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Molecular mechanisms of night-length recognition in photoperiodic flowering of chrysanthemum

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18H02194
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 39030:Horticultural science-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Higuchi Yohei  東京大学, 大学院農学生命科学研究科(農学部), 准教授 (00746844)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 久松 完  国立研究開発法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 野菜花き研究部門, ユニット長 (00355710)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,930,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥9,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Keywordsキク / 光周性花成 / 絶対的短日植物 / 活性型フィトクロム / 概日時計 / フィトクロム / ゲノム編集 / フィロクロム
Outline of Final Research Achievements

To elucidate the mechanism of dark-time measurement in photoperiodic flowering of chrysanthemums, we generated over-expressor of constitutive active phytochrome B (BYH) in C. seticupse and performed comprehensive gene expression analysis by RNA-seq. The results showed that the expression of circadian clock genes, CsGI and CsPRR7, was up-regulated in BYH compared to the wild type. Overexpression of CsGI and CsPRR7 in C. seticuspe resulted in late flowering phenotype, suggesting that these genes may act as floral suppressors, and CsGI was found to be involved in the formation of photo-sensitive phase of anti-florigen induction. In addition, the expression of circadian clock genes in C. seticuspe was mainly set at dusk, suggesting the existence of a unique circadian clock mechanism in chrysanthemums.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、短日植物において恒常的活性型フィトクロム過剰発現体を用い、花成応答ならびに活性型フィトクロムの標的となる概日時計遺伝子を解析した初の報告となり、キクやアサガオといった質的な短日応答性を示す植物が持つ暗期優性型の日長認識機構を理解する上で重要な知見を得ることができた。今後は、キクの電照栽培におけるより効率的な電照法の開発や、ゲノム編集等により開花期を最適化した新品種の育成に貢献できるものと期待している。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] De novo whole-genome assembly in Chrysanthemum seticuspe, a model species of Chrysanthemums, and its application to genetic and gene discovery analysis2019

    • Author(s)
      Hirakawa Hideki、Sumitomo Katsuhiko、Hisamatsu Tamotsu、Nagano Soichiro、Shirasawa Kenta、Higuchi Yohei、Kusaba Makoto、Koshioka Masaji、Nakano Yoshihiro、Yagi Masafumi、Yamaguchi Hiroyasu、Taniguchi Kenji、Nakano Michiharu、Isobe Sachiko N
    • Journal Title

      DNA Research

      Volume: In press Issue: 3 Pages: 1-9

    • DOI

      10.1093/dnares/dsy048

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Chrysanthemum requires short-day repeats for anthesis: Gradual CsFTL3 induction through a feedback loop under short-day conditions.2019

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Y, Takase T, Takahashi S, Sumitomo K, Higuchi Y, Hisamatsu T
    • Journal Title

      Plant Science

      Volume: 283 Pages: 247-255

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.01.023

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Molecular link between phytochrome signaling and florigen/anti-florigen production in photoperiodic flowering of chrysanthemum2020

    • Author(s)
      Yohei Higuchi, Takeshi Fujita, Yoshihiro Nakano, Michio Shibata, Tamotsu Hisamatsu
    • Organizer
      The 3rd Asian Horticultural Congress 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report 2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] キクタニギクの全ゲノムシーケンスを利用した花成関連遺伝子の網羅的探索2018

    • Author(s)
      樋口洋平、久松完、中野善公、平川英樹、白澤健太、磯部祥子、住友克彦
    • Organizer
      園芸学会平成30年度秋季大会(鹿児島)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 東京大学 園芸学研究室

    • URL

      https://sites.google.com/view/ut-hortengei/home

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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