scholarly journals Overexpression of GmNFYA5 confers drought tolerance to transgenic Arabidopsis and soybean plants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Jun Ma ◽  
Tai-Fei Yu ◽  
Xiao-Hui Li ◽  
Xin-You Cao ◽  
Jian Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Transgenic Arabidopsis ◽  
Transcript Level ◽  
Transcript Abundance ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Synthesis Inhibitor ◽  
Vegetative And Reproductive Growth

Abstract Background: Crop productivity is challenged by abiotic stresses, among which drought stress is the most common. NF-Y genes, especially NF-YA genes, regulate tolerance to abiotic stress. Results: Soybean NF-Y gene GmNFYA5 was identified to have the highest transcript level among all 21 NF-YA genes in soybean (Glycine max L.) under drought stress. Drought-induced transcript of GmNFYA5 was suppressed by the ABA synthesis inhibitor naproxen (NAP). GmNFYA5 transcript was detected in various tissues at vegetative and reproductive growth stages with higher levels in roots and leaves than in other tissues, which was consist with the GmNFYA5 promoter:GUS fusion assay. Overexpression of GmNFYA5 in transgenic Arabidopsis plants caused enhanced drought tolerance in seedlings by decreasing stomatal aperture and water loss from leaves. Overexpression and suppression of GmNFYA5 in soybean resulted in increased and decreased drought tolerance, respectively, relative to plants with an empty vector (EV). Transcript levels of ABA-dependent genes (ABI2, ABI3, NCED3, LEA3, RD29A, P5CS1, GmWRKY46, GmNCED2 and GmbZIP1) and ABA-independent genes (DREB1A, DREB2A, DREB2B, GmDREB1, GmDREB2 and GmDREB3) in transgenic plants overexpressing GmNFYA5 were higher than those of wild-type plants under drought stress; suppression of GmNFYA5 transcript produced opposite results. GmNFYA5 probably regulated the transcript abundance of GmDREB2 and GmbZIP1 by binding to the promoters in vivo.Conclusions: Our results suggested that overexpression of GmNFYA5 improved drought tolerance in soybean via both ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways.

scholarly journals Overexpression of GmNFYA5 confers drought tolerance to transgenic Arabidopsis and soybean plants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Jun Ma ◽  
Tai-Fei Yu ◽  
Xiao-Hui Li ◽  
Xin-You Cao ◽  
Jian Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Transgenic Arabidopsis ◽  
Transcript Level ◽  
Transcript Abundance ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Synthesis Inhibitor ◽  
Vegetative And Reproductive Growth

Abstract Background: Crop productivity is challenged by abiotic stresses, among which drought stress is the most common. NF-Y genes, especially NF-YA genes, regulate tolerance to abiotic stress. Results: Soybean NF-Y gene GmNFYA5 was identified to have the highest transcript level among all 21 NF-YA genes in soybean ( Glycine max L.) under drought stress. Drought-induced transcript of GmNFYA5 was suppressed by the ABA synthesis inhibitor naproxen (NAP). GmNFYA5 transcript was detected in various tissues at vegetative and reproductive growth stages with higher levels in roots and leaves than in other tissues, which was consist with the GmNFYA5 promoter:GUS fusion assay. Overexpression of GmNFYA5 in transgenic Arabidopsis plants caused enhanced drought tolerance in seedlings by decreasing stomatal aperture and water loss from leaves. Overexpression and suppression of GmNFYA5 in soybean resulted in increased and decreased drought tolerance, respectively, relative to plants with an empty vector (EV). Transcript levels of ABA-dependent genes ( ABI2 , ABI3 , NCED3 , LEA3 , RD29A , P5CS1 , GmWRKY46 , GmNCED2 and GmbZIP1 ) and ABA-independent genes ( DREB1A , DREB2A , DREB2B , GmDREB1 , GmDREB2 and GmDREB3 ) in transgenic plants overexpressing GmNFYA5 were higher than those of wild-type plants under drought stress; suppression of GmNFYA5 transcript produced opposite results. GmNFYA5 probably regulated the transcript abundance of GmDREB2 and GmbZIP1 by binding to the promoters in vivo. Conclusions: Our results suggested that overexpression of GmNFYA5 improved drought tolerance in soybean via both ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways.

scholarly journals Overexpression of GmNFYA5 confers drought tolerance to transgenic Arabidopsis and soybean plants

