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ArticleTAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik2021

A mutation in CsHY2 encoding a phytochromobilin (PΦB) synthase leads to an elongated hypocotyl 1(elh1) phenotype in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.).

Liangliang Hu, Peng Liu, Zhuoshuai Jin, Jing Sun, Yiqun Weng, Peng Chen, Shengli Du, Aimin Wei, Yuhong Li

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Liangliang HuCollege of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
Peng LiuCollege of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
Zhuoshuai JinCollege of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
Jing SunCollege of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
Yiqun WengHorticulture Department, USDA-ARS Vegetable Crops Research Unit, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
Peng ChenCollege of Life Science, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi,, China.
Shengli DuTianjin Vegetable Research Center, Tianjin, 300192, China.
Aimin WeiTianjin Vegetable Research Center, Tianjin, 300192, China. waimin163@163.com.
Yuhong LiCollege of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China. liyuhong73@nwsuaf.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9852-8107
Northwest A&F University · CNNanjing Institute of Vegetable Science · CNNorth West Agriculture and Forestry University · CNTianjin Conservatory of Music · CNUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

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National Key Research and Development Program of China 2016YFD0101900National Natural Science Foundation of China 31772300National Natural Science Foundation of China 31860557USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture 2017-67013-26195
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key messageThe elongated hypocotyl1 (elh1) mutant in cucumber is due to a mutation in CsHY2, which is a homolog of the Arabidopsis HY2 encoding the phytochromobilin (PΦB) synthase for phytochrome biosynthesis Hypocotyl length is a critical determinant in establishing high quality seedlings for successful cucumber production, but knowledge on the molecular regulation of hypocotyl growth in cucumber is very limited. Here, we reported identification and characterization of a cucumber elongated hypocotyl 1 (elh1) mutant. We found that the longer hypocotyl in elh1 was due to longitudinal growth of hypocotyl cells. With fine mapping, the elh1 locus was delimited to a 20.9-kb region containing three annotated genes; only one polymorphism was identified in this region between two parental lines, which was a non-synonymous SNP (G28153633A) in the third exon of CsHY2 (CsGy1G030000) that encodes a phytochromobilin (PΦB) synthase. Uniqueness of the mutant allele at CsHY2 was verified in natural cucumber populations. Ectopic expression of CsHY2 in Arabidopsis hy2-1 long-hypocotyl mutant led to reduced hypocotyl length. The PΦB protein was targeted to the chloroplast. The expression levels of CsHY2 and five phytochrome genes CsPHYA1, CsPHYA2, CsPHYB, CsPHYC and CsPHYE were all significantly down-regulated while several cell elongation related genes were up-regulated in elh1 mutant compared to wild-type cucumber, which are correlated with dynamic hypocotyl elongation in the mutant. RNA-seq analysis in the WT and mutant revealed differentially expressed genes involved in porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolisms, cell elongation and plant hormone signal transduction pathways. This is the first report to characterize and clone the CsHY2 gene in cucumber. This work reveals the important of CsHY2 in regulating hypocotyl length and extends our understanding of the roles of CsHY2 in cucumber.

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Gene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, PlantMutationCucumis sativusHypocotylOxidoreductasesPhenotypePlant ProteinsOxidoreductasesphytochromobilin synthasePlant Proteins

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