GmILPA1, Encoding an APC8-like Protein, Controls Leaf Petiole Angle in Soybean

Jinshan Gao1, Suxin Yang2, Wen Cheng1

  • 1Key Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China (J.G., S.Y., J.L., X.Y., X.F.); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China (J.G.); Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China (W.C.); Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China (Y.F.); Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 (N.J.); and Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 (J.M.).

Plant Physiology
|March 25, 2017
PubMed
Summary

Researchers identified Glycine max Increased Leaf Petiole Angle1 (GmILPA1), a gene regulating soybean leaf petiole angle. Mutations in GmILPA1 enlarge leaf angles by affecting motor cell proliferation, offering a target for improving soybean architecture.

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