DOI: 10.1111/pce.70943 ISSN: 0140-7791
Natural Cis‐Regulatory Variation in the Sugarcane NAC1‐2 Promoter Accelerates Leaf Senescence
Shiwei Yang, Shijiang Cui, Yaqiong Zhang, Yiming Liu, Sisi Peng, Xiaolan Lu, Shoujian Zang, Hua Zhang, Guoqiang Huang, Jinlong Guo, Youxiong Que, Hengbo WangSummary Statement
A 565‐bp insertion in the sugarcane NAC1‐2 promoter acts as a transcriptional enhancer, increasing gene expression and accelerating leaf senescence, which provides a target for breeding stay‐green varieties.