Allelic Variation of TaABI5-A4 Significantly Affects Seed Dormancy in Bread Wheat

Overview

Journal Theor Appl Genet

Publisher Springer

Specialty Genetics

Date 2024 Sep 28

PMID 39341982

Authors

Yang Han

Zeng Wang

Bing Han

Yingjun Zhang

Jindong Liu

Yan Yang

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Abstract

We identified a pivotal transcription factor TaABI5-A4 that is significantly associated with pre-harvest sprouting in wheat; its function in regulating seed dormancy was confirmed in transgenic rice. ABI5 is a critical transcription factor in regulation of crop seed maturation, dormancy, germination, and post-germination. Sixteen copies of homologous sequences of ABI5 were identified in Chinese wheat line Zhou 8425B. Cultivars of two haplotypes TaABI5-A4a and TaABI5-A4b showed significantly different seed dormancies. Based on two SNPs between the sequences of TaABI5-A4a and TaABI5-A4b, two complementary dominant sequence-tagged site (STS) markers were developed and validated in a natural population of 103 Chinese wheat cultivars and advanced lines and 200 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from the Yangxiaomai/Zhongyou 9507 cross; the STS markers can be used efficiently and reliably to evaluate the dormancy of wheat seeds. The transcription level of TaABI5-A4b was significantly increased in TaABI5-A4a-GFP transgenic rice lines compared with that in TaABI5-A4b-GFP. The average seed germination index of TaABI5-A4a-GFP transgenic rice lines was significantly lower than those of TaABI5-A4b-GFP. In addition, seeds of TaABI5-A4a-GFP transgenic lines had higher ABA sensitivity and endogenous ABA content, lower endogenous GA content and plant height, and thicker stem internodes than those of TaABI5-A4b-GFP. Allelic variation of TaABI5-A4-affected wheat seed dormancy and the gene function was confirmed in transgenic rice. The transgenic rice lines of TaABI5-A4a and TaABI5-A4b had significantly different sensitivities to ABA and contents of endogenous ABA and GA in mature seeds, thereby influencing the seed dormancy, plant height, and stem internode length and diameter.

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