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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2026

Genetic Basis of UV Bullseye Size Variations in Turnip Rape (Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera).

Zhi-Li Zhou, Yu Zhang, Li-Ling Jiang, An-Ning Li, Guo-Peng Zhang, Ming-Liu Yang, Zhi-Qiang Zhang, Dong-Rui Jia, Bin Tian, Xu-Dong Sun and 2 more

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Zhi-Li ZhouYunnan Key Laboratory for Crop Wild Relatives Omics, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China.
Yu ZhangYunnan Key Laboratory for Crop Wild Relatives Omics, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China.
Li-Ling JiangQinghai Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Qinghai University, National Duplicate GenBank for Crops, Xining, P. R. China.
An-Ning LiYunnan Key Laboratory for Crop Wild Relatives Omics, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China.
Guo-Peng ZhangYunnan Key Laboratory for Crop Wild Relatives Omics, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China.
Ming-Liu YangYunnan Key Laboratory for Crop Wild Relatives Omics, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4611-1214
Zhi-Qiang ZhangSchool of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, P. R. China.
Dong-Rui JiaSchool of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, P. R. China.
Bin TianShangri-La Potatso National Park Bita Lake Plateau Wetland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China.
Xu-Dong SunYunnan Key Laboratory for Crop Wild Relatives Omics, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China.
Yong-Ping YangYunnan Key Laboratory for Crop Wild Relatives Omics, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China.
Yuan-Wen DuanYunnan Key Laboratory for Crop Wild Relatives Omics, Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research at Kunming, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, P. R. China.

Funding

Key Program of Lasa Science and Technology LSKJ202425National Natural Science Foundation of China 32102429National Natural Science Foundation of China 32370405National Natural Science Foundation of China 32371586Postdoctoral Directional Training Foundation of Yunnan Province E132241261the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research (STEP) program 2019QZKK0502
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Abstract

Floral ultraviolet (UV) patterns are visible to bee pollinators and can affect crop yields by impacting pollinator visitation. However, the mechanisms underlying the intraspecific variations of UV bullseye size remain largely unknown. We analyse the ecological consequences and genetic basis of floral UV bullseye size variation in an important oil crop at high altitudes, Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera (turnip rape). Flowers with larger UV bullseye attract more bees and produce more seeds. The transcription factor BrobZIP16 was newly identified as a key determinant of large UV bullseye, supported by evidence of its high expression and selective sweeps in plants with larger UV bullseye. BrobZIP16 regulates UV bullseye size by interacting with the known regulator BroMYB111 in the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway and accumulating UV-absorbing flavonols. Our results reveal the mechanisms underlying intraspecific UV bullseye size variations, and such 'cryptic' large bullseye can be targeted in molecular breeding to increase oilseed production.

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Brassica rapaFlowersAnimalsBeesGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant ProteinsPollinationUltraviolet RaysPlant ProteinsbZIP16high gene expressionintraspecific variationsoilseed productionselective sweepsturnip rapeUV bullseye size

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