A DUF630 and 632 domains-containing protein, ZmNRL1, acts as a positive regulator of nitrogen stress response in maize

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Publié dans:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 76(2025), 14 vom: 17. Sept., Seite 3984-4002
Auteur principal: Zheng, Chunyan (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Li, Hanjie, Liu, Yanfei, Huang, Xiner, Han, Junting, Luo, Na, Li, Faqiang
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2025
Accès à la collection:Journal of experimental botany
Sujets:Journal Article ZmNRL1 Arabidopsis GWAS maize nitrogen starvation nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) plasma membrane Nitrogen N762921K75 Plant Proteins
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520 |a Nitrogen (N) is a key macronutrient whose availability often determines maize growth and productivity. Improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is critical to increase maize yield while reducing N input and, more importantly, to alleviate environmental pollution. However, only a few genes have been exploited for maize NUE improvement thus far. Here, we identified 44 candidate genes associated with NUE-related traits by performing a genome-wide association analysis in a maize natural population. We further found that the natural variations in ZmNRL1, encoding a DUF630 and DUF632 domains-containing protein, strongly associated with chlorophyll content under N starvation. Loss of function of ZmNRL1 reduced nitrogen content and weakened plant growth under hydroponic and soil conditions, whereas overexpression of ZmNRL1 conferred better tolerance to N stress and elevated yields in transgenic maize and Arabidopsis. Comparative transcriptome analysis further revealed that ZmNRL1 has a broad impact on the expression of many N utilization and signaling genes. Moreover, we showed that ZmNRL1 anchored to the plasma membrane, probably through the dual lipid modifications of myristoylation and palmitoylation. Thus, we propose that ZmNRL1 is a key regulator of the adaptation response to N limitation in maize and could be a potential target for breeding high-yield maize with enhanced NUE 
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700 1 |a Han, Junting  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Luo, Na  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Li, Faqiang  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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