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Jun Ma ◽  
Tai-Fei Yu ◽  
Xiao-Hui Li ◽  
Xin-You Cao ◽  
Jian Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Transgenic Arabidopsis ◽  
Transcript Level ◽  
Transcript Abundance ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Synthesis Inhibitor ◽  
Vegetative And Reproductive Growth

Abstract Background: Crop productivity is challenged by abiotic stresses, among which drought stress is the most common. NF-Y genes, especially NF-YA genes, regulate tolerance to abiotic stress. Results: Soybean NF-Y gene GmNFYA5 was identified to have the highest transcript level among all 21 NF-YA genes in soybean ( Glycine max L.) under drought stress. Drought-induced transcript of GmNFYA5 was suppressed by the ABA synthesis inhibitor naproxen (NAP). GmNFYA5 transcript was detected in various tissues at vegetative and reproductive growth stages with higher levels in roots and leaves than in other tissues, which was consist with the GmNFYA5 promoter:GUS fusion assay. Overexpression of GmNFYA5 in transgenic Arabidopsis plants caused enhanced drought tolerance in seedlings by decreasing stomatal aperture and water loss from leaves. Overexpression and suppression of GmNFYA5 in soybean resulted in increased and decreased drought tolerance, respectively, relative to plants with an empty vector (EV). Transcript levels of ABA-dependent genes ( ABI2 , ABI3 , NCED3 , LEA3 , RD29A , P5CS1 , GmWRKY46 , GmNCED2 and GmbZIP1 ) and ABA-independent genes ( DREB1A , DREB2A , DREB2B , GmDREB1 , GmDREB2 and GmDREB3 ) in transgenic plants overexpressing GmNFYA5 were higher than those of wild-type plants under drought stress; suppression of GmNFYA5 transcript produced opposite results. GmNFYA5 probably regulated the transcript abundance of GmDREB2 and GmbZIP1 by binding to the promoters in vivo. Conclusions: Our results suggested that overexpression of GmNFYA5 improved drought tolerance in soybean via both ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways.

scholarly journals Overexpression of GmNFYA5 confers drought tolerance to transgenic Arabidopsis and soybean plants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Jun Ma ◽  
Tai-Fei Yu ◽  
Xiao-Hui Li ◽  
Xin-You Cao ◽  
Jian Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glycine Max ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Transgenic Arabidopsis ◽  
Transcript Level ◽  
Transcript Abundance ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Synthesis Inhibitor

Abstract Background: Crop productivity is challenged by abiotic stresses, among which drought stress is the most common. NF-Y genes, especially NF-YA genes, regulate tolerance to abiotic stress. Results: Soybean NF-Y gene GmNFYA5 was identified to have the highest transcript level among all 21 NF-YA genes in soybean ( Glycine max L.) under drought stress. Drought-induced transcript of GmNFYA5 was suppressed by the ABA synthesis inhibitor naproxen (NAP). GmNFYA5 transcript was detected in various tissues at vegetative and reproductive growth stages with higher levels in roots and leaves than in other tissues, which was consist with the GmNFYA5 promoter:GUS fusion assay. Overexpression of GmNFYA5 in transgenic Arabidopsis plants caused enhanced drought tolerance in seedlings by decreasing stomatal aperture and water loss from leaves. Overexpression and suppression of GmNFYA5 in soybean resulted in increased and decreased drought tolerance, respectively, relative to plants with an empty vector (EV). Transcript levels of ABA-dependent genes ( ABI2 , ABI3 , NCED3 , LEA3 , RD29A , P5CS1 , GmWRKY46 , GmNCED2 and GmbZIP1 ) and ABA-independent genes ( DREB1A , DREB2A , DREB2B , GmDREB1 , GmDREB2 and GmDREB3 ) in transgenic plants overexpressing GmNFYA5 were higher than those of wild-type plants under drought stress; suppression of GmNFYA5 transcript produced opposite results. GmNFYA5 probably regulated the transcript abundance of GmDREB2 and GmbZIP1 by binding to the promoters in vivo. Conclusions: Our results suggested that overexpression of GmNFYA5 improved drought tolerance in soybean via both ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways. Keywords: ABA sensitivity, Glycine max , Nuclear Factor YA, resistance mechanisms

scholarly journals Overexpression of GmNFYA5 confers drought tolerance to transgenic Arabidopsis and soybean plants

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Jun Ma ◽  
Tai-Fei Yu ◽  
Xiao-Hui Li ◽  
Xin-You Cao ◽  
Jian Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Transgenic Arabidopsis ◽  
Transcript Level ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Synthesis Inhibitor ◽  
Glycine Max L ◽  
Soybean Plants ◽  
Vegetative And Reproductive Growth

Abstract Background: The crop productivity is challenged by abiotic stresses, among which drought stress is the most widespread . The NF-Y genes, especially NF-YA genes function in regulating drought tolerance of plants. Results: In this study, a soybean NF-Y gene, GmNFYA5 , was identified with the highest transcript level among all of 21 NF-YA genes in soybean ( Glycine max L.) under drought stress. Transcript of GmNFYA5 induced by drought was suppressed by ABA synthesis inhibitor naproxen (NAP). GmNFYA5 transcript was detected in various tissues at vegetative and reproductive growth stage with higher levels in roots and leaves, which was consist with the GmNFYA5 promoter:GUS fusion assay. Overexpression of GmNFYA5 resulted in increased drought tolerance and ABA sensitivity in transgenic Arabidopsis plants. Additionally, overexpression and suppression of GmNFYA5 in soybean resulted in increased and decreased drought tolerance compared with empty vector (EV) plants respectively. Transcript levels of ABA-dependent and ABA-independent genes in transgenic Arabidopsis and soybean plants overexpressing GmNFYA5 were higher than those of WT and EV plants under drought stress respectively, but the opposite results were detected in soybean plants suppressing GmNFYA5 . Furthermore, GmNFYA5 might regulate the expression abundance of GmDREB2 and GmbZIP1 by binding the promoter in vivo. Conclusions: These results suggest that overexpression of GmNFYA5 can improve drought tolerance via ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways in soybean.

scholarly journals CsCYT75B1, a Citrus CYTOCHROME P450 Gene, Is Involved in Accumulation of Antioxidant Flavonoids and Induces Drought Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis

Antioxidants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Junaid Rao ◽  
Yuantao Xu ◽  
Xiaomei Tang ◽  
Yue Huang ◽  
Jihong Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cytochrome P450 ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Transgenic Arabidopsis ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Ros Scavenging ◽  
Cytochrome P450 Gene ◽  
P450 Gene ◽  
Large Gene ◽  
Transgenic Lines

CYTOCHROME P450s genes are a large gene family in the plant kingdom. Our earlier transcriptome data revealed that a CYTOCHROME P450 gene of Citrus sinensis (CsCYT75B1) was associated with flavonoid metabolism and was highly induced after drought stress. Here, we characterized the function of CsCYT75B1 in drought tolerance by overexpressing it in Arabidopsis thaliana. Our results demonstrated that the overexpression of the CsCYT75B1 gene significantly enhanced the total flavonoid contents with increased antioxidant activity in transgenic Arabidopsis. The gene expression results showed that several genes that are responsible for the biosynthesis of antioxidant flavonoids were induced by 2–12 fold in transgenic Arabidopsis lines. After 14 days of drought stress, all transgenic lines displayed an enhanced tolerance to drought stress along with accumulating antioxidant flavonoids with lower superoxide radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) than wild type plants. In addition, drought-stressed transgenic lines possessed higher antioxidant enzymatic activities than wild type transgenic lines. Moreover, the stressed transgenic lines had significantly lower levels of electrolytic leakage than wild type transgenic lines. These results demonstrate that the CsCYT75B1 gene of sweet orange functions in the metabolism of antioxidant flavonoid and contributes to drought tolerance by elevating ROS scavenging activities.

scholarly journals Seed Priming: A Feasible Strategy to Enhance Drought Tolerance in Crop Plants

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 8258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishvanathan Marthandan ◽  
Rathnavel Geetha ◽  
Karunanandham Kumutha ◽  
Vellaichamy Gandhimeyyan Renganathan ◽  
Adhimoolam Karthikeyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Defense Mechanism ◽  
Seed Priming ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Crop Plants ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Efficient Manner ◽  
Farming Community

