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- Title
Overexpression of AcEXPA23 Promotes Lateral Root Development in Kiwifruit.
- Authors
Wu, Zhiyong; Li, Ming; Zhong, Yunpeng; Li, Lan; Cheng, Dawei; Gu, Hong; Guo, Xizhi; Qi, Xiujuan; Chen, Jinyong
- Abstract
Kiwifruit is loved by consumers for its unique taste and rich vitamin C content. Kiwifruit are very sensitive to adverse soil environments owing to fleshy and shallow roots, which limits the uptake of water and nutrients into the root system, resulting in low yield and poor fruit quality. Lateral roots are the key organs for plants to absorb water and nutrients. Improving water and fertilizer use efficiency by promoting lateral root development is a feasible method to improve yield and quality. Expansin proteins plays a major role in lateral root growth; hence, it is important to identify expansin protein family members, screen key genes, and explore gene function in root development. In this study, 41 expansin genes were identified based on the genome of kiwifruit ('Hongyang', Actinidia chinensis). By clustering with the Arabidopsis thaliana expansin protein family, the 41 AcExpansin proteins were divided into four subfamilies. The AcExpansin protein family was further analysed by bioinformatics methods and was shown to be evolutionarily diverse and conserved at the DNA and protein levels. Based on previous transcriptome data and quantitative real-time PCR assays, we screened the candidate gene AcEXPA23. Overexpression of AcEXPA23 in kiwifruit increased the number of kiwifruit lateral roots.
- Subjects
KIWIFRUIT; ROOT development; ARABIDOPSIS proteins; WATER efficiency; GENETIC overexpression; PLANT-water relationships
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, Vol 23, Issue 14, p8026
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms23148026