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Jinjin Ding1, Yulong Li1, Jing Liu1
1State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Starch content and composition are key factors determining yield and quality of barley, but the molecular mechanisms regulating barley starch synthesis remain unclear. In this study, we identified an APETALA2/Ethylene-Responsive factor (AP2/ERF) family gene HvAP2-12, which has typical transcription factor characteristics. Overexpression of HvAP2-12 had no effect in total starch and amylose content, whereas the gene-edited mutant lines showed increased total starch and significantly decreased amylose content. Further analysis revealed that HvAP2-12 does not directly bind to the promoter of major starch synthesis genes. However, it binds to another AP2/ERF family member, the HvAP2-18 promoter and interacts with the HvAP2-18 protein. HvAP2-18 also affects starch synthesis in barley grains, and its overexpression increases total starch content while significantly reducing amylose content. HvAP2-18 binds directly to the promoters of key starch synthesis genes HvAGP-S1 and HvSBE1, activating their expression. Additionally, HvAP2-12 inhibits HvAP2-18 from binding to HvAGP-S1 and HvSBE1 promoters. Based on these findings, we propose that HvAP2-12 and HvAP2-18 play critical roles in the regulation of starch genes and in determining barley grain quality.
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