Heterologous Overexpression of ZmHDZIV13 Enhanced Drought and Salt Tolerance in Arabidopsis and Tobacco

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Wang ◽  
Peng Fang ◽  
Huiping Yan ◽  
Xiangzhuo Ji ◽  
Yunling Peng
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Abiotic Stress Tolerance ◽  
Heterologous Overexpression ◽  
Malondialdehyde Content ◽  
Drought And Salt Tolerance ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Dependent Signaling Pathway

Abstract The homeodomain leucine zipper (HD-Zip) IV transcription factor is indispensable in the response of plants to abiotic stress. Systematic studies have been carried out in Arabidopsis, rice and other species from which a series of stress resistance-related genes have been isolated. However, the function of the HD-Zip-IV protein in maize is not clear. In this study, we cloned the HD-Zip-IV gene ZmHDZIV13 and identified its function in the stress response. Our phylogenetic analysis showed that ZmHDZIV13 and AtHDG11 had high homology and might have similar functions. The heterologous overexpression of ZmHDZIV13 in Arabidopsis resulted in sensitivity to abscisic acid (ABA), salt tolerance during germination and drought tolerance in seedlings. Under drought stress, the transgenic Arabidopsis showed stronger drought resistance than the wild-type showed (control). The malondialdehyde content of ZmHDZIV13 transgenic plants was lower than that of the control, and the relative water content and proline content were significantly higher than those of the control. After the drought was relieved, the expression of P5CS1, RD22, RD29B, RD29A, NCED3 and ERD1 were upregulated in transgenic Arabidopsis. Also, modified tobacco plants (35S::ZmHDZIV13) exhibited proper stomatal changes in response to drought conditions. These results show that ZmHDZIV13, as a stress-responsive transcription factor, plays a role in the positive regulation of abiotic stress tolerance and can regulate an ABA-dependent signaling pathway to regulate drought response in plants.

scholarly journals The WRKY Transcription Factor GmWRKY12 Confers Drought and Salt Tolerance in Soybean

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 4087 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Yan Shi ◽  
Yong-Tao Du ◽  
Jian Ma ◽  
Dong-Hong Min ◽  
Long-Guo Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Abiotic Stress Tolerance ◽  
Wrky Transcription Factor ◽  
Rna Seq ◽  
Soybean Seedlings ◽  
Drought And Salt Tolerance ◽  
Drought And Salt Stress ◽  
Mda Content

WRKYs are important regulators in plant development and stress responses. However, knowledge of this superfamily in soybean is limited. In this study, we characterized the drought- and salt-induced gene GmWRKY12 based on RNA-Seq and qRT-PCR. GmWRKY12, which is 714 bp in length, encoded 237 amino acids and grouped into WRKY II. The promoter region of GmWRKY12 included ABER4, MYB, MYC, GT-1, W-box and DPBF cis-elements, which possibly participate in abscisic acid (ABA), drought and salt stress responses. GmWRKY12 was minimally expressed in different tissues under normal conditions but highly expressed under drought and salt treatments. As a nucleus protein, GmWRKY12 was responsive to drought, salt, ABA and salicylic acid (SA) stresses. Using a transgenic hairy root assay, we further characterized the roles of GmWRKY12 in abiotic stress tolerance. Compared with control (Williams 82), overexpression of GmWRKY12 enhanced drought and salt tolerance, increased proline (Pro) content and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) content under drought and salt treatment in transgenic soybean seedlings. These results may provide a basis to understand the functions of GmWRKY12 in abiotic stress responses in soybean.

Overexpression of VaPAT1, a GRAS transcription factor from Vitis amurensis, confers abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 655-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangyang Yuan ◽  
Linchuan Fang ◽  
Sospeter Karanja Karungo ◽  
Langlang Zhang ◽  
Yingying Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Abiotic Stress Tolerance ◽  
Vitis Amurensis ◽  
Gras Transcription Factor

scholarly journals Overexpression of a Novel ROP Gene from the Banana (MaROP5g) Confers Increased Salt Stress Tolerance

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 3108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxia Miao ◽  
Peiguang Sun ◽  
Juhua Liu ◽  
Jingyi Wang ◽  
Biyu Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Abiotic Stress Tolerance ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Ion Distribution ◽  
Membrane Injury ◽  
Primary Roots

Rho-like GTPases from plants (ROPs) are plant-specific molecular switches that are crucial for plant survival when subjected to abiotic stress. We identified and characterized 17 novel ROP proteins from Musa acuminata (MaROPs) using genomic techniques. The identified MaROPs fell into three of the four previously described ROP groups (Groups II–IV), with MaROPs in each group having similar genetic structures and conserved motifs. Our transcriptomic analysis showed that the two banana genotypes tested, Fen Jiao and BaXi Jiao, had similar responses to abiotic stress: Six genes (MaROP-3b, -5a, -5c, -5f, -5g, and -6) were highly expressed in response to cold, salt, and drought stress conditions in both genotypes. Of these, MaROP5g was most highly expressed in response to salt stress. Co-localization experiments showed that the MaROP5g protein was localized at the plasma membrane. When subjected to salt stress, transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana overexpressing MaROP5g had longer primary roots and increased survival rates compared to wild-type A. thaliana. The increased salt tolerance conferred by MaROP5g might be related to reduced membrane injury and the increased cytosolic K+/Na+ ratio and Ca2+ concentration in the transgenic plants as compared to wild-type. The increased expression of salt overly sensitive (SOS)-pathway genes and calcium-signaling pathway genes in MaROP5g-overexpressing A. thaliana reflected the enhanced tolerance to salt stress by the transgenic lines in comparison to wild-type. Collectively, our results suggested that abiotic stress tolerance in banana plants might be regulated by multiple MaROPs, and that MaROP5g might enhance salt tolerance by increasing root length, improving membrane injury and ion distribution.

scholarly journals A Novel Maize Homeodomain–Leucine Zipper (HD-Zip) I Gene, Zmhdz10, Positively Regulates Drought and Salt Tolerance in Both Rice and Arabidopsis

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 1142-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Zhao ◽  
Qing Ma ◽  
Xiaolei Jin ◽  
Xiaojian Peng ◽  
Jinyang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Tolerance ◽  
Leucine Zipper ◽  
Drought And Salt Tolerance ◽  
I Gene
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