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In the aerial plant organs, cuticular wax forms a hydrophobic layer that can protect cells from dehydration, repel pathogen attacks, and prevent organ fusion during development. The  MIXTA  gene encodes an MYB-like transcription factor, which is associated with epicuticular wax biosynthesis to increase the wax load on the surface of leaves. In this study, the  AmMIXTA -homologous gene  EgMIXTA1  was functionally characterized in the  Eustoma grandiflorum .  EgMIXTA1  was ubiquitously, but highly, expressed in leaves and buds. We identified the  Eustoma  MIXTA homolog and developed the plants for overexpression. EgMIXTA1-overexpressing plants had more wax crystal deposition on the leaf surface compared to wild-type and considerably more overall cuticular wax. In the leaves of the overexpression line, the cuticular transpiration occurred more slowly than in those of non-transgenic plants. Analysis of gene expression indicated that several genes, such as  EgCER3 ,  EgCER6 ,  EgCER10 ,  EgKCS1 ,  EgKCR1 , and  EgCYP77A6 , which are known to be involved in wax biosynthesis, were induced by EgMIXTA1-overexpression lines. Expression of another gene,  WAX INDUCER1/SHINE1 , encoding a transcription factor that stimulates the production of cutin, was also significantly higher in the overexpressors than in wild-type. However, the expression of a lipid-related gene,  EgABCG12 , did not change relative to the wild-type. These results suggest that  EgMIXTA1  is involved in the biosynthesis of cuticular waxes.

EgMIXTA1, a MYB-Type Transcription Factor, Promotes Cuticular Wax Formation in Eustoma grandiflorum Leaves