Journal
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
Volume 211, Issue 2, Pages 671-687Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.13919
Keywords
barley; flowering time; frost tolerance; growth and development regulation; homeodomain leucine zipper class I (HD-Zip I); vernalisation
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- Australian Research Council [LP120100201]
- Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation
- Government of South Australia
- University of Adelaide
- German Plant Phenotyping Network
- Australian Research Council [LP120100201] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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Homeodomain leucine zipper class I (HD-Zip I) transcription factors (TFs) play key roles in the regulation of plant growth and development under stresses. Functions of the TaHDZipI-2 gene isolated from the endosperm of developing wheat grain were revealed. Molecular characterization of TaHDZipI-2 protein included studies of its dimerisation, protein-DNA interactions and gene activation properties using pull-down assays, in-yeast methods and transient expression assays in wheat cells. The analysis of TaHDZipI-2 gene functions was performed using transgenic barley plants. It included comparison of developmental phenotypes, yield components, grain quality, frost tolerance and the levels of expression of potential target genes in transgenic and control plants. Transgenic TaHDZipI-2 lines showed characteristic phenotypic features that included reduced growth rates, reduced biomass, early flowering, light-coloured leaves and narrowly elongated spikes. Transgenic lines produced 25-40% more seeds per spike than control plants, but with 50-60% smaller grain size. In vivo lipid imaging exposed changes in the distribution of lipids between the embryo and endosperm in transgenic seeds. Transgenic lines were significantly more tolerant to frost than control plants. Our data suggest the role of TaHDZipI-2 in controlling several key processes underlying frost tolerance, transition to flowering and spike development.
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