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Zihan Gao1, Ting Long1, Pengyu Guo1
1Laboratory of Molecular of Tomato, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, No. 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400044, China.
Abstract:
NF-Y transcriptional regulators play crucial roles in diverse biological processes in plants, primarily through the formation of NF-Y complexes that bind to specific DNA motifs. These complexes modulate the expression of downstream genes, which influence plant development and growth. In our research, the function of the NF-Y family C subunit member SlNF-YC9 gene in tomato was investigated with the CRISPR/Cas9 method. In contrast to the WT (wild type), the mutant CR-SlNF-YC9 exhibited a prominent protrusion at the fruit tip. The quantitative PCR analysis displayed that the transcription levels of genes associated with auxin transport (PIN4, PIN5, and PIN9) as well as auxin response genes (ARF7 and LAX3) were enhanced in the CR-SlNF-YC9 fruits than in the WT. Analysis of dual-luciferase reporter and EMSA assays showed that the SlNF-YC9-YB13b-YA7a trimer specifically binds the FUL2 promoter and represses its expression. In conclusion, our results suggest that SlNF-YC9 is crucial in influencing tomato fruit shape by the formation of NF-Y heterotrimeric complexes.
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