Integrative Identification of Chloroplast Metabolism-Related RETICULATA-RELATED Genes in Soybean.

ABSTRACT: As a globally important leguminous crop, soybean (Glycine max L.) serves as a vital source of edible oils and proteins for humans and livestock. Oils in leaves can help crops combat fungal infections, adapt to temperature changes via fatty acid modulation, and support resource recycling during leaf senescence. However, accumulating oils in leaves is a fundamental challenge due to the need to balance the inherently competing photosynthesis and fatty acid biosynthesis processes within chloroplasts. RETICULATA-RELATED (RER), known to regulate chloroplast function and plastid metabolism in Arabidopsis, plays an essential role in leaf development. Here, 14 non-redundant GmRER genes were identified in soybean and phylogenetically classified into four subclades. Most Arabidopsis

SUBMITTER: Dong Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12114778 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature