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ArticleNature plants2026

GWAS reveal SUBER GENE1-mediated suberization via type one phosphatases.

Jian-Pu Han, Linnka Lefebvre-Legendre, Jun Yu, Maria Beatriz Capitão, Chloé Beaulieu, Kay Gully, Vinay Shukla, Yibo Wu, Andreas Boland, Christiane Nawrath and 1 more

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Article in Nature plants, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors.

Jian-Pu HanDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7289-1856
Linnka Lefebvre-LegendreDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7827-0834
Jun YuDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5642-3991
Maria Beatriz CapitãoDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Chloé BeaulieuMARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-8028-6241
Kay GullyDepartment of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Vinay ShuklaDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Yibo WuChemical Biology Mass Spectrometry Platform, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8256-3901
Andreas BolandDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1218-6714
Christiane NawrathDepartment of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1470-8459
Marie BarberonDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. marie.barberon@unige.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8169-8580

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) PCEGP3_187007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Suberin deposition in the root endodermis is critical for plant nutrient acquisition and environmental adaptation. Here we used an unbiased forward genetic approach based on natural variation across 284 Arabidopsis thaliana accessions to identify novel regulators of endodermal suberization. This screen revealed striking diversity in suberin levels and patterns, uncovering broader roles for suberin beyond those observed in the reference accession Col-0. A genome-wide association study pinpointed SUBER GENE1 (SBG1), a previously uncharacterized gene encoding a 129-amino-acid protein, as a key regulator of suberin deposition. SBG1 acts through physical interaction with type one protein phosphatases (TOPPs) via conserved SILK and RVxF motifs. Disrupting this interaction abolishes SBG1 function, while topp mutants exhibit enhanced endodermal suberization, mirroring SBG1 overexpression. Our findings uncover a previously unknown regulatory module linking suberin formation to TOPP activity and abscisic acid signalling, and provide a framework for improving plant stress resilience through targeted manipulation of root barrier properties.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsLipidsPhosphoprotein PhosphatasesAbscisic AcidGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenome-Wide Association StudyPlant RootsAbscisic AcidArabidopsis ProteinsLipidsPhosphoprotein Phosphatasessuberin

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