DOMINANT AWN INHIBITOR Encodes the ALOG Protein Originating from Gene Duplication and Inhibits AWN Elongation by Suppressing Cell Proliferation and Elongation in Sorghum.
DOMINANT AWN INHIBITOR Encodes the ALOG Protein Originating from Gene Duplication and Inhibits AWN Elongation by Suppressing Cell Proliferation and Elongation in Sorghum.
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显性 AWN 抑制剂编码源自基因复制的 ALOG 蛋白,并通过抑制高粱中的细胞增殖和伸长来抑制 AWN 伸长。
DOI:
10.1093/pcp/pcac057
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Wataru Sakamoto
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作者:
Hideki Takanashi;Hiromi Kajiya-Kanegae;Asuka Nishimura;Junko Yamada;Motoyuki Ishimori;Masaaki Kobayashi;Kentaro Yano;Hiroyoshi Iwata;Nobuhiro Tsutsumi;Wataru Sakamoto
The awn, a needle-like structure extending from the tip of the lemma in grass species, plays a role in environmental adaptation and fitness. In some crops, awns appear to have been eliminated during domestication. Although numerous genes involved in awn development have been identified, several dominant genes that eliminate awns are also known to exist. For example, in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), the dominant awn-inhibiting gene has been known since 1921; however, its molecular features remain uncharacterized. In this study, we conducted quantitative trait locus analysis and a genome-wide association study of awn-related traits in sorghum and identifiedDOMINANT AWN INHIBITOR(DAI), which encodes the ALOG family protein on chromosome 3.DAIappeared to be present in most awnless sorghum cultivars, likely because of its effectiveness. Detailed analysis of the ALOG protein family in cereals revealed thatDAIoriginated from a duplication of its twin paralog (DAIori) on chromosome 10. Observations of immature awns in near-isogenic lines revealed that DAI inhibits awn elongation by suppressing both cell proliferation and elongation. We also found that onlyDAIgained a novel function to inhibit awn elongation through an awn-specific expression pattern distinct from that ofDAIori. Interestingly, heterologous expression ofDAIwith its own promoter in rice inhibited awn elongation in the awned cultivar Kasalath. We found thatDAIoriginated from gene duplication, providing an interesting example of gain-of-function that occurs only in sorghum but shares its functionality with rice and sorghum.