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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

The GhWL1-GhH1-GhGA2OX1 Transcriptional Module Regulates Cotton Leaf Morphology.

Jingjing Zhan, Xiaoshuang Zhang, Ye Wang, Hang Zhao, Yu Chu, Peng Wang, Yanli Chen, Xi Wei, Wenqiang Qin, Menghan Liu and 3 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  2. The GhWL1-GhH1-GhGA2OX1 Transcriptional Module Regulates Cotton Leaf Morphology.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  3. A single-nucleotide mutation of G301A inFrontiers in plant science · 2025
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13 authors.

Jingjing ZhanState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
Xiaoshuang ZhangCollege of Plant Science and Technology of Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430000, China.
Ye WangState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
Hang ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
Yu ChuState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
Peng WangState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
Yanli ChenState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
Xi WeiState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
Wenqiang QinState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
Menghan LiuState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
Jie KongInstitute of Economic Crops, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830091, China.
Fuguang LiState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.
Xiaoyang GeState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-breeding and Integrated Utilization, Institute of Cotton Research of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, 455000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3428-2942

Funding

Agricultural GG Project of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps 2023AA102Agricultural GG Project of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps NYHXGGCentral Research Institutes of Basic Research and Public Service Special Operations 1610162023049Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences CAAS-CSIAF-202402National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFD1200300National Natural Science Foundation of China 32201762
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leaf morphology critically influences photosynthetic efficiency, directly affecting crop yield and quality. In this study, a T-DNA insertion mutant (wl-D), characterized by a wrinkled-leaf phenotype, is identified. Genetic analysis reveals that this phenotype is governed by a single dominant gene, WRINKLED-LEAF 1 (GhWL1), which is highly expressed in wl-D compared to the wild type (WT). Overexpression of GhWL1 in WT caused curling at leaf edges, while suppression of GhWL1 in wl-D restored normal leaf morphology, validating its functional role. Further analysis demonstrated that GhWL1 interacts with GhH1, a protein with a KNOX1 structural domain, to regulate leaf development. Overexpression of GhH1 in WT results in a leaf shrinkage phenotype similar to wl-D, whereas suppressing GhH1 in wl-D restored normal leaf morphology, indicating that GhH1 acts downstream of GhWL1. The GhWL1-GhH1 complex directly binds to the promoter of GhGA2OX1 (gibberellin 2-beta-dioxygenase 1), positively regulating its expression. Overexpression of GhGA2OX1 in WT mimicked the leaf shrinkage phenotype observed in plants overexpressing GhH1. These findings establish the GhWL1-GhH1-GhGA2OX1 module as a critical pathway in regulating leaf development, offering valuable insights into the genetic and hormonal networks controlling leaf morphological diversity.

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GossypiumPlant LeavesPlant ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantPhenotypePlants, Genetically ModifiedPlant ProteinscottonGhH1GhWL1leaf morphologyT‐DNA mutant

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