Drought is a serious threat to the farming community, biasing the crop productivity in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Drought adversely affects seed germination, plant growth, and development via non-normal physiological processes. Plants generally acclimatize to drought stress through various tolerance mechanisms, but the changes in global climate and modern agricultural systems have further worsened the crop productivity. In order to increase the production and productivity, several strategies such as the breeding of tolerant varieties and exogenous application of growth regulators, osmoprotectants, and plant mineral nutrients are followed to mitigate the effects of drought stress. Nevertheless, the complex nature of drought stress makes these strategies ineffective in benefiting the farming community. Seed priming is an alternative, low-cost, and feasible technique, which can improve drought stress tolerance through enhanced and advanced seed germination. Primed seeds can retain the memory of previous stress and enable protection against oxidative stress through earlier activation of the cellular defense mechanism, reduced imbibition time, upsurge of germination promoters, and osmotic regulation. However, a better understanding of the metabolic events during the priming treatment is needed to use this technology in a more efficient way. Interestingly, the review highlights the morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of seed priming for enhancing the drought tolerance in crop plants. Furthermore, the challenges and opportunities associated with various priming methods are also addressed side-by-side to enable the use of this simple and cost-efficient technique in a more efficient manner.

scholarly journals The interplay between miR156/SPL13 and DFR/WD40–1 regulate drought tolerance in alfalfa

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Biruk A. Feyissa ◽  
Muhammad Arshad ◽  
Margaret Y. Gruber ◽  
Susanne E. Kohalmi ◽  
Abdelali Hannoufa
Keyword(s):  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Anthocyanin Biosynthesis ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Biological Functions ◽  
Altered Expression ◽  
Transcript Levels ◽  
Squamosa Promoter Binding Protein ◽  
Fine Tune

Abstract Background Developing Medicago sativa L. (alfalfa) cultivars tolerant to drought is critical for the crop’s sustainable production. miR156 regulates various plant biological functions by silencing SQUAMOSA-PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) transcription factors. Results To understand the mechanism of miR156-modulated drought stress tolerance in alfalfa we used genotypes with altered expression levels of miR156, miR156-regulated SPL13, and DIHYDROFLAVONOL-4-REDUCTASE (DFR) regulating WD40–1. Previously we reported the involvement of miR156 in drought tolerance, but the mechanism and downstream genes involved in this process were not fully studied. Here we illustrate the interplay between miR156/SPL13 and WD40–1/DFR to regulate drought stress by coordinating gene expression with metabolite and physiological strategies. Low to moderate levels of miR156 overexpression suppressed SPL13 and increased WD40–1 to fine-tune DFR expression for enhanced anthocyanin biosynthesis. This, in combination with other accumulated stress mitigating metabolites and physiological responses, improved drought tolerance. We also demonstrated that SPL13 binds in vivo to the DFR promoter to regulate its expression. Conclusions Taken together, our results reveal that moderate relative miR156 transcript levels are sufficient to enhance drought resilience in alfalfa by silencing SPL13 and increasing WD40–1 expression, whereas higher miR156 overexpression results in drought susceptibility.

scholarly journals VlbZIP30 of grapevine functions in drought tolerance via the abscisic acid core signaling pathway

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingxing Tu ◽  
Xianhang Wang ◽  
Yanxun Zhu ◽  
Dejun Wang ◽  
Xuechuan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abscisic Acid ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Transgenic Arabidopsis ◽  
Dehydration Stress ◽  
Aba Signaling ◽  
Group A ◽  
Cotyledon Greening

AbstractDrought stress limits the growth and development of grapevines, thereby reducing productivity, but the mechanisms by which grapevines respond to drought stress remain largely uncharacterized. Here, we characterized a group A bZIP gene from ‘Kyoho’ grapevine, VlbZIP30, which was shown to be induced by abscisic acid (ABA) and dehydration stress. Overexpression of VlbZIP30 in transgenic Arabidopsis enhanced dehydration tolerance during seed germination, and in the seedling and adult stages. Transcriptome analysis revealed that a major proportion of ABA- and/or drought-responsive genes are transcriptionally regulated by VlbZIP30 during ABA or mannitol treatment at the cotyledon greening stage. We identified an A. thaliana G-box motif (CACGTG) and a potential grapevine G-box motif (MCACGTGK) in the promoters of the 39 selected A. thaliana genes up-regulated in the transgenic plants and in the 35 grapevine homologs, respectively. Subsequently, using two grapevine-related databases, we found that 74% and 84% (a total of 27 genes) of the detected grapevine genes were significantly up-regulated by ABA and drought stress, respectively, suggesting that these 27 genes involve in ABA or dehydration stress and may be regulated by VlbZIP30 in grapevine. We propose that VlbZIP30 functions as a positive regulator of drought-responsive signaling in the ABA core signaling pathway.HighlightVlbZIP30 positively regulate plant drought tolerance through regulated the expression of 27 grapevine candidate genes via G-box cis-element (MCACGTGK) in ABA signaling pathway.

