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The rice gene Os09g0457900,namely '''OsEATB''',is a Ethylene-Response AP2/ERF Factor and restricts ethylene-induced enhancement of gibberellin responsiveness during the internode elongation process by down-regulating the gibberellin biosynthetic gene, ent-kaurene synthase A.<ref name="ref1" />
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The rice '''''Os09g0457900''''' was reported as '''''OsEATB''''' in 2011 <ref name="ref1" /> by researchers from China. <ref name="ref1" />
  
 
==Annotated Information==
 
==Annotated Information==
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[[File:76HF6.jpg|right|thumb|527px|'''Figure 6.''' ''Effect of transgenic OsEATB on rice yield traits.<ref name="ref1" />.'']]
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===Gene Symbol===
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*'''''Os09g0457900''''' '''''<=>''''' '''''OsERF#102, OsERF102, AP2/EREBP#123, AP2/EREBP123, OsEATB, EATB'''''
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===Function===
 
===Function===
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*'''Effect of Transgenic OsEATB on Rice Internode Elongation'''
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* Plant height is a decisive factor in plant architecture. Rice (Oryza sativa) plants have the potential for rapid internodal elongation, which determines plant height. A large body of physiological research has shown that ethylene and gibberellin are involved in this process.
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Plant height is not only a decisive factor in plant
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* The APETALA2 (AP2)/Ethylene-Responsive Element Binding Factor (ERF) family of transcriptional factors is only present in the plant kingdom.
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architecture but also an important agronomic trait that
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* '''''OsEATB''''' reduces rice plant height and panicle length at maturity, promoting the branching potential of both tillers and spikelets.  
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is directly linked to yield potential <ref name="ref2" /><ref name="ref3" />. The OsEATB transgenic lines
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* '''''OsEATB''''' Is a Novel Rice AP2/ERF
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showed dwarf phenotypes, indicating that the internodal
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* '''''OsEATB''''' Negatively Regulates Ethylene-Induced Enhancement of GA Responsiveness by Reducing GA Biosynthesis
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elongation process was suppressed by OsEATB
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* '''''OsEATB''''' Regulates Rice Yield Components through the Promotion of Tillering and Panicle Branching
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overexpression. For experiments, we selected two
 
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transgenic lines: 401003 and 401006 (20 individual
 
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plants of each line). The transgenic plants and 9311
 
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control plants were cultivated in the same conditions, and plant height was determined at maturity. The
 
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average plant heights of the control, 401003, and
 
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401006 lines were 121, 113, and 106 cm, respectively.
 
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Thus, 401003 and 401006 plants were 6.61% and
 
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12.40% shorter than the control, respectively ('''Fig. 3A;
 
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Supplemental Table S1'''). Furthermore, every elongated
 
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internode was shortened, especially the fourth internode,
 
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which was shortened by an average of 56.30%
 
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('''Fig. 3A'''). OsEATB negatively regulated plant height at
 
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every growth stage of rice plants. The transgenic
 
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plants showed a dwarf phenotype from the three-leaf
 
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stage to the mature stage '''(Fig. 3B; see Fig. 6, A and B,
 
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below)'''. The panicles also showed reduced elongation, demonstrating that panicle internodes were shortened
 
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as well '''(see Fig. 6C below)'''.
 
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The plant hormone GA is involved in deepwaterresponsive
 
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internode elongation <ref name="ref4" />. A number of genes encoding GA biosynthetic
 
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or signaling pathways have been identified as being
 
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associated with this rapid process <ref name="ref3" />. To examine the regulation of GA sensitivity in
 
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OsEATB transgenic lines, we treated wild-type and
 
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transgenic seedlings with 10, 50, and 100 mM GA3 at
 
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the four-leaf stage. Under these conditions, both
 
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seedlings showed rapid elongation after the 24-h
 
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treatments, and OsEATB transgenic seedlings did
 
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not show negative sensitivity to GA treatments compared
 
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with the control seedlings during this process
 
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'''(Fig. 3, B and C)'''. Together, these results suggested
 
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that OsEATB negatively regulates the elongation process
 
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of every internode, in every organ, at every
 
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growth stage and that the responsiveness of transgenic
 
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seedlings to GA is not impaired. Many GAresponsive
 
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dwarf plants that are deficient in the
 
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biosynthesis of active GAs have been characterized
 
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in various plant species <ref name="ref5" /><ref name="ref6" />. These findings, together with our results,
 
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led us to conclude that there is negative regulation of
 
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GA biosynthesis in the transgenic plants. To test this hypothesis, we used microarray analysis
 
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to compare the expression of GA biosynthetic genes
 
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between OsEATB transgenic 401006 seedlings and
 
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control seedlings at the four-leaf stage. ent-Kaurene
 
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is an early intermediate in the GA biosynthesis pathway:
 
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ent-kaurene synthase A (CPS) catalyzes the cyclization
 
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of geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGDP) to
 
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ent-copalyl diphosphate (CDP), which is then converted
 
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to ent-kaurene by ent-kaurene synthase B '''(KS;
 
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Supplemental Fig. S2)'''<ref name="ref7" />. The
 
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microarray analysis results showed that the expression
 
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of rice CPS OsCPS2 in OsEATB transgenic seedlings
 
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was sharply down-regulated (10.32-fold less than the
 
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expression level in 9311 wild-type seedlings). In contrast,
 
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the expression of GIBBERELLIN 20-OXIDASE
 
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(GA20ox2) was 2.77-fold greater in OsEATB transgenic
 
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seedlings than in 9311 wild-type seedlings '''(Table I)'''.
 
