scholarly journals Constitutive Expression of a miR319 Gene Alters Plant Development and Enhances Salt and Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Creeping Bentgrass

2013 ◽  
Vol 161 (3) ◽  
pp. 1375-1391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Man Zhou ◽  
Dayong Li ◽  
Zhigang Li ◽  
Qian Hu ◽  
Chunhua Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Plant Development ◽  
Constitutive Expression ◽  
Creeping Bentgrass ◽  
Salt And Drought Tolerance

scholarly journals OsIAA18, an Aux/IAA Transcription Factor Gene, Is Involved in Salt and Drought Tolerance in Rice

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feibing Wang ◽  
Haofei Niu ◽  
Dongqing Xin ◽  
Yi Long ◽  
Guangpeng Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Constitutive Expression ◽  
Ros Scavenging ◽  
Transcription Factor Gene ◽  
Factor Gene ◽  
Rice Plants ◽  
Salt And Drought Tolerance ◽  
Drought And Salt Tolerance ◽  
Salt And Drought Stresses

Auxin/indoleacetic acid (Aux/IAA) proteins play an important regulatory role in the developmental process of plants and their responses to stresses. A previous study has shown that constitutive expression of OsIAA18, an Aux/IAA transcription factor gene of rice improved salt and osmotic tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. However, little work is known about the regulatory functions of the OsIAA18 gene in regulating the abiotic stress tolerance of rice. In this study, the OsIAA18 gene was introduced into the rice cultivar, Zhonghua 11 and the OsIAA18 overexpression in rice plants exhibited significantly enhanced salt and drought tolerance compared to the wild type (WT). Moreover, overexpression of OsIAA18 in rice increased endogenous levels of abscisic acid (ABA) and the overexpression of OsIAA18 in rice plants showed hypersensitivity to exogenous ABA treatment at both the germination and postgermination stages compared to WT. Overexpression of OsIAA18 upregulated the genes involved in ABA biosynthesis and signaling pathways, proline biosynthesis pathway, and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-scavenging system in the overexpression of OsIAA18 in rice plants under salt and drought stresses. Proline content, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and peroxidase (POD) activities were significantly increased, whereas malonaldehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and superoxide anion radical (O2–) content were significantly decreased in the transgenic plants under salt and drought stresses. Taken together, we suggest that OsIAA18 plays a positive role in drought and salt tolerance by regulating stress-induced ABA signaling. The OsIAA18 gene has a potential application in genetically modified crops with enhanced tolerance to abiotic stresses.

Enhanced photosynthesis, carbohydrates, and energy metabolism associated with chitosan‐induced drought tolerance in creeping bentgrass

Crop Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 1064-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaoqiao Liu ◽  
Ting Liu ◽  
Linlin Liang ◽  
Zhou Li ◽  
Muhammad Jawad Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Creeping Bentgrass

scholarly journals Transcriptional Regulation of Hydrogen Peroxide and Calcium for Signaling Transduction and Stress-defensive Genes Contributing to Improved Drought Tolerance in Creeping Bentgrass

2020 ◽  
Vol 145 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-246
Author(s):  
Zhou Li ◽  
Yan Peng ◽  
Bingru Huang
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Creeping Bentgrass ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Regulation Of Transcription ◽  
Signaling Transduction ◽  
Genes Expression ◽  
Protective Genes ◽  
Ca Signaling

Small molecules, including H2O2 and Ca, mediate stress signaling and drought tolerance in plants. The objective of this study was to determine whether improvement in drought tolerance by H2O2 and Ca were associated with the regulation of transcription factors and stress-protective genes in perennial grass species. Plants of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) were sprayed with water (control), H2O2 (9 mm), or CaCl2 (10 mm) and exposed to drought stress for 20 days in controlled-environment growth chambers. Foliar application of H2O2 or Ca led to significant improvement in drought tolerance of creeping bentgrass, as demonstrated by greater turf quality, leaf relative water content, chlorophyll content, photochemical efficiency, and cell membrane stability, as compared with the untreated control. The application of H2O2 and Ca resulted in significant up-regulation of genes in Ca signaling transduction pathways [Ca-dependent kinase 26 (CDPK26), mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1), and 14-3-3] and transcript factors (WRKY75 and MYB13). For genes encoding antioxidant enzymes, H2O2 mainly enhanced superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione reductase (GR), and dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) expression, while Ca primarily improved transcript levels of SOD, monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR), and GR. In addition, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), metallothionein 1 (MT1), and glutamine synthetase 2 (GS2) were also markedly up-regulated by H2O2 and Ca under drought stress. However, the transcript level of lipoxygenase 3 (LOX3) was significantly down-regulated by H2O2 and Ca under well-watered and drought conditions. These results imply that H2O2 and Ca commonly or differentially regulate genes expression in association with drought tolerance through activating Ca signaling pathway and regulating transcription factors and stress-protective genes expression, leading to the alleviation of lipid peroxidation, maintenance of correct protein folding and translocation, and enhancement of nitrogen metabolism under a prolonged period of drought stress in creeping bentgrass.

scholarly journals Maize ZmBES1/BZR1-5 Decreases ABA Sensitivity and Confers Tolerance to Osmotic Stress in Transgenic Arabidopsis

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuai Sun ◽  
Haoqiang Yu ◽  
Jingtao Qu ◽  
Yang Cao ◽  
Lei Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stress Response ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Osmotic Stress ◽  
Transgenic Arabidopsis ◽  
Salt And Drought Tolerance ◽  
Aba Sensitivity ◽  
E Box ◽  
Mda Content ◽  
Response To Stress ◽  
Stress Related Genes

The BRI1-EMS suppressor 1 (BES1)/brassinazole-resistant 1 (BZR1) transcription factors, key components in the brassinosteroid signaling pathway, play pivotal roles in plant growth and development. However, the function of BES1/BZR1 in crops during stress response remains poorly understood. In the present study, we characterized ZmBES1/BZR1-5 from maize, which was localized to the nucleus and was responsive to abscisic acid (ABA), salt and drought stresses. Heterologous expression of ZmBES1/BZR1-5 in transgenic Arabidopsis resulted in decreased ABA sensitivity, facilitated shoot growth and root development, and enhanced salt and drought tolerance with lower malondialdehyde (MDA) content and relative electrolyte leakage (REL) under osmotic stress. The RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis revealed that 84 common differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were regulated by ZmBES1/BZR1-5 in transgenic Arabidopsis. Subsequently, gene ontology and KEGG pathway enrichment analyses showed that the DEGs were enriched in response to stress, secondary metabolism and metabolic pathways. Furthermore, 30 DEGs were assigned to stress response and possessed 2–15 E-box elements in their promoters, which could be potentially recognized and bound by ZmBES1/BZR1-5. Taken together, our results reveal that the ZmBES1/BZR1-5 transcription factor positively regulates salt and drought tolerance by binding to E-box to induce the expression of downstream stress-related genes. Therefore, our study contributes to the better understanding of BES1/BZR1 function in the stress response of plants.

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