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ReviewPlant communications2025

Branching angles in the modulation of plant architecture: Molecular mechanisms, dynamic regulation, and evolution.

Chen Yun, Wanzhuang Ma, Jun Feng, Lanxin Li

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Review in Plant communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Identification of CsAFP3-like as a novel gene regulating determinate growth of lateral branch in cucumber.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2025
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4 authors.

Chen YunFrontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE), China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Wanzhuang MaCollege of Biological Science and Technology, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, China.
Jun FengCollege of Biological Science and Technology, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong, China.
Lanxin LiFrontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE), China Agricultural University, Beijing, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Development and Quality Control of Ornamental Crops, Department of Ornamental Horticulture, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. Electronic address: lanxin.li@cau.edu.cn.

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Non-US Government Research Support type
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plants develop branches to expand areas for assimilation and reproduction. Branching angles coordinate with branching types, creating diverse plant shapes that are adapted to various environments. Two types of branching angle-the angle between shoots and the angle in relation to gravity or the gravitropic set-point angle (GSA) along shoots-determine the spacing between shoots and the shape of the aboveground plant parts. However, it remains unclear how these branching angles are modulated throughout shoot development and how they interact with other factors that contribute to plant architecture. In this review, we systematically focus on the molecular mechanisms that regulate branching angles across various species, including gravitropism, anti-gravitropic offset, phototropism, and other regulatory factors, which collectively highlight comprehensive mechanisms centered on auxin. We also discuss the dynamics of branching angles during development and their relationships with branching number, stress resistance, and crop yield. Finally, we provide an evolutionary perspective on the conserved role of auxin in the regulation of branching angles.

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Biological EvolutionPlant DevelopmentPlantsPlant ShootsGravitropismIndoleacetic AcidsPhototropismPlant Growth RegulatorsIndoleacetic AcidsPlant Growth Regulatorsanti-gravitropic offsetauxinbranching anglesevolutionplant architecturetropisms

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PMID40007121
PMCPMC12010374

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