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GA20ox is one of the major GA biosynthetic genes,
 
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and the levels of GAs are homeostatically modulated
 
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through negative feedback regulation of GA20ox expression
 
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<ref name="ref28" />. In addition, no significant
 
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differences were found between the OsEATB transgenic
 
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seedlings and the wild type in the expression of
 
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OsCPS1, OsKS1, OsKO2, and OsKAO. To confirm these
 
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results, we used real-time PCR analysis to examine the
 
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expression of OsCPS2 and GA20ox2 genes in four-leafstage
 
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transgenic line 401006 and 401003 plants and control plants '''(Fig. 3D)'''. Expression of these two GA
 
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biosynthesis-related genes was similarly affected by
 
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the overexpression of OsEATB to the microarray results.
 
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We also analyzed the expression of OsCPS1,
 
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OsKS1, OsKO2, and OsKAO, and in agreement with
 
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the microarray data, no significant differences in expression
 
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of these genes were found '''(Fig. 3E)'''.<ref name="ref1" />
 
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*'''Effect of Rice OsEATB on GA Biosynthesis during Internode Elongation'''
 
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To examine the negative regulatory relationship
 
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between OsEATB and OsCPS2 during internode elongation,
 
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we examined the expression of these two
 
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genes in elongating internodes of 64- to 73-d-old 9311
 
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plants '''(Fig. 4A)'''. In elongating internodes of 64-dold
 
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plants, OsEATB was expressed at a high level
 
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while OsCPS2 was expressed at a much lower level.
 
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The expression of OsEATB sharply decreased 3 d
 
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later, while that of OsCPS2 increased approximately
 
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10-fold. Expression of OsEATB was remarkably decreased
 
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from 67 to 73 d, while expression of OsCPS2
 
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was slightly increased and then remained almost
 
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stable.
 
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We compared gene expression in elongating internodes
 
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of 67-d-old 401006 transgenic and control
 
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plants using real-time quantitative PCR analysis.
 
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The genes examined were involved in the GA biosynthesis and GA signaling pathways '''(Fig. 4B)'''.
 
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First, we reexamined the expression of OsCPS2 and
 
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GA20ox2 at this growth stage. In elongating internodes
 
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of transgenic plants, OsCPS2 was down-regulated by
 
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11.21-fold while GA20ox2 was up-regulated by 2.03-
 
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fold, compared with their respective expression in
 
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wild-type plants. In rice, the expression levels of XET
 
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(for xyloglucan endotransglycosylase) and UROD (for
 
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uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase) are up-regulated by
 
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GA treatment, while that of GOX (for glycolate oxidase)
 
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is down-regulated <ref name="ref8" />. We investigated
 
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the effect of OsEATB on the expression of these
 
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three genes. Transgenic lines overexpressing OsEATB
 
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showed decreased expression of XET and UROD but
 
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slightly increased expression of GOX compared with
 
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their respective expression in the wild type. These
 
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findings suggested that the GA response was suppressed
 
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in the transformants, possibly due to the lack
 
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of bioactive GAs. SLENDER RICE1 (SLR1), the only
 
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DELLA protein in rice <ref name="ref9" /> ,
 
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down-regulates the GA signaling pathway  <ref name="ref10" /> . We evaluated the effect of
 
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OsEATB overexpression on this gene and found that
 
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expression of SLR1 was down-regulated in transgenic plants. Together, all of these results confirmed that
 
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OsEATB negatively regulates the internode elongation
 
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process, not via down-regulating GA sensitivity
 
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but through restricting GA biosynthesis.<ref name="ref1" />
 
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*'''Effect of Transgenic OsEATB on Rice Tillering and Panicle Branching'''
 
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To investigate the function of rice OsEATB on yield
 
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traits, we analyzed traits in two transgenic lines
 
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(401003 and 401006; 20 individual plants of each
 
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line). The transgenic lines and 9311 control plants
 
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were cultivated in the same conditions, and we evaluated
 
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four yield components: panicles per plant, panicle
 
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length, spikelets per panicle, and grain number
 
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per panicle. The transgenic plants produced more
 
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tillers than the control 9311 lines at the six-leaf stage
 
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'''(Fig. 6B)'''. In rice, the tiller is a specialized grain-bearing
 
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branch that forms on the unelongated basal internode.
 
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The tiller grows independently of the mother stem
 
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(culm) by means of its own adventitious roots <ref name="ref11" /> . At maturity, transgenic plants had produced
 
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16.95% more panicles than wild-type plants '''(Fig. 6, A
 
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and D; Supplemental Table S1)'''.
 
