@article{PAR00026045, title = {{T}he {ALOG} family members {O}s{G}1{L}1 and {O}s{G}1{L}2 regulate inflorescence branching in rice}, author = {{B}eretta, {V}. {M}. and {F}ranchini, {E}. and {D}in, {I}. {U}. and {L}acchini, {E}. and van den {B}roeck, {L}. and {S}ozzani, {R}. and {O}rozco-{A}rroyo, {G}. and {C}aporali, {E}. and {A}dam, {H}{\'e}l{\`e}ne and {J}ouannic, {S}tefan and {G}regis, {V}. and {K}ater, {M}. {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he architecture of the rice inflorescence is an important determinant of crop yield. {T}he length of the inflorescence and the number of branches are among the key factors determining the number of spikelets, and thus grains, that a plant will develop. {I}n particular, the timing of the identity transition from indeterminate branch meristem to determinate spikelet meristem governs the complexity of the inflorescence. {I}n this context, the {ALOG} gene {TAWAWA}1 ({TAW}1) has been shown to delay the transition to determinate spikelet development in {O}ryza sativa (rice). {R}ecently, by combining precise laser microdissection of inflorescence meristems with {RNA}-seq, we observed that two {ALOG} genes, {O}s{G}1-like 1 ({O}s{G}1{L}1) and {O}s{G}1{L}2, have expression profiles similar to that of {TAW}1. {H}ere, we report that osg1l1 and osg1l2 loss-of-function {CRISPR} mutants have similar phenotypes to the phenotype of the previously published taw1 mutant, suggesting that these genes might act on related pathways during inflorescence development. {T}ranscriptome analysis of the osg1l2 mutant suggested interactions of {O}s{G}1{L}2 with other known inflorescence architecture regulators and the data sets were used for the construction of a gene regulatory network ({GRN}), proposing interactions among genes potentially involved in controlling inflorescence development in rice. {I}n this {GRN}, we selected the homeodomain-leucine zipper transcription factor encoding the gene {O}s{HOX}14 for further characterization. {T}he spatiotemporal expression profiling and phenotypical analysis of {CRISPR} loss-of-function mutants of {O}s{HOX}14 suggests that the proposed {GRN} indeed serves as a valuable resource for the identification of new proteins involved in rice inflorescence development.}, keywords = {{O}ryza sativa ; transcription factor ; inflorescence architecture ; meristem ; identity ; transcriptome analysis ; {CRISPR} mutants ; gene regulatory ; network ; {ALOG}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}lant {J}ournal}, volume = {115}, numero = {2}, pages = {351--368}, ISSN = {0960-7412}, year = {2023}, DOI = {10.1111/tpj.16229}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00026045}, }