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ArticlePlant cell reports2025

MhIDA small peptides modulate the growth and development of roots in Malus hupehensis.

Ruirui Xu, Shuna Jiang, Hongjuan Ge, Buhang Zhang, Jing Shu, Tianpeng Zhang, Lijun Cao, Shizhong Zhang

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Ruirui Xu *College of Biology and Oceanography, Weifang University, Weifang, 261061, Shandong, China.
Shuna Jiang *College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, Shandong, China.
Hongjuan GeQingdao Agriculture Academy, Qingdao, 266100, Shandong, China.
Buhang ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, Shandong, China.
Jing ShuCollege of Forestry Engineering, Shandong Agriculture and Engineering University, Jinan, 250100, China.
Tianpeng ZhangCollege of Biology and Oceanography, Weifang University, Weifang, 261061, Shandong, China. zhangtianpeng0718@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9984-6959
Lijun CaoDepartment of Biology, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham, NC, 27708, USA. clj8903@gmail.com.
Shizhong ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, Shandong, China. shizhong@sdau.edu.cn.

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Doctoral Startup Foundation of Weifang University 2023BS15National Natural Science Foundation of China 31972357National Natural Science Foundation of China 32372643National Natural Science Foundation of China 32372659Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2022MC064Open Project Program of the State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology 2021KF06
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key messageMhIDA small peptides promote apple root growth by enhancing auxin synthesis and cell wall remodeling gene expression, revealing a peptide-based strategy to improve root architecture. Although small peptides have been well documented as crucial regulators of plant growth and development, the molecular mechanisms underlying lateral root morphogenesis in Malus hupehensis remain poorly understood. In this research, exogenous application of 1 µM MhIDA-Like family peptides increased primary root (PR) length by 14.31-19.96% and lateral root (LR) number by 124.54-149.08%. MhIDA, predominant expression in the root tip and lateral root primordium, demonstrated the most substantial promoting effects on PR elongation, LR number and density when the treatment concentration reached 1 µM. Furthermore, similar effects were found in MhIDA-overexpression transgenic apple seedlings, with the number and density of transgenic LRs increase by 80.52 and 126.86%, respectively, compared with wild-type seedlings. More importantly, 1 µM MhIDA treatment induced significant hormonal alterations, with the content of auxin, salicylic acid and gibberellic acid increasing by 1.5-fold, 1.4-fold, and 2.1-fold, respectively, compared to control. The qRT-PCR results showed that MhIDA could induce the expression of auxin synthesis genes (MhTAA1 and MhYUCC1) that were up-regulated by about twofold, and the cell wall remodeling-related genes (MhEXP17, MhXTR6, MhPGAZAT and MhPGLR) were upregulated by about 2- to 4-fold after 1 µM MhIDA treatment, thereby regulating LR emergence and formation of Malus hupehensis. Overall, these findings suggested the MhIDA peptide can promote the growth and development of roots, laying the foundation for cultivating apple rootstocks with strong roots and higher resistance to abiotic stress.

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MalusPeptidesPlant ProteinsPlant RootsCell WallGene Expression Regulation, PlantGibberellinsIndoleacetic AcidsPlant Growth RegulatorsPlants, Genetically ModifiedSalicylic AcidSeedlingsgibberellic acidGibberellinsIndoleacetic AcidsPeptidesPlant Growth RegulatorsPlant ProteinsSalicylic AcidAuxinLateral rootMalus hupehensisMhIDASmall peptide

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