Abstract
Rice is one of the most important model crop plants whose heterosis has been well-exploited in commercial hybrid seed production via a variety of types of male-sterile lines. Hybrid rice cultivation area is steadily expanding around the world, especially in Southern Asia. Characterization of genes and proteins related to male sterility aims to understand how and why the male sterility occurs, and which proteins are the key players for microspores abortion. Recently, a series of genes and proteins related to cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), photoperiod-sensitive male sterility, self-incompatibility, and other types of microspores deterioration have been characterized through genetics or proteomics. Especially the latter, offers us a powerful and high throughput approach to discern the novel proteins involving in male-sterile pathways which may help us to breed artificial male-sterile system. This represents an alternative tool to meet the critical challenge of further development of hybrid rice. In this paper, we reviewed the recent developments in our understanding of male sterility in rice hybrid production across gene, protein, and integrated network levels, and also, present a perspective on the engineering of male-sterile lines for hybrid rice production.
Highlights
Reviewed by: Benjamin Schwessinger, University of California, USA Harvey Millar, The University of Western Australia, Australia
A series of genes and proteins related to cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), photoperiod-sensitive male sterility, self-incompatibility, and other types of microspores deterioration have been characterized through genetics or proteomics
We reviewed the recent developments in our understanding of male sterility in rice hybrid production across gene, protein, and integrated network levels, and present a perspective on the engineering of male-sterile lines for hybrid rice production
Summary
Reviewed by: Benjamin Schwessinger, University of California, USA Harvey Millar, The University of Western Australia, Australia. Rice is one of the most important model crop plants whose heterosis has been well-exploited in commercial hybrid seed production via a variety of types of male-sterile lines. We reviewed the recent developments in our understanding of male sterility in rice hybrid production across gene, protein, and integrated network levels, and present a perspective on the engineering of male-sterile lines for hybrid rice production.
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