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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2020

OsNAC2 integrates auxin and cytokinin pathways to modulate rice root development.

Chanjuan Mao, Jianmei He, Lina Liu, Qiming Deng, Xuefeng Yao, Chunming Liu, Yongli Qiao, Peng Li, Feng Ming

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Article in Plant biotechnology journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Chanjuan MaoShanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Jianmei HeInstitute of Rice Research, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Lina LiuShanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Qiming DengInstitute of Rice Research, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.
Xuefeng YaoKey Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6496-9783
Chunming LiuInstitute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yongli QiaoShanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Peng LiThe Biotechnology Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Feng MingShanghai Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8232-2334
Shanghai Normal University · CNSichuan Agricultural University · CNChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNShanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rice root system is important for growth. The crosstalk between auxin and cytokinin mediates root initiation and elongation. However, it remains unclear how the transcriptional network upstream of the auxin and cytokinin signalling pathways determines root development. Here, we observed that the knockdown of OsNAC2, which encodes a NAC transcription factor, increased the primary root length and the number of crown roots. OsNAC2 predominantly expressed in primary root tips, crown roots and lateral root primordia, implying it influences root development. Molecular analyses revealed that the expressions of auxin- and cytokinin-responsive genes were affected in OsNAC2-overexpressing (OsNAC2-OX; ON7 and ON11), RNA interference (OsNAC2-RNAi; RNAi25 and RNAi31) and CRISPR/Cas9 plants. Additionally, OsNAC2 can directly bind to the promoters of IAA inactivation-related genes (GH3.6 and GH3.8), an IAA signalling-related gene (OsARF25), and a cytokinin oxidase gene (OsCKX4). Furthermore, genetic analysis of ON11/osgh3.6 and RNAi31/osckx4 homozygote confirmed that OsCKX4 and OsGH3.6 functioned downstream of OsNAC2. The mRNA levels of CROWN ROOTLESS (CRL) genes and cyclin-dependent protein kinase (CDK) genes increased in OsNAC2-RNAi and OsNAC2-cas9 lines while reduced in OsNAC2-OX lines. Thus, we describe that OsNAC2 functions as an upstream integrator of auxin and cytokinin signals that affect CRL and CDK production to regulate cell division during root development. This novel auxin-OsNAC2-cytokinin model should provide a new insight into the understanding of NAC TFs and crosstalk of auxin and cytokinin pathway, and can be potentially applied in agriculture to enhance rice yields by genetic approaches.

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CytokininsIndoleacetic AcidsOryzaPlant RootsRepressor ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGene Knockdown TechniquesCytokininsIndoleacetic AcidsRepressor ProteinsauxincytokininOsNAC2riceroot development

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