The ZmNF-YC1-ZmAPRG pathway modulates low phosphorus tolerance in maize

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 75(2024), 10 vom: 20. Mai, Seite 2867-2881
1. Verfasser: Bai, Yang (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Yang, Qiuyue, Gan, Yuling, Li, Mei, Zhao, Zikun, Dong, Erfei, Li, Chaofeng, He, Di, Mei, Xiupeng, Cai, Yilin
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article ZmAPRG Lipid composition ZmNF-YC1 low phosphorus maize photosynthetic capacity
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Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and yield. Low phosphate use efficiency makes it important to clarify the molecular mechanism of low P stress. In our previous studies, a P efficiency gene ZmAPRG was identified. Here, we further screened the upstream regulator ZmNF-YC1 of ZmAPRG by yeast one hybrid (Y1H) assay, and found it was a low inorganic phosphorus (Pi)-inducible gene. The results of dual luciferase assays, expression analysis, and ChIP-qPCR assays showed that ZmNF-YC1 is a positive regulator of ZmAPRG. Overexpression of ZmNF-YC1 improved low P tolerance, whereas knockout of ZmNF-YC1 decreased low P tolerance in maize. Bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC), yeast two hybrid (Y2H) assay, and yeast three hybrid (Y3H) assay further showed that ZmNF-YC1 can interact with ZmNF-YB14, and recruit ZmNF-YA4/10 to form NF-Y complexes. Transcriptional activation assay confirmed that the NF-Y complexes can activate the promoters of ZmAPRG. Meanwhile, transcriptome and metabolome analyses indicated that overexpression of ZmAPRG improves low P tolerance by regulating lipid composition and photosynthetic capacity, and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters provided evidence in support of this hypothesis. Furthermore, overexpression of ZmAPRG increased grain yield in inbred and hybrid maize under low P conditions. Taken together, our research revealed a low P tolerance mechanism of the ZmNF-YC1-ZmAPRG pathway
Beschreibung:Date Completed 20.05.2024
Date Revised 27.07.2024
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jxb/erae068