caa a22 4500 475794044 CHVBK 20180406123718.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s001220051565 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s001220051565 Analysis of chromatin, nuclear DNA and organelle composition in somatic hybrids between Solanum tuberosum and Solanum sanctae-rosae [Elektronische Daten] [K. Harding, S. Millam] Abstract : A protoplast fusion strategy has been applied to advance aspects of a potato breeding programme. A sub-population of somatic hybrids, selected for agronomic potential, between tetraploid Solanum tuberosum cv. Brodick and a diploid EBN2 accession, S. sanctae-rosae was subjected to detailed molecular analysis. This study reports the use of simple sequence repeats (SSRs) to identify nuclear hybrid genomes and PCR and DNA-DNA analysis to determine organelle composition in somatic hybrids derived from these parents. SSR analysis revealed somatic hybrids containing the genetic background of S. tuberosum cv. Brodick with some specific markers from S. sanctae-rosae. One somatic hybrid contained the chloroplasts derived from S. sanctae-rosae, and several hybrids had detectable RFLP mitochrondrial DNA profiles, indicating genetic re-arrangements. We also examined the use of DNase I sensitivity to the genomic and ribosomal RNA sequences in these somatic hybrids as an indicator of changes in chromatin structure. Chromatin and DNAse I analysis showed differential sensitivity to increasing levels of nuclease; DNA from several somatic hybrids was found to be resistant to DNase I compared to the parental plants. The significance of the findings to somatic cell genetics and plant breeding studies is discussed. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2000 Key wordsSolanum somatic hybrids nationallicence Organelle nationallicence Nuclear and chromatin analysis nationallicence Harding K. Crop Genetics, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland, GB aut Millam S. Crop Genetics, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland, GB aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220051565 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220051565 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Harding K. Crop Genetics, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland, GB aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Millam S. Crop Genetics, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland, GB aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer