UW scientists Marina Iovene and Giovana Torres used microscopic tools to reveal unique physical characteristics of each of the potato plant's 12 chromosomes, such as the location of gene-rich and gene-poor regions and -- particularly important -- where each chromosome begins and ends within the genome sequence.

"Through sequencing alone, it is difficult to reveal this kind of information. But cytogenetic analysis can help connect the sequence information to individual chromosomes. Cytogenetic mapping provides a bird's-eye view of the potato chromosomes," explains Jiang, who made similar contributions to international efforts to sequence the rice, corn (maize) and papaya genomes.

Potato is the world's most important non-grain food crop. Each year, more than 200 million tons are eaten worldwide. In Wisconsin potatoes are grown on more than 63,000 acres, making the state the third-largest producer in America.

Historically, potato has been notoriously difficult to work with. It is a tetraploid, meaning its cells contain four copies of each chro
'/>"/>

Contact: Jiming Jiang
jjiang1@wisc.edu
608-262-1878
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related biology news :

1. Leaky genes put evolution on the fast track, Pitt and UW-Madison researchers find
2. UW-Madison lake scientist gets worlds top water prize
3. UW-Madison scientists create super-strong collagen
4. Sweet corn story begins in UW-Madison lab
5. UW-Madison study reveals new options for people with PKU
6. Scientists discover how best to excite brain cells
7. Scientists devise way to sort brain cells for potential transplants
8. Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards prestigious fellowships to 18 top young scientists
9. Scientists sequence DNA of cancer-resistant rodent
10. Scripps Research scientists solve mystery of nerve disease genes
11. Scientists discover that Hawaii is not an evolutionary dead end for marine life
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/21/2013)... University of Michigan Water Center today awarded 12 ... Lakes restoration and protection efforts. , The two-year ... projects, including efforts to track the remediation of ... to control non-native weedy plant invasions; study chromosomal ... responses to restoration activities. , The grants were ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... is an uphill battle? Try staying fit in space, ... muscle and bone. , That,s the challenge a group ... new three-year, $1.2 million grant from NASA. Their goal ... exploratory missions. , "You could give astronauts the best ... them to stick to it, it isn,t going to ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... , Where? Copenhagen, Denmark: Bella Center Congress ... , Why? An annual meeting ... developments, manufacturing and installation, drawing on leading experiences from ... edition from a record of more than 900 abstracts ... plenary and oral presentations, more than 460 visual presentation, ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):U-M Water Center awards $570K in Great Lakes restoration grants 2U-M Water Center awards $570K in Great Lakes restoration grants 3U-M Water Center awards $570K in Great Lakes restoration grants 4Fueling fitness on the final frontier 221st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition 221st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition 321st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition 4
... an invasive vine that is spreading across the southeastern United ... of the pollutant surface ozone, according to a study published ... of the National Academy of Sciences . Kudzu, a ... chemicals isoprene and nitric oxide, which, when combined with nitrogen ...
... than at any time in the previous 1,500 years, a ... Nature Geoscience . The rise in temperature ... productivity of the lake, which hosts the second-largest inland fishery ... fish from Lake Tanganyika as a crucial source of protein," ...
... satellite data and Google Earth, a Purdue University researcher ... logging in what is designated as a protected United ... studies the Mount Paekdu Biosphere Reserve, a 326,000-acre forest ... to visit North Korea, Shao studies changes in the ...
Cached Biology News:Invasive kudzu is major factor in surface ozone pollution, study shows 2Twentieth-century warming in Lake Tanganyika is unprecedented 2Twentieth-century warming in Lake Tanganyika is unprecedented 3NASA, Google data show North Korea logging in protected area 2
(Date:5/21/2013)... May 21, 2013  The Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute ... is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative ... Dr. Sara Lustigman , Head of the ... and development research project, titled Innovative 3-D in ... are needed to screen drugs to help eliminate onchocerciasis (river ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... 21, 2013 The congress of ... Association) is the biggest congress in Europe ... 10,000 participants are in Istanbul ... findings. New pioneering studies have been presented: ... (SFP) ADMINISTERED VIA HEMODIALYSATE REDUCES ESA USE" ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... 2013 As the R&D sector ... within the industry to deliver better products, faster. ... pharma companies often means turning big ideas into ... in collaboration with Sensidose AB and Recipharm, is ... products to market sooner. The partnership resulted in ...
(Date:5/21/2013)... 2013  Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc. (PGDx), today ... and expertise in genomic analysis of defined cancer ... with Blueprint Medicines.  PGDx is an innovator in ... in tumors, and Blueprint Medicines is an expert ... genetically defined patient population. "This collaboration ...
Breaking Biology Technology:New York Blood Center's Research Institute Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development 2New York Blood Center's Research Institute Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development 3ERA-EDTA CONGRESS 2013: Late Breaking Clinical Trials 2ERA-EDTA CONGRESS 2013: Late Breaking Clinical Trials 3The Development of an Innovative Microtablet Dosage Form, a Success Story: Live Webinar Hosted by Xtalks 2Personal Genome Diagnostics And Blueprint Medicines Form Collaboration to Identify Novel Kinase Targets 2Personal Genome Diagnostics And Blueprint Medicines Form Collaboration to Identify Novel Kinase Targets 3
... , , , ... With the introduction of the Pwo Master, Roche Applied,Science now offers a new, ... the highest possible fidelity during PCR,synthesis. , ... Pwo Master is a premixed double-concentrated formulation,that contains PwoSUPER YIELD DNA Polymerase,a new ...
... , , ... , , , , ... specific method for the detection and quantitation,of mRNA species. The assay ... (SP6, T7,and T3). These enzymes possess several properties that,make them well ...
... , ... , , , Deoxynucleotides are ... the results of your experiments. , ... Roche Applied Science developed a new manufacturing and purification,process for deoxynucleotides. ...
Cached Biology Technology:Pwo Master*:,Simplify Setup of Your Proofreading PCRs 2Pwo Master*:,Simplify Setup of Your Proofreading PCRs 3RNase Protection Assay (RPA),Using DIG-Labeled RNA Probes 2
... C 19 H 9 Br 4 NaO ... Form: Powder Clarity of Solution: Passes test ... Yellow pH 4.6 - Blue Applications: ... and acrylamide gel electrophoresis. Used in the ...
tracking dye in electrophoresis; free acid, C 19 H 10 BrO 5 S; MW: 669.96...
Denhardt's Solution is a mixture of blocking agents used in membrane-based hybridization protocols. The solution contains 1% Ficoll (type 400) 1% polyvinylpyrrolidone and 1% bovine serum albumin. Ste...
... Labeling Kit provides a unique signal amplification ... targets, including cell-surface receptors and subcellular structures. ... the patented ELF 97 phosphatase substrate, which ... the site of enzymatic activity a ...
Biology Products: