ArticleThe New phytologist2021
Overcoming the trade-off between grain weight and number in wheat by the ectopic expression of expansin in developing seeds leads to increased yield potential.
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- Meta-QTLs, ortho-meta-QTLs and candidate genes for grain yield and associated traits in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2022Pooled it
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- Water and nitrogen management strategies influence grain filling and yield of winter wheat in the North China Plain.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Genome-wide association study identifies QTL and candidate genes for grain size and weight in a Triticum turgidum collection.The plant genome · 2025Article
- Differential expression and localization of expansins inFrontiers in plant science · 2025Article
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- Origin, Evolution, and Diversification of the Expansin Family in Plants.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Pleiotropic phenotypic effects of the TaCYP78A family on multiple yield-related traits in wheat.Plant biotechnology journal · 2024Article
- Natural variation in LONELY GUY-Like 1 regulates rice grain weight under warmer night conditions.Plant physiology · 2024Article
- Alpha-expansins: more than three decades of wall creep and loosening in fruits.Plant molecular biology · 2024Review
- When Size Matters: New Insights on How Seed Size Can Contribute to the Early Stages of Plant Development.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Overexpression of Wild Soybean Expansin GenePlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Genome-wide identification, gene expression and haplotype analysis of the rhomboid-like gene family in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).The plant genome · 2024Article
- Chromosomal mapping of a major genetic locus from Agropyron cristatum chromosome 6P that influences grain number and spikelet number in wheat.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2024Article
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- Grain yield trade-offs in spike-branching wheat can be mitigated by elite alleles affecting sink capacity and post-anthesis source activity.Journal of experimental botany · 2024Article
- Transcriptome- and genome-wide systematic identification of expansin gene family and their expression in tuberous root development and stress responses in sweetpotato (Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
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Wheat is the most widely grown crop globally, providing 20% of all human calories and protein. Achieving step changes in genetic yield potential is crucial to ensure food security, but efforts are thwarted by an apparent trade-off between grain size and number. Expansins are proteins that play important roles in plant growth by enhancing stress relaxation in the cell wall, which constrains cell expansion. Here, we describe how targeted overexpression of an α-expansin in early developing wheat seeds leads to a significant increase in grain size without a negative effect on grain number, resulting in a yield boost under field conditions. The best-performing transgenic line yielded 12.3% higher average grain weight than the control, and this translated to an increase in grain yield of 11.3% in field experiments using an agronomically appropriate plant density. This targeted transgenic approach provides an opportunity to overcome a common bottleneck to yield improvement across many crops.
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