LsAP2 regulates leaf morphology by inhibiting CIN-like TCP transcription factors and repressing LsKAN2 in lettuce  

作　　者：Chen Luo Shenglin Wang Kang Ning Zijing Chen Yixin Wang Jingjing Yang Qian Wang 

机构地区：[1]Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops,Department of Vegetable Science,College of Horticulture,China Agricultural University,Beijing 100193,China

出　　处：《Horticulture Research》2021年第1期2600-2614,共15页园艺研究（英文）

基　　金：This work was supported by the Beijing Leafy Vegetables Innovation Team of Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System(BAIC07-2020);The Construction of Beijing Science and Technology Innovation and Service Capacity in Top Subjects(CEFF-PXM2019_014207_000032).

摘　　要：Leaf size and flatness directly affect photosynthesis and are closely related to agricultural yield.The final leaf size and shape are coordinately determined by cell proliferation,differentiation,and expansion during leaf development.Lettuce(Lactuca sativa L.)is one of the most important leafy vegetables worldwide,and lettuce leaves vary in shape and size.However,the molecular mechanisms of leaf development in lettuce are largely unknown.In this study,we showed that the lettuce APETALA2(LsAP2)gene regulates leaf morphology.LsAP2 encodes a transcriptional repressor that contains the conserved EAR motif,which mediates interactions with the TOPLESS/TOPLESS-RELATED(JPL/TPR)corepressors.Overexpression of LsAP2 led to small and crinkly leaves,and many bulges were seen on the surface of the leaf blade.LsAP2 physically interacted with the CINCINNATA(CIN)-like TEOSINTE BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PROLIFERATING CELL FACTOR(TCP)transcription factors and inhibited their transcriptional activation activity.RNA sequencing analysis showed that LsAP2 affected the expression of auxin-and polarity-related genes.In addition,LsAP2 directly repressed the abaxial identity gene KANAD12(LsKAN2).Together,these results indicate that LsAP2 regulates leaf morphology by inhibiting CIN-like TCP transcription factors and repressing LsKAN2,and our work provides insights into the regulatory mechanisms of leaf development in lettuce.

关 键 词：INHIBITING inhibited TOGETHER 

分 类 号：S636.2[农业科学—蔬菜学]