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Spikelets are grass-specific, flower-bearing branches
 
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that form on each panicle branch. They consist of primary, secondary, and sometimes higher order panicle
 
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branches <ref name="ref12" />. We counted the
 
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spikelets per panicle in transgenic plants and wildtype
 
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lines. The 35S:OsEATB transformants produced
 
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more spikelets than control plants '''(Fig. 6, C and E)'''.We
 
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also counted the numbers of primary and secondary
 
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branches per panicle. Transgenic lines showed 8.31%
 
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more primary spikelets per panicle and 34.41% more
 
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secondary branches per panicle compared with the
 
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wild type '''(Fig. 6D; Supplemental Table S1)'''. The finding
 
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that 35S:OsEATB transformants producedmore secondary
 
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braches, more spikelets per panicle, and more
 
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panicles per plant suggested that OsEATB activity is
 
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responsible for branching in rice.
 
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To investigate the effects of OsEATB on rice grain
 
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weight, we examined the 1,000-grain weight at random
 
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and observed a slight change. The 1,000-grain
 
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weight of the control and transgenic lines is about 30.0
 
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and 25.5g, respectively. Average numbers of grains per
 
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plant of the control, 401003, and 401006 lines were 776,
 
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1,096, and 1,254, respectively. The calculated grain
 
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weights per plant were about 23.28, 27.95, and 31.98 g,
 
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respectively. These results indicated that 401003 and
 
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401006 possess increases in grain yield per plant over
 
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the control of 20.06% and 37.37% (Fig. 6E; Supplemental
 
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Table S1).<ref name="ref1" />
 
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*'''OsEATB Is a Novel Rice AP2/ERF'''
 
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ERFs are an important subfamily of AP2/ERF transcription
 
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factors, and they have a variety of functions.
 
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Several rice ERF genes have been isolated and identified;
 
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for example, OsEBP-89 regulates transcription of
 
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the rice Wx gene <ref name="ref13" />, and OsEREBP1 is
 
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related to the regulation of defense responses <ref name="ref14" />. In this study, we investigated and confirmed
 
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the function of a rice AP2/ERF gene, OsEATB.
 
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ERFs can be classified into different subgroups based
 
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on their function and group motif. Subgroup I, which
 
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includes Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) AtERF1 and AtERF2 and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Pti4,
 
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functions as transcriptional activators. Subgroup II,
 
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which includes tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) NtERF3
 
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and Arabidopsis AtERF3 and AtERF4, functions as
 
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transcriptional repressors. However, the functions of
 
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ERF subgroups III and IV remain unclear <ref name="ref17" />. OsEATB cannot be classified into any of the
 
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function-known ERF subgroups '''(Fig. 1)'''. Our data
 
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show that OsEATB encodes a transcriptional factor
 
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that localizes to the nucleus and is constitutively expressed
 
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in various tissues '''(Fig. 1)'''. Experimental data
 
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from transgenic plants showed that OsEATB plays a
 
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crucial role in regulating the rice internode elongation
 
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process '''(Figs. 2–4)'''.
 
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Ethylene is perceived by a family of His kinase-like
 
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receptors and, downstream, by EIN2, a novel protein
 
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containing an integral membrane domain. In the
 
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nucleus, the EIN3 family of DNA-binding proteins
 
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regulates ethylene-responsive transcription, and an
 
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immediate target of EIN3 is the AP2/EREBP family
 
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<ref name="ref29" />. As a result, most ERFs are
 
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regulated by ethylene. Many ERF proteins have been
 
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shown to bind to the specific ERE, the GCC box. In our
 
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study, we examined the binding activity of OsEATB to
 
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the GCC box '''(Fig. 1)'''. At the same time, we found that
 
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the expression level of OsEATB was sharply decreased
 
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by ethylene '''(Fig. 5)'''. Consequently, our results show that this gene is involved in the regulation of ethylene-related. responses. OsEATB overexpression dramatically
 
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suppressed the internode elongation process
 
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'''(Fig. 3)''' and made seedlings hypersensitive to NaCl
 
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and ABA. In addition, the expression of this gene was
 
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down-regulated by both NaCl and ABA '''(Fig. 5)'''.
 
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Ethylene is mostly reported to trigger the internodal
 
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elongation process via GA <ref name="ref10" /> <ref name="ref15" /> , and many ERF genes are
 
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induced by abiotic stress conditions in rice <ref name="ref16" /> <ref name="ref17" />. Thus, rice OsEATB might be a
 
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negative balance regulator of the ethylene-responsive
 
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pathway.<ref name="ref1" />
 
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*'''OsEATB Negatively Regulates Ethylene-Induced'''
 
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Enhancement of GA Responsiveness by Reducing
 
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GA Biosynthesis
 
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Plant height is a decisive factor in plant architecture.
 
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In rice, there is the potential for rapid internodal
 
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elongation, and the degree of elongation determines
 
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plant height. This rapid growth response is best demonstrated
 
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in deepwater rice, especially in the process of
 
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submergence tolerance <ref name="ref18" />. Sub1A is an
 
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ERF that confers submergence tolerance to rice. This
 
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tolerance is mediated by SLR1, which restricts the
 
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response to GA. Sub1A augments SLR1 and SLRL1
 
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gene expression, which counteract the elevated responsiveness
 
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to GA promoted by the increase in ethylene <ref name="ref19" /> <ref name="ref10" />. The ERF
 
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genes SK1 and SK2 allow rice to adapt to deep water.
 
