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ArticleNature communications2024

A transposon insertion in the promoter of OsUBC12 enhances cold tolerance during japonica rice germination.

Chuanzhong Zhang, Hongru Wang, Xiaojie Tian, Xinyan Lin, Yunfei Han, Zhongmin Han, Hanjing Sha, Jia Liu, Jianfeng Liu, Jian Zhang and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Chuanzhong ZhangKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150081, Harbin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4401-8988
Hongru WangShenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Key Laboratory of Synthetic Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8305-5231
Xiaojie TianKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150081, Harbin, China.
Xinyan LinKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150081, Harbin, China.
Yunfei HanKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150081, Harbin, China.
Zhongmin HanKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150081, Harbin, China.
Hanjing ShaKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150081, Harbin, China.
Jia LiuKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150081, Harbin, China.
Jianfeng LiuJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Science and Green Production, Jilin Normal University, Siping, Jilin Province, 136000, China.
Jian ZhangState Key Lab of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 311400, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2804-0162
Qingyun BuKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150081, Harbin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5386-3577
Jun FangKey Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 150081, Harbin, China. fangjun@iga.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6469-1857
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNJilin Normal University · CNAgricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen · CNChina National Rice Research Institute · CNChonnam National University · KRNortheast Agricultural University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low-temperature germination (LTG) is an important agronomic trait for rice (Oryza sativa). Japonica rice generally has greater capacity for germination at low temperatures than the indica subpopulation. However, the genetic basis and molecular mechanisms underlying this complex trait are poorly understood. Here, we report that OsUBC12, encoding an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, increases low-temperature germinability in japonica, owing to a transposon insertion in its promoter enhancing its expression. Natural variation analysis reveals that transposon insertion in the OsUBC12 promoter mainly occurs in the japonica lineage. The variation detected in eight representative two-line male sterile lines suggests the existence of this allele introgression by indica-japonica hybridization breeding, and varieties carrying the japonica OsUBC12 locus (transposon insertion) have higher low-temperature germinability than varieties without the locus. Further molecular analysis shows that OsUBC12 negatively regulate ABA signaling. OsUBC12-regulated seed germination and ABA signaling mainly depend on a conserved active site required for ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme activity. Furthermore, OsUBC12 directly associates with rice SUCROSE NON-FERMENTING 1-RELATED PROTEIN KINASE 1.1 (OsSnRK1.1), promoting its degradation. OsSnRK1.1 inhibits LTG by enhancing ABA signaling and acts downstream of OsUBC12. These findings shed light on the underlying mechanisms of UBC12 regulating LTG and provide genetic reference points for improving LTG in indica rice.

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GerminationOryzaCold TemperaturePlant BreedingQuantitative Trait LociUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesUbiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes

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