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ArticleScientific reports2025

Non-radiate flowers are associated with truncation of the CYCLOIDEA gene in Scaevola aemula (Goodeniaceae).

Koichi Tomomatsu, Takuya Tsuji, Tenta Segawa, Eiichiro Ono, Tomotsugu Koyama, Takuya Morimoto, Andrew Bernuetz, Kenichi Suzuki, Keisuke Matsui, Akihiro Itai

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Koichi Tomomatsu *R&D, Suntory Flowers Ltd., 905 Kitabodaiji-cho, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan.
Takuya Tsuji *R&D, Suntory Flowers Ltd., 905 Kitabodaiji-cho, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan.
Tenta SegawaResearch Institute, Suntory Global Innovation Center (SIC) Ltd., 8-1-1 Seikadai, Seika, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, 619-0284, Japan.
Eiichiro OnoResearch Institute, Suntory Global Innovation Center (SIC) Ltd., 8-1-1 Seikadai, Seika, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, 619-0284, Japan.
Tomotsugu KoyamaBioorganic Research Institute (SUNBOR), Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, 8-1-1 Seikadai, Seika, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, 619-0284, Japan.
Takuya MorimotoDepartment of Agricultural and Life Science, Kyoto Prefectural University, Koaza Ooji 74, Kitainayazuma, Seika, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, 619-0244, Japan.
Andrew BernuetzR&D, Suntory Flowers Ltd., 905 Kitabodaiji-cho, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan.
Kenichi SuzukiR&D, Suntory Flowers Ltd., 905 Kitabodaiji-cho, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan.
Keisuke MatsuiR&D, Suntory Flowers Ltd., 905 Kitabodaiji-cho, Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan. keisuke_matsui@suntoryflowers.co.jp.
Akihiro ItaiDepartment of Agricultural and Life Science, Kyoto Prefectural University, Koaza Ooji 74, Kitainayazuma, Seika, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, 619-0244, Japan. itai@kpu.ac.jp.

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Abstract

Floral morphology is a crucial trait that determines the commercial value of ornamental plants and pollinator preference. Scaevola aemula (Fan Flower) typically develops bilaterally symmetrical flowers, but a recessive mutant with a radially symmetrical flower (peloric) has been isolated from a breeding population. In the present study, we explored the molecular basis of the floral traits of S. aemula. We found a genetic-phenotypic association for the CYCLOIDEA (CYC) gene SaCYC2, which is known as a regulatory gene for floral symmetry in various plants. The peloric flower line had a nonsense mutation immediately downstream of the start codon of SaCYC2 causing a loss of function. RNA-sequencing analysis revealed three paralogous CYC genes in S. aemula, but only SaCYC2 was preferentially expressed in the dorsal side of the petals. Moreover, we developed a co-dominant cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS) marker based on the nonsense mutation to verify floral traits, thereby accelerating the selection and breeding of Scaevola spp. Our findings support the conserved function of CYC genes that determine aspects of floral morphology in Asteraceae.

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FlowersGenes, PlantPlant ProteinsCodon, NonsenseGene Expression Regulation, PlantPhenotypeCodon, NonsensePlant ProteinsCYCLOIDEA2Floral symmetryScaevola aemula

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PMCPMC12284203

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