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Cheng Jiang1,2, Qiang Ding1,2, Ying He1,2
1National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (East China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Engineering Research Center of Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Education of China, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Abstract:
Leaves are the primary organs for plant photosynthesis, and their flat, symmetric morphology is crucial for plant growth and development. The LBD family transcription factor ASYMMETRIC LEAVES 2 (AS2) plays a central role in the establishment of leaf polarity. In this study, we cloned the BcAS2 gene from the non-heading Chinese cabbage cultivar "NHCC001" and successfully generated overexpression strains through genetic transformation. Phenotypic analysis revealed that overexpression of BcAS2 led to significant upward curling of leaves in non-heading Chinese cabbage. Additionally, we found that the expression of BcPHB, a gene associated with leaf adaxial polarity development, was significantly up-regulated in BcAS2-overexpressing plants compared to controls. This interaction was further confirmed through yeast one-hybridization (Y1H), dual-luciferase reporter assays, and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), all of which demonstrated that BcAS2 directly binds to the GATA-motif site of the BcPHB promoter and promotes its transcription. Functional validation via overexpression and silencing of BcPHB confirmed its role in regulating adaxial polarity development in non-heading Chinese cabbage leaves. This study elucidates the molecular mechanism of the BcAS2-BcPHB pathway in regulating leaf polarity in non-heading Chinese cabbage, providing a theoretical foundation for morphological improvement breeding.
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