Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: GhRDL1
• Gene Name: dehydration-induced protein RD22-like protein1
• Genome: TM1_NBI
• Species: Gossypium hirsutum

Functional Descriptions:

• Here, we show that GhRDL1 is localized in cell wall and interacts with GhEXPA1, an α-expansin functioning in wall loosening.
• Expression of either GhRDL1 or GhEXPA1 alone in Arabidopsis led to a substantial increase in seed size| interestingly, their co-expression resulted in the increased number of siliques, the nearly doubled seed mass, and the enhanced biomass production.
• Cotton plants overexpressing GhRDL1 and GhEXPA1 proteins produced strikingly more fruits (bolls), leading to up to 40% higher fiber yield per plant without adverse effects on fiber quality and vegetative growth.
• Overall, data collected from the two field trials demonstrated that co-overexpression of GhRDL1 and GhEXPA1 in cotton promoted boll production and cotton fiber yield, without adverse effects on either vegetative growth or fiber quality.

Function-related keywords:

• growth ,  seed ,  quality ,  yield ,  vegetative ,  cell-wall ,  plant-growth ,  biomass ,  seed-size ,  biomass-production ,  seed-growth ,  fiber

Literature:

• A cotton BURP domain protein interacts with α-expansin and their co-expression promotes plant growth and fruit production.   DOI:  10.1093/mp/sss112 ;  PMID:  23041940

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: AY072821
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