穗大小和粒数是决定水稻产量的重要农艺性状。然而,调控穗大小和粒数的潜在机制仍不清楚。本文报道了GS2在调控穗型结构中发挥重要作用。GS2™(靶位点突变,TM)的RNAi产生直立致密的穗,增加了一次枝和二次枝,每穗粒数增加,而过表达GS2™的穗比野生型长,粒数少。GS2直接结合GCCA基序,通过与IPA1的相互作用显著增强转录激活能力。DEP1是GS2和IPA1共同调控分枝数和穗粒数的靶基因。GS2™和IPA1™1 (Target site mutation1, TM1)在杂交水稻上的金字塔化可以显著提高水稻产量。研究结果揭示了GS2/IPA1-DEP1模块调控穗型结构的新功能和分子机制。
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