ISSN:
1432-2242
Keywords:
Key words Pepper
;
YAC library
;
Positional cloning
;
Resistance gene
;
Bs2
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) library was constructed using high-molecular-weight DNA isolated from pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) leaf protoplasts. Insert DNA was prepared by partial digestion using EcoRI and subjected to electrophoretic fractionation before in-gel ligation to the pJS97/98 YAC vector. Prior to transformation of yeast spheroplasts, ligation products were subjected to a second electrophoretic size selection. The library consists of about 19 000 clones with an average insert size of 500 kb, thus representing approximately three haploid genome equivalents. Three PCR-based markers tightly linked to the pepper Bs2 resistance gene were used to assess the utility of this library for positional cloning. Three YAC clones containing pepper genomic DNA from the Bs2 resistance locus were isolated from the library. The clones ranged in size from 270 kb to 1.2 Mb and should prove useful for the cloning of the Bs2 gene.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001220050016
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