ArticleMolecular genetics and genomics : MGG2018
The phosphatidylinositol synthase gene (GhPIS) contributes to longer, stronger, and finer fibers in cotton.
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- Plant Phosphatidylinositol Signalling Network in Cotton Resistance to Verticillium Wilt.Plant, cell & environment · 2026Review
- An alpha/beta-hydrolase-like gene (GhABH) is identified to be responsible for fiber quality from a multi-effect quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome A06 of upland cotton.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2025Article
- Transcriptional regulation of phospholipid transport in cotton fiber elongation by GhMYB30D04-GhHD1 interaction complex.Journal of integrative plant biology · 2024Article
- Simultaneous improvement of fiber yield and quality in upland cotton (Molecular breeding : new strategies in plant improvement · 2024Article
- Strigolactones positively regulate Verticillium wilt resistance in cotton via crosstalk with other hormones.Plant physiology · 2023Article
- Carpel-specific down-regulation of GhCKXs in cotton significantly enhances seed and fiber yield.Journal of experimental botany · 2022Article
- Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Trichome Development.Frontiers in plant science · 2022Review
- Ergosterol-targeting fusion antifungal peptide significantly increases the Verticillium wilt resistance of cotton.Plant biotechnology journal · 2021Article
- Transcription factor WRKY22 regulates canker susceptibility in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) by enhancing cell enlargement and CsLOB1 expression.Horticulture research · 2021Article
- Identification of Loci and Candidate Genes Responsible for Fiber Length in Upland Cotton (Frontiers in plant science · 2019Article
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Abstract
Cotton fibers are the most important natural raw material used in textile industries world-wide. Fiber length, strength, and fineness are the three major traits which determine the quality and economic value of cotton. It is known that exogenous application of phosphatidylinositols (PtdIns), important structural phospholipids, can promote cotton fiber elongation. Here, we sought to increase the in planta production of PtdIns to improve fiber traits. Transgenic cotton plants were generated in which the expression of a cotton phosphatidylinositol synthase gene (i.e., GhPIS) was controlled by the fiber-specific SCFP promoter element, resulting in the specific up-regulation of GhPIS during cotton fiber development. We demonstrate that PtdIns content was significantly enhanced in transgenic cotton fibers and the elevated level of PtdIns stimulated the expression of genes involved in PtdIns phosphorylation as well as promoting lignin/lignin-like phenolic biosynthesis. Fiber length, strength and fineness were also improved in the transgenic plants as compared to the wild-type cotton, with no loss in overall fiber yield. Our data indicate that fiber-specific up-regulation of PtdIns synthesis is a promising strategy for cotton fiber quality improvement.
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