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GmNRPE1 mutants showed a milder decrease in 24-nt siRNAs.

Taxon: SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Gene: GmNRPE1e0
Outcome: 24-nt siRNAse0
Direction: decreasee0

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“loss of GmNRPD1 caused a dramatic depletion of 24-nt siRNAs, while GmNRPE1 mutants showed a milder decrease”
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“Soybean”
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Title

Cruising with an epigenetic brake: role of DNA methylation in maintaining immune homeostasis in Soybean

Meenu Singla-Rastogi; Pei Qin Ng The Plant Cell 2026. doi:10.1093/plcell/koag078

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Mechanism Complementary genetic studies indicate that RdDM maintains soybean immune homeostasis.
Observation GmNRPD1 and GmNRPE1 null mutants had severe dwarfism and growth retardation.
Observation GmNRPE1 RNAi lines showed delayed growth under long-day conditions.
Observation GmNRP(D/E)2 RNAi lines showed delayed growth under long-day conditions.
Observation GmNRPE1 RNAi plants had reduced seed set and smaller seeds.
Observation GmNRPD1 RNAi lines lacked developmental phenotypes.
Observation Loss of GmNRPD1 dramatically depleted 24-nt siRNAs.
Observation Both polymerase mutants accumulated 21- and 22-nt sRNAs.
Observation GmNRPD1 RNAi lines had globally reduced 24-nt siRNA levels.
Observation GmNRP(D/E)2 RNAi lines had globally reduced 24-nt siRNA levels.
Observation GmNRPE1 RNAi lines had unchanged 24-nt siRNA levels.
Observation GmNRP(D/E)2 RNAi lines were enriched in 21- and 22-nt sRNAs.
Observation GmNRPE1 RNAi lines were enriched in 21- and 22-nt sRNAs.
Observation GmNRPD1 RNAi lines lacked enrichment in 21- and 22-nt sRNAs.
Observation GmNRPD1 and GmNRPE1 null mutants lost non-CG methylation at thousands of RdDM-controlled regions.
Observation Both polymerase null mutants had enhanced resistance to Phytophthora sojae.
Observation P. sojae challenge downregulated core RdDM components in wild-type soybean.
Observation P. sojae challenge was accompanied by loss of CHH methylation at RdDM-targeted defense genes.
Observation All RNAi lines reduced P. sojae colonization, with the strongest effect in GmNRP(D/E)2-RNAi.

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

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The pink flower gene modifies W1 to decrease pigment expression.

Taxon: SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Gene: W1 locuse0
Outcome: pigment expressione0
Direction: decreasee0

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“acts as a modifier gene to decrease pigment expression at the W1 locus.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 647–718

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“Soybean”
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Title

Inheritance of Pink Flower in Soybean

Paul A. Stephens; Cecil D. Nickell Crop Science 1992. doi:10.2135/cropsci1992.0011183x003200050012x

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Observation A distinct pink soybean flower color was observed.
Mechanism Pink soybean flower color is controlled by a single recessive gene.
Observation The pink flower gene segregates independently of known flower color genes.
Observation The authors propose wp as the gene symbol for pink flower inheritance.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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The gmdcl3 mutant showed a substantial decrease of 24-nt small RNAs compared with wild type.

Taxon: SoybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment: gmdcl3 mutante7
Gene: gmdcl3e7
Outcome: 24-nt smRNAse7
Direction: decreasee7
Comparator: WTe7

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“Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) is one of the most important commercial crops worldwide”
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“small RNA-seq analysis revealed a substantial decrease of 24-nt smRNAs in gmdcl3 mutant compared with WT”
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Title

iSoybean: A database for the mutational fingerprints of soybean

Mengzhu Zhang; Xiyu Zhang; Xinyu Jiang; et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal 2022. doi:10.1111/pbi.13844

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Method / resource Whole-genome sequencing of 1044 EMS mutant soybean lines identified 6 774 731 mutations.
Method / resource Of the randomly selected GC > AT mutations, 104 of 105 (99%) were confirmed by Sanger sequencing.
Method / resource Of the randomly selected non-GC > AT mutations, 43 of 45 (96%) were confirmed by Sanger sequencing.
Observation The mutant population carried 22 373 small Indels (<50 bp), an average of 21.2 per mutant line.
Observation Coverage analysis detected 37 large deletions (>20 kb) in 33 mutant lines.
Observation Truncation or missense mutations affected 92.9% of soybean genes.
Intervention effect The gmdcl3 mutant had much lower CHH methylation levels in the gene region than wild type.
Intervention effect The gmmet1a and gmcmt2a mutants showed no obvious DNA methylation changes in the gene region compared with wild type.

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Mutant PE1607 showed a threefold decrease in Sg-3 expression in hypocotyls compared with Pungsannamul.

Taxon: SoybeanGlycine maxt0
Material: PE1607e4
Organ / stage: hypocotylse4
Gene: Sg-3e4
Outcome: Sg-3 expressione4
Direction: decreasee4
Value: threefolde4
Comparator: Pungsannamule4

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“Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)”
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“Expression analysis revealed that PE1607 exhibited a threefold decrease in Sg-3 expression in the hypocotyls compared to the Pungsannamul”
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Title

Molecular Characterization of an EMS-Induced Ab-γg-Rich Saponin Mutant in Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)

Junbeom Park; Haereon Son; Hyun Jo; et al. Agronomy 2025. doi:10.3390/agronomy15030648

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In both VIGS experiments in soybean, the target mRNA showed a marked decrease.

Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxe0
Outcome: target mRNAe5
Direction: marked decreasee5

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“A wide-host-range VIGS vector, which was developed based on the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), was tested for its ability to silence endogenous genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis in soybean”
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“In both experiments, a marked decrease in the target mRNA and accumulation of short interfering RNAs were detected”
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Functional analysis of soybean genes involved in flavonoid biosynthesis by virus‐induced gene silencing

Atsushi Nagamatsu; Chikara Masuta; Mineo Senda; et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal 2007. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7652.2007.00288.x

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Method / resource A pseudorecombinant CMV-based VIGS infection detected specific changes in soybean metabolite content.
Intervention effect Infection of brown-seeded soybean plants with a virus carrying the CHS sequence changed seed coat colour to yellow.
Intervention effect CHS VIGS decreased isoflavone content in soybean seeds.
Intervention effect F3'H VIGS in soybean decreased quercetin content relative to kaempferol in upper leaves after viral infection.
Mechanism The putative soybean gene probably encodes the F3'H protein.
Observation In both VIGS experiments in soybean, short interfering RNAs accumulated.
Method / resource The CMV-based VIGS system provides an efficient tool for functional analysis of soybean genes.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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A gradual decrease in transcription was detected when light-grown seedlings were exposed to more than 2 h of darkness

Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment: greater than 2 h of darknesse2
Outcome: transcriptione2
Direction: decreasee2
Qualifier: graduale2
Comparator: light-grown seedlingse2

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“transcription of a soybean ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase small subunit gene, SRS1”
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“When light-grown seedlings were exposed to greater than 2 h of darkness, a gradual decrease in transcription was detected”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 745–866

Title

Transcriptional Regulation of a Gene Encoding the Small Subunit of Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase in Soybean Tissue Is Linked to the Phytochrome Response

Sandra L. Berry-Lowe; Richard B. Meagher Molecular and Cellular Biology 1985. doi:10.1128/mcb.5.8.1910-1917.1985

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In the presence of the double mutant mrp-l/mrp-n, the mips mutation did not cause a substantially greater decrease in seed phytate level.

Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment: mips mutatione1
Outcome: seed phytate levele1
Direction: substantially greater decreasee1
Qualifier: in the presence of the double mutant mrp-l/mrp-ne1

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“in soybean”
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“in the presence of the double mutant mrp-l/mrp-n, the mips mutation did not cause a substantially greater decrease in seed phytate level”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1195–1331

Title

Genetic interactions regulating seed phytate and oligosaccharides in soybean (Glycine max L.)

Neelam R. Redekar; Natasha M. Glover; Ruslan M. Biyashev; et al. PLoS ONE 2020. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0235120

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Loss-of-function mutations in GmSSBG1 were correlated with a pronounced decrease in resistance to the soybean pod borer Leguminivora glycinivorella.

Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxe0
Treatment: Loss-of-function mutations in GmSSBG1e2
Interactor: Leguminivora glycinivorellaLeguminivora glycinivorellae3pest
Gene: GmSSBG1e2
Outcome: resistancee3
Direction: decreasee3

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“Soyasaponins, the predominant triterpenoid compounds (C30) in soybean seeds”
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“Loss-of-function mutations in GmSSBG1 led to a significant accumulation of A0- and B0-series soyasaponins in mutant seeds”
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“which correlated with a pronounced decrease in resistance to the soybean pod borer ( Leguminivora glycinivorella )”
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Title

Soyasaponin β-glucosidase confers soybean resistance to pod borer (Leguminivora glycinivorella)

Chengyong Feng; Xindan Xu; Jia Yuan; et al. aBIOTECH 2025. doi:10.1007/s42994-025-00214-7

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Low relative expression of three soybean-specific IPT genes might decrease cytokinin synthesis.

Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxe7
Gene: IPT genese7
Outcome: cytokinin synthesise7
Direction: decreasee7

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“low RELs of three soybean-specific IPT genes might lead to a decrease in cytokinin synthesis”
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Integrated Bioinformatics Analyses of PIN1, CKX, and Yield-Related Genes Reveals the Molecular Mechanisms for the Difference of Seed Number Per Pod Between Soybean and Cowpea

Lü-Meng Liu; Han-Qing Zhang; Kun Cheng; et al. Frontiers in Plant Science 2021. doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.749902

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Overexpression of some of these genes causes a greater decrease in cyst numbers than recognized soybean cyst nematode resistance loci.

Taxon: soybeanGlycine maxt0
Treatment: Overexpression of some of these genese5
Interactor: soybean cyst nematodeHeterodera glycinese5pathogen
Outcome: the number of cysts formede5
Direction: greater decreasee5
Comparator: recognized soybean cyst nematode resistance locie5

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“in soybean to its major pathogen, the soybean cyst nematode”
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“Overexpression of some of these genes result in a greater decrease in the number of cysts formed than recognized soybean cyst nematode resistance loci”
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Title

Engineered resistance and hypersusceptibility through functional metabolic studies of 100 genes in soybean to its major pathogen, the soybean cyst nematode

Benjamin F. Matthews; Hunter Beard; Margaret H. MacDonald; et al. Planta 2013. doi:10.1007/s00425-013-1840-1

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Intervention effect Overexpression of nine soybean genes reduced mature cyst nematode female numbers by more than 50%.
Intervention effect Overexpression of a serine hydroxymethyltransferase gene reduced mature cyst nematode female numbers by 45%.
Observation The serine hydroxymethyltransferase gene that reduced cyst nematode females is located at the Rhg4 locus.
Intervention effect Overexpression of four soybean genes increased mature cyst nematode female numbers by more than 200%.
Intervention effect Overexpression of thirteen other soybean genes increased mature cyst nematode female numbers by more than 150%.
Mechanism Auxin and ethylene play a role in soybean susceptibility to cyst nematodes.

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