scholarly journals Improvement of drought tolerance in rice using line X tester mating design and biochemical molecular markers

2022 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Almoataz Bellah Ali El-Mouhamady ◽  
Abdul Aziz M. Gad ◽  
Ghada S. A. Abdel Karim
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Water Deficit ◽  
Scientific Progress ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Hybrid Generation ◽  
Water Stress Tolerance ◽  
Rice Genotypes

Abstract Background Water stress, specifically the limited water resources needed to grow strategic crops, especially rice, poses a great threat to crop productivity. So, it was imperative that scientists all work together to try genetically improving the rice for drought tolerance in light of these environmental challenges. The aim of this study is trying to know the genetic behavior responsible for water-deficit tolerance in rice genotypes but at the molecular level. Moreover, this attempt will be an important leap in the process of genetic improvement in rice for water stress tolerance in Egypt. Results Twenty-three rice genotypes including eight parents and their fifteen F1 crosses or (the first hybrid generation) by line X tester analysis were evaluated for water stress tolerance during two experiments (the control and drought experiment) besides some molecular–biochemical studies for eight parents and the highest selected five crosses for water stress tolerance. The research revealed that five rice crosses out of fifteen hybrids were highly tolerant to water stress compared to the normal conditions. Data of biochemical markers indicated the presence of bands that are considered as molecular genetic markers for water-deficit tolerance in some rice genotypes, and this is the scientific progress achieved in this research. This was evident by increasing the density and concentration of SDS-protein electrophoresis besides enhancing the activities of peroxidase (POD) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) under water-deficit conditions, which confirmed the tolerance of drought stress in the eight rice genotypes and the best five crosses from the first hybrid generation. Conclusion The five promising and superior rice hybrids showed an unparalleled tolerance to water stress in all evaluated traits under water stress treatment compared to the standard experiment. Also, biochemical and molecular parameters evidence confirmed the existence of unquestionable evidence that it represents the main nucleus for producing rice lines tolerated for drought stress under Egyptian conditions.

scholarly journals Characterization of wheat homeodomain-leucine zipper family genes and functional analysis of TaHDZ5-6A in drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shumin Li ◽  
Nan Chen ◽  
Fangfang Li ◽  
Fangming Mei ◽  
Zhongxue Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Transgenic Arabidopsis ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Protein Motifs ◽  
Zip Family ◽  
Zip Genes

Abstract Background: Many studies in Arabidopsis and rice have demonstrated that HD-Zip transcription factors play important roles in plant development and responses to abiotic stresses. Although common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the most widely cultivated and consumed food crops in the world, the function of the HD-Zip proteins in wheat is still largely unknown. Results: To explore the potential biological functions of HD-Zip genes in wheat, we performed a bioinformatics and gene expression analysis of the HD-Zip family. We identified 113 HD-Zip members from wheat and classified them into four subfamilies (I-IV) based on phylogenic analysis against proteins from Arabidopsis, rice, and maize. Most HD-Zip genes are represented by two to three homeoalleles in wheat, which are named as TaHDZX_ZA, TaHDZX_ZB, or TaHDZX_ZD, where X denotes the gene number and Z the wheat chromosome on which it is located. TaHDZs in the same subfamily have similar protein motifs and intron/exon structures. The expression profiles of TaHDZ genes were analysed in different tissues, at different stages of vegetative growth, during seed development, and under drought stress. We found that most TaHDZ genes, especially those in subfamilies I and II, were induced by drought stress, suggesting the potential importance of subfamily I and II TaHDZ members in the responses to abiotic stress. Compared with wild-type (WT) plants, transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing TaHDZ5-6A displayed enhanced drought tolerance, lower water loss rates, higher survival rates, and higher proline content under drought conditions. Additionally, the transcriptome analysis identified a number of differentially expressed genes between 35S::TaHDZ5-6A transgenic and wild-type plants, many of which are involved in stress response. Conclusions: Our results will facilitate further functional analysis of wheat HD-Zip genes, and also indicate that TaHDZ5-6A may participate in regulating the plant response to drought stress. Our experiments show that TaHDZ5-6A holds great potential for genetic improvement of abiotic stress tolerance in crops.

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