Article in The Plant cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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23 authors.
Weiyuan SongDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0000-0003-0385-4637
Yang XieHebei Key Laboratory of Horticultural Germplasm Excavation and Innovative Utilization, Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0004-9825-4646
Bin LiuHami-melon Research Center, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, P. R.China.ORCID 0000-0002-0855-0213
Yuxiang HuangDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0001-3844-2141
Zhihua ChengDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0000-0002-8729-3226
Zilong ZhaoDepartment of Plant Genetics and Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding, National Maize Improvement Center, Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.ORCID 0009-0004-2526-195X
Di TianDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0003-6839-4886
Yan GengDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0001-8019-3943
Jingyu GuoDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0007-5359-6986
Chuang LiDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0006-4701-4858
Daixi SheDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0006-5665-5040
Yanting ZhongDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0000-0002-3500-0647
Min LiDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0000-0003-0901-5543
Liu LiuDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0004-2050-430X
Jiacai ChenDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0005-3351-7895
Chengzhen SunHebei Key Laboratory of Horticultural Germplasm Excavation and Innovative Utilization, Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R.China.ORCID 0000-0003-0770-6877
Xuejun ZhangHami-melon Research Center, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi 830091, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0007-7698-5888
Zhaoyang ZhouDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0000-0003-2178-9525
Jinsheng LaiDepartment of Plant Genetics and Breeding, State Key Laboratory of Maize Bio-breeding, National Maize Improvement Center, Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-9202-9641
Ming XinCollege of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Northeast Region), Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0004-0584-3282
Liying YanHebei Key Laboratory of Horticultural Germplasm Excavation and Innovative Utilization, Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R.China.ORCID 0009-0002-3669-3657
Jianyu ZhaoDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0000-0001-9339-3533
Xiaolan ZhangDepartment of Vegetable Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R.China.ORCID 0000-0002-6343-3116
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China 32025033Pinduoduo-China Agricultural University Research Fund PC2023B01002S&T Program of Hebei 21326309D
6 · The paper itself
Abstract
Complete disruption of critical genes is generally accompanied by severe growth and developmental defects, which dramatically hinder its utilization in crop breeding. Identifying subtle changes, such as single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), in critical genes that specifically modulate a favorable trait is a prerequisite to fulfill breeding potential. Here, we found 2 SNPs in the E-class floral organ identity gene cucumber (Cucumis sativus) SEPALLATA2 (CsSEP2) that specifically regulate fruit length. Haplotype (HAP) 1 (8G2667A) and HAP2 (8G2667T) exist in natural populations, whereas HAP3 (8A2667T) is induced by ethyl methanesulfonate mutagenesis. Phenotypic characterization of 4 near-isogenic lines and a mutant line showed that HAP2 fruits are significantly longer than those of HAP1, and those of HAP3 are 37.8% longer than HAP2 fruit. The increasing fruit length in HAP1-3 was caused by a decreasing inhibitory effect on CRABS CLAW (CsCRC) transcription (a reported positive regulator of fruit length), resulting in enhanced cell expansion. Moreover, a 7638G/A-SNP in melon (Cucumis melo) CmSEP2 modulates fruit length in a natural melon population via the conserved SEP2-CRC module. Our findings provide a strategy for utilizing essential regulators with pleiotropic effects during crop breeding.
Indexed as
Cucumis sativusFruitGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideHaplotypesPhenotypePlant Proteins
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms in SEPALLATA 2 underlie fruit length variation in cucurbits. · full record | OpenQuestion