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ArticleBMC genetics2020

Knock-out of TERMINAL FLOWER 1 genes altered flowering time and plant architecture in Brassica napus.

Sukarkarn Sriboon, Haitao Li, Chaocheng Guo, Thaveep Senkhamwong, Cheng Dai, Kede Liu

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sukarkarn SriboonNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Haitao LiNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Chaocheng GuoNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Thaveep SenkhamwongNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Cheng DaiNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
Kede LiuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China. kdliu@mail.hzau.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0003-0306-7828
Huazhong Agricultural University · CN

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China. 2016YFD0101007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTERMINAL FLOWER 1 (TFL1) is a member of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP) family, which plays an important role in the determination of floral meristem identity and regulates flowering time in higher plants.

resultsFive BnaTFL1 gene copies were identified in the genome of Brassica napus. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that all five BnaTFL1 gene copies were clustered with their corresponding homologous copies in the ancestral species, B. rapa and B. oleracea. The expression of the BnaTFL1s were confined to flower buds, flowers, seeds, siliques and stem tissues and displayed distinct expression profiles. Knockout mutants of BnaC03.TFL1 generated by CRISPR/Cas9 exhibited early flowering phenotype, while the knockout mutants of the other gene copies had similar flowering time as the wild type. Furthermore, knock-out mutants of individual BnaTFL1 gene copy displayed altered plant architecture. The plant height, branch initiation height, branch number, silique number, number of seeds per silique and number of siliques on the main inflorescence were significantly reduced in the BnaTFL1 mutants.

conclusionsOur results indicated that BnaC03.TFL1 negatively regulates flowering time in B. napus. BnaC03.TFL1 together with the other BnaTFL1 paralogues are essential for controlling the plant architecture.

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Genes, PlantAmino Acid SequenceBrassica napusCRISPR-Cas SystemsFlowersGene DosageGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantGene Knockout TechniquesPhenotypePhylogenyPlants, Genetically ModifiedSequence AlignmentBrassica napusCRISPR/Cas9Early floweringPEBPPlant architectureTERMINAL FLOWER 1

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