Cross-Species Reprogramming of Developmental Plasticity and Metabolic Rewiring via Banana-Derived WUS2 Developmental Regulator Roni Chaudhary, Surender Singh, Usman Ali, Siddharth Tiwari Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2026 Plant regeneration is governed by intrinsic gene regulation and phytohormonal cues. WUSCHEL ( WUS ) gene promotes regeneration, but its broader functional role remains unexplored. Here, we demonstrate that the constitutive and inducible expression of banana‐derived WUS2 ( GN‐WUS2 ) enhances regeneration in Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco) and Musa acuminata (banana) cv. Grand Naine, even in hormone‐free MS medium. Constitutive (CaMV35S:: GN‐WUS2 ) expression promoted shoot formation and modulated hormonal and morphogenic gene expression, as evidenced by molecular, biochemical and histological analyses. However, it caused some pleiotropic effects. To overcome this, glucocorticoid receptor‐based inducible GN‐WUS2 expression enabled healthy shoot development. The upregulated expression of HMGR1 , IPPI2 and SMT1‐2 in transgenic tobacco lines boosted isoprenoid and phytosterol biosynthesis and correlated with increased cell division, biomass, pod size and seed yield. Proteomic analysis of seeds from transgenic tobacco lines revealed an enrichment of lipid‐associated proteins and the accumulation of the novel lipid adipic acid, supported by expression profiling of NtKA and NtSA genes. Collectively, these results establish GN‐WUS2 as a master regulator that integrates developmental reprogramming with novel phytosterol biosynthesis and yield enhancement, presenting its versatile role in next‐generation regeneration and crop improvement.
Multi-Locus Genome-Wide Association Studies Reveal Novel Genomic Regions Associated With Fructan Content in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Bhawna Sheoran, Gyanika Shukla, Vikas Kumar Singh, Deepak Yadav, Parveen Malik, et al. Physiologia Plantarum, 2025 Fructans function as reserve carbohydrates and osmotic regulators, enabling the plant to withstand stresses like drought, cold, and salinity. In the present study, we explored the genetic determinants of fructan content in 278 wheat accessions over two consecutive years. To identify specific genetic elements associated with fructan content, we performed multi‐locus genome‐wide association studies (ML‐GWAS) using the GAPIT and mrMLM models, analyzing 9,333 single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) alongside fructan content. Our analysis, employing six ML‐GWAS models from mrMLM, identified 41 significant marker–trait associations (MTAs), explaining 0.0%–17.84% of phenotypic variation. Additionally, the Bayesian‐information and linkage‐disequilibrium iteratively nested keyway (BLINK) model in GAPIT revealed 44 significant MTAs (−log10 ( p ) ≥ 3.0). We further identified candidate genes (CGs) involved in fructan biosynthesis and drought tolerance, including MYB genes, glycoside hydrolases, sugar transporters, glycosyltransferases, zinc finger RING/FYVE/PHD‐type proteins, and F‐box‐like domain proteins. These results were further validated by the in silico gene expression analysis and KnetMiner network. These findings highlight the complex genetic regulation of fructan content in wheat, contributing to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms controlling fructan accumulation for improving wheat quality.
Accelerated biodegradation of solid organic waste through biostimulation Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 2013
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