文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Xu, Yu ¹ ; Ma, Ning ¹ ; Guo, Zhiting ¹ ; Liu, Xia ¹ ; Zhang, Bingbing ¹ ; Liu, Xiang ¹ ; Shi, Yiji ¹ ; Qin, Mengfan ¹ ; Zhu, Yunlin ¹ ; Zhang, Yan ¹ ; Feng, Yiming ¹ ; Xu, Aixia ¹ ; Li, Keqi ¹ ; Huang, Zhen ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Northwest A&F Univ, Coll Agron, State Key Lab Crop Stress Biol Arid Areas, Yangling 712100, Peoples R China

2.Chongqing Acad Agr Sci, Oil Crop Res Inst, Chongqing 401329, Peoples R China

3.Market Supervis Adm, Yanchi 751500, Peoples R China

4.Jiangxi Acad Agr Sci, Vegetable & Flower Inst, Nanchang 330200, Peoples R China

期刊名称：THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS （ 影响因子：4.2； 五年影响因子：4.9 ）

ISSN： 0040-5752

年卷期： 2025 年 138 卷 7 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Key messageIdentified and validated BnaA03.XTH4 as a negative regulator of plant height through QTL mapping and RNA-seq, with promoter structural variation influencing expression, providing a foundation for dwarf breeding in B. napus.AbstractRapeseed (Brassica napus L.) is an important oilseed crop that faces yield limitations due to lodging susceptibility. Plant height (PH) significantly affects seed yield and lodging resistance; however, the genetic mechanisms remain largely elusive. In this study, we developed multiple genetic populations derived from a dwarf line DZ and a tall line GW. Through simple sequence repeat mapping and specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing, we identified twenty-three preliminary quantitative trait loci, explaining 0.82%-27.22% of the phenotypic variation. Integrated analysis pinpointed four major intervals, PHA02, PHA03, PHA09, and PHC04. RNA sequencing analysis revealed differential expression of BnaA03.XTH4, encoding a xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase, in DZ versus GW lines. Promoter analysis uncovered a structural variation associated with enhanced transcriptional activity of BnaA03.XTH4 in dwarf lines. Subcellular localization confirmed BnaA03.XTH4 localizes to the cell wall and apoplast. Heterologous overexpression in Arabidopsis thaliana demonstrated a dual function of BnaA03.XTH4, as a negative regulator of PH and stress response. These findings offer new insights into the regulatory mechanisms of PH and offer molecular targets for improving rapeseed breeding strategies.