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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2024

GHCU, a Molecular Chaperone, Regulates Leaf Curling by Modulating the Distribution of KNGH1 in Cotton.

Yihao Zang, Chenyu Xu, Lishan Yu, Longen Ma, Lisha Xuan, Sunyi Yan, Yayao Zhang, Yiwen Cao, Xiaoran Li, Zhanfeng Si and 3 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The GhWL1-GhH1-GhGA2OX1 Transcriptional Module Regulates Cotton Leaf Morphology.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  4. A single-nucleotide mutation of G301A inFrontiers in plant science · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yihao ZangZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2452-7646
Chenyu XuZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Lishan YuZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Longen MaZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Lisha XuanZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Sunyi YanZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Yayao ZhangZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Yiwen CaoZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Xiaoran LiZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Zhanfeng SiZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Jieqiong DengIndustrial Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sichuan, 610066, China.
Tianzhen ZhangZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.
Yan HuZhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Resources, Institute of Crop Science, Plant Precision Breeding Academy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1680-8269
ZheJiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNSichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CN

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2022M712813National Natural Science Foundation of China 32170328
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leaf shape is considered to be one of the most significant agronomic traits in crop breeding. However, the molecular basis underlying leaf morphogenesis in cotton is still largely unknown. In this study, through genetic mapping and molecular investigation using a natural cotton mutant cu with leaves curling upward, the causal gene GHCU is successfully identified as the key regulator of leaf flattening. Knockout of GHCU or its homolog in cotton and tobacco using CRISPR results in abnormal leaf shape. It is further discovered that GHCU facilitates the transport of the HD protein KNOTTED1-like (KNGH1) from the adaxial to the abaxial domain. Loss of GHCU function restricts KNGH1 to the adaxial epidermal region, leading to lower auxin response levels in the adaxial boundary compared to the abaxial. This spatial asymmetry in auxin distribution produces the upward-curled leaf phenotype of the cu mutant. By analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing and spatiotemporal transcriptomic data, auxin biosynthesis genes are confirmed to be expressed asymmetrically in the adaxial-abaxial epidermal cells. Overall, these findings suggest that GHCU plays a crucial role in the regulation of leaf flattening through facilitating cell-to-cell trafficking of KNGH1 and hence influencing the auxin response level.

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GossypiumPlant LeavesPlant ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantIndoleacetic AcidsMolecular ChaperonesPhenotypeIndoleacetic AcidsMolecular ChaperonesPlant Proteinsauxincup‐shaped leafGossypium hirsutummap‐based cloning

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PMID38666376
PMCPMC11234424
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