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ArticlePlant cell reports2020

AGC protein kinase AGC1-4 mediates seed size in Arabidopsis.

Yuying Zhang, Wangjinsong Yao, Fang Wang, Yinghua Su, Dajian Zhang, Shengwu Hu, Xiansheng Zhang

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yuying ZhangCollege of Agronomy, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Wangjinsong YaoState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
Fang WangState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
Yinghua SuState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
Dajian ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
Shengwu HuCollege of Agronomy, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, 712100, China. swhu83251@nwsuaf.edu.cn.
Xiansheng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China. zhangxs@sdau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3129-5206
Shandong Agricultural University · CNNorthwest A&F University · CNNorth West Agriculture and Forestry University · CN

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 31670320National Natural Science Foundation of China 31730008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

key messageAGC1-4 kinase plays a crucial role in the regulation of seeds by mediating cell proliferation and embryo development in Arabidopsis. Seed size is a crucial factor to influence final seed yield in plants. However, the molecular mechanisms that set final seed size still need to be investigated. Here, we identified a novel AGC protein kinase AGC1-4, which encodes a serine-threonine kinase, belongs to the AGC VIIIa subfamily. The seeds of agc1-4 mutant were significantly larger than that in the wild type. Overexpression of the AGC1-4 gene reduced seed size. Regulation of AGC1-4 seed size is dependent on embryonic cell number. To further determine AGC1-4 functions in seed size, we analyzed AGC1-4 phosphoproteins using label-free quantitative phosphoproteomics coupled to the transcriptome of agc1-4 using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). The RNA-seq analysis showed 1611 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), which cover a wide range of functions, such as cell cycle and embryo development. The 262 unique phosphoproteins were detected by phosphoproteomics analysis. The differentially phosphorylated proteins were involved in cell cycle and post-embryo development. Overlay of the RNA-seq and phosphoproteomics results demonstrated AGC1-4 as an important factor that influences seed size by mediating cell proliferation and embryo development. The results in this study provide novel data on the serine-threonine kinase AGC1-4 mediating seed size in Arabidopsis.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCell CycleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlants, Genetically ModifiedProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSeedsSequence Analysis, RNATranscriptomeArabidopsis ProteinsProtein KinasesProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesAGC1-4 kinaseArabidopsisPhosphoproteomicsSeed sizeTranscriptomics

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