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Deficiency of a triterpene pathway results in humidity-sensitive genic male sterility in rice.


ABSTRACT: In flowering plants, the pollen coat protects the released male germ cells from desiccation and damage during pollination. However, we know little about the mechanism by which the chemical composition of the pollen coat prevents dehydration of pollen grains. Here we report that deficiency of a grass conserved triterpene synthase, OsOSC12/OsPTS1, in rice leads to failure of pollen coat formation. The mutant plants are male sterile at low relative humidity (RH?80%). The lack of three major fatty acids in the pollen coat results in rapid dehydration of pollen grains. We show that applying mixtures of linolenic acid and palmitic acid or stearic acid are able to prevent over-dehydration of mutant pollen grains. We propose that humidity-sensitive genic male sterility (HGMS) could be a desirable trait for hybrid breeding in rice, wheat, maize, and other crops.

SUBMITTER: Xue Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5807508 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Deficiency of a triterpene pathway results in humidity-sensitive genic male sterility in rice.

Xue Zheyong Z   Xu Xia X   Zhou Yuan Y   Wang Xiaoning X   Zhang Yingchun Y   Liu Dan D   Zhao Binbin B   Duan Lixin L   Qi Xiaoquan X  

Nature communications 20180209 1


In flowering plants, the pollen coat protects the released male germ cells from desiccation and damage during pollination. However, we know little about the mechanism by which the chemical composition of the pollen coat prevents dehydration of pollen grains. Here we report that deficiency of a grass conserved triterpene synthase, OsOSC12/OsPTS1, in rice leads to failure of pollen coat formation. The mutant plants are male sterile at low relative humidity (RH < 60%), but fully male fertile at hig  ...[more]

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