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Under deepwater conditions, ethylene accumulates in
 
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the plant and induces the expression of these two genes.
 
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These SK genes encoding ERFs trigger internode elongation
 
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in deepwater rice via GA. In contrast to Sub1A,
 
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SK1 and SK2 may stimulate GA responses <ref name="ref15" />. Both SK genes and SUB1A encode ERFs
 
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and are related toGA, but they have opposing functions
 
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in regulating plant height in response to flooding. It is
 
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interesting that gene family members in the same
 
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subgroup confer different functions related to internode
 
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elongation. In conclusion, there is a self-balance
 
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of ethylene-induced enhancement of the GA response
 
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during the internodal elongation process.
 
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It is possible that cross talk mediated by OsEATB
 
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between ethylene and GA underlies the differences in
 
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rice internode elongation. The OsEATB transgenic seedlings
 
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did not show negative sensitivity to GA treatments
 
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'''(Fig. 3)''', and the expression-level analysis of the
 
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genes involved in GA biosynthesis and GA signaling
 
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pathways showed that the GA response is suppressed
 
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via down-regulating a key enzyme involved in GA
 
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biosynthesis and not through up-regulating the important
 
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GA sensitivity repressor '''(Fig. 4)'''. The Arabidopsis
 
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GA-deficient mutant dwarf and delayed flowering (ddf1) phenotypes are caused by increased or ectopic expression
 
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of a putative AP2 transcription factor, DDF1. DDF1
 
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is involved in the down-regulation of GA biosynthesis
 
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<ref name="ref6" />. As a potential negative balance
 
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regulator of the ethylene-responsive pathway, OsEATB
 
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suppresses the internode elongation process through
 
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the restriction of GA biosynthesis, specifically downregulating
 
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the expression of OsCPS2 '''(Table I; Fig. 3)'''.
 
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The mutation line of OsCPS1 showed a dwarf phenotype
 
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without flower or seed development, which is a
 
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typical phenotype of GA-deficient rice dwarf mutants
 
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<ref name="ref30" />. Evidence is presented indicating
 
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that OsCPS2 is involved in related secondary metabolism,
 
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producing defensive phytochemicals <ref name="ref31" />.The expression of OsCPS2 is sharply negatively
 
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related to OsEATB expression, and the endogenous GA
 
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level is decreased in OsEATB transgenic plants alongside
 
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suppressed expression of OsCPS2 '''(Table II)'''. No
 
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significant differences between the OsEATB transgenic
 
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seedlings and the wild type in the expression of
 
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OsCPS1, OsKS1, OsKO2, and OsKAO were found, and
 
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the expression of GA20ox2 was slightly up-regulated for
 
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the feedback of GA deficiency. All these experimental
 
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results strongly demonstrated that OsCPS2 is also associated
 
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with GA biosynthesis. Promoter regions (1,300
 
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bp upstream of the translation site) of OsCPS2 do not contain the GCC box motif, suggesting that this gene
 
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may not be a direct target of OsEATB. We propose a
 
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model for OsEATB-dependent hormonal regulation of
 
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internode elongation in rice '''(Fig. 7)'''. It was suggested
 
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that the important function of OsEATB is to negatively
 
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regulate the ethylene-induced enhancement of GA responsiveness
 
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during the internode elongation process
 
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by decreasing GA biosynthesis.<ref name="ref1" />
 
  
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*'''OsEATB Regulates Rice Yield Components through the Promotion of Tillering and Panicle Branching'''
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===Phenotypic analysis===
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Food security for the ever-increasing world population
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* Overexpression of '''''OsEATB''''' Decreases the Endogenous GA Level in Rice
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largely relies on the grain yield of crop plants
 
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<ref name="ref32" />. The critical components to determine
 
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rice yield include grain number and grain weight.
 
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Grain number is contingent on the number of spikelets
 
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per panicle and the number of panicles per plant. The
 
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number of panicles is mainly determined by the plant
 
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architecture and the spikelets per panicle by panicle
 
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morphology (i.e. the number of primary/secondary/
 
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tertiary branches on each panicle)<ref name="ref20" />.
 
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Overexpression of OsEATB decreased plant height
 
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'''(Fig. 3)''' and increased the numbers of panicles per
 
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plant and spikelets per panicle '''(Fig. 6)'''. More panicles
 
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and spikelets resulted in a 37.37% increase in grain
 
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yield, notwithstanding that the 1,000-grain weight was
 
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15.00% lower in transgenic lines than in the control
 
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'''(Fig. 6)'''. The results of this study show that OsEATB, as
 
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a member of the AP2/ERF family, positively regulates
 
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rice yield components through the promotion of rice
 
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tillering and panicle branching. The basic structure of a rice panicle is determined
 
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by the pattern of branch formation. In rice, the MONO
 
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CULM1 (MOC1) and LAX PANICLE genes are necessary
 
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for branch meristem formation <ref name="ref12" />. MOC1 positively regulates tillering by promoting
 
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axillary meristem outgrowth <ref name="ref21" /><ref name="ref22" />. Although the molecular mechanisms that underlie
 
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the cross talk between plant height and branching
 
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are poorly understood, it is well known that rice
 
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plant height is strongly negatively correlated with
 
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tiller number <ref name="ref23" /><ref name="ref24" />.
 
