Overexpression of CsBRC, an F‐box gene from Camellia sinensis, increased the plant branching in tobacco and rice

Abstract Tea plant (Camellia sinensis [L.]) is one of the most important crops in China, and tea branch is an important agronomic trait that determines the yield of tea plant. In previous work focused on GWAS that detecting GWAS signals related to plant architecture through whole genome re‐sequencin...

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Main Authors: Bokun Zhou, Qi Sheng, Xinzhuan Yao, Tong Li, Litang Lu
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Published: Wiley 2024-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.618
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Qi Sheng
Xinzhuan Yao
Tong Li
Litang Lu
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Qi Sheng
Xinzhuan Yao
Tong Li
Litang Lu
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description Abstract Tea plant (Camellia sinensis [L.]) is one of the most important crops in China, and tea branch is an important agronomic trait that determines the yield of tea plant. In previous work focused on GWAS that detecting GWAS signals related to plant architecture through whole genome re‐sequencing of ancient tea plants, a gene locus TEA 029928 significantly related to plant type was found. Sequence alignment results showed that this gene belonged to the F‐box family. We named it CsBRC. CsBRC‐GFP fusion proteins were mainly localized in the plasma membrane. By comparing the phenotypes of CsBRC transgenic tobacco and WT tobacco, it was found that the number of branches of transgenic tobacco was significantly higher than that of wild‐type tobacco. Through RNA‐seq analysis, it was found that CsBRC affects the branching development of plants by regulating the expression of genes related to brassinosteroid synthesis pathway in plants. In addition, overexpression of CsBRC in rice could increase tiller number, grain length and width, and 1,000‐grain weight.
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spelling doaj-art-1e526e0afd4042c69a4bec0840ae83492025-01-06T07:21:54ZengWileyPlant Direct2475-44552024-07-0187n/an/a10.1002/pld3.618Overexpression of CsBRC, an F‐box gene from Camellia sinensis, increased the plant branching in tobacco and riceBokun Zhou0Qi Sheng1Xinzhuan Yao2Tong Li3Litang Lu4Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), College of Life Science Guizhou University Guiyang ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), College of Life Science Guizhou University Guiyang ChinaCollege of Tea Science, Institute of Plant Health and Medicine Guizhou University Guiyang ChinaCollege of Tea Science, Institute of Plant Health and Medicine Guizhou University Guiyang ChinaKey Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), College of Life Science Guizhou University Guiyang ChinaAbstract Tea plant (Camellia sinensis [L.]) is one of the most important crops in China, and tea branch is an important agronomic trait that determines the yield of tea plant. In previous work focused on GWAS that detecting GWAS signals related to plant architecture through whole genome re‐sequencing of ancient tea plants, a gene locus TEA 029928 significantly related to plant type was found. Sequence alignment results showed that this gene belonged to the F‐box family. We named it CsBRC. CsBRC‐GFP fusion proteins were mainly localized in the plasma membrane. By comparing the phenotypes of CsBRC transgenic tobacco and WT tobacco, it was found that the number of branches of transgenic tobacco was significantly higher than that of wild‐type tobacco. Through RNA‐seq analysis, it was found that CsBRC affects the branching development of plants by regulating the expression of genes related to brassinosteroid synthesis pathway in plants. In addition, overexpression of CsBRC in rice could increase tiller number, grain length and width, and 1,000‐grain weight.https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.618F‐box proteinphenotypic analysisRNA‐seqtea tree
spellingShingle Bokun Zhou
Qi Sheng
Xinzhuan Yao
Tong Li
Litang Lu
Overexpression of CsBRC, an F‐box gene from Camellia sinensis, increased the plant branching in tobacco and rice
Plant Direct
F‐box protein
phenotypic analysis
RNA‐seq
tea tree
title Overexpression of CsBRC, an F‐box gene from Camellia sinensis, increased the plant branching in tobacco and rice
title_full Overexpression of CsBRC, an F‐box gene from Camellia sinensis, increased the plant branching in tobacco and rice
title_fullStr Overexpression of CsBRC, an F‐box gene from Camellia sinensis, increased the plant branching in tobacco and rice
title_full_unstemmed Overexpression of CsBRC, an F‐box gene from Camellia sinensis, increased the plant branching in tobacco and rice
title_short Overexpression of CsBRC, an F‐box gene from Camellia sinensis, increased the plant branching in tobacco and rice
title_sort overexpression of csbrc an f box gene from camellia sinensis increased the plant branching in tobacco and rice
topic F‐box protein
phenotypic analysis
RNA‐seq
tea tree
url https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.618
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