Na-Na Wang, Ke-Yan Xiu, Min Deng, Qi-Yun Liu, Di-Di Jin, Qiao-Mei Zhao, Huang-Qiang Su, Ting-Ting Qiu, Hai-Yan Wang, Ya-Jun Liu, Xiao-Lan Jiang, Tao Xia, Li-Ping Gao
{"title":"Effects of phosphorylation on CsTT12 transport function: A comparative phosphoproteomic analysis of flavonoid biosynthesis in tea plants (Camellia sinensis).","authors":"Na-Na Wang, Ke-Yan Xiu, Min Deng, Qi-Yun Liu, Di-Di Jin, Qiao-Mei Zhao, Huang-Qiang Su, Ting-Ting Qiu, Hai-Yan Wang, Ya-Jun Liu, Xiao-Lan Jiang, Tao Xia, Li-Ping Gao","doi":"10.1111/tpj.17120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monomeric flavan-3-ols and their oligomeric forms, proanthocyanidins (PAs), are closely related to the bitterness of tea beverages. Monomeric flavan-3-ols are characteristic flavor compounds in tea. Increasing the content of PAs and anthocyanins enhances the resistance of tea plants to pathogen invasion but decreases the quality of tea beverages. MATE family transporters play a critical role in transferring monomeric flavan-3-ols and anthocyanins into vacuoles for storage or subsequent condensation into PAs. Their activities modulate the ratio of monomeric flavan-3-ols to PAs and increase anthocyanin content in tea plants. In this study, it was observed that the gene expression and protein phosphorylation level of the MATE transporter CsTT12, a vacuole-localized flavonoid transporter, were notably upregulated following exogenous sucrose treatment, promoting PA synthesis in tea plants. Further analysis revealed that overexpression of CsTT12 and CsTT12<sup>S17D</sup> significantly increased the content of anthocyanins and PAs in plants, whereas CsTT12<sup>S17A</sup> did not. In CsTT12 knockdown plants, PA's accumulation decreased significantly, while monomeric catechin content increased. Moreover, phosphorylation modification enhanced the vacuolar membrane localization of CsTT12, whereas dephosphorylation weakened its vacuolar membrane localization. This study uncovers the crucial role of phosphorylation in flavonoid biosynthesis and provides insights into balancing quality improvements and resistance enhancement.</p>","PeriodicalId":233,"journal":{"name":"The Plant Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142563443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genome-wide associated study identifies FtPMEI13 gene conferring drought resistance in Tartary buckwheat.","authors":"Jiayue He, Yanrong Hao, Yuqi He, Wei Li, Yaliang Shi, Muhammad Khurshid, Dili Lai, Chongzhong Ma, Xiangru Wang, Jinbo Li, Jianping Cheng, Alisdair R Fernie, Jingjun Ruan, Kaixuan Zhang, Meiliang Zhou","doi":"10.1111/tpj.17119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tartary buckwheat is known for its ability to adapt to intricate growth conditions and to possess robust stress-resistant properties. Nevertheless, it remains vulnerable to drought stress, which can lead to reduced crop yield. To identify potential genes involved in drought resistance, a genome-wide association study on drought tolerance in Tartary buckwheat germplasm was conducted. A gene encoding pectin methylesterase inhibitors protein (FtPMEI13) was identified, which is not only associated with drought tolerance but also showed induction during drought stress and abscisic acid (ABA) treatment. Further analysis revealed that overexpression of FtPMEI13 leads to improved drought tolerance by altering the activities of antioxidant enzymes and the levels of osmotically active metabolites. Additionally, FtPMEI13 interacts with pectin methylesterase (PME) and inhibits PME activity in response to drought stress. Our results suggest that FtPMEI13 may inhibit the activity of FtPME44/FtPME61, thereby affecting pectin methylesterification in the cell wall and modulating stomatal closure in response to drought stress. Yeast one-hybrid, dual-luciferase assays, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays demonstrated that an ABA-responsive transcription factor FtbZIP46, could bind to the FtPMEI13 promoter, enhancing FtPMEI13 expression. Further analysis indicated that Tartary buckwheat accessions with the genotype resulting in higher FtPMEI13 and FtbZIP46 expression exhibited higher drought tolerance compared to the others. This suggests that this genotype has potential for application in Tartary buckwheat breeding. Furthermore, the natural variation of FtPMEI13 was responsible for decreased drought tolerance during Tartary buckwheat domestication. Taken together, these results provide basic support for Tartary buckwheat breeding for drought tolerance.</p>","PeriodicalId":233,"journal":{"name":"The Plant Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142563444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jorge Fung-Uceda, María Sol Gómez, Laura Rodríguez-Casillas, Anna González-Gil, Crisanto Gutierrez
