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ArticleTAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik2024

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of B. juncea reveals that BjuLKP2 functions in plant yellowing.

Jing Zeng, Liang Zhao, Yuanqing Lu, Tonghong Zuo, Baowen Huang, Diandong Wang, Yawen Zhou, Zhongxin Lei, Yanling Mo, Yihua Liu and 1 more

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Jing ZengSchool of Life Advanced Agriculture Bioengineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, People's Republic of China.
Liang ZhaoDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5E5, Canada.
Yuanqing LuSchool of Life Advanced Agriculture Bioengineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, People's Republic of China.
Tonghong ZuoCollege of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, People's Republic of China.
Baowen HuangKey Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Molecular Breeding of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, People's Republic of China.
Diandong WangSchool of Life Advanced Agriculture Bioengineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, People's Republic of China.
Yawen ZhouSchool of Life Advanced Agriculture Bioengineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, People's Republic of China.
Zhongxin LeiSchool of Life Advanced Agriculture Bioengineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, People's Republic of China.
Yanling MoSchool of Life Advanced Agriculture Bioengineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, People's Republic of China.
Yihua LiuSchool of Life Advanced Agriculture Bioengineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, People's Republic of China.
Jian GaoSchool of Life Advanced Agriculture Bioengineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, People's Republic of China. gaojian_genomics@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7636-911X

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the Chongqing natural science foundation CSTB2022NSCQ-MSX0855the Chongqing natural science foundation cstc2021jcyj-msxmX0546The Key Project of Technological Innovation and Application of Chongqing cstc2021jscx-gksbX0021
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key messageA stable Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system was constructed for B. juncea, and BjuLKP2 was overexpressed, leading to plant yellowing. A stable and efficient transformation system is necessary to verify gene functions in plants. To establish an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system for B. juncea, various factors, including the explant types, hormone combination and concentration, infection time and concentration, were optimized. Eventually, a reliable system was established, and two BjuLKP2 overexpression (OE) lines, which displayed yellowing of cotyledons, shoot tips, leaves and flower buds, as well as a decrease in total chlorophyll content, were generated. qRT-PCR assays revealed significant upregulation of five chlorophyll synthesis genes and downregulation of one gene in the BjuLKP2 OE line. Furthermore, antioxidant capacity assays revealed reduced activities of APX, CAT and SOD, while POD activity increased in the BjuLKP2 OE26. Additionally, the kinetic determination of chlorophyll fluorescence induction suggested a decrease in the photosynthetic ability of BjuLKP2 OE26. GUS assays revealed the expression of BjuLKP2 in various tissues, including the roots, hypocotyls, cotyledons, leaf vasculature, trichomes, sepals, petals, filaments, styles and stigma bases, but not in seeds. Scanning electron revealed alterations in chloroplast ultrastructure in both the sponge and palisade tissue. Collectively, these findings indicate that BjuLKP2 plays a role in plant yellowing through a reduction in chlorophyll content and changes in chloroplasts structure.

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ChlorophyllGene Expression Regulation, PlantMustard PlantAgrobacteriumPhotosynthesisPlant LeavesPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedTransformation, GeneticChlorophyllPlant Proteins

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