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In this study, we identified a bHLH transcription factor,\n                    <jats:italic>DkLHW<\/jats:italic>\n                    , which functions as a positive regulator of plant height in persimmon. Yeast two\u2010hybrid (Y2H), bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC), and pull\u2010down assays demonstrated that DkLHW interacts with DkMYB117. Electrophoretic mobility shift (EMSA) assays showed that DkLHW enhances the DNA\u2010binding ability of DkMYB117 to the\n                    <jats:italic>DkGA2ox2<\/jats:italic>\n                    promoter. Dual\u2010luciferase reporter assays further demonstrated that this enhanced binding leads to stronger transcriptional repression of\n                    <jats:italic>DkGA2ox2<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Heterologous overexpression of\n                    <jats:italic>DkLHW<\/jats:italic>\n                    in tobacco resulted in increased plant height, longer internodes, and elevated levels of active GAs. Similarly, transient overexpression of\n                    <jats:italic>DkLHW<\/jats:italic>\n                    in persimmon leaves down\u2010regulated\n                    <jats:italic>DkGA2ox2<\/jats:italic>\n                    expression and increased active GA content. Expression analysis showed that\n                    <jats:italic>DkLHW<\/jats:italic>\n                    transcript levels were significantly lower in the dwarf cultivar \u2018Nantongxiaofangshi\u2019 (\n                    <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">\n                      <jats:italic>Diospyros kaki<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:styled-content>\n                    Linn.cv. Nantongxiaofangshi) compared with standard cultivars. These results indicate that DkLHW positively regulates persimmon plant height by forming a functional module with DkMYB117 to repress\n                    <jats:italic>DkGA2ox2<\/jats:italic>\n                    expression and modulate gibberellin homeostasis. Our findings provide new insights into the transcriptional network controlling dwarfism in persimmon and identify\n                    <jats:italic>DkLHW<\/jats:italic>\n                    as a potential target for molecular breeding of plant architecture.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/ppl.70932","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,15]],"date-time":"2026-05-15T13:06:37Z","timestamp":1778850397000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The\n                    <scp>bHLH<\/scp>\n                    Transcription Factor\n                    <scp>DkLHW<\/scp>\n                    Is a Positive Regulator of Plant Height in Persimmon"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"178","author":[{"given":"Xialin","family":"Ye","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture Nanjing Agricultural University  Nanjing 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