{"title":"Diurnal control of H3K27me1 deposition shapes expression of a subset of cell cycle and DNA damage response genes.","authors":"Jorge Fung-Uceda, María Sol Gómez, Laura Rodríguez-Casillas, Anna González-Gil, Crisanto Gutierrez","doi":"10.1111/tpj.17114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17114","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rhythmic oscillation of biological processes helps organisms adapt their physiological responses to the most appropriate time of the day. Chromatin remodeling has been described as one of the molecular mechanisms controlling these oscillations. The importance of these changes in transcriptional activation as well as in the maintenance of heterochromatic regions has been widely demonstrated. However, little is still known on how diurnal changes can impact the global status of chromatin modifications and, hence, control gene expression. In plants, the repressive mark H3K27me1, deposited by ARABIDOPSIS TRITHORAX-RELATED PROTEIN 5 and 6 (ATXR5 and 6) methyltransferases, is largely associated with transposable elements but also covers lowly expressed genes. Here we show that this histone modification is preferentially deposited during the night. In euchromatic regions, it is found along the bodies of DNA damage response genes (DDR), where it is needed for their proper expression. The absence of H3K27me1 translates into an enhanced expression of DDR genes that follows a rhythmic oscillation pattern. This evidences a link between chromatin modifications and their synchronization with the diurnal cycle in order to accurately modulate the activation of biological processes to the most appropriate time of the day.</p>","PeriodicalId":233,"journal":{"name":"The Plant Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142563441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qi Mu, Jialu Wei, Hallie K Longest, Hua Liu, Si Nian Char, Jacob T Hinrichsen, Laura E Tibbs-Cortes, Gregory R Schoenbaum, Bing Yang, Xianran Li, Jianming Yu
{"title":"A MYB transcription factor underlying plant height in sorghum qHT7.1 and maize Brachytic 1 loci.","authors":"Qi Mu, Jialu Wei, Hallie K Longest, Hua Liu, Si Nian Char, Jacob T Hinrichsen, Laura E Tibbs-Cortes, Gregory R Schoenbaum, Bing Yang, Xianran Li, Jianming Yu","doi":"10.1111/tpj.17111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Manipulating plant height is an essential component of crop improvement. Plant height was generally reduced through breeding in wheat, rice, and sorghum to resist lodging and increase grain yield but kept high for bioenergy crops. Here, we positionally cloned a plant height quantitative trait locus (QTL) qHT7.1 as a MYB transcription factor controlling internode elongation, cell proliferation, and cell morphology in sorghum. A 740 bp transposable element insertion in the intronic region caused a partial mis-splicing event, generating a novel transcript that included an additional exon and a premature stop codon, leading to short plant height. The dominant allele had an overall higher expression than the recessive allele across development and internode position, while both alleles' expressions peaked at 46 days after planting and progressively decreased from the top to lower internodes. The orthologue of qHT7.1 was identified to underlie the brachytic1 (br1) locus in maize. A large insertion in exon 3 and a 160 bp insertion at the promoter region were identified in the br1 mutant, while an 18 bp promoter insertion was found to be associated with reduced plant height in a natural recessive allele. CRISPR/Cas9-induced gene knockout of br1 in two maize inbred lines showed significant plant height reduction. These findings revealed functional connections across natural, mutant, and edited alleles of this MYB transcription factor in sorghum and maize. This enriched our understanding of plant height regulation and enhanced our toolbox for fine-tuning plant height for crop improvement.</p>","PeriodicalId":233,"journal":{"name":"The Plant Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142562625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yunjuan Ren, Ziyu Zhang, Diana Zhanakhmetova, Wenhui Li, Shaolin Chen, Tomáš Werner, Johannes Liesche
