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- Title
Mutation of MYB36 affects isoflavonoid metabolism, growth, and stress responses in Lotus japonicus.
- Authors
Monje‐Rueda, María Dolores; Pal'ove‐Balang, Peter; Trush, Kristina; Márquez, Antonio J.; Betti, Marco; García‐Calderón, Margarita
- Abstract
Isoflavonoids are mostly produced by legumes although little is known about why and how legumes are able to regulate the biosynthesis of these particular compounds. Understanding the role of potential regulatory genes of the isoflavonoid biosynthetic pathway constitutes an important topic of research. The LORE1 mutation of the gene encoding the transcription factor MYB36 allowed the identification of this gene as a regulator of isoflavonoid biosynthesis in Lotus japonicus plants. The levels of several isoflavonoid compounds were considerably lower in two lines of Ljmyb36 mutant plants compared to the WT. In addition, we found that Ljmyb36 mutant plants were significantly smaller and showed a substantial decrease in the chlorophyll levels under normal growth conditions. The analysis of plants subjected to different types of abiotic stress conditions further revealed that mutant plants presented a higher sensitivity than WT plants, indicating that the MYB36 transcription factor is also involved in the stress response in L. japonicus plants.
- Subjects
LOTUS japonicus; REGULATOR genes; TRANSCRIPTION factors; BIOSYNTHESIS; ISOFLAVONOIDS
- Publication
Physiologia Plantarum, 2023, Vol 175, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
0031-9317
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ppl.14084