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ArticleThe Plant cell2009

SHALLOT-LIKE1 is a KANADI transcription factor that modulates rice leaf rolling by regulating leaf abaxial cell development.

Guang-Heng Zhang, Qian Xu, Xu-Dong Zhu, Qian Qian, Hong-Wei Xue

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Article in The Plant cell, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Guang-Heng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang, China.
Qian Xu
Xu-Dong Zhu
Qian Qian
Hong-Wei Xue
China National Rice Research Institute · CNShanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As an important agronomic trait, rice (Oryza sativa L.) leaf rolling has attracted much attention from plant biologists and breeders. Moderate leaf rolling increases the photosynthesis of cultivars and hence raises grain yield. However, the relevant molecular mechanism remains unclear. Here, we show the isolation and functional characterization of SHALLOT-LIKE1 (SLL1), a key gene controlling rice leaf rolling. sll1 mutant plants have extremely incurved leaves due to the defective development of sclerenchymatous cells on the abaxial side. Defective development can be functionally rescued by expression of SLL1. SLL1 is transcribed in various tissues and accumulates in the abaxial epidermis throughout leaf development. SLL1 encodes a SHAQKYF class MYB family transcription factor belonging to the KANADI family. SLL1 deficiency leads to defective programmed cell death of abaxial mesophyll cells and suppresses the development of abaxial features. By contrast, enhanced SLL1 expression stimulates phloem development on the abaxial side and suppresses bulliform cell and sclerenchyma development on the adaxial side. Additionally, SLL1 deficiency results in increased chlorophyll and photosynthesis. Our findings identify the role of SLL1 in the modulation of leaf abaxial cell development and in sustaining abaxial characteristics during leaf development. These results should facilitate attempts to use molecular breeding to increase the photosynthetic capacity of rice, as well as other crops, by modulating leaf development and rolling.

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OryzaAmino Acid SequenceArabidopsis ProteinsChlorophyllGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, ReporterIn Situ HybridizationMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyPhotosynthesisPlant LeavesPlant ProteinsSequence AlignmentTranscription FactorsArabidopsis ProteinsChlorophyllKANADI protein, ArabidopsisPlant ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC2671703
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