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ArticleThe Plant cell2024

The SMXL8-AGL9 module mediates crosstalk between strigolactone and gibberellin to regulate strigolactone-induced anthocyanin biosynthesis in apple.

Jian-Ping An, Lei Zhao, Yun-Peng Cao, Di Ai, Miao-Yi Li, Chun-Xiang You, Yuepeng Han

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Jian-Ping AnState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6410-7902
Lei ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0009-0006-9810-6672
Yun-Peng CaoState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5976-2382
Di AiState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4190-8245
Miao-Yi LiState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0009-0007-5241-3244
Chun-Xiang YouApple technology innovation center of Shandong Province, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018 Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3072-3563
Yuepeng HanState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3183-8095

Funding

Development Plan of the Youth Innovation Team of the Higher Education Institutions in Shandong Province 2022KJ326Natural Science Foundation of China 32302516Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2022YQ24Taishan Scholars Program tsqn202312147Wuhan Botanical Garden Scientific Research Support Project E3559901
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Abstract

Although the strigolactone (SL) signaling pathway and SL-mediated anthocyanin biosynthesis have been reported, the molecular association between SL signaling and anthocyanin biosynthesis remains unclear. In this study, we identified the SL signal transduction pathway associated with anthocyanin biosynthesis and the crosstalk between gibberellin (GA) and SL signaling in apple (Malus × domestica). ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL5 (HY5) acts as a key node integrating SL signaling and anthocyanin biosynthesis, and the SL-response factor AGAMOUS-LIKE MADS-BOX9 (AGL9) promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis by activating HY5 transcription. The SL signaling repressor SUPPRESSOR OF MAX2 1-LIKE8 (SMXL8) interacts with AGL9 to form a complex that inhibits anthocyanin biosynthesis by downregulating HY5 expression. Moreover, the E3 ubiquitin ligase PROTEOLYSIS1 (PRT1) mediates the ubiquitination-mediated degradation of SMXL8, which is a key part of the SL signal transduction pathway associated with anthocyanin biosynthesis. In addition, the GA signaling repressor REPRESSOR-of-ga1-3-LIKE2a (RGL2a) mediates the crosstalk between GA and SL by disrupting the SMXL8-AGL9 interaction that represses HY5 transcription. Taken together, our study reveals the regulatory mechanism of SL-mediated anthocyanin biosynthesis and uncovers the role of SL-GA crosstalk in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in apple.

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AnthocyaninsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGibberellinsLactonesMalusPlant ProteinsHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingSignal TransductionAnthocyaninsGibberellinsHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingLactonesPlant Proteins

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PMID38917246
PMCPMC11448916

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