{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["120(15)"],"submitter":["Qin C"],"pubmed_abstract":["Soybean (Glycine max) morphogenesis and flowering time are accurately regulated by photoperiod, which determine the yield potential and limit soybean cultivars to a narrow latitudinal range. The <i>E3</i> and <i>E4</i> genes, which encode phytochrome A photoreceptors in soybean, promote the expression of the legume-specific flowering repressor <i>E1</i> to delay floral transition under long-day (LD) conditions. However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. Here, we show that the diurnal expression pattern of <i>GmEID1</i> is opposite to that of <i>E1</i> and targeted mutations in the <i>GmEID1</i> gene delay soybean flowering regardless of daylength. GmEID1 interacts with J, a key component of circadian Evening Complex (EC), to inhibit <i>E1</i> transcription. Photoactivated E3/E4 interacts with GmEID1 to inhibit GmEID1-J interaction, promoting J degradation resulting in a negative correlation between daylength and the level of J protein. Notably, targeted mutations in <i>GmEID1</i> improved soybean adaptability by enhancing yield per plant up to 55.3% compared to WT in field trials performed in a broad latitudinal span of more than 24°. Together, this study reveals a unique mechanism in which E3/E4-GmEID1-EC module controls flowering time and provides an effective strategy to improve soybean adaptability and production for molecular breeding."],"journal":["Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America"],"pagination":["e2212468120"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10104576"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["GmEID1 modulates light signaling through the Evening Complex to control flowering time and yield in soybean."],"pmcid":["PMC10104576"],"pubmed_authors":["Li H","Liu J","Lu Y","Niu Z","Kong F","Lin X","Wei X","Zhao T","Zhang S","Zhou Y","Li X","Li Z","Zhao F","Liu B","Jiao Y","Qin C","Jia Z"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"GmEID1 modulates light signaling through the Evening Complex to control flowering time and yield in soybean.","description":"Soybean (Glycine max) morphogenesis and flowering time are accurately regulated by photoperiod, which determine the yield potential and limit soybean cultivars to a narrow latitudinal range. The <i>E3</i> and <i>E4</i> genes, which encode phytochrome A photoreceptors in soybean, promote the expression of the legume-specific flowering repressor <i>E1</i> to delay floral transition under long-day (LD) conditions. However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. Here, we show that the diurnal expression pattern of <i>GmEID1</i> is opposite to that of <i>E1</i> and targeted mutations in the <i>GmEID1</i> gene delay soybean flowering regardless of daylength. GmEID1 interacts with J, a key component of circadian Evening Complex (EC), to inhibit <i>E1</i> transcription. Photoactivated E3/E4 interacts with GmEID1 to inhibit GmEID1-J interaction, promoting J degradation resulting in a negative correlation between daylength and the level of J protein. Notably, targeted mutations in <i>GmEID1</i> improved soybean adaptability by enhancing yield per plant up to 55.3% compared to WT in field trials performed in a broad latitudinal span of more than 24°. Together, this study reveals a unique mechanism in which E3/E4-GmEID1-EC module controls flowering time and provides an effective strategy to improve soybean adaptability and production for molecular breeding.","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Apr","modification":"2025-04-05T13:14:53.534Z","creation":"2025-04-05T13:14:53.534Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10104576","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37011215"],"doi":["10.1073/pnas.2212468120"]}}