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Higher yields are typically obtained from dwarf crops
 
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<ref name="ref25" />. The finding that transgenic
 
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rice plants harboring the MOC1 gene are dwarf but
 
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produce more tillers than wild-type plants <ref name="ref21" /> provides a good opportunity to investigate the
 
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genetic control network. Our results indicate that
 
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overexpression of the OsEATB gene '''(Fig. 2)''' reduces
 
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rice plant height and panicle length at maturity, promoting
 
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rice branching potential in both tillers and
 
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spikelets, possibly via the regulation of both shoot
 
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elongation and axillary outgrowth. The short stature
 
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reflects the decreased growth of the mother stem,
 
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which allows the growth of more tillers, leaves, and
 
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panicles and enhances the energy utilization ratio and
 
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biomass production. The functions of OsEATB in regulating
 
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rice plant architecture include its effects on
 
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plant height (decreased internode elongation) and
 
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panicle morphology (increased tiller formation).
 
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Studies on the rice AP2/ERF gene OsEATB provide
 
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an opportunity to identify agriculturally important
 
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functions that can be used to improve rice yield components.
 
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In addition, this gene provides a model for
 
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investigating cross talk between ethylene and GA in
 
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the internodal elongation process.<ref name="ref1" />
 
  
 
===Expression===
 
===Expression===
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*'''Expression of OsEATB in Transgenic Rice Lines'''
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* OsEATB Expression Is Negatively Regulated by Ethylene, ABA, and Abiotic Stress in Rice
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To investigate the function of OsEATB, we introduced
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* Ectopic expression of OsEATB showed that the cross talk between ethylene and gibberellin, which is mediated by OsEATB, might underlie differences in rice internode elongation.  
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the plasmid 35S:OsEATB containing the
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* Analyses of gene expression demonstrated that OsEATB restricts ethylene-induced enhancement of gibberellin responsiveness during the internode elongation process by down-regulating the gibberellin biosynthetic gene, ent-kaurene synthase A.
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OsEATB gene (Fig. 2A) into indica variety 9311. We
 
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produced transgenic plants overexpressing the sense
 
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strand of OsEATB. 35S:OsEATB transformants were
 
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screened on antibiotic selection medium containing
 
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hygromycin. The transgenic plants were checked by
 
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PCR using genomic DNA as the template and specific primers (see “Materials and Methods”). Eight independent
 
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transformants (T0), regenerated fromhygromycinresistant
 
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calli, were shown to contain OsEATB. Eight
 
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PCR-positive T1 lines (20 individual plants of each
 
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line) shared the same dwarf phenotype. Two transgenic
 
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lines (401003 and 401006) were selected for
 
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Southern hybridization analysis. A single, specific
 
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band of OsEATB transgene was observed in 35S:
 
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OsEATB transgenic lines 401003 and 401006 '''(Fig. 2B)'''.
 
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These results showed that OsEATB was integrated into
 
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the rice genome.
 
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The expression level of the OsEATB gene was examined
 
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in three-leaf-stage transgenic plants and
 
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control plants by real-time PCR analyses '''(Fig. 2C)'''.
 
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Expression of OsEATB was 9.77-fold greater in the
 
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401006 transgenic plants and 4.00-, 2.83-, and 2.00-fold
 
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greater in the 401003, 401005, and 401007 transgenic
 
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plants than in 9311 control plants, respectively. These
 
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results were further confirmed by RNA hybridization.<ref name="ref1" />
 
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*'''Overexpression of OsEATB Decreases the Endogenous'''
 
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GA Level in Rice CPS catalyzes the cyclization of GGDP to CDP,
 
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which is then converted to ent-kaurene before going
 
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through a series of processes to produce GA and various
 
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GA derivatives. Since OsEATB represses the expression
 
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of OsCPS2, we determined the endogenous GA
 
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level in three-leaf-stage 401006 OsEATB transgenic
 
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plants and 9311 control plants, six-leaf-stage 401006
 
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and 401003 OsEATB transgenic plants and 9311 control
 
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plants. As shown in Table II, the endogenous levels of
 
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all GAs tested (i.e. GA12, GA53, GA24, GA19, GA9, GA20,
 
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GA4, and GA1) were significantly lower in OsEATB
 
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transgenic plants than in the wild type, while the
 
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levels of abscisic acid (ABA) and indole-3-acetic acid
 
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(IAA) were not significantly changed. Therefore, GA
 
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levels are decreased along with the suppression of
 
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OsCPS2 expression '''(Supplemental Fig. S2)'''.<ref name="ref1" />
 
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*'''OsEATB Expression Is Negatively Regulated by Ethylene, ABA, and Abiotic Stress in Rice'''
 
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OsEATB binds to the ERE, the GCC box, resulting
 
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in decreases in the levels in GAs. While increased
 
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responsiveness to GA is often associated with an
 
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increase in ethylene <ref name="ref15" />, differential
 
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expression of OsEATB was observed in 18-d-old
 
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(three-leaf stage) rice 9311 seedlings in response to 50
 
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mM ethephon treatment '''(Fig. 5A)'''. Ethephon treatment
 
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sharply decreased the expression of OsEATB, and
 
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expression remained at low levels for 24 h after treatment.
 
