Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (8): 80-90.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2023-0273

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Molecular Mechanisms of Rice Grain Size Regulation Related to Plant Hormone Signaling Pathways

YAO Sha-sha(), WANG Jing-jing, WANG Jun-jie, LIANG Wei-hong()   

  1. College of Life Sciences, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007
  • Received:2023-03-23 Online:2023-08-26 Published:2023-09-05
  • Contact: LIANG Wei-hong E-mail:2104183054@stu.htu.edu.cn;liangwh@htu.cn

Abstract:

Rice is a major food crop for humans, and how to effectively improve its yield and quality is a major scientific concern. Rice grain size is one of the main factors affecting yield, and research on the regulation of rice grain development is an important guide for using molecular design breeding to improve yield and quality. Grain size is determined by a combination of the length, width and thickness of the grain; it is a quantitative trait regulated by multiple genes, and is one of the crucial determinants of rice yield and quality. In recent years, a large number of quantitative trait loci(QTLs)related to grain size have been identified through the study of mutants with seed development defects in rice, and some related genes have been cloned and identified, and the complex signalling pathways regulating grain size in rice are gradually being elucidated. Several studies have found that functional genes regulating rice seed development are involved in the synthesis, catabolism and transport of plant hormones as well as the signal transduction pathways of plant hormones. This review outlines the basic process of rice endosperm development, summarizes the overall the overall understanding of the dynamic changes of plant hormones during endosperm development, focuses on the current research status of QTLs related to phytohormone signalling pathways associated with rice grain size, summarizes and analyses the relationship between the pathways related to cytokinin, brassinosteroid, growth hormone, gibberellin, ethylene and jasmonic acid and grain size regulation, and further sorts out the regulation network of rice grain shape-related phytohormone signaling. It is aimed to provide a reference for identifying and analyzing the molecular mechanisms of phytohormone regulation of rice grain size, and to provide new ideas for rice molecular design breeding.

Key words: rice, grain size, gene, plant hormone signal