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Background  Glabrousness is an important agricultural trait for the practical breeding of rice. In this study,  depilous (dep),  the gene responsible for glabrous leaves and glumes of rice was identified by map-based cloning.    Results  The  dep  gene encodes a WUSCHEL-related homeobox 3B that was fine-mapped to a 22-kb region on the short arm of chromosome 5 using progenies derived from crosses between Koshihikari (pubescent) and GLSL15, an  Oryza glaberrima  chromosome segment substitution line (glabrous). Complementation tests confirmed the conditioning of the glabrous phenotype by the  dep  gene. Phylogenetic analysis showed that  dep  groups with the WOX3 family of plant-specific homeobox transcription factors that are involved in regulating lateral organ development. Localization of  dep  in the nucleus indicates the function of the gene as a transcription factor. Spatial expression of the gene was observed in the base of young shoots, the leaf sheath, midrib, young roots and nodal structures.    Conclusion  The identification and cloning of  dep  will not only provide basis for future research on the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms underlying trichome formation in rice but will also aid in breeding programs for the development of glabrous varieties.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/1939-8433-5-28) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

A WUSCHEL-related homeobox 3B gene, depilous (dep), confers glabrousness of rice leaves and glumes