文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Han, Yuliang ¹ ; Zhang, Juncheng ¹ ; Zhang, Siqi ¹ ; Xiang, Lijun ² ; Lei, Zhonghua ² ; Huang, Qixiu ² ; Wang, Huizhong ¹ ; Chen, Tao ¹ ; Cai, Maohong ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Hangzhou Normal Univ, Coll Life & Environm Sci, Zhejiang Prov Key Lab Genet Improvement & Qual Con, Hangzhou, Peoples R China

2.Xinjiang Acad Agr Sci, Inst Econ Crops, Urumqi, Peoples R China

期刊名称：PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM （ 影响因子：6.4； 五年影响因子：5.9 ）

ISSN： 0031-9317

年卷期： 2024 年 176 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Shoot branching fundamentally influences plant architecture and agricultural yield. However, research on shoot branching in Dendrobium catenatum, an endangered medicinal plant in China, remains limited. In this study, we identified a transcription factor DcERF109 as a key player in shoot branching by regulating the expression of strigolactone (SL) receptors DWARF 14 (D14)/ DECREASED APICAL DOMINANCE 2 (DAD2). The treatment of D. catenatum seedlings with GR24(rac)/TIS108 revealed that SL can significantly repress the shoot branching in D. catenatum. The expression of DcERF109 in multi-branched seedlings is significantly higher than that of single-branched seedlings. Ectopic expression in Arabidopsis thaliana demonstrated that overexpression of DcERF109 resulted in significant shoot branches increasing and dwarfing. Molecular and biochemical assays demonstrated that DcERF109 can directly bind to the promoters of AtD14 and DcDAD2.2 to inhibit their expression, thereby positively regulating shoot branching. Inhibition of DcERF109 by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) resulted in decreased shoot branching and improved DcDAD2.2 expression. Moreover, overexpression of DpERF109 in A. thaliana, the homologous gene of DcERF109 in Dendrobium primulinum, showed similar phenotypes to DcERF109 in shoot branch and plant height. Collectively, these findings shed new insights into the regulation of plant shoot branching and provide a theoretical basis for improving the yield of D. catenatum.