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  • Biochemistry

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  • Starch biosynthesis is crucial for rice quality, but regulatory transcription factors are poorly understood.
  • Enzymes in starch synthesis are known, yet their upstream regulators, particularly transcription factors, require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and characterize transcription factors involved in rice starch biosynthesis.
  • To elucidate the role of OsMYBR1 in regulating starch synthesis and its impact on rice eating and cooking quality.

Main Methods:

  • Gene identification and characterization (MYB family transcription factor OsMYBR1).
  • Analysis of mutant phenotypes (osmybr1) and gene expression (RT-qPCR).
  • Promoter binding assays to determine direct gene regulation by OsMYBR1.

Main Results:

  • OsMYBR1 is highly expressed during endosperm development and its mutation affects grain thickness and weight.
  • Mutants exhibit altered starch granule morphology, reduced amylose, and modified physicochemical properties.
  • OsMYBR1 directly regulates starch synthesis enzyme-coding genes (SSEGs), influencing starch composition and rice eating and cooking quality (ECQ).

Conclusions:

  • OsMYBR1 plays a significant role in regulating rice starch biosynthesis and quality.
  • Overexpression of OsMYBR1 improves starch properties and enhances rice ECQ.
  • OsMYBR1 represents a potential target for genetic improvement of rice quality.