{"title":"Fast and simple fluorometric measurement of phloem loading exposes auxin-dependent regulation of Arabidopsis sucrose transporter AtSUC2.","authors":"Yunjuan Ren, Ziyu Zhang, Diana Zhanakhmetova, Wenhui Li, Shaolin Chen, Tomáš Werner, Johannes Liesche","doi":"10.1111/tpj.17110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rate of sucrose export from leaves is a major factor in balancing whole-plant carbon and energy partitioning. A comprehensive study of its dynamics and relationship to photosynthesis, sink demand, and other relevant processes is hampered by the shortcomings of current methods for measuring sucrose phloem loading. We utilize the ability of sucrose transporter proteins, known as SUCs or SUTs, to specifically transport the fluorescent molecule esculin in a novel assay to measure phloem loading rates. Esculin was administered to source leaves and its fluorescence in the leaf extract was measured after 1 or 2 h. Dicot plants with an active phloem loading strategy showed an export-dependent reduction of esculin fluorescence. Relative leaf esculin export rates correlated with leaf export rates of isotopic carbon and phloem exudate sucrose levels. We used esculin experiments to examine the effects of phytohormones on phloem loading in Arabidopsis, showing, for example, that auxin induces phloem loading while cytokinin reduces it. Transcriptional regulation of AtSUC2 by AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR1 (ARF1) corroborated the link between auxin signaling and phloem loading. Unlike established methods, the esculin assay is rapid and does not require specialized equipment. Potential applications and limitations of the esculin assay are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":233,"journal":{"name":"The Plant Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142562627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exit control: the role of Arabidopsis hydathodes in auxin storage and nutrient recovery","authors":"Gwendolyn Kirschner","doi":"10.1111/tpj.17118","DOIUrl":"10.1111/tpj.17118","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydathodes are organs on the leaves of all vascular plants. They regulate the secretion of fluids derived from the xylem sap (Bellenot et al., <span>2022</span>; Cerutti et al., <span>2019</span>). When stomata are closed at night and the humidity level levels are too high, the xylem delivers excess water from the roots, which is secreted at the hydathodes in a process called guttation (Figure 1a) (Singh, <span>2020</span>). Hydathodes are composed of an epidermal surface layer with water pores, and an inner parenchyma, called the epithem, which is highly vascularized and constitutes a direct connection between leaf surface and xylem vessels (Figure 1b) (Bellenot et al., <span>2022</span>). Hydathodes were first described by the German botanist Anton de Bary in 1877, and named by the Austrian botanist Gottlieb Haberlandt in 1897, from the Greek ‘hyda’ (water) and ‘hodos’ (way) (Bellenot et al., <span>2022</span>). When Jean-Marc Routaboul, the corresponding author of the highlighted publication, joined Laurent Noël's team at INRAE, France, in 2018, he was surprised to find that hydathodes and the process of guttation were not well understood at the molecular level. Therefore, Routaboul and his colleagues set out to test two long-standing hypotheses about hydathodes: that hydathodes are sites of auxin accumulation, and that they facilitate the withholding of nutrients from guttation fluids (Routaboul et al., <span>2024</span>).</p><p>These hypotheses are based on genes expressed in hydathodes, including those for auxin biosynthesis, transport, and signalling. Moreover, the presence of auxin in hydathodes was detected by antibodies and by using the auxin signalling reporter <i>DR5</i> (Aloni et al., <span>2003</span>). Other hydathode-specific genes encode membrane transporters for amino acids, sugar or ions (Nagai et al., <span>2013</span>), potentially preventing nutrient loss through guttation. For their study, Routaboul <i>et al</i>. combined RNAseq of hydathode-enriched tissue by deep sequencing with a detailed metabolomic analysis of guttation fluids.