Wheat functional genomics in the era of next generation sequencing: An update

作     者：Meiling Jia Jiantao Guan Zhiwen Zhai Shuaifeng Geng Xueyong Zhang Long Mao Aili Li 

作者机构：National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement Institute of Crop ScienceChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences 

出 版 物：《The Crop Journal》 (作物学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2018年第6卷第1期

页      面：7-14页

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学科分类：09[农学] 

基　　金：supported in part by the National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFD0101004 2016YFD0100300) 

主　　题：GWAS NGS TILLING Triticum aestivum 

摘      要：Bread wheat is not only an important cereal crop but also a model for study of an allopolyploid plant with a large, highly repetitive genome. Advances in next-generation sequencing(NGS) technology provide needed throughput to conquer the enormous size of the wheat genome. Multiple high quality reference genome sequences will soon be available. Full-scale wheat functional genomics studies are dawning. In this review we highlight the available tools and methodologies for wheat functional genomics research developed with the assistance of NGS technology and recent progress, particularly the concerted effort in generating multiple reference genomes, strategies to attain genome-wide genetic variation, genome-wide association studies, mutant population generation, and NGS-supported gene cloning and functional characterization. These resources and platforms lay a solid foundation for wheat research, leading to a new era of wheat functional genomics that will bridge the gap between genotype and *** of wheat genomes and gene functions should assist in genomics-assisted selection and facilitate breeding of elite varieties for sustainable agriculture in China and the world.