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ArticleTAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik2025

QTL mapping and transcriptome analysis identified BnaA03.XTH4 as a novel negative regulator of plant height in Brassica napus L.

Yu Xu, Ning Ma, Zhiting Guo, Xia Liu, Bingbing Zhang, Xiang Liu, Yiji Shi, Mengfan Qin, Yunlin Zhu, Yan Zhang and 4 more

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Yu XuState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Ning MaState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Zhiting GuoState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Xia LiuState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Bingbing ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Xiang LiuState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Yiji ShiState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Mengfan QinState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Yunlin ZhuState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Yan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Yiming FengState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Aixia XuState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
Keqi LiState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China. likeqi1218@sina.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7606-2940
Zhen HuangState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China. huang_zhen.8@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6943-1990

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Chongqing research institute performance incentive guide project CSTB2024JXJL-YFX0005Lhasa Municipal Key Science and Technology Program LSKJ202430Lhasa Science and Technology Program QYXTZX-LS2022-01Shaanxi Provincial Key Research and Development Program 2023-YBNY-020the Design and Breeding of New Varieties with Ultra-High Yield and High Oil in the Lower Yangtze River and Huanghuai River Basin 2022ZD0400804
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Abstract

key messageIdentified and validated BnaA03.XTH4 as a negative regulator of plant height through QTL mapping and RNA-seq, with promoter structural variation influencing expression, providing a foundation for dwarf breeding in B. napus. Rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is an important oilseed crop that faces yield limitations due to lodging susceptibility. Plant height (PH) significantly affects seed yield and lodging resistance; however, the genetic mechanisms remain largely elusive. In this study, we developed multiple genetic populations derived from a dwarf line DZ and a tall line GW. Through simple sequence repeat mapping and specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing, we identified twenty-three preliminary quantitative trait loci, explaining 0.82%-27.22% of the phenotypic variation. Integrated analysis pinpointed four major intervals, PHA02, PHA03, PHA09, and PHC04. RNA sequencing analysis revealed differential expression of BnaA03.XTH4, encoding a xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase, in DZ versus GW lines. Promoter analysis uncovered a structural variation associated with enhanced transcriptional activity of BnaA03.XTH4 in dwarf lines. Subcellular localization confirmed BnaA03.XTH4 localizes to the cell wall and apoplast. Heterologous overexpression in Arabidopsis thaliana demonstrated a dual function of BnaA03.XTH4, as a negative regulator of PH and stress response. These findings offer new insights into the regulatory mechanisms of PH and offer molecular targets for improving rapeseed breeding strategies.

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Brassica napusPlant ProteinsQuantitative Trait LociTranscriptomeChromosome MappingGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantPhenotypePromoter Regions, GeneticPlant Proteins

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