Regulatory Mechanism of the MiR172e-LbrAP2 Module During the Vegetative Growth Phase Transition in Lilium

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Journal Planta

Specialty Biology

Date 2023 Dec 19

PMID 38110586

Authors

Junting Feng

Yiqing Wang

Wei Ge

Kezhong Zhang

Jinteng Cui

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Abstract

It was proved for the first time that the miR172e-LbrAP2 module regulated the vegetative growth phase transition in Lilium, which provided a new approach to shorten the juvenile stage of Lilium, improved the reproduction rate, and reduced the propagation cost of Lilium commercial bulbs. Lilium is an ornamental bulb plant that takes at least 3 years to cultivate into commercial seed bulbs under natural conditions. The aim of this study was to shorten the Lilium expansion cycle. In this study, the growth cycle of lily tubers induced by low temperature of 15 °C was significantly shorter than that of tubers grown at a conventional temperature. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that the expression patterns of miR172e and LbrAP2 were negatively correlated. GUS histochemical staining confirmed that miR172e and LbrAP2 in tobacco leaves interacted with each other after co-transformation. The shear sites of miR172e and its target gene, LbrAP2, upon binding, were identified by RLM 5' RACE analysis. In addition, miR172e and LbrAP2 showed opposite expression patterns after the transformation of Arabidopsis. miR172e overexpression accelerated the transition from juvenile to adult plants, whereas LbrAP2 overexpression inhibited this process, thus indicating that miR172e negatively regulated the target gene LbrAP2. Upregulation of the transcription factor LbrAP2 delayed the phase transition of plants, whereas miR172 inhibited the transcriptional translation of LbrAP2, thereby accelerating the phase transition. Low-temperature treatment of Lilium bulbs can shorten Lilium development, which provides a new approach to accelerating Lilium commercial bulb breeding and reducing breeding costs.

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