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Published on: May 5, 2023
GmMADS17, a MADS-box transcription factor, promotes flowering in soybean
Wei Liu1,2, Yubin Wang1,2, Ran Xu1,2
1Crop Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China.
Background:
Soybean is an important crop used for oil, grain and feed. Due to its strong photoperiod sensitivity, flowering is a critical developmental process regulated by multiple genes that determines reproductive success and yield of soybean. Therefore, identifying regulatory genes controlling flowering is of great importance for developing widely adapted and high-yielding soybean varieties.
Results:
In this study, we identified a soybean MADS-box transcription factor gene GmMADS17 through transcriptome analysis of two extreme flowering phenotype families derived from a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population of Qihuang 34 and Jidou 17. Functional validation using both overexpression and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis demonstrated that GmMADS17 promotes flowering in soybean. Yeast two-hybrid, bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays and Co-immunoprecipitation assay further revealed that GmMADS17 could interact with 3 GmAP1 proteins (GmAP1a, c and d). In addition, genetic diversity analysis indicated strong selection at the GmMADS17 locus during soybean domestication, characterized by the near fixation of GmMADS17-Hap2, which might be associated with early-flowering in cultivated soybeans.
Conclusions:
The results of this study may provide strategic genetic insights for molecular breeding programs aimed at enhancing soybean adaptation.
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