</p><p>First, the authors compared the transcriptome of macro-dissected leaf margins containing hydathodes with the transcriptome of leaf blade tissue of mature Arabidopsis leaves. They found higher expression of genes related to auxin metabolism, stress, DNA, plant cell wall, transport, RNA and lipids in the hydathode-enriched tissue. Genes related to glucosinolate synthesis and transport, the sulfation pathway, metal handling or photosynthesis were more highly expressed in the leaf blade. Because many genes related to auxin biosynthesis were expressed in hydathodes, the authors measured the accumulation of free auxin in hydathode-enriched tissue and leaf blades with liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) and found nearly 40% more free auxin in hydathode-enriched tissue than in leaf blades. Reporter gene expression confirmed that genes encoding the key auxin biosynthetic enzymes Tryp","PeriodicalId":233,"journal":{"name":"The Plant Journal","volume":"120 3","pages":"855-856"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/tpj.17118","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142542443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethylamine, beyond the synthetic precursor of theanine: CsCBF4-CsAlaDC module promoted ethylamine synthesis to enhance osmotic tolerance in tea plants.","authors":"Ziwen Zhou, Xiangzong Luo, Maoyin Fu, Siya Li, Yaohua Cheng, Yeyun Li, Xianchen Zhang","doi":"10.1111/tpj.17089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is a perennial green plant, and its tender leaves are rich in secondary metabolites, such as theanine. Ethylamine (EA), a small amine, is an important prerequisite for theanine synthesis. However, beyond its involvement in theanine synthesis, the other physiological functions of EA in tea plants remain unknown. In vitro experiments indicate that EA may function as scavengers of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to protect the plant against damage caused by osmotic stress. Additionally, a significant correlation between EA levels and osmotic tolerance has been observed in different tea varieties. From the results, alanine decarboxylase (CsAlaDC)-silenced tea leaves and overexpressed CsAlaDC Arabidopsis thaliana lines decreased and increased EA levels, respectively, and mediated ROS homeostasis, thus exhibiting a sensitive and tolerant phenotype. In addition, the transcription factor (TF) CsCBF4 was functionally identified, which can directly bind to the CsAlaDC promoter. CsCBF4-silenced tea leaves significantly reduced the expression levels of CsAlaDC and in turn EA content, resulting in excess ROS accumulation and an osmotic-sensitive phenotype. Taken together, these results established a new regulatory module consisting of CBF4-CsAlaDC responsible for EA accumulation and ROS homeostasis in response to osmotic stress.</p>","PeriodicalId":233,"journal":{"name":"The Plant Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142542438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SHORT-ROOT specifically functions in the chalazal region to modulate assimilate partitioning into seeds.","authors":"Meng Li, Qianfang Li, Shuang Li, Xufang Niu, Huimin Xu, Pengxue Li, Xinxin Bian, Zhichang Chen, Qian Liu, Hongxiang Zhang, Yunqi Liu, Shuang Wu","doi":"10.1111/tpj.17096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17096","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nourishing the embryo with endosperm and enclosing both embryo and endosperm in the seed coat are two important evolutionary innovations. Seed coat is conventionally viewed as a protective layer that functions after the seed has matured. Here, we challenge this notion by showing that a subregion of the seed coat, termed the chalazal seed coat (CZSC), is geared to gate seed nutrition loading in developing seeds. The CZSC develops the coordinative system comprising the apoplastic isolation, mediated by the restricted suberization, and the active transport, mediated by the specific expression of a variety of transporters, at as early as the globular embryo stage in both Arabidopsis and soybean seeds. This coordinated system in the CZSC disrupts the vascular continuum to the maternal tissues and forces the nutrient transport into selective and active absorption. We further reveal that the precision of the spatiotemporal suberin deposition and transporter expression is controlled by the regulatory hierarchy of SHR-MYBs cascades. Our results provide a mechanistic insight into the assimilate accumulation in dicot seeds.