scholarly journals Overexpression of a S-Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase from Sugar Beet M14 Increased Araidopsis Salt Tolerance

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meichao Ji ◽  
Kun Wang ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Sixue Chen ◽  
Haiying Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Salt Stress ◽  
Transgenic Plants ◽  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Membrane Damage ◽  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Ros Generation ◽  
Salt Stress Tolerance ◽  
Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase

Polyamines play an important role in plant growth and development, and response to abiotic stresses. Previously, differentially expressed proteins in sugar beet M14 (BvM14) under salt stress were identified by iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomics. One of the proteins was an S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC), a key rate-limiting enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of polyamines. In this study, the BvM14-SAMDC gene was cloned from the sugar beet M14. The full-length BvM14-SAMDC was 1960 bp, and its ORF contained 1119 bp encoding the SAMDC of 372 amino acids. In addition, we expressed the coding sequence of BvM14-SAMDC in Escherichia coli and purified the ~40 kD BvM14-SAMDC with high enzymatic activity. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that the BvM14-SAMDC was up-regulated in the BvM14 roots and leaves under salt stress. To investigate the functions of the BvM14-SAMDC, it was constitutively expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana. The transgenic plants exhibited greater salt stress tolerance, as evidenced by longer root length and higher fresh weight and chlorophyll content than wild type (WT) under salt treatment. The levels of spermidine (Spd) and spermin (Spm) concentrations were increased in the transgenic plants as compared with the WT. Furthermore, the overexpression plants showed higher activities of antioxidant enzymes and decreased cell membrane damage. Compared with WT, they also had low expression levels of RbohD and RbohF, which are involved in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Together, these results suggest that the BvM14-SAMDC mediated biosynthesis of Spm and Spd contributes to plant salt stress tolerance through enhancing antioxidant enzymes and decreasing ROS generation.

scholarly journals Functional Characterization of a Sugar Beet BvbHLH93 Transcription Factor in Salt Stress Tolerance

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 3669
Author(s):  
Yuguang Wang ◽  
Shuang Wang ◽  
Ye Tian ◽  
Qiuhong Wang ◽  
Sixue Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Salt Stress ◽  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Functional Characterization ◽  
Bhlh Transcription Factor ◽  
Salt Stress Tolerance ◽  
Antioxidant Genes

The basic/helix–loop–helix (bHLH) transcription factor (TF) plays an important role for plant growth, development, and stress responses. Previously, proteomics of NaCl treated sugar beet leaves revealed that a bHLH TF, BvbHLH93, was significantly increased under salt stress. The BvbHLH93 protein localized in the nucleus and exhibited activation activity. The expression of BvbHLH93 was significantly up-regulated in roots and leaves by salt stress, and the highest expression level in roots and leaves was 24 and 48 h after salt stress, respectively. Furthermore, constitutive expression of BvbHLH93 conferred enhanced salt tolerance in Arabidopsis, as indicated by longer roots and higher content of chlorophyll than wild type. Additionally, the ectopic expression lines accumulated less Na+ and MDA, but more K+ than the WT. Overexpression of the BvBHLH93 enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes by positively regulating the expression of antioxidant genes SOD and POD. Compared to WT, the overexpression plants also had low expression levels of RbohD and RbohF, which are involved in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. These results suggest that BvbHLH93 plays a key role in enhancing salt stress tolerance by enhancing antioxidant enzymes and decreasing ROS generation.

scholarly journals Improved Salinity Tolerance in Carrizo Citrange Rootstock through Overexpression of Glyoxalase System Genes

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ximena Alvarez-Gerding ◽  
Rowena Cortés-Bullemore ◽  
Consuelo Medina ◽  
Jesús L. Romero-Romero ◽  
Claudio Inostroza-Blancheteau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Transgenic Plants ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Salinity Tolerance ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Wild Type Plant ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Salt Stress Tolerance ◽  
Glyoxalase System ◽  
Carrizo Citrange

Citrus plants are widely cultivated around the world and, however, are one of the most salt stress sensitive crops. To improve salinity tolerance, transgenic Carrizo citrange rootstocks that overexpress glyoxalase I and glyoxalase II genes were obtained and their salt stress tolerance was evaluated. Molecular analysis showed high expression for both glyoxalase genes (BjGlyIandPgGlyII) in 5H03 and 5H04 lines. Under control conditions, transgenic and wild type plants presented normal morphology. In salinity treatments, the transgenic plants showed less yellowing, marginal burn in lower leaves and showed less than 40% of leaf damage compared with wild type plants. The transgenic plants showed a significant increase in the dry weight of shoot but there are no differences in the root and complete plant dry weight. In addition, a higher accumulation of chlorine is observed in the roots in transgenic line 5H03 but in shoot it was lower. Also, the wild type plant accumulated around 20% more chlorine in the shoot compared to roots. These results suggest that heterologous expression of glyoxalase system genes could enhance salt stress tolerance in Carrizo citrange rootstock and could be a good biotechnological approach to improve the abiotic stress tolerance in woody plant species.

scholarly journals Silencing of the SL-ZH13 Transcription Factor Gene Decreases the Salt Stress Tolerance of Tomato

2018 ◽  
Vol 143 (5) ◽  
pp. 391-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Zhao ◽  
Jingkang Hu ◽  
Yingmei Gao ◽  
Ziyu Wang ◽  
Yufang Bao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Pcr Analysis ◽  
Virus Induced Gene Silencing ◽  
Salt Stress Tolerance ◽  
Tomato Plants ◽  
Stress Treatment ◽  
Malondialdehyde Content ◽  
Stem Bending ◽  
Physiological Analysis

Zinc finger-homeodomains (ZF-HDs) are considered transcription factors that are involved in a variety of life activities in plants, but their function in regulating plant salt stress tolerance is unclear. The SL-ZH13 gene is significantly upregulated under salt stress treatment in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) leaves, per our previous study. In this study, to further understand the role that the SL-ZH13 gene played in the response process of tomato plants under salt stress, the virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) method was applied to down-regulate SL-ZH13 expression in tomato plants, and these plants were treated with salt stress to analyze the changes in salt tolerance. The silencing efficiency of SL-ZH13 was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR analysis. SL-ZH13-silenced plants wilted faster and sooner than control plants under the same salt stress treatment condition, and the main stem bending angle of SL-ZH13-silenced plants was smaller than that of control plants. Physiological analysis showed that the activities of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and proline content in SL-ZH13-silenced plants were lower than those in control plants at 1.5 and 3 hours after salt stress treatment. The malondialdehyde content of SL-ZH13-silenced plants was higher than that in control plants at 1.5 and 3 hours after salt stress treatment; H2O2 and O2- accumulated much more in leaves of SL-ZH13-silenced plants than in leaves of control plants. These results suggested that silencing of the SL-ZH13 gene affected the response of tomato plants to salt stress and decreased the salt stress tolerance of tomato plants.

Beneficial implications of sugar beet proteinase inhibitor BvSTI on plant architecture and salt stress tolerance in Lotus corniculatus L.

2019 ◽  
Vol 243 ◽  
pp. 153055
Author(s):  
Jelena Savić ◽  
Radomirka Nikolić ◽  
Nevena Banjac ◽  
Snežana Zdravković-Korać ◽  
Sofija Stupar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Sugar Beet ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Proteinase Inhibitor ◽  
Plant Architecture ◽  
Lotus Corniculatus ◽  
Salt Stress Tolerance
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