Active DNA Demethylation Mediated by Regulates Growth, Development, and Blast () Resistance in Rice.

J Agric Food Chem

Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China.

Published: November 2024

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  • OsGADD45a1 in rice has a newly identified homologue, OsGADD45a2, which differs only by three amino acids, but its role in DNA demethylation remains unclear.
  • Mutants lacking OsGADD45a2 showed stunted growth, shorter panicle lengths, fewer grains, and lower seed setting rates compared to wild-type plants, indicating its importance for growth and resistance to rice blast fungus.
  • Analysis of the 3000 Rice Genomes Project revealed four major haplotypes associated with plant height variations, with overexpression lines showing reduced methylation levels in protein-coding genes and increased gene expression related to plant development and disease resistance.

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OsGADD45a1, a member of the growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible 45 (GADD45) family in rice, has a newly identified homologue, OsGADD45a2, which differs from OsGADD45a1 in only three amino acids. The role and function of the OsGADD45a2 in DNA demethylation are not well-understood and were investigated in this study. mutants exhibited reduced height, shorter panicle length, fewer grains per panicle, and a lower seed setting rate compared with wild-type plants. Moreover, the results showed that negatively regulates rice blast fungus resistance and exhibited high expression in various tissues. Using the 3000 Rice Genomes Project database, we identified four major haplotypes (each with over 100 cultivars) based on single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the coding sequence of . Among these, Hap4 was associated with a significantly greater plant height than Hap1-3, possibly due to a functional alteration of linked to the SNP at position 2614993. In overexpression lines, significant decreases in CG and CHG methylation levels were observed in protein-coding genes, leading to their upregulation. Overall, our findings indicate that acts as a methylation regulator, mediating the expression of genes essential for plant growth and development and blast resistance.

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