Genome-wide transcriptional profiling for elucidating the effects of brassinosteroids on Glycine max during early vegetative development.

ABSTRACT: Soybean is a widely grown grain legume and one of the most important economic crop species. Brassinosteroids play a crucial role in plant vegetative growth and reproductive development. However, it remains unclear how BRs regulate the developmental processes in soybean, and the molecular mechanism underlying soybean early development is largely unexplored. In this study, we first characterized how soybean early vegetative growth was specifically regulated by the BR biosynthesis inhibitor propiconazole; this characterization included shortened root and shoot lengths, reduced leaf area, and decreased chlorophyll content. In addition, the growth inhibition induced by Pcz could be rescued by exogenous brassinolide application. The RNA-seq technique was employed to investigate the BR regulatory

SUBMITTER: Song L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6834599 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature