State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
Rice Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 211 Huimin Road, Wenjiang 611130, China.
J Integr Plant Biol. 2019 Oct;61(10):1036-1042. doi: 10.1111/jipb.12736. Epub 2019 Jan 16.
Grain size is an important factor determining yield in rice. Here, we identified a recessive mutant gene, grain length and awn 1 (gla1), which caused a significant increase in grain length and weight, and was associated with long awns. The gla1 mutation was mapped to a single-nucleotide polymorphism in a gene encoding a cytoplasmically-localized mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphatase. Overexpression of GLA1 caused a decrease in grain length, and the GLA1 protein interacted with OsMAPK6. These results suggest that GLA1 may serve as a negative regulator of the OsMAPKK4-OsMAPK6 cascade, controlling grain size via the dephosphorylation of OsMAPK6.
粒型是决定水稻产量的一个重要因素。在这里,我们鉴定了一个隐性突变体基因,粒长和芒 1(gla1),该基因导致粒长和粒重显著增加,并与长芒相关。gla1 突变被定位到一个编码细胞质定位的丝裂原活化蛋白激酶(MAPK)磷酸酶的基因中的单核苷酸多态性。GLA1 的过表达导致粒长减小,并且 GLA1 蛋白与 OsMAPK6 相互作用。这些结果表明,GLA1 可能作为 OsMAPKK4-OsMAPK6 级联的负调节剂,通过 OsMAPK6 的去磷酸化来控制粒型。