Journal of Integrative Plant Biology >

2024 , Vol. 66 >Issue 4: 771 - 786

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13636

OsWRKY78 regulates panicle exsertion via gibberellin signaling pathway in rice

  • Enyang Mei 1,2 ,
  • Mingliang He 1,2 ,
  • Min Xu 1,2 ,
  • Jiaqi Tang 1 ,
  • Jiali Liu 3,4 ,
  • Yingxiang Liu 1,2 ,
  • Zhipeng Hong 1,2 ,
  • Xiufeng Li 1 ,
  • Zhenyu Wang 1 ,
  • Qingjie Guan 3,4 ,
  • Xiaojie Tian , 1 ,
  • Qingyun Bu , 1
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  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Key Laboratory of Soybean Molecular Design Breeding, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Harbin, 150081 China
  • 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China
  • 3. Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Northeast Forestry University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040 China
  • 4. College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040 China
tianxiaojie@iga.ac.cn
buqingyun@iga.ac.cn

Received date: 18 Oct 2023

Accepted date: 19 Feb 2024

Published date: 20 Apr 2024

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2024 2024 Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Abstract

Panicle exsertion is one of the crucial agronomic traits in rice (Oryza sativa). Shortening of panicle exsertion often leads to panicle enclosure and severely reduces seed production. Gibberellin (GA) plays important roles in regulating panicle exsertion. However, the underlying mechanism and the relative regulatory network remain elusive. Here, we characterized the oswrky78 mutant showing severe panicle enclosure, and found that the defect of oswrky78 is caused by decreased bioactive GA contents. Biochemical analysis demonstrates that OsWRKY78 can directly activate GA biosynthesis and indirectly suppress GA metabolism. Moreover, we found OsWRKY78 can interact with and be phosphorylated by mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase OsMAPK6, and this phosphorylation can enhance OsWRKY78 stability and is necessary for its biological function. Taken together, these results not only reveal the critical function of OsWRKY78, but also reveal its mechanism via mediating crosstalk between MAPK and the GA signaling pathway in regulating panicle exsertion.

Key words： gibberellin; MAPK cascades; OsWRKY78; panicle exsertion; rice

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Enyang Mei , Mingliang He , Min Xu , Jiaqi Tang , Jiali Liu , Yingxiang Liu , Zhipeng Hong , Xiufeng Li , Zhenyu Wang , Qingjie Guan , Xiaojie Tian , Qingyun Bu . OsWRKY78 regulates panicle exsertion via gibberellin signaling pathway in rice[J]. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 2024 , 66(4) : 771 -786 . DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13636

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