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Photoperiod (Ppd) genes play an important role in the adaptation of wheat to the ecological environment. However, the transcriptional regulation mechanism of photoperiodic genes has remained elusive. This study isolated a full-length promoter of Ppd-D1b (2518 bp) from the common wheat genome. Several essential core cis-acting elements and numerous light-responsive cis-acting regulatory elements were identified in Ppd-D1b promoter by the in-silico analysis. Ten 5'-deleted length fragments of the Ppd-D1b promoter fused with GUS were constructed and named D0 ~ D9, then transferred them into Arabidopsis thaliana. GUS gene driven by full-length (D0) in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana showed the same rhythm with Ppd-D1b in wheat under short-day conditions (SDs, 8-h light/16-h dark). The expression of GUS gene in D0 reached its peak at 3 h after dawn, then decreased to the lowest and remained stable. Analysis of the series of 5'-deleted fragments showed that at 3 h after dawn, GUS gene expression activity decreased significantly in D7a due to removal of CHEBS (CCA1 HIKING EXPEDITION binding site). Moreover, yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) and dual-luciferase (dual-LUC) assays revealed that TaTCP20 could bind to the Ppd-D1b promoter to increase its transcriptional activity. This study revealed a transcription factor, TaTCP20, which activated Ppd-D1b by binding to CHEBS, provided a foundation for the theoretical research on wheat's photoperiodic response mechanism.
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This study was sponsored by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFD0101802), Key Research and Development Project of Shaanxi Province (2019ZDLNY04-05), the 973 projects (2014CB138102), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (30971770 and 31671693).
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Wei, F., Song, T., Zhou, J. et al. A transcription factor TaTCP20 regulates the expression of Ppd-D1b in common wheat. Plant Biotechnol Rep 15, 359–367 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11816-021-00679-0
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