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Because the expression level of OsEATB was
 
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down-regulated by ethephon treatment and OsCPS2 is
 
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decreased by OsEATB, we examined the effect of
 
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ethylene treatment on OsCPS2. Real-time quantitative
 
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PCR analysis was used to investigate the expression of
 
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OsEATB and OsCPS2 at 0, 3, 6, 12, and 24 h of ethephon
 
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treatment '''(Fig. 5B)'''. Expression of OsCPS2 increased
 
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while that of OsEATB was sharply down-regulated by
 
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the treatment. Nevertheless, after 12 h of treatment, the
 
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expression of OsCPS2 was stabilized to a normal level
 
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via the self-balance regulation of other pathways, for it
 
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is a key enzyme in GA biosynthesis. This result indicated
 
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that an increase in the amount of OsCPS2 in
 
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response to ethylene is correlated with the decrease in
 
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OsEATB expression responding to ethylene. In rice, most ERF genes are induced by abiotic stress
 
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conditions <ref name="ref17" />. To investigate the effect of
 
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transgenic OsEATB on the response to abiotic stress in
 
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rice, 18-d-old seedlings of 9311 control and transgenic
 
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401006 plants were treated with 200 mM NaCl or
 
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100 mM ABA '''(Fig. 5, C and D)'''. The transgenic seedlings
 
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treated with 200 mM NaCl showed wilting and rolling
 
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of leaves, while 9311 control plants showed a significantly
 
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higher survival rate '''(Fig. 5C)'''. After 48 h of
 
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stress followed by 48 h of watering, almost all of the
 
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transgenic plants never recovered, whereas 42% of the
 
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control plants survived. The transgenic seedlings
 
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showed stronger chlorosis in response to the 100 mM
 
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ABA treatment, while the chlorosis of the 9311 control
 
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line was slower '''(Fig. 5D)'''. Thus, overexpression of
 
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OsEATB made seedlings hypersensitive to NaCl and ABA. We also analyzed whether the expression of
 
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OsEATB was regulated by these two conditions. Seedlings
 
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(18 d old) of 9311 subjected to a salt treatment
 
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(200 mM NaCl in Hoagland solution) showed rapid
 
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down-regulation of OsEATB expression within 24 h
 
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after the treatment compared with that in the watertreated
 
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control plants (Fig. 5A). Moreover, expression
 
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of OsEATB was slightly decreased in 18-d-old 9311
 
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seedlings in response to ABA treatment (100 mM ABA
 
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in Hoagland solution) compared with that in the
 
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water-treated control plants '''(Fig. 5A)'''. OsERF3 is upregulated
 
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by ethylene treatment<ref name="ref26" /> ,
 
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while ABA treatment induces the expression of CPD
 
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<ref name="ref276" />). Therefore, we chose OsERF3 as a
 
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positive control for ethylene responsiveness and CPD
 
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as a positive control for ABA responsiveness. These
 
−
results strongly suggest that OsEATB is responsive to
 
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ethylene and environmental stresses and, therefore,
 
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may be involved in the regulation of ethylene-related
 
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responses.<ref name="ref1" />
 
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===Evolution===
 
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*There are 161 known AP2/ERFs in indica rice, 103 of
 
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which are potential ERFs with a single complete AP2
 
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domain (http://plntfdb.bio.uni-potsdam.de). Of these
 
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103 potential ERFs, 38 cannot be classified into any of
 
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the four functional subgroups <ref name="ref17" />, for
 
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they lack typical group motifs. We selected OsEATB
 
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from these 38 ERFs for further investigation because,
 
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like the members of subgroup IV, it contains a nuclear
 
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localization signal adjacent to the highly conserved
 
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AP2 domain '''(Fig. 1A; Supplemental Fig. S1)'''. Multiple
 
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sequence alignment of OsEATB with other known ERF
 
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proteins showed that their similarity was restricted to
 
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the DNA-binding domain region, and OsEATB could
 
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not be classified into any of the ERF subgroups with
 
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previously defined functions '''(Fig. 1B)'''. We inferred
 
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that OsEATB is a rice ERF that might have a potential
 
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new function.
 
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Based on the data from the National Center for
 
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Biotechnology Information GenBank database (http:// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/), OsEATB has no intron and
 
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exists as a single-copy gene. Using PCR, we isolated
 
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and cloned its full-length 825-bp open reading frame
 
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(ORF) from genomic DNA of indica variety 9311. Sequence
 
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data for this article have been deposited at
 
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GenBank under accession number EU622934. The
 
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825-bp ORF encodes a protein consisting of 274
 
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amino acids.We used the yeast one-hybrid system and
 
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electrophoretic mobility shift assays to examine the
 
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binding activity of OsEATB to the GCC box. As shown
 
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in Figure 1C, the first section of each plate shows
 
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the yeast reporter strain harboring pHIS-GCC box
 
−
and pGAD-OsEATB, while the second section shows
 
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yeast cells harboring pHIS-muGCC box and pGADOsEATB.
 
