J Integr Plant Biol.
• Brief Communications •
A copy number variation in the ZmMADS1 promoter enhances maize adaptation to high altitudes
Xu Han1†, Jianing Li1†, Dan Li1, Li Guo1, Lishuan Wu1, Yameng Liang1, Hong Jia1, Jinliang Xia1, Congying Qin1, Wenchao Qin1, Qiuyue Chen2, Dezhi Deng3, Chenglong Wang1,4* and Feng Tian1,4*
- 1. Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding and State Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience, National Maize Improvement Center, Center for Crop Functional Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize (MOA), Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
2. Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
3. Beijing Origin Agricultural Co., Ltd, Beijing 101119, China
4. Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572024, China
†These authors contributed equally to this work.
*Correspondences: Chenglong Wang (wangchenglong@cau.edu.cn); Feng Tian (ft55@cau.edu.cn, Dr. Tian is fully responsible for the distribution of all materials associated with this article)
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Received:
2025-02-08
Accepted:
2025-04-08
Online:
2025-05-28
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Supported by:
This research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2023YFF1000401), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32025027), Pinduoduo‐China Agricultural University Research Fund (PC2023A01003), New Cornerstone Science Foundation through the XPLORER PRIZE, Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory (B21HJ0111), Sanya Yazhouwan Science and Technology City Administration (SYND‐2022‐26), and the Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (2020TC149 and 2022TC138).