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GmPsbS1 and GmPsbS2 are chloroplast-localized soybean paralogs whose loss in a CRISPR/Cas9 double mutant causes strong high-light photoinhibition with impaired NPQ and elevated ROS.
- Why it matters: Crop NPQ depends on PsbS, but the transcriptional control of PsbS paralogs under high-light stress is not well defined, limiting targeted improvement of photosynthetic resilience.
- What they did: The study profiled leaf expression and diurnal rhythms, then generated a double mutant and measured photosynthesis, NPQ, photosystem protein abundance, ROS, and oxidative damage; it also used yeast one-hybrid and promoter binding to link GmSTF1 to both genes.
- The result: GmSTF1 directly activates both GmPsbS genes via TGACGT cis-elements, and GmGTF3A interacts with GmSTF1/2 to enhance activation, while GmSTF1 overexpression improves NPQ and high-light tolerance.
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