Identification of Transposable Elements in Conifer and Their Potential Application in Breeding

Junhui Wang; Nan Lu; Fei Yi; Yao Xiao

doi:10.1177/1176934320930263

Identification of Transposable Elements in Conifer and Their Potential Application in Breeding

Evol Bioinform Online. 2020 Jun 15:16:1176934320930263. doi: 10.1177/1176934320930263. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Junhui Wang¹, Nan Lu¹, Fei Yi¹, Yao Xiao¹

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China.

Abstract

Transposable elements (TEs) are known to play a role in genome evolution, gene regulation, and epigenetics, representing potential tools for genetics research in and breeding of conifers. Recently, thanks to the development of high-throughput sequencing, more conifer genomes have been reported. Using bioinformatics tools, the TEs of 3 important conifers (Picea abies, Picea glauce, and Pinus taeda) were identified in our previous study, which provided a foundation for accelerating the use of TEs in conifer breeding and genetic study. Here, we review recent studies on the functional biology of TEs and discuss the potential applications for TEs in conifers.

Keywords: Transposable elements; conifer breeding; molecular marker; mutant library.

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