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Zhengyan Xu1, Jierui Zeng1, Xiaorong Zhou1
1State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
Abstract:
Plant architecture and grain size are critical traits for rice breeding. Brassinosteroid (BR), a class of plant hormones, regulates these traits by modulating cell elongation, division, and differentiation. Therefore, exploring BR-related genes to leverage their pleiotropic effects is crucial for crop improvement. We identify a novel gene, Large Grain 2 (LG2), which encodes a Golgi-localized protein containing an NHL domain. This gene plays a crucial role in regulating both plant architecture and grain size in rice. Mechanistically, FUWA, a paralog of LG2, directly interacts with LG2 and enhances its protein stability. Furthermore, our findings indicate that LG2 is involved in BR signaling. Collectively, these results suggest that the LG2-FUWA module synergistically regulate plant architecture and grain size through the BR pathway in rice. Our study provides new insights into the function of NHL domain-containing proteins in plants and introduces a novel BR component for crop improvement. The LG2-FUWA module regulates plant architecture and grain size through the BR pathway in rice.
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