ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2026
Loss-of-Function Mutation in CER2-LIKE1 Reduced Accumulation of Cuticular Wax and Susceptibility to Thrips in Welsh Onion.
Jiayi Xing, Huanhuan Xu, Mifeng Bai, Yundan Cong, Huiying Liu, Yongqin Wang
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Jiayi XingState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2809-6174 Huanhuan XuState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China.
Mifeng BaiState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China.
Yundan CongKey Laboratory of Special Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization of Xinjiang Production and Construction Crops, Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.
Huiying LiuKey Laboratory of Special Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization of Xinjiang Production and Construction Crops, Department of Horticulture, Agricultural College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.
Yongqin WangState Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, National Engineering Research Center for Vegetables, Beijing Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasms Improvement, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetics Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Beijing Vegetable Research Center, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Collection, Evaluation and Innovation of Main vegetable germplasm resources KJCX20230126Innovation and Development Program of Beijing Vegetable Research Center KYCX202303National Natural Science Foundation of China 31972409
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Cuticular waxes can form a hydrophobic barrier on aerial plant surfaces, which is essential for mediating plant-environment interactions by providing protection against both biotic and abiotic stresses. In this study, a cuticular wax mutant (gl) was identified and characterised in Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.), exhibiting a functional deficiency in AfCER2-LIKE1. Loss of AfCER2-LIKE1 function was attributed to a retrotransposon insertion in the promoter region and a frameshift mutation in the coding sequence. In the mutant gl, the loss of function of AfCER2-LIKE1 (AfCER2- LIKE1
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Loss of Function MutationOnionsPlant DiseasesPlant ProteinsThysanopteraWaxesAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant EpidermisPlant ProteinsWaxesAfCER2‐LIKE1cuticular waxthrips resistanceWelsh onion
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