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PLANT CELL
卷 24, 期 6, 页码 2352-2363出版社
AMER SOC PLANT BIOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.100602
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- National Science Foundation [IBM 0444031, IOS 0815104]
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Competitive Grants Program [2006-35100-17220, 2008-35318-18649]
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture [2010-04228]
- Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems
- Direct For Biological Sciences [815104] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
The maize (Zea mays) shrunken-2 (Sh2) gene encodes the large subunit of the rate-limiting starch biosynthetic enzyme, ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase. Expression of a transgenic form of the enzyme with enhanced heat stability and reduced phosphate inhibition increased maize yield up to 64%. The extent of the yield increase is dependent on temperatures during the first 4 d post pollination, and yield is increased if average daily high temperatures exceed 33 degrees C. As found in wheat (Triticum aestivum) and rice (Oryza sativa), this transgene increases maize yield by increasing seed number. This result was surprising, since an entire series of historic observations at the whole-plant, enzyme, gene, and physiological levels pointed to Sh2 playing an important role only in the endosperm. Here, we present several lines of evidence that lead to the conclusion that the Sh2 transgene functions in maternal tissue to increase seed number and, in turn, yield. Furthermore, the transgene does not increase ovary number; rather, it increases the probability that a seed will develop. Surprisingly, the number of fully developed seeds is only similar to 50% of the number of ovaries in wild-type maize. This suggests that increasing the frequency of seed development is a feasible agricultural target, especially under conditions of elevated temperatures.
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