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ArticlePlant molecular biology2016

Arabidopsis KLU homologue GmCYP78A72 regulates seed size in soybean.

Baotian Zhao, Aihua Dai, Haichao Wei, Suxin Yang, Baoshan Wang, Ning Jiang, Xianzhong Feng

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Baotian ZhaoCollege of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Aihua DaiKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4888 Shengbei Street, Changchun, 130102, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
Haichao WeiKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4888 Shengbei Street, Changchun, 130102, Jilin, People's Republic of China.
Suxin YangKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4888 Shengbei Street, Changchun, 130102, Jilin, People's Republic of China. yangsuxin@iga.ac.cn.
Baoshan WangCollege of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Ning JiangDepartment of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Xianzhong FengCollege of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, People's Republic of China. fengxz@neigaehrb.ac.cn.

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Abstract

Soybean (Glycine max) is one of the most important crops in the world, and its yield is largely determined by grain weight and grain size. However, the genes that regulate soybean seed size have not been identified. CYP78A, which is highly conserved within terrestrial plants, regulates organ development. In Arabidopsis, AtCYP78A5/KLU has been shown to determine seed size. In the present study, soybean CYP78A72 (GmCYP78A72), one of the orthologs of KLU, was over-expressed in both Arabidopsis and soybean to examine its function in plant development. GmCYP78A72 heterologous expression in Arabidopsis resulted in enlarged sepals, petals, seeds and carpel. Over-expression of GmCYP78A72 in soybean resulted in increased pea size, which is an extremely desirable trait for enhancing productivity. Moreover, knock-down of GmCYP78A72 does not reduce grain size. However, silencing of GmCYP78A57, GmCYP78A70 and GmCYP78A72 genes in triplet reduces the seed size significantly indicating functional redundancy of these three GmCYP78A genes. In conclusion, we investigated the role of CYP78A in soybean seed regulation, and our strategy can be effectively used to engineer large seed traits in soybean varieties as well as other crops.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemFlowersGene ExpressionGene SilencingGlycine maxPhenotypePhylogenyPlant LeavesPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedSeedsSequence AlignmentArabidopsis ProteinsCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemKLUH protein, ArabidopsisPlant ProteinsCYP78AGmCYP78A72Seed sizeSoybean

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