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ArticleNature communications2024

Natural variation in GmSW17 controls seed size in soybean.

Shan Liang, Zongbiao Duan, Xuemei He, Xia Yang, Yaqin Yuan, Qianjin Liang, Yi Pan, Guoan Zhou, Min Zhang, Shulin Liu and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 24 papers.

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Shan Liang *Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0000-7153-3603
Zongbiao Duan *Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya, Hainan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4412-3101
Xuemei HeKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0009-0001-9034-0425
Xia YangKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yaqin YuanKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5420-2052
Qianjin LiangKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7925-4593
Yi PanKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Guoan ZhouKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Min ZhangKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Shulin LiuKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. slliu@genetics.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-0154-2966
Zhixi TianKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. zxtian@genetics.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6051-9670

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32272107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seed size/weight plays an important role in determining crop yield, yet only few genes controlling seed size have been characterized in soybean. Here, we perform a genome-wide association study and identify a major quantitative trait locus (QTL), named GmSW17 (Seed Width 17), on chromosome 17 that determine soybean seed width/weight in natural population. GmSW17 encodes a ubiquitin-specific protease, an ortholog to UBP22, belonging to the ubiquitin-specific protease (USPs/UBPs) family. Further functional investigations reveal that GmSW17 interacts with GmSGF11 and GmENY2 to form a deubiquitinase (DUB) module, which influences H2Bub levels and negatively regulates the expression of GmDP-E2F-1, thereby inhibiting the G1-to-S transition. Population analysis demonstrates that GmSW17 undergo artificial selection during soybean domestication but has not been fixed in modern breeding. In summary, our study identifies a predominant gene related to soybean seed weight, providing potential advantages for high-yield breeding in soybean.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantGenome-Wide Association StudyGlycine maxPlant ProteinsQuantitative Trait LociSeedsChromosome MappingChromosomes, PlantPlant BreedingUbiquitin-Specific ProteasesPlant ProteinsUbiquitin-Specific Proteases

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