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Expression of the Maize Dof1 Transcription Factor in Wheat and Sorghum
Nitrogen is essential for plant growth and development. Improving the ability of plants to acquire and assimilate nitrogen more efficiently is a key agronomic parameter that will augment sustainability in agriculture. A transcription factor approach was pursued to address improvement of nitrogen use...
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Published in: | Frontiers in plant science 2017-03, Vol.8, p.434-434 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Nitrogen is essential for plant growth and development. Improving the ability of plants to acquire and assimilate nitrogen more efficiently is a key agronomic parameter that will augment sustainability in agriculture. A transcription factor approach was pursued to address improvement of nitrogen use efficiency in two major commodity crops. To this end, the
Dof1 (
) transcription factor was expressed in both wheat (
) and sorghum (
) either constitutively, UBI4 promoter from sugarcane, or in a tissue specific fashion via the maize rbcS1 promoter. The primary transcription activation target of
, phospho
pyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), is observed in transgenic wheat events. Expression
under control of the rbcs1 promoter translates to increase in biomass and yield components in wheat. However, constitutive expression of
led to the down-regulation of genes involved in photosynthesis and the functional apparatus of chloroplasts, and an outcome that negatively impacts photosynthesis, height, and biomass in wheat. Similar patterns were also observed in sorghum transgenic events harboring the constitutive expression cassette of
. These results indicate that transcription factor strategies to boost agronomic phenotypic outcomes in crops need to consider expression patterns of the genetic elements to be introduced. |
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ISSN: | 1664-462X 1664-462X |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpls.2017.00434 |