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ArticleNature communications2025

GmERF13 mediates salt inhibition of nodulation through interacting with GmLBD16a in soybean.

Xinfang Zhu, Xifeng Yan, Weijun Li, Mengyue Zhang, Junchen Leng, Qianqian Yu, Like Liu, Dawei Xue, Dajian Zhang, Zhaojun Ding

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Xinfang ZhuThe Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education; Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding; School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Xifeng YanThe Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education; Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding; School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Weijun LiThe Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education; Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding; School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Mengyue ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education; Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding; School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Junchen LengThe Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education; Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding; School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Qianqian YuCollege of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China.
Like LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China.
Dawei XueCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9904-7615
Dajian ZhangCollege of Agriculture, and State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shangdong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China. dajianzhang@sdau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5118-5514
Zhaojun DingThe Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education; Shandong Key Laboratory of Precision Molecular Crop Design and Breeding; School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China. dingzhaojun@sdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0218-5136

Funding

Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province 2022YFD1201702
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While the genetic regulation of nodule formation has been well explored, the molecular mechanisms by which abiotic stresses, such as salt stress, impede nodule formation remain largely elusive. Here, we identify four APETALA2/Ethylene Responsive Factor (AP2/ERF) transcription factors, GmERF13s, that are induced by salt stress and play key roles in salt-repressed nodulation. Loss of GmERF13 function increases nodule density, while its overexpression suppresses nodulation. Moreover, salt stress-inhibited nodule formation is greatly attenuated in GmERF13 loss-of-function mutants, whereas it becomes more pronounced when GmERF13 is overexpressed. Furthermore, GmERF13s can interact with Lateral Organ Boundaries Domain 16 (GmLBD16a), which attenuates GmLBD16a's binding capacity on Expansin17c (GmEXP17c) promoter. Additionally, salt-induced GmERF13s expression relies on abscisic acid signaling, with direct promotion facilitated by GmABI5, illustrating their direct involvement in enhancing GmERF13s expression. Collectively, our study reveals a molecular mechanism by which salt stress impedes nodulation through the GmERF13-GmLBD16a-GmEXP17 module in soybean.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, PlantGlycine maxPlant ProteinsPlant Root NodulationTranscription FactorsAbscisic AcidPlants, Genetically ModifiedPromoter Regions, GeneticRoot Nodules, PlantSalt StressSignal TransductionAbscisic AcidPlant ProteinsTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC11704284

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