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Strawberry plantlets were treated with 0, 15, or 30 \u03bcM TgSWO for 2 weeks, followed by root phenotypic characterization, transmission electron microscopy, transcriptomic profiling, and untargeted metabolomic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Exogenous TgSWO application significantly promoted strawberry root development, as evidenced by increased root number, root fresh weight, root length, root surface area, and root tip number. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that TgSWO treatment altered root cell morphology, indicating enhanced cellular remodeling. Transcriptomic analysis showed that low-dose TgSWO treatment primarily enhanced metabolic activity and cell wall remodeling, whereas high-dose TgSWO treatment activated redox regulation, secondary metabolism, and structural reinforcement pathways. Metabolomic analysis further demonstrated that TgSWO reshaped root metabolic profiles by regulating pathways associated with nutrient uptake, lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, and secondary metabolism. Key metabolites positively correlated with root biomass, including cinnamic acid and cysteine, were identified as potential contributors to TgSWO-mediated root growth promotion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings reveal that TgSWO promotes strawberry root development through coordinated regulation of cell wall remodeling, transcriptional reprogramming, and metabolic adjustment, providing new insights into microbial expansin-like protein-mediated plant growth regulation and supporting the potential application of TgSWO as a functional protein-based strategy for greenhouse strawberry production.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpls.2026.1924133","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,28]],"date-time":"2026-08-28T04:31:42Z","timestamp":1787891502000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Multi-omics reveals growth regulatory mechanisms induced by exogenous TgSWO expansin-like protein in strawberry"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Xiaohui","family":"Meng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry","place":["Jurong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuanhua","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry","place":["Jurong, China"]},{"name":"Engineering and Technical Center for Modern Horticulture","place":["Jurong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Dong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry","place":["Jurong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pengpeng","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry","place":["Jurong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi","family":"Ding","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry","place":["Jurong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Quanzhi","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry","place":["Jurong, China"]},{"name":"Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement","place":["Nanjing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qing","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry","place":["Jurong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhiming","family":"Yan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Jiangsu Vocational College of Agriculture and Forestry","place":["Jurong, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"292","DOI":"10.1016\/j.copbio.2021.03.001","article-title":"Glutathione and its precursors in cancer","volume":"68","author":"Asantewaa","year":"2021","journal-title":"Curr. 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