MYB61 is regulated by GRF4 and promotes nitrogen utilization and biomass production in rice

Yihong Gao; Zuopeng Xu; Lanjun Zhang; Shance Li; Shaogan Wang; Hanlei Yang; Xiangling Liu; Dali Zeng; Qiaoquan Liu; Qian Qian; Baocai Zhang; Yihua Zhou

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19019-x

Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

MYB61 is regulated by GRF4 and promotes nitrogen utilization and biomass production in rice

Yihong Gao,
Zuopeng Xu,
Lanjun Zhang,
Shance Li,
Shaogan Wang,
Hanlei Yang,
Xiangling Liu,
Dali Zeng,
Qiaoquan Liu,
Qian Qian,
Baocai Zhang,
Yihua Zhou

Affiliations

Yihong Gao: State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zuopeng Xu: State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lanjun Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shance Li: State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shaogan Wang: State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hanlei Yang: State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiangling Liu: State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dali Zeng: State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Qiaoquan Liu: Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology/Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Plant Functional Genomics, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University
Qian Qian: State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Baocai Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yihua Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19019-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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The molecular connection between nitrogen utilization efficiency (NUE) and biomass production is unclear. Here, the authors show that differences in NUE and cellulose biogenesis between rice indica and japonica subspecies can be explained by variation at the MYB61 locus, which is regulated by the NUE regulator GRF4.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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