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18. Genomic insights into the evolution of Echinochloa species as weed and orphan crop

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Wu, Dongya, Shen, Enhui, Jiang, Bowen, Feng, Yu, Tang, Wei, Lao, Sangting, Jia, Lei, Lin, Han-Yang, Xie, Lingjuan, Weng, Xifang, Dong, Chenfeng, Qian, Qinghong, Lin, Feng, Xu, Haiming, Lu, Huabing, Cutti, Luan, Chen, Huajun, Deng, Shuiguang, Guo, Longbiao, Chuah, Tse-Seng, Song, Beng-Kah, Scarabel, Laura, Qiu, Jie, Zhu, Qian-Hao, Yu, Qin, Timko, Michael P., Yamaguchi, Hirofumi, Merotto, Jr, Aldo, Qiu, Yingxiong, Olsen, Kenneth M., Fan, Longjiang, and Ye, Chu-Yu

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2022
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19. Transcription factor OsbZIP10 modulates rice grain quality by regulating OsGIF1.

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Jiang, Meng, Zhang, Huali, Song, Yue, Chen, Jiale, Bai, Jianjiang, Tang, Jianhao, Wang, Qing, Fotopoulos, Vasileios, Zhu, Qian‐Hao, Yang, Ruifang, and Li, Ruiqing

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TRANSCRIPTION factors, GENETIC engineering, RICE quality, RICE seeds, REACTIVE oxygen species
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SUMMARY: Understanding and optimizing the process of grain filling helps the quest to maximize rice (Oryza sativa L.) seed yield and quality, yet the intricate mechanisms at play remain fragmented. Transcription factors (TFs) are major players in the gene networks underlying the grain filling process. Here, we employed grain incomplete filling (OsGIF1)/cell wall invertase 2, a key gene involved in grain filling, to explore its upstream TFs and identified a bZIP family TF, OsbZIP10, to be a transcriptional activator of OsGIF1. Rice grains of the knockouts of OsbZIP10 showed increased white‐core rates but lower amylose content (AC), leading to better eating and cooking qualities in all genetic backgrounds investigated, though the impact of mutations in OsbZIP10 on grain weight depended on genetic background. Multi‐omics analyses suggested that, in addition to OsGIF1, multiple genes involved in different biological processes contributing to grain filling were targeted by OsbZIP10, including OsAGPS1, a gene encoding the ADP‐Glc pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) small subunit, and genes contributing to homeostasis of reactive oxygen species. Distinct genetic make‐up was observed in OsbZIP10 between japonica and indica rice varieties, with the majority varieties of each subspecies belonging to two different haplotypes that were closely associated with AC. Overexpressing the haplotype linked to high‐AC in the low‐AC genetic background increased AC. Overall, this study sheds crucial light on the significance of the OsbZIP10–OsGIF1 module in the determination of rice grain quality, offering a potential avenue for genetic engineering of rice to produce seeds with tailored attributes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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20. Are miRNAs applicable for balancing crop growth and defense trade‐off?

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Shen, Enhui, Zhao, Tianlun, and Zhu, Qian‐Hao

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PLANT regulators, CULTIVARS, PLANT breeding, PLANT defenses, FARM supplies
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Summary: Securing agricultural supplies for the increasing population without negative impacts on environment demands new crop varieties with higher yields, better quality, and stronger stress resilience. But breeding such super crop varieties is restrained by growth–defense (G–D) trade‐off. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are versatile regulators of plant growth and immune responses, with several being demonstrated to simultaneously regulate crop growth and defense against biotic stresses and to balance G–D trade‐off. Increasing evidence also links miRNAs to the metabolism and signaling of phytohormones, another type of master regulator of plant growth and defense. Here, we synthesize the reported functions of miRNAs in crop growth, development, and responses to bio‐stressors, summarize the regulatory scenarios of miRNAs based on their relationship with target(s), and discuss how miRNAs, particularly those involved in crosstalk with phytohormones, can be applied in balancing G–D trade‐off in crops. We also propose several open questions to be addressed for adopting miRNAs in balancing crop G–D trade‐off. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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31. Technology-enabled great leap in deciphering plant genomes

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Fan, Longjiang, primary, Gong, Xiaojiao, additional, Xie, Lingjuan, additional, Yang, Kun, additional, Shen, Leti, additional, Huang, Yujie, additional, Zhang, Shiyu, additional, Sun, Yanqing, additional, Wu, Dongya, additional, Ye, Chuyu, additional, and Zhu, Qian-Hao, additional

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2023
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37. VdPT1 Encoding a Neutral Trehalase of Verticillium dahliae Is Required for Growth and Virulence of the Pathogen.

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Chen, Lihua, Ma, Xiaohu, Sun, Tiange, Zhu, Qian-Hao, Feng, Hongjie, Li, Yongtai, Liu, Feng, Zhang, Xinyu, Sun, Jie, and Li, Yanjun

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VERTICILLIUM dahliae, VERTICILLIUM wilt diseases, PLANT exudates, DNA replication, CARBON metabolism, PLANT genes, WILT diseases
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Verticillum dahliae is a soil-borne phytopathogenic fungus causing destructive Verticillium wilt disease. We previously found a trehalase-encoding gene (VdPT1) in V. dahliae being significantly up-regulated after sensing root exudates from a susceptible cotton variety. In this study, we characterized the function of VdPT1 in the growth and virulence of V. dahliae using its deletion-mutant strains. The VdPT1 deletion mutants (ΔVdPT1) displayed slow colony expansion and mycelial growth, reduced conidial production and germination rate, and decreased mycelial penetration ability and virulence on cotton, but exhibited enhanced stress resistance, suggesting that VdPT1 is involved in the growth, pathogenesis, and stress resistance of V. dahliae. Host-induced silencing of VdPT1 in cotton reduced fungal biomass and enhanced cotton resistance against V. dahliae. Comparative transcriptome analysis between wild-type and mutant identified 1480 up-regulated and 1650 down-regulated genes in the ΔVdPT1 strain. Several down-regulated genes encode plant cell wall-degrading enzymes required for full virulence of V. dahliae to cotton, and down-regulated genes related to carbon metabolism, DNA replication, and amino acid biosynthesis seemed to be responsible for the decreased growth of the ΔVdPT1 strain. In contrast, up-regulation of several genes related to glycerophospholipid metabolism in the ΔVdPT1 strain enhanced the stress resistance of the mutated strain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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