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ArticleTAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik2025

A plastid lipid-associated protein-encoding gene (GhPAP) that positively regulates fiber strength was identified via genetic mapping and transcriptomic analysis of a stable QTL on chromosome D06 of upland cotton.

Sujun Zhang, Cunjing Liu, Liyuan Tang, Xinghe Li, Xiao Cai, Haitao Wang, Jinfa Zhang, Jianhong Zhang

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Sujun ZhangInstitute of Cotton, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Cotton in Huanghuaihai Semiarid Area, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, China.
Cunjing LiuInstitute of Cotton, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Cotton in Huanghuaihai Semiarid Area, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, China.
Liyuan TangInstitute of Cotton, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Cotton in Huanghuaihai Semiarid Area, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, China.
Xinghe LiInstitute of Cotton, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Cotton in Huanghuaihai Semiarid Area, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, China.
Xiao CaiInstitute of Cotton, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Cotton in Huanghuaihai Semiarid Area, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, China.
Haitao WangInstitute of Cotton, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Cotton in Huanghuaihai Semiarid Area, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, China.
Jinfa ZhangDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.
Jianhong ZhangInstitute of Cotton, Hebei Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Cotton in Huanghuaihai Semiarid Area, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei, China. mhszjh@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8658-9236

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Basic Research Funds of Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences 2024070202Major Projects in Agricultural Biological Breeding 2023ZD0403902National Defense Science and Technology Innovation Fund of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 2022KJCXZX-MHS-1Youth Fund of Hebei Natural Science Foundation C2021301039
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key messageGhPAP was identified as a candidate gene associated with cotton fiber development via genetic mapping and transcriptomic analysis. GhPAP increases fiber strength by modulating cell wall thickness and fiber helix formation. Cotton fiber strength (FS), length (FL), and fineness are economically important quality-related traits. Although many genes related to fiber quality were identified recently, the molecular mechanism controlling fiber quality remains largely unknown. In this study, an FS/FL-related stable QTL was mapped to a 2.92 Mb region containing 81 putative coding genes on chromosome D06 by combining SLAF-BSA-seq and InDel analyses of a bi-parental recombinant inbred line (RIL) population. Five genes in the QTL region were differentially expressed between two near-isogenic RILs, A

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Chromosomes, PlantCotton FiberGossypiumPlant ProteinsQuantitative Trait LociTranscriptomeChromosome MappingGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantPhenotypePlant Proteins

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