journal article·2026-02Open access

Domestication of Tartary Buckwheat Shaped a Regulatory Module for Seedling Salt Tolerance by Targeting the Magnesium Transporter Gene FtMGT2

Xiang Lu, Yuqi He, Wenfeng Weng, Zebin Liu, Yuanfen Gao, Yaliang Shi, Wei Li, Dili Lai, Mengyu Zhao, Rintu Jha, Hui Zhao, Guangsheng Li, Chaonan Guan, Shuai Shao, Jingjun Ruan, Sun Hee Woo, Yinan Ouyang, Muriel Quinet, Milen I. Georgiev, Alisdair R. Fernie, Congcong Hou, Kaixuan Zhang, Xu Liu, Meiliang Zhou

Advanced Science· Volume 13· Issue 8

Abstract

Abstract Globally, soil salinization increasingly affects farmland, severely limiting the production of Tartary buckwheat ( Fagopyrum tataricum ). To identify genetic factors for salt tolerance, we analyzed core Tartary buckwheat accessions and utilized differential expression analysis and genome‐wide association studies (GWAS), identifying a key domesticated magnesium transporter protein, FtMGT2. A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotype (G/A) of a natural variant located in the FtMGT2 promoter was found to be positively associated with the expression of FtMGT2 and salt tolerance variation. Mechanistically, the MADS transcription factor FtAGL16 binds the A variant more strongly. FtAGL16 and the MYB transcription factor FtMYB15L co‐regulate FtMGT2 transcription, with FtMYB15L protein stability strictly controlled by the E3 ubiquitin ligase FtBRG1. Intriguingly, under salt stress, FtAGL16 can compete with FtBRG1 for binding to FtMYB15L, stabilizing and accumulating FtMYB15L. This enhances FtMGT2 expression, increasing Mg 2+ flux, which in turn enhances the transport activity of the sodium (Na + ) transporter FtHKT1. This coordinated action leads to increased Na + efflux and enhanced salt resistance. This study thereby establishes both the theoretical basis and practical application for targeted molecular breeding to enhance plant salt tolerance.
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OpenAlex topics: Magnesium in Health and Disease · Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance · Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding/Institute of Crop Sciences Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100081 China

College of Biology and Agriculture Zunyi Normal University Zunyi 563099 China

College of Life Sciences Capital Normal University Beijing 100048 China

College of Agriculture Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu 611130 China

State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China

College of Agriculture Guizhou University Guiyang 550025 China

Department of Agronomy Chungbuk National University Cheongju 28644 South Korea

Groupe de Recherche en Physiologie Végétale (GRPV) Earth and Life Institute‐Agronomy (ELI‐A) Université Catholique de Louvain Croix du Sud 4‐5, boîte L7.07.13 Louvain‐la‐Neuve B‐1348 Belgium

Laboratory of Metabolomics Institute of Microbiology Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Plovdiv 4000 Bulgaria

Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology Plovdiv 4000 Bulgaria

Department of Root Biology and Symbiosis Max‐Planck‐Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology 14476 Potsdam Germany

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · National Key Research and Development Program of China

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