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The third section of each plate shows yeast
 
−
cells transformed with pHIS-GCC box and the negative
 
−
control vector pGAD242, and the fourth section
 
−
shows yeast cells transformed with pGAD-OsEATB
 
−
and negative control vector pHIS2.1. The yeast reporter
 
−
strain containing pHIS-GCC box and pGADOsEATB
 
−
grew well on both synthetic dextrose (SD)/
 
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Trp2Leu2 medium and SD/Trp2Leu2His2/50 mM
 
−
3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (3-AT) medium. The other three
 
−
yeast reporter strains grew well on SD/Trp2Leu2
 
−
medium but not on SD/Trp2Leu2His2/50 mM 3-AT medium. The band corresponding to the GCC boxcontaining
 
−
labeled probe and purified His fusion
 
−
recombinant OsEATB protein complex showed a
 
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marked mobility shift compared with the free probe
 
−
band (Fig. 1D). And the muGCC box-containing labeled
 
−
fragment served as a competitor. These results
 
−
demonstrated that OsEATB could specifically bind to
 
−
the GCC box.
 
−
If OsEATB acts as a transcription factor, then its
 
−
nuclear localization signal should localize it to the
 
−
nucleus. To confirm the subcellular localization of
 
−
OsEATB, we fused the coding sequence of OsEATB
 
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with that of GFP under the control of the 35S promoter
 
−
(35S:OsEATB:GFP) and delivered the construct into
 
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onion (Allium cepa) epidermal cells by particle bombardment
 
−
'''(Fig. 1E)'''. The OsEATB protein localized the
 
−
GFP signal to the nucleus '''(Fig. 1F)'''.We investigated the
 
−
tissue expression pattern of OsEATB by reverse transcription
 
−
(RT)-PCR using rice total mRNA from roots,
 
−
culms, leaves, and young panicles as the template. The
 
−
results showed that OsEATB mRNA is expressed
 
−
constitutively in these four tissues and is expressed
 
−
at higher levels in roots and leaves than in culms and
 
−
young panicles '''(Fig. 1G)'''.<ref name="ref1" />
 
  
 
==Labs working on this gene==
 
==Labs working on this gene==
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*State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University,Shanghai 200433, China.
+
* State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University,Shanghai 200433, China.
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*Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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* Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
  
 
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==Structured Information==
 
==Structured Information==
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{{JaponicaGene|
 
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GeneName = Os09g0457900|
 
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Description = Similar to AP2 domain containing protein RAP2.6 (Fragment)|
 
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Version = NM_001069906.1 GI:115479554 GeneID:4347266|
 
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Length = 1100 bp|
 
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Definition = Oryza sativa Japonica Group Os09g0457900, complete gene.|
 
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Source = Oryza sativa Japonica Group
 
  
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  ORGANISM  Oryza sativa Japonica Group
 
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            Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta;
 
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            Spermatophyta; Magnoliophyta; Liliopsida; Poales; Poaceae; BEP
 
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            clade; Ehrhartoideae; Oryzeae; Oryza.
 
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|
 
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Chromosome = [[:category:Japonica Chromosome 9|Chromosome 9]]|
 
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AP = Chromosome 9:17959811..17960910|
 
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CDS = 17959874..17960698|
 
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GCID = <gbrowseImage1>
 
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name=NC_008402:17959811..17960910
 
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source=RiceChromosome09
 
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preset=GeneLocation
 
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</gbrowseImage1>|
 
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GSID = <gbrowseImage2>
 
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name=NC_008402:17959811..17960910
 
−
source=RiceChromosome09
 
−
preset=GeneLocation
 
−
</gbrowseImage2>|
 
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CDNA = <cdnaseq>atgaccaagaaggtgataccggccatggcggcggcgaggcaggattcttgcaagaccaagcttgatgagcgtgggggtagtcatcaggctccgagctccgcgcggtggatctcgtccgagcaggagcacagcatcatcgtcgcggctctgcggtacgtggtgtccgggtgcaccacgccgccgccggagatcgtcacggtggcgtgcggggaggcgtgtgctctgtgcggcatcgacggctgtctcgggtgcgacttctttggggccgaggcggcggggaacgaggaggcggtaatggcgacggattatgctgctgctgctgctgcggccgcggtggcaggaggatcaggcgggaagagggttaggcggaggaggaagaagaacgtgtaccgcggcgtgcggcatcggccgtgggggaagtgggcagcggagatacgcgacccgcgccgcgcggtgcgcaagtggctcgggacgttcgacaccgccgaggaggccgccagggcgtacgaccgcgccgccctcgagttccgcggcgcgcgcgcgaagctcaacttcccgtgctccgagcctttgcccatgcccagccaaagaaacggcaatggcggcgatgctgtcacggcggcgacgacaacggcagagcagatgactccgactctgtcgccgtgcagcgcggatgccgaggagacgacgacgccggtggattggcagatgggcgcggacgaagccggcagcaaccagctctgggatggcttgcaggacctgatgaagctggatgaagcggacacctggttcccgccattttccggtgcagcgtctagtttttga</cdnaseq>|
 
