scholarly journals Preliminary analysis of two NAC transcription factor expression patterns in Larix olgensis

Author(s):  
Qing Cao ◽  
Peiqi An ◽  
Sufang Zhang ◽  
Junhui Wang ◽  
Hanguo Zhang ◽  
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AbstractThe NAC transcription factor family is plant-specific with various biological functions. However, there are few studies on the NAC gene involving coniferous species. Bioinformatics research and expression analysis of NAC genes in Larix olgensis can be used to analyse the function of the NAC gene in the future. Screening of excellent genetic materials and molecular breeding have been utilized to cultivate high-quality, stress-resistant larches. According to the transcriptome data for L. olgensis, the genes Unigene81490 and Unigene70699 with complete ORFs (open reading frames) were obtained by conserved domain analysis and named LoNAC1 and LoNAC2, respectively. The cDNAs of LoNAC1 and LoNAC2 were 1971 bp and 1095 bp in length, encoding 656 and 364 amino acids, respectively. The molecular weights of the proteins encoded by the two genes were predicted to be 72.61 kDa and 41.13 kDa, and subcellular localization analysis indicated that the proteins were concentrated in the nucleus. The results of real-time quantitative PCR analysis showed that at different growth stages and in different tissues of L. olgensis, the relative expression levels of the two NAC genes were highest in the stem, and the expression differences were more obvious in non-lignified tissues. After drought, salt and alkali stress and hormone treatment, expression was induced to different degrees. The expression levels of LoNAC1 and LoNAC2 in semi-lignified L. olgensis were higher than in the other two periods (non-lignified and lignified), and expression levels significantly increased under drought and salt stress. Relative expression levels changed under hormone treatment. It is speculated that these two genes may not only be related to drought and salt stress and secondary growth but may also be induced by hormones such as abscisic acid. Overall, LoNAC1 and LoNAC2 are genetic materials that can be used for molecular breeding of larch.

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 2177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Jia-Cheng Zheng ◽  
Ting-Ting Wang ◽  
Dong-Hong Min ◽  
Wen-Liang Wei ◽  
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Vascular plant one-zinc-finger (VOZ) transcription factor, a plant specific one-zinc-finger-type transcriptional activator, is involved in regulating numerous biological processes such as floral induction and development, defense against pathogens, and response to multiple types of abiotic stress. Six VOZ transcription factor-encoding genes (GmVOZs) have been reported to exist in the soybean (Glycine max) genome. In spite of this, little information is currently available regarding GmVOZs. In this study, GmVOZs were cloned and characterized. GmVOZ genes encode proteins possessing transcriptional activation activity in yeast cells. GmVOZ1E, GmVOZ2B, and GmVOZ2D gene products were widely dispersed in the cytosol, while GmVOZ1G was primarily located in the nucleus. GmVOZs displayed a differential expression profile under dehydration, salt, and salicylic acid (SA) stress conditions. Among them, GmVOZ1G showed a significantly induced expression in response to all stress treatments. Overexpression of GmVOZ1G in soybean hairy roots resulted in a greater tolerance to drought and salt stress. In contrast, RNA interference (RNAi) soybean hairy roots suppressing GmVOZ1G were more sensitive to both of these stresses. Under drought treatment, soybean composite plants with an overexpression of hairy roots had higher relative water content (RWC). In response to drought and salt stress, lower malondialdehyde (MDA) accumulation and higher peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were observed in soybean composite seedlings with an overexpression of hairy roots. The opposite results for each physiological parameter were obtained in RNAi lines. In conclusion, GmVOZ1G positively regulates drought and salt stress tolerance in soybean hairy roots. Our results will be valuable for the functional characterization of soybean VOZ transcription factors under abiotic stress.


2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
pp. 897-909
Author(s):  
Evelyn A. Carrillo-Bermejo ◽  
Samuel David Gamboa-Tuz ◽  
Alejandro Pereira-Santana ◽  
Miguel A. Keb-Llanes ◽  
Enrique Castaño ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 356-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongyang Xu ◽  
Gongbuzhaxi ◽  
Changyou Wang ◽  
Fei Xue ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
...  

