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ArticleScientific reports2018

OsARD4 encoding an acireductone dioxygenase improves root architecture in rice by promoting development of secondary roots.

Valarmathi Ramanathan, Hifzur Rahman, Saravanan Subramanian, Jagadeeshselvam Nallathambi, Ashokkumar Kaliyaperumal, Sudha Manickam, Chandrababu Ranganathan, Raveendran Muthurajan

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  1. Pinpointing genomic regions associated with root system architecture in rice through an integrative meta-analysis approach.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2022
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  5. Proofing Direct-Seeded Rice with Better Root Plasticity and Architecture.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  8. Overexpression ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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  9. Root Response to Drought Stress in Rice (International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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Valarmathi RamanathanDepartment of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641 003, Coimbatore, India.
Hifzur RahmanDepartment of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641 003, Coimbatore, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7588-3739
Saravanan SubramanianDepartment of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641 003, Coimbatore, India.
Jagadeeshselvam NallathambiDepartment of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641 003, Coimbatore, India.
Ashokkumar KaliyaperumalDepartment of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641 003, Coimbatore, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0440-6310
Sudha ManickamDepartment of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641 003, Coimbatore, India.
Chandrababu RanganathanDepartment of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641 003, Coimbatore, India.
Raveendran MuthurajanDepartment of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 641 003, Coimbatore, India. raveendrantnau@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8803-7662

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Abstract

This study was aimed at unravelling the molecular basis of root growth behavior in a drought-tolerant upland rice genotype, Nootripathu. Root tips of Nootripathu were found to possess shorter root caps and a greater number of dividing cells, favoring faster elongation compared to shallow-rooted IR20. Width and length of cortical cells in the roots of rapidly growing Nootripathu were found to be two to three times higher than IR20. Evaluation of shallow-rooted IR20, deep-rooted Nootripathu and their Recombinant Inbred Lines (RILs) for root characteristics revealed the presence of genetic variation for root traits among RILs. 2D-PAGE analysis of proteins in roots of IR20, Nootripathu and bulks of extreme RILs differing in root traits resulted in the identification of proteins co-segregating with root growth behavior and co-localized with QTLs for root traits. A putative candidate gene, OsARD4, encoding an "acireductone dioxygenase" was validated for its role in modulating the root growth pattern through genetic transformation. Transgenic ASD16 rice plants engineered for the overexpression of OsARD4 exhibited root growth characteristics similar to those of Nootripathu, including faster radical emergence, more rapid elongation of primary roots, early initiation of crown/lateral roots, and higher root biomass than the non-transgenic plants.

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DioxygenasesOryzaPlant ProteinsPlant RootsPlants, Genetically ModifiedQuantitative Trait Lociaci-reductone oxidase (CO-forming)DioxygenasesPlant Proteins

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