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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jiang Hu Yuexing Wang Yunxia Fang Longjun Zeng Jie Xu Haiping Yu Zhenyuan Shi Jiangjie Pan Dong Zhang Shujing Kang Li Zhu Guojun Dong Longbiao Guo Dali Zeng Guangheng Zhang Lihong Xie Guosheng Xiong Jiayang Li Qian Qian

Titel

A Rare Allele of GS2 Enhances Grain Size anc Grain Yield in Rice

Ist Teil von

• 分子植物：英文版, 2015, Vol.8 (10), p.1455-1465

Erscheinungsjahr

2015

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Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Grain size determines grain weight and affects grain quality. Several major quantitative trait loci （QTLs） regulating grain size have been cloned; however, our understanding of the underlying mechanism that regulates the size of rice grains remains fragmentary. Here, we report the cloning and characterization of a dominant QTL, GRAIN SIZE ON CHROMOSOME 2 （GS2）, which encodes Growth-Regulating Factor 4 （OsGRF4）, a transcriptional regulator. GS2 localizes to the nucleus and may act as a transcription activator. A rare mutation of GS2 affecting the binding site of a microRNA, OsmiR396c, causes elevated expression of GS2/OsGRF4. The increase in GS2 expression leads to larger cells and increased numbers of cells, which thus enhances grain weight and yield. The introduction of this rare allele of GS2/OsGRF4 into rice cultivars could significantly enhance grain weight and increase grain yield, with possible applications in breeding high-yield rice varieties.