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang ◽  
Huang ◽  
Wang ◽  
Dang ◽  
Jiang ◽  
...  

Research Highlights: Sequence phylogeny, genome organisation, gene structure, conserved motifs, promoter cis-element and expression profiling of poplar NACs related to salt stress were detected. In addition, expression of two salt-induced NACs was analysed. Background and Objectives: NAC transcription factor (TF) proteins are involved in a wide range of functions during plant development and stress-related endurance processes. To understand the function of Populus NAC TFs in salt stress tolerance, we characterised the structure and expression profile of a total of 289 NAC members. Materials and Methods: Sequence phylogeny, genome organisation, gene structure, motif composition and promoter cis-element were detected using bioinformatics. The expression pattern of Populus NAC TFs under salt stress was also detected using RNA-Seq and RT-qPCR. Results: Synteny analysis showed that 46 and 37 Populus NAC genes were involved in whole-genome duplication and tandem duplication events, respectively. The expression pattern of Populus NAC TFs under salt stress showed the expression of the 289 PtNACs of 84K poplar was induced. Similar expression trends of NACs were found in Populus simonii × P. nigra T. S. Hwang et Liang and Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Conclusions: The correlation analysis showed that the expression of two differentially expressed NAC genes PtNAC024 and PtNAC182 was significantly associated with most of the 63 differentially expressed genes tested. The expression of PtNAC024 and PtNAC182 in different tissues was also analysed in silico and different expression patterns were found. Together, this study provides a solid basis to explore stress-related NAC TF functions in Populus salt tolerance and development.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojin Lei ◽  
Bing Tan ◽  
Zhongyuan Liu ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Jiaxin Lv ◽  
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The CONSTANS-LIKE (COL) transcription factor has been reported to play important roles in regulating plant flowering and the response to abiotic stress. To clone and screen COL genes with excellent salt tolerance from the woody halophyte Tamarix hispida, 8 ThCOL genes were identified in this study. The expression patterns of these genes under different abiotic stresses (high salt, osmotic, and heavy metal) and abscisic acid (ABA) treatment were detected using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). The expression levels of 8 ThCOL genes changed significantly after exposure to one or more stresses, indicating that these genes were all stress-responsive genes and may be involved in the stress resistance response of T. hispida. In particular, the expression level of ThCOL2 changed significantly at most time points in the roots and leaves of T. hispida under salt stress and after ABA treatments, which may play an important role in the response process of salt stress through a mechanism dependent on the ABA pathway. The recombinant vectors pROKII–ThCOL2 and pFGC5941–ThCOL2 were constructed for the transient transformation of T. hispida, and the transient infection of T. hispida with the pROKII empty vector was used as the control to further verify whether the ThCOL2 gene was involved in the regulation of the salt tolerance response of T. hispida. Overexpression of the ThCOL2 gene in plants under 150 mM NaCl stress increased the ability of transgenic T. hispida cells to remove reactive oxygen species (ROS) by regulating the activity of protective enzymes and promoting a decrease in the accumulation of O2– and H2O2, thereby reducing cell damage or cell death and enhancing salt tolerance. The ThCOL2 gene may be a candidate gene associated with excellent salt tolerance. Furthermore, the expression levels of some genes related to the ABA pathway were analyzed using qRT-PCR. The results showed that the expressions of ThNCED1 and ThNCED4 were significantly higher, and the expressions of ThNCED3, ThZEP, and ThAAO3 were not significantly altered in OE compared with CON under normal conditions. But after 24 h of salt stress, the expressions of all five studied genes all were lower than the normal condition. In the future, the downstream genes directly regulated by the ThCOL2 transcription factor will be searched and identified to analyze the salt tolerance regulatory network of ThCOL2.


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