Multi-omics approaches explain the growth-promoting effect of the apocarotenoid growth regulator zaxinone in rice

Jian You Wang; Saleh Alseekh; Tingting Xiao; Abdugaffor Ablazov; Leonardo Perez de Souza; Valentina Fiorilli; Marita Anggarani; Pei-Yu Lin; Cristina Votta; Mara Novero; Muhammad Jamil; Luisa Lanfranco; Yue-Ie C. Hsing; Ikram Blilou; Alisdair R. Fernie; Salim Al-Babili

doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02740-8

Communications Biology (Oct 2021)

Multi-omics approaches explain the growth-promoting effect of the apocarotenoid growth regulator zaxinone in rice

Jian You Wang,
Saleh Alseekh,
Tingting Xiao,
Abdugaffor Ablazov,
Leonardo Perez de Souza,
Valentina Fiorilli,
Marita Anggarani,
Pei-Yu Lin,
Cristina Votta,
Mara Novero,
Muhammad Jamil,
Luisa Lanfranco,
Yue-Ie C. Hsing,
Ikram Blilou,
Alisdair R. Fernie,
Salim Al-Babili

Affiliations

Jian You Wang: The BioActives Lab, Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environment Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Saleh Alseekh: Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Tingting Xiao: The Laboratory of Plant Cell and Developmental Biology (LPCDB), Biological and Environment Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Abdugaffor Ablazov: The BioActives Lab, Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environment Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Leonardo Perez de Souza: Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Valentina Fiorilli: Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin
Marita Anggarani: Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica
Pei-Yu Lin: The BioActives Lab, Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environment Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Cristina Votta: Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin
Mara Novero: Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin
Muhammad Jamil: The BioActives Lab, Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environment Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Luisa Lanfranco: Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin
Yue-Ie C. Hsing: Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica
Ikram Blilou: The Laboratory of Plant Cell and Developmental Biology (LPCDB), Biological and Environment Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Alisdair R. Fernie: Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology
Salim Al-Babili: The BioActives Lab, Center for Desert Agriculture (CDA), Biological and Environment Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02740-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Wang et al. report zaxinone as a global regulator of the transcriptome and metabolome, as well as of hormonal and cellular composition of rice roots. This study shows that zaxinone promotes rice growth by enhancing root sugar uptake and metabolism and modulation of cytokinin content, indicating the potential application of this compound in increasing rice performance.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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