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ArticleTAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik2026

Natural variation in VrERF088 modulates drought tolerance during mungbean germination.

Xi Zhang, Jinyang Liu, Shicong Li, Yun Lin, Yixiang Pu, Qiang Yan, Jingbin Chen, Ranran Wu, Na Yuan, Prakit Somta and 3 more

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Xi ZhangInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-3252-1144
Jinyang LiuInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
Shicong LiInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
Yun LinInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
Yixiang PuInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
Qiang YanInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
Jingbin ChenInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
Ranran WuInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
Na YuanInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
Prakit SomtaDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen, Thailand.
Lixia WangInstitute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xin ChenInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China. cx@jaas.ac.cn.
Xingxing YuanInstitute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China. yxx@jaas.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-3238-3685

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China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA-Food Legumes CARS-0Joint Project of Industry-University-Research of Jiangsu Province (JBGS[2021]004)National Key R&D Program of China 2023YFD1202702National Natural Science Foundation of China 3240151194
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Abstract

Drought stress is a major global challenge in crop production. The occurrence of drought during seed germination directly affects crop establishment and final yield. In this work, we performed whole-genome resequencing of 414 mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek) germplasms and identified 4,875,142 high-quality single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Two seed germination traits of the mungbean panel under drought stress across two environments were evaluated via a genome-wide association study (GWAS), and the results revealed a significant quantitative trait locus (QTL). Additionally, kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) markers that can identify the germination characteristics of mungbean seeds under drought stress were developed and verified. Moreover, among the nine candidate genes near this site, the expression levels of different haplotypes of VrERF088 differed. Interestingly, the only ABA-responsive element in the VrERF088 promoter was mutated. The results demonstrated that VrABI5 activates the transcriptional activity of the Hap1 promoter by binding to the ABRE motif. The overexpression of VrERF088 in Arabidopsis thaliana significantly reduced the germination rate of plants under drought stress by increasing the expression of the ABA response genes AtPM6 and AtLEA4 and reducing the expression of the germination-related genes AtEXPAs, resulting in hypersensitivity to ABA. Our results indicate that mutation of the ABRE motif in the VrERF088 promoter results in a relatively high germination rate under drought stress.

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Drought ResistanceGerminationPlant ProteinsVignaArabidopsisDroughtsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenome-Wide Association StudyPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticQuantitative Trait LociSeedsPlant Proteins

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