Paper · 2026 · Theoretical and Applied Genetics

A terminal deletion in wheat chromosome arm 3BS contains gene YrJ262 conferring adult plant resistance to stripe rust

Xiaoxue Zeng; Jianbo Li; Guangrong Li; et al.

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Abstract

Wheat stripe (or yellow) rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, imposes a major constraint on wheat production. While race-specific seedling resistance genes can be effective in controlling this disease, those conferring resistance at the adult stage typically protect the host from infection by a broad spectrum of the pathogen, and tend to be more durable. But the durable resistance such as that expressed by the recently developed Chinese cultivar (cv.) Jimai 262 is poorly understood. Based on the identification of a spontaneous loss-of-function mutant, a genetic analysis indicated that cv. Jimai 262's adult plant resistance to stripe rust is conferred by the presence of a single dominant gene, tentatively designated YrJ262. Bulk segregant exome sequencing implied that the distal end of chromosome arm 3BS of the mutant lacked a ~ 73 Mbp segment that was present in cv. Jimai 262, thereby placing YrJ262 within this segment. The presence of this deletion was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization-based analysis. The flanking sequences of the Yr30 candidate region were identical between plants carrying Yr30 and cv. Jimai 262. YrJ262 was complemented by alleles present within QTL on cv. Jimai 262 chromosomes 1B and 4B enabling the expression of adult plant resistance.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Adult plant resistance to stripe rust in cv. Jimai 262 is conferred by a single dominant gene, YrJ262.

Material
cv. Jimai 262e1
Interactor
Puccinia striiformis f. sp. triticiPuccinia striiformis f. sp. triticie0pathogen
Gene
YrJ262e1
Outcome
adult plant resistance to stripe ruste1
Qualifier
a single dominant genee1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici
Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici · InteractorBrauna55 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“a genetic analysis indicated that cv. Jimai 262's adult plant resistance to stripe rust is conferred by the presence of a single dominant gene, tentatively designated YrJ262”

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“Wheat stripe (or yellow) rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici, imposes a major constraint on wheat production”

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“A terminal deletion in wheat chromosome arm 3BS”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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In the mutant, the distal end of chromosome arm 3BS lacks a segment of about 73 Mbp present in cv. Jimai 262.

Material
spontaneous loss-of-function mutante1
Outcome
distal end of chromosome arm 3BSe2
Value
~ 73 Mbpe2
Comparator
cv. Jimai 262e2

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Based on the identification of a spontaneous loss-of-function mutant”

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“Bulk segregant exome sequencing implied that the distal end of chromosome arm 3BS of the mutant lacked a ~ 73 Mbp segment that was present in cv. Jimai 262, thereby placing YrJ262 within this segment”

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“A terminal deletion in wheat chromosome arm 3BS”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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The 3BS deletion was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization.

Outcome
presence of this deletione3
Qualifier
confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization-based analysise3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The presence of this deletion was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization-based analysis”

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“A terminal deletion in wheat chromosome arm 3BS”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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The flanking sequences of the Yr30 candidate region are identical between Yr30 carriers and cv. Jimai 262.

Material
cv. Jimai 262e4
Gene
Yr30e4
Outcome
flanking sequences of the Yr30 candidate regione4
Comparator
plants carrying Yr30e4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The flanking sequences of the Yr30 candidate region were identical between plants carrying Yr30 and cv. Jimai 262”

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“A terminal deletion in wheat chromosome arm 3BS”

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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YrJ262 complemented by alleles within QTL on cv. Jimai 262 chromosomes 1B and 4B enables adult plant resistance.

Gene
YrJ262e5
Outcome
expression of adult plant resistancee5
Qualifier
alleles present within QTL on cv. Jimai 262 chromosomes 1B and 4Be5

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“YrJ262 was complemented by alleles present within QTL on cv. Jimai 262 chromosomes 1B and 4B enabling the expression of adult plant resistance”

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“A terminal deletion in wheat chromosome arm 3BS”

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