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Journal of Tea Science ›› 2006, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 17-23.doi: 10.13305/j.cnki.jts.2006.01.003

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Data Mining for SSRs in ESTs and Development of EST-SSR Marker in Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis)

JIN Ji-qiang1, CUI Hai-rui1, *, CHEN Wen-yue2, LU Mei-zhen1, YAO Yan-ling1, XIN Ya2, GONG Xiao-chun1   

  1. 1.Institute of Nuclear and Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China;
    2. Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China
  • Received:2005-08-02 Revised:2005-10-10 Online:2006-03-25 Published:2019-09-10

Abstract: :Totally 281 SSRs distributed in 246 ESTs were mined out, accounting for 17.68% of 1589 ESTs updated in tea. The average length of tea plant EST-SSRs searched out is 33.06βbp and the average distance of distribution is 1/2.16βkb. The dinucleotide repeat is the dominant type with repeat motif AG/CT being the most common. 19 primer pairs for EST-SSRs were designed. After testing on the annealing temperature and the concentration of primers, dNTP and MgCl2, a suitable PCR system was established. Under the condition of reaction system developed, the primers designed were screened against genomic DNA of Longjing 43 from which most EST-SSRs were derived, and 16 primer pairs showed the amplification,accounting for 82.4% of total primers. Then the primers showing amplification were subjected to PCR for DNAs from 10 tea plant cultivars and 10 primer sets showed polymorphisms, accounting for 62.5% of primers available. Results prove that it is an effective and feasible approach to develop SSR markers based on ESTs in tea.

Key words: tea plant, ESTs, SSR information, marker development

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