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Article

Genetic Variation in ZmPAT7 Contributes to Tassel Branch Number in Maize

by
Honghui Guan
,
Xiaojing Chen
,
Kailiang Wang
,
Xuyang Liu
,
Dengfeng Zhang
,
Yongxiang Li
,
Yanchun Song
,
Yunsu Shi
,
Tianyu Wang
,
Chunhui Li
* and
Yu Li
*
Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(5), 2586; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23052586
Submission received: 10 February 2022 / Revised: 22 February 2022 / Accepted: 24 February 2022 / Published: 26 February 2022
(This article belongs to the Topic Plant Functional Genomics and Crop Genetic Improvement)
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Abstract

Tassel branch number (TBN) is one of the important agronomic traits that contribute to the efficiency of seed production and has been selected strongly during the modern maize breeding process. However, the genetic mechanisms of TBN in maize are not entirely clear. In this study, we used a B73 × CML247 recombination inbred lines (RILs) population to detect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for TBN. A total of four QTLs (qTBN2a, qTBN2b, qTBN4, and qTBN6) and six candidate genes were identified through expression analysis. Further, one of the candidates (GRMZM2G010011, ZmPAT7) encoding an S-acyltransferase was selected to validate its function by CRISPR-Cas9 technology, and its loss-of-function lines showed a significant increase in TBN. A key SNP(−101) variation in the promoter of ZmPAT7 was significantly associated with TBN. A total of 17 distant eQTLs associated with the expression of ZmPAT7 were identified in expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis, and ZmNAC3 may be a major factor involved in regulating ZmPAT7. These findings of the present study promote our understanding of the genetic basis of tassel architecture and provide new gene resources for maize breeding improvement.
Keywords: maize (Zea mays L.); tassel branch number (TBN); ZmPAT7; protein S-acyltransferases (PAT); expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) maize (Zea mays L.); tassel branch number (TBN); ZmPAT7; protein S-acyltransferases (PAT); expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL)

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Guan, H.; Chen, X.; Wang, K.; Liu, X.; Zhang, D.; Li, Y.; Song, Y.; Shi, Y.; Wang, T.; Li, C.; et al. Genetic Variation in ZmPAT7 Contributes to Tassel Branch Number in Maize. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 2586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23052586

AMA Style

Guan H, Chen X, Wang K, Liu X, Zhang D, Li Y, Song Y, Shi Y, Wang T, Li C, et al. Genetic Variation in ZmPAT7 Contributes to Tassel Branch Number in Maize. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(5):2586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23052586

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Guan, Honghui, Xiaojing Chen, Kailiang Wang, Xuyang Liu, Dengfeng Zhang, Yongxiang Li, Yanchun Song, Yunsu Shi, Tianyu Wang, Chunhui Li, and et al. 2022. "Genetic Variation in ZmPAT7 Contributes to Tassel Branch Number in Maize" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 5: 2586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23052586

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Guan, H., Chen, X., Wang, K., Liu, X., Zhang, D., Li, Y., Song, Y., Shi, Y., Wang, T., Li, C., & Li, Y. (2022). Genetic Variation in ZmPAT7 Contributes to Tassel Branch Number in Maize. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(5), 2586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23052586

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