Nature Communications (May 2020)

UDP-glucosyltransferase regulates grain size and abiotic stress tolerance associated with metabolic flux redirection in rice

  • Nai-Qian Dong,
  • Yuwei Sun,
  • Tao Guo,
  • Chuan-Lin Shi,
  • Yi-Min Zhang,
  • Yi Kan,
  • You-Huang Xiang,
  • Hai Zhang,
  • Yi-Bing Yang,
  • Ya-Chao Li,
  • Huai-Yu Zhao,
  • Hong-Xiao Yu,
  • Zi-Qi Lu,
  • Yong Wang,
  • Wang-Wei Ye,
  • Jun-Xiang Shan,
  • Hong-Xuan Lin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16403-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Increasing grain yield needs to be put in the context of environmental stress. Here, the authors reveal that a UDP-glucosyltransferase is associated with regulation of rice grain size, abiotic stress tolerance, flavonoid-mediated auxin signaling, and redirection of carbon flux to flavonoid glycosides synthesis.