Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Pavir.8KG017200
• Gene Symbol: PvWOX3a
• Gene Name: WUSCHEL-related homeobox transcription factor
• Genome:
• Species: Panicum virgatum

Functional Descriptions:

• Overexpression of PvWOX3a in switchgrass promotes stem development and increases plant height.
• Transgenic overexpression of PvWOX3a in switchgrass increased stem length, internode diameter, and leaf blade length and width, all of which contributed to a 95% average increase in dry weight biomass compared with control plants.
• These results suggested that overexpression of PvWOX3a could increase gibberellin and cytokinin levels in transgenic switchgrass plants, which promotes cell division, elongation, and vascular bundle development.
• These findings indicated that PvWOX3a is a viable potential genetic target for engineering improved shoot architecture and biomass yield of horticulture, fodder, and biofuel crops.

Function-related keywords:

• leaf ,  vascular-bundle ,  stem ,  development ,  leaf-development ,  shoot ,  plant-development ,  gibberellin ,  yield ,  cell-division ,  cytokinin ,  architecture ,  cell-elongation ,  biomass ,  height ,  plant-height ,  vascular-development ,  internode-length ,  plant-architecture ,  internode-elongation ,  shoot-architecture ,  internode-development

Literature:

• Overexpression of PvWOX3a in switchgrass promotes stem development and increases plant height.   DOI:  10.1038/s41438-021-00678-w ;  PMID:  34848686

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