NF-YC12 is a key multi-functional regulator of accumulation of seed storage substances in rice

© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 70(2019), 15 vom: 07. Aug., Seite 3765-3780
1. Verfasser: Xiong, Yufei (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Ren, Ye, Li, Wang, Wu, Fengsheng, Yang, Wenjie, Huang, Xiaolong, Yao, Jialing
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2019
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Grain filling NF-Y factor rice (Oryza sativa) seed specific expression storage substance accumulation transcriptional regulation CCAAT-Binding Factor Plant Proteins Transcription Factors
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Zusammenfassung:© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology.
Starch and storage proteins, the primary storage substances of cereal endosperm, are a major source of food for humans. However, the transcriptional regulatory networks of the synthesis and accumulation of storage substances remain largely unknown. Here, we identified a rice endosperm-specific gene, NF-YC12, that encodes a putative nuclear factor-Y transcription factor subunit C. NF-YC12 is expressed in the aleurone layer and starchy endosperm during grain development. Knockout of NF-YC12 significantly decreased grain weight as well as altering starch and protein accumulation and starch granule formation. RNA-sequencing analysis revealed that in the nf-yc12 mutant genes related to starch biosynthesis and the metabolism of energy reserves were enriched in the down-regulated category. In addition, starch and protein contents in seeds differed between NF-YC12-overexpression lines and the wild-type. NF-YC12 was found to interact with NF-YB1. ChIP-qPCR and yeast one-hybrid assays showed that NF-YC12 regulated the rice sucrose transporter OsSUT1 in coordination with NF-YB1 in the aleurone layer. In addition, NF-YC12 was directly bound to the promoters of FLO6 (FLOURY ENDOSPERM6) and OsGS1;3 (glutamine synthetase1) in developing endosperm. This study demonstrates a transcriptional regulatory network involving NF-YC12, which coordinates multiple pathways to regulate endosperm development and the accumulation of storage substances in rice seeds
Beschreibung:Date Completed 20.07.2020
Date Revised 20.07.2020
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jxb/erz168