Despite a long history, the production of useful alien introgression lines in wheat remains difficult mainly due to linkage drag and incomplete genetic compensation. In addition, little is known about the molecular mechanisms underlying the impact of foreign chromatin on plant phenotype. Here, a comparison of the transcriptomes of barley, wheat and a wheat-barley 7HL addition line allowed the transcriptional impact both on 7HL genes of a non-native genetic background and on the wheat gene complement as a result of the presence of 7HL to be assessed. Some 42% (389/923) of the 7HL genes assayed were differentially transcribed, which was the case for only 3% (960/35 301) of the wheat gene complement. The absence of any transcript in the addition line of a suite of chromosome 7A genes implied the presence of a 36 Mbp deletion at the distal end of the 7AL arm; this deletion was found to be in common across the full set of Chinese Spring/Betzes barley addition lines. The remaining differentially transcribed wheat genes were distributed across the whole genome. The up-regulated barley genes were mostly located in the proximal part of the 7HL arm, while the down-regulated ones were concentrated in the distal part; as a result, genes encoding basal cellular functions tended to be transcribed, while those encoding specific functions were suppressed. An insight has been gained into gene transcription in an alien introgression line, thereby providing a basis for understanding the interactions between wheat and exotic genes in introgression materials.

Agriculture Research Victoria Department of Economic Development Jobs Transport and Resources AgriBio Bundoora VIC 3083 Australia

Department of Plant Life Science Faculty of Agriculture Ryukoku University Shiga Japan

Institute of Experimental Botany Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research Olomouc Czech Republic

Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2 CNRS INRA Université Paris Sud Université Evry Université Paris Saclay Orsay France Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2 Paris Diderot Sorbonne Paris Cité Orsay France

Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2 CNRS INRA Université Paris Sud Université Evry Université Paris Saclay Orsay France Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2 Paris Diderot Sorbonne Paris Cité Orsay France IRHS Université d'Angers INRA AGROCAMPUS Ouest SFR4207 QUASAV Université Bretagne Loire Beaucouzé France

Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2 CNRS INRA Université Paris Sud Université Evry Université Paris Saclay Orsay France Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay IPS2 Paris Diderot Sorbonne Paris Cité Orsay France UMR MIA Paris AgroParisTech INRA Université Paris Saclay Paris France

Murdoch University Perth WA Australia

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