</p>","PeriodicalId":233,"journal":{"name":"The Plant Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142542441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maxwell A Ware, Andrew J Paton, Yu Bai, Tessema Kassaw, Martin Lohr, Graham Peers
{"title":"Identifying the gene responsible for non-photochemical quenching reversal in Phaeodactylum tricornutum.","authors":"Maxwell A Ware, Andrew J Paton, Yu Bai, Tessema Kassaw, Martin Lohr, Graham Peers","doi":"10.1111/tpj.17104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Algae such as diatoms and haptophytes have distinct photosynthetic pigments from plants, including a novel set of carotenoids. This includes a primary xanthophyll cycle comprised of diadinoxanthin and its de-epoxidation product diatoxanthin that enables the switch between light harvesting and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ)-mediated dissipation of light energy. The enzyme responsible for the reversal of this cycle was previously unknown. Here, we identified zeaxanthin epoxidase 3 (ZEP3) from Phaeodactylum tricornutum as the candidate diatoxanthin epoxidase. Knocking out the ZEP3 gene caused a loss of rapidly reversible NPQ following saturating light exposure. This correlated with the maintenance of high concentrations of diatoxanthin during recovery in low light. Xanthophyll cycling and NPQ relaxation were restored via complementation of the wild-type ZEP3 gene. The zep3 knockout strains showed reduced photosynthetic rates at higher light fluxes and reduced specific growth rate in variable light regimes, likely due to the mutant strains becoming locked in a light energy dissipation state. We were able to toggle the level of NPQ capacity in a time and dose dependent manner by placing the ZEP3 gene under the control of a β-estradiol inducible promoter. Identification of this gene provides a deeper understanding of the diversification of photosynthetic control in algae compared to plants and suggests a potential target to improve the productivity of industrial-scale cultures.</p>","PeriodicalId":233,"journal":{"name":"The Plant Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142542439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cui-Hong Hao, Chen Pang, Li-Na Yang, Feng Xiong, Sha Li
{"title":"Myosin-binding protein 13 mediates primary seed dormancy via abscisic acid biosynthesis and signaling in Arabidopsis.","authors":"Cui-Hong Hao, Chen Pang, Li-Na Yang, Feng Xiong, Sha Li","doi":"10.1111/tpj.17112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dormancy is an essential characteristic that enables seeds to survive in unfavorable conditions while germinating when conditions are favorable. Myosin-binding proteins (MyoBs) assist in the movement of organelles along actin microfilaments by attaching to both organelles and myosins. In contrast to studies on yeast and metazoans, research on plant MyoBs is still in its early stages and primarily focuses on tip-growing cells. In this study, we found that Arabidopsis MyoB13 is highly expressed in dry mature seeds. The myob13 mutant, created using CRISPR/Cas9, exhibits a preharvest sprouting phenotype, which can be mitigated by after-ripening treatment, indicating that MyoB13 plays a positive role in primary seed dormancy. Furthermore, we show that MyoB13 negatively regulates ABA biosynthesis and signaling pathways. Notably, the expression of MyoB13 orthologs from maize and soybean can completely restore the phenotype of the Arabidopsis myob13 mutant, suggesting that the function of MyoB13 in ABA-induced seed dormancy is evolutionarily conserved. Therefore, the functional characterization of MyoB13 offers an additional genetic resource to help prevent vivipary in crop species.</p>","PeriodicalId":233,"journal":{"name":"The Plant Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142542440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}