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ArticleThe New phytologist2026

The GSK3/SHAGGY-like OsGSK3 phosphorylates and inhibits phase separation of OsFCA at Ser-43 and Ser-45 to regulate brassinosteroid signaling and rice architecture.

Jiaqi Zhang, Fan Wang, Sijia Zhang, Qian Yu, Qimiao Dong, Jianbo Li, Xianglei Wei, Huaying Du, Ye Shen, Rong Mu and 5 more

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Jiaqi ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9496-9263
Fan WangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.
Sijia ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3512-4197
Qian YuState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7172-0922
Qimiao DongState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.
Jianbo LiState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4549-9657
Xianglei WeiState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3983-1552
Huaying DuState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3827-9436
Ye ShenState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.
Rong MuState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.
Yanxiao JiaState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.
Jinping ChengState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7519-6517
Hongsheng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2022-1826
Ji HuangState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9057-4299
Xiuying GaoState Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, College of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 211800, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8468-3846

Funding

Biological Breeding-National Science and Technology Major Project 2023ZD04069Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities KJYQ2025013Jiangsu Province Government BE2022336National Natural Science Foundation of China 32000227National Natural Science Foundation of China 32470337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brassinosteroid (BR) signaling plays a critical role in rice (Oryza sativa L.) grain development. GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3 (OsGSK3), a negative regulator of BR signaling, suppresses the transcriptional activity of OsBZR1 through phosphorylation. In this study, we employed a phosphoproteomic approach to construct an OsGSK3-mediated regulatory network. Within this network, we identified FLOWERING CONTROL LOCUS A (OsFCA) as a positive regulator of BR signaling and grain length, with m-Osfca mutants exhibiting significantly lower sensitivity to brassinolide treatment. Importantly, OsGSK3 interacts with and phosphorylates OsFCA on serine residues S43 and S45, and then forms condensates via liquid-liquid phase separation. Phosphorylated OsFCA promotes the translocation of the OsGSK3-OsFCA complex into the cytoplasm. Within the cytoplasm, OsGSK3 and OsFCA no longer exist in a condensate state. This mechanism provides precise regulation of grain length in rice. Notably, Osfca mutants are late-flowering, with OsFCA promoting heading under long-day conditions by repressing the expression of Grain number, plant height and heading date 7 (Ghd7) while activating that of Early heading date 1 (Ehd1), Heading date 3a (Hd3a), and RICE FLOWERING LOCUS T 1 (RFT1), which is potentially modulated by OsGSK3. This study clarifies the BR signaling transduction network by identifying OsFCA as a positive BR signaling component that regulates grain development and heading date, providing theoretical foundations for molecular breeding design in rice.

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BrassinosteroidsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3OryzaPhosphoserinePlant ProteinsSerineSignal TransductionFlowersGene Expression Regulation, PlantMutationPhosphorylationProtein BindingProtein TransportSteroids, HeterocyclicbrassinolideBrassinosteroidsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3PhosphoserinePlant ProteinsSerineSteroids, Heterocyclicbrassinosteroidgrain lengthheading dateOryza sativa L.phosphoproteomic analysis

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