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AA = <aaseq>MTKKVIPAMAAARQDSCKTKLDERGGSHQAPSSARWISSEQEHS                    IIVAALRYVVSGCTTPPPEIVTVACGEACALCGIDGCLGCDFFGAEAAGNEEAVMATD                    YAAAAAAAAVAGGSGGKRVRRRRKKNVYRGVRHRPWGKWAAEIRDPRRAVRKWLGTFD                    TAEEAARAYDRAALEFRGARAKLNFPCSEPLPMPSQRNGNGGDAVTAATTTAEQMTPT                    LSPCSADAEETTTPVDWQMGADEAGSNQLWDGLQDLMKLDEADTWFPPFSGAASSF</aaseq>|
 
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DNA = <dnaseqindica>64..888#aacgacctcaagcacactactagctccggctcacttagctccctactgatcactggaacactcatgaccaagaaggtgataccggccatggcggcggcgaggcaggattcttgcaagaccaagcttgatgagcgtgggggtagtcatcaggctccgagctccgcgcggtggatctcgtccgagcaggagcacagcatcatcgtcgcggctctgcggtacgtggtgtccgggtgcaccacgccgccgccggagatcgtcacggtggcgtgcggggaggcgtgtgctctgtgcggcatcgacggctgtctcgggtgcgacttctttggggccgaggcggcggggaacgaggaggcggtaatggcgacggattatgctgctgctgctgctgcggccgcggtggcaggaggatcaggcgggaagagggttaggcggaggaggaagaagaacgtgtaccgcggcgtgcggcatcggccgtgggggaagtgggcagcggagatacgcgacccgcgccgcgcggtgcgcaagtggctcgggacgttcgacaccgccgaggaggccgccagggcgtacgaccgcgccgccctcgagttccgcggcgcgcgcgcgaagctcaacttcccgtgctccgagcctttgcccatgcccagccaaagaaacggcaatggcggcgatgctgtcacggcggcgacgacaacggcagagcagatgactccgactctgtcgccgtgcagcgcggatgccgaggagacgacgacgccggtggattggcagatgggcgcggacgaagccggcagcaaccagctctgggatggcttgcaggacctgatgaagctggatgaagcggacacctggttcccgccattttccggtgcagcgtctagtttttgagctagtgttattagatctcaaccgttggattagattactggaaggccattcatttattcgtttcattgtatagctaattagctatacttcattgtttgtgcagagcacgttttttaggagtaccgtcttatacatatttttttgtacagagtagaaagtaacaagaattttgtatattgatggaatagattatttccaattaatatttgcgc</dnaseqindica>|
 
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[[Category:Japonica mRNA]]
 
[[Category:Japonica mRNA]]

Latest revision as of 15:30, 7 March 2017

The rice Os09g0457900 was reported as OsEATB in 2011 [1] by researchers from China. [1]

Annotated Information

Figure 6. Effect of transgenic OsEATB on rice yield traits.[1].

Gene Symbol

  • Os09g0457900 <=> OsERF#102, OsERF102, AP2/EREBP#123, AP2/EREBP123, OsEATB, EATB

Function

  • Plant height is a decisive factor in plant architecture. Rice (Oryza sativa) plants have the potential for rapid internodal elongation, which determines plant height. A large body of physiological research has shown that ethylene and gibberellin are involved in this process.
  • The APETALA2 (AP2)/Ethylene-Responsive Element Binding Factor (ERF) family of transcriptional factors is only present in the plant kingdom.
  • OsEATB reduces rice plant height and panicle length at maturity, promoting the branching potential of both tillers and spikelets.
  • OsEATB Is a Novel Rice AP2/ERF
  • OsEATB Negatively Regulates Ethylene-Induced Enhancement of GA Responsiveness by Reducing GA Biosynthesis
  • OsEATB Regulates Rice Yield Components through the Promotion of Tillering and Panicle Branching

Phenotypic analysis

  • Overexpression of OsEATB Decreases the Endogenous GA Level in Rice

Expression

  • OsEATB Expression Is Negatively Regulated by Ethylene, ABA, and Abiotic Stress in Rice
  • Ectopic expression of OsEATB showed that the cross talk between ethylene and gibberellin, which is mediated by OsEATB, might underlie differences in rice internode elongation.
  • Analyses of gene expression demonstrated that OsEATB restricts ethylene-induced enhancement of gibberellin responsiveness during the internode elongation process by down-regulating the gibberellin biosynthetic gene, ent-kaurene synthase A.

Labs working on this gene

  • State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University,Shanghai 200433, China.
  • Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine, Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weiwei Qi, Fan Sun, Qianjie Wang, Mingluan Chen, Yunqing Huang, Yu-Qi Feng, Xiaojin Luo, and Jinshui Yang(2011) Rice Ethylene-Response AP2/ERF Factor OsEATB Restricts Internode Elongation by Down-Regulating a Gibberellin Biosynthetic Gene. Plant Physiol 157:216-228.

Structured Information