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Review

β-Glucan Synthesis Gene Family in Crops: Advances in Classification, Function, and Regulation

by
Xin Huang
1,2,
Xuan Wu
1,
Yaodan Zhang
1,
Jiayi Jin
1,
Cuomu Mingma
1,
Yang Bai
1,
Hui Zhao
1,2,
Yajie Liu
1,2 and
Guowu Yu
1,2,*
1
National Demonstration Center for Experimental Crop Science Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
2
State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, College of Agronomy, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2025, 47(12), 983; https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb47120983
Submission received: 10 August 2025 / Revised: 23 September 2025 / Accepted: 26 September 2025 / Published: 25 November 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Latest Review Papers in Molecular Plant Science 2026)
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β-glucan is an important component of crop cell walls, and its chemical structure is closely related to its physiological function. Among them, (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan (mixed-linkage β-glucan, MLGs) is a unique type of β-glucan in graminaceous crops. In recent years, the identification and functional analysis of the β-glucan synthesis gene family have provided key molecular targets for quality improvement of crops. This review systematically examines the classification, structure, and function of the β-glucan synthetic gene family, focusing on the regulatory network. This will lay a theoretical foundation for the further improvement of the β-glucan content in crops.
Keywords: Csl subfamilies; (1,3; 1,4)-β-glucan; gene regulation network; cereal crops; MLGs Csl subfamilies; (1,3; 1,4)-β-glucan; gene regulation network; cereal crops; MLGs
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Huang, X.; Wu, X.; Zhang, Y.; Jin, J.; Mingma, C.; Bai, Y.; Zhao, H.; Liu, Y.; Yu, G. β-Glucan Synthesis Gene Family in Crops: Advances in Classification, Function, and Regulation. Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2025, 47, 983. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb47120983

AMA Style

Huang X, Wu X, Zhang Y, Jin J, Mingma C, Bai Y, Zhao H, Liu Y, Yu G. β-Glucan Synthesis Gene Family in Crops: Advances in Classification, Function, and Regulation. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 2025; 47(12):983. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb47120983

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Huang, Xin, Xuan Wu, Yaodan Zhang, Jiayi Jin, Cuomu Mingma, Yang Bai, Hui Zhao, Yajie Liu, and Guowu Yu. 2025. "β-Glucan Synthesis Gene Family in Crops: Advances in Classification, Function, and Regulation" Current Issues in Molecular Biology 47, no. 12: 983. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb47120983

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Huang, X., Wu, X., Zhang, Y., Jin, J., Mingma, C., Bai, Y., Zhao, H., Liu, Y., & Yu, G. (2025). β-Glucan Synthesis Gene Family in Crops: Advances in Classification, Function, and Regulation. Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 47(12), 983. https://doi.org/10.3390/cimb47120983

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