The Grapevine MADS-Box Protein VvAGL11 Induces Early Flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i>
Grapevine (<i>Vitis vinifera</i>) is an important and popular perennial fruit tree cultivated worldwide. Grapevine ripening is affected by flowering time, and although members of the MADS-box protein family play vital roles in regulating flowering in plants, the functions of MADS-box pro...
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| author | Huiping Liu Tingting Ding Qingtian Zhang Ke Li Ao Li Fengxia Wang Qian Mu Lanshe Liu Guowei Yang Ye Zhang Pengfei Wang |
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| description | Grapevine (<i>Vitis vinifera</i>) is an important and popular perennial fruit tree cultivated worldwide. Grapevine ripening is affected by flowering time, and although members of the MADS-box protein family play vital roles in regulating flowering in plants, the functions of MADS-box proteins in grapevine remain largely unknown. <i>AGAMOUS-LIKE 11</i> (<i>VvAGL11</i>), a MADS-box gene in grapevine, was reported to be a regulator of seed morphogenesis. In this study, heterologous overexpression of <i>VvAGL11</i> was found to significantly promote flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i>, suggesting that its active expression in grapevine may induce early flowering and ripening. Transcriptome analysis showed that <i>VvAGL11</i> overexpression affected the expression of genes involved in stress responses, hormonal signaling responses, and flowering regulation. Notably, <i>VvAGL11</i> significantly increased the expression of key flowering genes such as <i>FLOWERING LOCUS T</i> (<i>FT</i>), <i>APETALA3</i> (<i>AP3</i>), and <i>SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE 5</i> (<i>SPL5</i>), which might have contributed to the early flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i>. In summary, we characterized a novel flowering regulator, VvAGL11, which could be a potential target for early ripening breeding in grapevine. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-256d317ba3cf42cb896f1c7e03ceffcc2025-08-20T02:26:51ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952024-10-011411249710.3390/agronomy14112497The Grapevine MADS-Box Protein VvAGL11 Induces Early Flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i>Huiping Liu0Tingting Ding1Qingtian Zhang2Ke Li3Ao Li4Fengxia Wang5Qian Mu6Lanshe Liu7Guowei Yang8Ye Zhang9Pengfei Wang10Shandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaShandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaShandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaShandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaShandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaShandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaShandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaShandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaShandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaCollege of Life and Environment Sciences Hsu, Huangshan University, Huangshan 245041, ChinaShandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, ChinaGrapevine (<i>Vitis vinifera</i>) is an important and popular perennial fruit tree cultivated worldwide. Grapevine ripening is affected by flowering time, and although members of the MADS-box protein family play vital roles in regulating flowering in plants, the functions of MADS-box proteins in grapevine remain largely unknown. <i>AGAMOUS-LIKE 11</i> (<i>VvAGL11</i>), a MADS-box gene in grapevine, was reported to be a regulator of seed morphogenesis. In this study, heterologous overexpression of <i>VvAGL11</i> was found to significantly promote flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i>, suggesting that its active expression in grapevine may induce early flowering and ripening. Transcriptome analysis showed that <i>VvAGL11</i> overexpression affected the expression of genes involved in stress responses, hormonal signaling responses, and flowering regulation. Notably, <i>VvAGL11</i> significantly increased the expression of key flowering genes such as <i>FLOWERING LOCUS T</i> (<i>FT</i>), <i>APETALA3</i> (<i>AP3</i>), and <i>SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE 5</i> (<i>SPL5</i>), which might have contributed to the early flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i>. In summary, we characterized a novel flowering regulator, VvAGL11, which could be a potential target for early ripening breeding in grapevine.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/11/2497grapevine<i>VvAGL11</i>MADS-box proteinfloweringFT |
| spellingShingle | Huiping Liu Tingting Ding Qingtian Zhang Ke Li Ao Li Fengxia Wang Qian Mu Lanshe Liu Guowei Yang Ye Zhang Pengfei Wang The Grapevine MADS-Box Protein VvAGL11 Induces Early Flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i> Agronomy grapevine <i>VvAGL11</i> MADS-box protein flowering FT |
| title | The Grapevine MADS-Box Protein VvAGL11 Induces Early Flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i> |
| title_full | The Grapevine MADS-Box Protein VvAGL11 Induces Early Flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i> |
| title_fullStr | The Grapevine MADS-Box Protein VvAGL11 Induces Early Flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Grapevine MADS-Box Protein VvAGL11 Induces Early Flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i> |
| title_short | The Grapevine MADS-Box Protein VvAGL11 Induces Early Flowering in <i>Arabidopsis</i> |
| title_sort | grapevine mads box protein vvagl11 induces early flowering in i arabidopsis i |
| topic | grapevine <i>VvAGL11</i> MADS-box protein flowering FT |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/11/2497 |
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