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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2024

Natural variation of WBR7 confers rice high yield and quality by modulating sucrose supply in sink organs.

Huan Shi, Peng Yun, Yun Zhu, Lu Wang, Yipei Wang, Pingbo Li, Hao Zhou, Shiyuan Cheng, Rongjia Liu, Guanjun Gao and 6 more

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Article in Plant biotechnology journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Huan ShiNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Peng YunRice Research Institute, Anhui Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hefei, China.
Yun ZhuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Lu WangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Yipei WangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Pingbo LiInstitute of Wetland Agriculture and Ecology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China.
Hao ZhouState Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4803-4990
Shiyuan ChengNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Rongjia LiuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Guanjun GaoNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Qinglu ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Jinghua XiaoNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
Yibo LiNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6105-1969
Lizhong XiongNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0490-1474
Aiqing YouInstitute of Food Crop, Hubei Academy of Agricultural Science, Wuhan, China.
Yuqing HeNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4855-5991

Funding

Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System CARS-01-01National Natural Science Foundation of China 31821005STI 2030-Major Projects 2023ZD04069
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Grain chalkiness is an undesirable trait that negatively regulates grain yield and quality in rice. However, the regulatory mechanism underlying chalkiness is complex and remains unclear. We identified a positive regulator of white-belly rate (WBR). The WBR7 gene encodes sucrose synthase 3 (SUS3). A weak functional allele of WBR7 is beneficial in increasing grain yield and quality. During the domestication of indica rice, a functional G/A variation in the coding region of WBR7 resulted in an E541K amino acid substitution in the GT-4 glycosyltransferase domain, leading to a significant decrease in decomposition activity of WBR7

Indexed as

GlucosyltransferasesOryzaPlant ProteinsSucroseEdible GrainGene Expression Regulation, PlantSeedsGlucosyltransferasesPlant ProteinsSucrosesucrose synthasemap‐based cloningquality and yieldricesucrose synthaseWBR7white‐belly rate

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PMCPMC11501006

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