With the aim of developing widely applicable gene markers for phylogenetic reconstructions at low taxonomic level, we tested the low copy nuclear Conserved Ortholog Set (COS) genes. Most of the 15 genes tested provided good amplification efficiency (as compared with rbcL) from a set of 67 representative angiosperm families. Nine selected COS markers were further characterized at both intra- and interfamilial level on a test set, including 25 species representative of 15 different families. While four of the COS led to incongruent results, the remaining five improved the phylogenetic reconstructions of closely related species as illustrated in the case of Orobanchaceae species. They were found to be highly informative in phylogenetic reconstruction of congeneric species, where introns provide a higher proportion of parsimony informative sites in comparison with traditional phylogenetic markers such asITS and matK. At higher phylogenetic distance, where only coding regions could be aligned, the polymorphism levels of the COS ranged between those of ndhF and matK. On the basis of these results, the success rate in developing universally amplifiable low copy nuclear markers based on COS genes is about 30%. We report the successful development of five pCOS that, together with a few other well characterized genes, such as Rpb2 and GbssI, can be considered the closest approximation to low-copy ‘‘universally’’ amplifiable markers for phylogeny in plants at present. The possible pitfalls of universally amplifiable COS marker development and their range of applicability at different taxonomic levels in comparison with traditional phylogenetic molecular markers are discussed.

Li, M.; Wunder, J.; Bissoli, G.; Scarponi, E.; Gazzani, S.; Barbaro, E.; Saedler, H.; Varotto, C. (2008). Development of COS genes as universally amplifiable markers for phylogenetic reconstructions of closely related plant species. CLADISTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE WILLI HENNIG SOCIETY, 24 (5): 727-745. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00207.x handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/17234

Development of COS genes as universally amplifiable markers for phylogenetic reconstructions of closely related plant species

Li, Mingai;Gazzani, Silvia;Barbaro, Enrico;Varotto, Claudio
2008-01-01

Abstract

With the aim of developing widely applicable gene markers for phylogenetic reconstructions at low taxonomic level, we tested the low copy nuclear Conserved Ortholog Set (COS) genes. Most of the 15 genes tested provided good amplification efficiency (as compared with rbcL) from a set of 67 representative angiosperm families. Nine selected COS markers were further characterized at both intra- and interfamilial level on a test set, including 25 species representative of 15 different families. While four of the COS led to incongruent results, the remaining five improved the phylogenetic reconstructions of closely related species as illustrated in the case of Orobanchaceae species. They were found to be highly informative in phylogenetic reconstruction of congeneric species, where introns provide a higher proportion of parsimony informative sites in comparison with traditional phylogenetic markers such asITS and matK. At higher phylogenetic distance, where only coding regions could be aligned, the polymorphism levels of the COS ranged between those of ndhF and matK. On the basis of these results, the success rate in developing universally amplifiable low copy nuclear markers based on COS genes is about 30%. We report the successful development of five pCOS that, together with a few other well characterized genes, such as Rpb2 and GbssI, can be considered the closest approximation to low-copy ‘‘universally’’ amplifiable markers for phylogeny in plants at present. The possible pitfalls of universally amplifiable COS marker development and their range of applicability at different taxonomic levels in comparison with traditional phylogenetic molecular markers are discussed.
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2008
Li, M.; Wunder, J.; Bissoli, G.; Scarponi, E.; Gazzani, S.; Barbaro, E.; Saedler, H.; Varotto, C. (2008). Development of COS genes as universally amplifiable markers for phylogenetic reconstructions of closely related plant species. CLADISTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE WILLI HENNIG SOCIETY, 24 (5): 727-745. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00207.x handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/17234
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