Journal
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
Volume 70, Issue 12, Pages 3165-3176Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz144
Keywords
Auxin; nodulation; nodule development; root development; root hair deformation; soybean
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFA0500503]
- National Transgenic Major Project of China [2018ZX0800919B]
- NSFC [31730066]
- Huazhong Agricultural University Scientific & Technological Self-innovation Foundation [2015RC014]
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Auxin plays central roles in rhizobial infection and nodule development in legumes. However, the sources of auxin during nodulation are unknown. In this study, we analyzed the YUCCA (YUC) gene family of soybean and identified GmYUC2a as an important regulator of auxin biosynthesis that modulates nodulation. Following rhizobial infection, GmYUC2a exhibited increased expression in various nodule tissues. Overexpression of GmYUC2a (35S::GmYUC2a) increased auxin production in soybean, resulting in severe growth defects in root hairs and root development. Upon rhizobial infection, 35S::GmYUC2a hairy roots displayed altered patterns of root hair deformation and nodule formation. Root hair deformation occurred mainly on primary roots, and nodules formed exclusively on primary roots of 35S::GmYUC2a plants. Moreover, transgenic 35S::GmYUC2a composite plants showed delayed nodule development and a reduced number of nodules. Our results suggest that GmYUC2a plays an important role in regulating both root growth and nodulation by modulating auxin balance in soybean.
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