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In potato, high levels of nitrogen (N) can lead to excessive vegetative growth at the expense of tuber development, resulting in lower yield and poor-quality tubers. We found that Solanum tuberosum CLE4 ( StCLE4) is expressed most strongly in the roots grown in N-rich media, and it positively regulates potato root growth under N-deficient conditions. We noted that StCLE4 functions as a negative regulator of normal shoot apex development similar to CLV3 in Arabidopsis. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that overexpression of StCLE4 resulted in the repression of the StIT1 gene, a regulator of potato tuber initiation. StCLE4-overexpressing stolons were converted into branches, that were similar to a mild phenotype of the it1 ( identity of tuber 1) mutant. We also found that NIN-like proteins, key regulators of nitrate signaling bind to the regulatory sequence of StIT1 in a yeast one-hybrid assay. Taken together, our findings suggest that StCLE4 regulates shoot, root, and stolon growth in potato.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3468
JournalPlants
Volume12
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Oct 2023

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  • CLE peptide, CLE4, Identity of Tuber1 (IT1), NIN-like proteins (NLPs), nitrate, nitrate-responsive elements (NREs), potato, shoot apical meristem (SAM), tuber

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