J Integr Plant Biol ›› 2025, Vol. 67 ›› Issue (2): 243-257.DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13830

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  • 收稿日期:2024-09-13 接受日期:2024-12-09 出版日期:2025-02-01 发布日期:2025-02-13

The MYB61–STRONG2 module regulates culm diameter and lodging resistance in rice

Yong Zhao1,2,3†, Xianpeng Wang1†, Jie Gao1,3,4†, Muhammad Abdul Rehman Rashid1, Hui Wu1, Qianfeng Hu1, Xingming Sun1, Jinjie Li1, Hongliang Zhang1, Peng Xu5, Qian Qian4, Chao Chen6, Zichao Li1,3,7* and Zhanying Zhang1,3*   

  1. 1. Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    2. Hainan Seed Industry Laboratory, Sanya 572024, China
    3. Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
    4. Yazhouwan National Laboratory, Sanya 572024, China
    5. CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Plant Resources and Sustainable Use, The Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun 666303, China
    6. State Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding, Life Science and Technology Center, China National Seed Group Co., Ltd, Wuhan 430073, China
    7. Sanya Institute, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572024, China

    †These authors contributed equally to this article.
    *Correspondences: Zichao Li (lizichao@cau.edu.cn); Zhanying Zhang (zhangzhanying@cau.edu.cn, Dr. Zhang is fully responsible for the distribution of all materials associated with this article).
  • Received:2024-09-13 Accepted:2024-12-09 Online:2025-02-01 Published:2025-02-13
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    This work was funded by the Biological Breeding‐National Science and Technology Major Project (2023ZD0406803), the AgroST Project (NK2022050103), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32272123 and 32072036), the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (324QN358), the Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (2024TC189), the Postdoctoral Research Projects in Hainan Province (343812), the Hainan Seed Industry Laboratory and the China National Seed Group (B23YQ1517 and B23CQ15HP), the Special Plan for Key Laboratory of “Western Light Western cross team” (xbzg‐zdsys‐202111), and the 2115 Talent Development Program of China Agricultural University.

Abstract: Lodging reduces grain yield and quality in cereal crops. Lodging resistance is affected by the strength of the culm, which is influenced by the culm diameter, culm wall thickness, and cell wall composition. To explore the genetic architecture of culm diameter in rice (Oryza sativa), we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS). We identified STRONG CULM 2 (STRONG2), which encodes the mannan synthase CSLA5, and showed that plants that overexpressed this gene had increased culm diameter and improved lodging resistance. STRONG2 appears to increase the levels of cell wall components, such as mannose and cellulose, thereby enhancing sclerenchyma development in stems. SNP14931253 in the STRONG2 promoter contributes to variation in STRONG2 expression in natural germplasms and the transcription factor MYB61 directly activates STRONG2 expression. Furthermore, STRONG2 overexpressing plants produced significantly more grains per panicle and heavier grains than the wild-type plants. These results demonstrate that the MYB61–STRONG2 module positively regulates culm diameter and lodging resistance, information that could guide breeding efforts for improved yield in rice.

Key words: cellulose, CSLA5, lodging resistance, mannose, MYB61, STRONG2

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