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Weijiang Tian1, Ziwei Peng1, Xin Zhang1
1Chongqing Key Laboratory of Crop Molecular Improvement, Rice Research Institute, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715 China.
Abstract:
Rice panicle abortion can significantly impact rice yield and food security. Recent research has revealed that panicle abortion is influenced by environmental factors as well as regulated by specific genes. Here we report a novel panicle apical abortion 4 (paa4) mutant with semi-dwarf and panicle apical abortion phenotype, and its abortion occurs when the panicle length is approximately 7 cm. Map-based cloning has identified that PAA4 encodes a Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase Kinase ε (OsMAPKKKε) protein, and a substitution of G to A in exon 19 of OsMAPKKKε that leads to panicle apical abortion. PAA4 has a higher expression in the spikelet although which expressed in all organs of rice. During panicle growth, excessive Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) accumulate in the apical panicle of paa4, eventually inducing programmed cell death (PCD). Transcriptome sequencing indicates that PAA4 plays a role in both the generation and elimination of ROS. Therefore, PAA4 might be involved in the balance of ROS at the apical panicle and then affects spikelet development in Oryza sativa.
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