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Overexpression of AtDREB1 and BcZAT12 genes confers drought tolerance by reducing oxidative stress in double transgenic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

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PLANT CELL REPORTS
Volume 40, Issue 11, Pages 2173-2190

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02725-1

Keywords

AtDREB1A; BcZAT12; Co-overexpression; Drought; Gene pyramiding; Double transgenics; Solanum lycopersicum

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  1. Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), New Delhi under the scheme National Project on Transgenic Crops (NPTC)

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Double transgenic tomato plants developed by pyramiding AtDREB1 and BcZAT12 genes showed significant drought tolerance and increased yield potential; this study lays the foundation for a multigene transgenic approach to cope with drought stress in tomato.
Key message Double transgenic tomato developed byAtDREB1AandBcZAT12genes pyramiding showed significant drought tolerance by reducing oxidative stress with enhanced yield. Although a large number of efforts have been made by different researchers to develop abiotic stress tolerance tomato for improving yield using single gene, however, no reports are available which targets AtDREB1 and BcZAT12 genes together. Hence, in the present study, double transgenic plants were developed using AtDREB1 and BcZAT12 genes to improve yield potential with better drought tolerance. Double transgenic (DZ1-DZ5) tomato lines showed enhanced drought tolerance than their counterpart non-transgenic and single transgenic plants at 0, 07, 14, and 21 days of water deficit, respectively. Double transgenic plants showed increased activity of antioxidant enzymes, like catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR) and guaiacol peroxidase (POD), and accumulation of non-enzymatic antioxidants like ascorbic acid, glutathione as compared to non-transgenic and single transgenic. Additionally, the transcript analysis of antioxidant enzymes revealed the increased level of gene expression in double transgenic tomato lines. Developed double-transgenic tomato plants co-over-expressing both genes exhibited more enzymatic and non-enzymatic anti-oxidative activities as compared to the non-transgenic and single transgenic control, respectively. This is the preliminary report in tomato, which forms the basis for a multigene transgenic approach to cope with drought stress.

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