A novel HD‐Zip I/C2H2‐ZFP/WD‐repeat complex regulates the size of spine base in cucumber
A novel HD‐Zip I/C2H2‐ZFP/WD‐repeat complex regulates the size of spine base in cucumber
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新型HD-Zip I/C2H2-ZFP/WD-重复复合物调节黄瓜刺基部的大小
DOI:
10.1111/nph.17967
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发表时间:
2022
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影响因子:
9.4
通讯作者:
Luming Yang
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作者:
Sen Yang;Yueling Wang;Huayu Zhu;Minjuan Zhang;Dengke Wang;Kuixi Xie;Pengfei Fan;Junling Dou;Dongming Liu;Bin Liu;Chunhua Chen;Yan Yan;Lijun Zhao;Luming Yang
Fruit spine is an important trait in cucumber, affecting not only commercial quality, but also fruit smoothness, transportation and storage. Spine size is determined by a multi‐cellular base. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the regulation of cucumber spine base remains largely unknown. Here, we report map‐based cloning and characterization of aspine base size1 (SBS1) gene, encoding a C2H2 zinc‐finger transcription factor.Near‐isogenic lines of cucumber were used to map, identify and quantify cucumberspine base size1 (CsSBS1). Yeast‐hybrid, bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC), co‐immunoprecipitation (Co‐IP) and RNA‐sequencing assays were used to explore the molecular mechanism ofCsSBS1in regulating spine base size development.CsSBS1was specifically expressed in cucumber ovaries with particularly high expression in fruit spines. Overexpression ofCsSBS1resulted in large fruit spine base, while RNA‐interference silencing ofCsSBS1inhibited the expansion of fruit spine base. Sequence analysis of natural cucumber accessions revealed thatCsSBS1was lost in small spine base accessions, resulting from a 4895 bp fragment deletion inCsSBS1locus. CsSBS1 can form a trimeric complex with two positive regulators CsTTG1 and CsGL1 to regulate spine base development through ethylene signaling.A novel regulator network is proposed that the CsGL1/CsSBS1/CsTTG1 complex plays a significant role in regulating spine base formation and size, which offers a strategy for cucumber breeders to develop smooth fruit.