Maize plastid terminal oxidase (ZmPTOX) regulates the color formation of leaf and kernel by modulating plastid development

Qiang Huang; Zhuofan Zhao; Xiaowei Liu; Xin Yuan; Ruiqing Zhao; Qunkai Niu; Chuan Li; Yusheng Liu; Danfeng Wang; Tao Yu; Hongyang Yi; Chengming Yang; Tingzhao Rong; Moju Cao

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2024.05.008

Volume 52 Issue 3

Mar. 2025

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Maize plastid terminal oxidase (ZmPTOX) regulates the color formation of leaf and kernel by modulating plastid development

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2024.05.008

1. State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China;
2. Irradiation Preservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Institute of Atomic Energy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610101, China;
3. State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China;
4. Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, Sichuan 610051, China;
5. State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China;
6. State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China;
7. Chengdu Agricultural College, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China;
8. State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China;
9. Irradiation Preservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Institute of Atomic Energy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610101, China;
10. College of Biology Pharmacy and Food Engineering, Shangluo University, Shangluo, Shanxi 726000, China;
11. State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China;
12. Irradiation Preservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Institute of Atomic Energy, Chengdu, Sichuan 610101, China;
13. State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, China

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFD1200704–3), Crop Varietal Improvement and Insect Pests Control by Nuclear Radiation, the Sichuan Province Science and Technology Program (2022NSFSC0018, 2021YFYZ0011, 2020YJ0249, MZGC20230108), and the Biological Breeding Program of State Key of Sichuan Agricultural University (SKL-ZY202234). We thank Mr. Junzheng Ma from Xianyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences for creating this mutant zb10-1 and providing it as a gift. We also thank Professor Aigen Fu from Northwestern University for providing mutant im and technical guidance for this study. The mutant zb10-2 seeds used in this study were provided by Professor Rentao Song, College of Agronomy, China Agricultural University, and researcher Han Zhao, Institute of Germplasm Resources and Biotechnology, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences. We also thank Professor Jie Xu from Sichuan Agricultural University for her valuable comments on the revision of the manuscript. The authors would like to thank all the reviewers who participated in the review.

Received Date: 2024-05-15
Accepted Date: 2024-05-21
Rev Recd Date: 2024-05-20

Available Online: 2025-07-11

Publish Date: 2024-05-29

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