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JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
Volume 42, Issue 3, Pages 1893-1904Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-022-10667-5
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SlSIZ2; Solanum lycopersicum; SUMOylation; Salinity tolerance
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The SlSIZ2 protein in tomato plays an important role in plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress, regulating the tolerance to salinity stress by modifying target proteins.
Small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) conjugation to target proteins is an important post-translational modification, which regulates plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. SIZ1, a well-characterized SUMO E3 ligase, facilitates the conjugation of SUMO to target proteins. Here, a SIZ/PAIS-type protein SlSIZ2 was identified in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) that is a homolog of AtSIZ1 and SlSIZ1. SlSIZ2 was expressed in tomato vegetative and reproductive tissues, and induced by ABA and NaCl. Nucleus-localized SlSIZ2 partially rescued atsiz1-2 dwarfism and also alleviated the sensitivity of atsiz1-2 to ABA and NaCl, suggesting the functional replacement of SlSIZ2 to AtSIZ1. Moreover, SlSIZ2-overexpressing Arabidopsis has higher cotyledon expansion rate, lateral root density and survival rate under salinity stress. These results suggested the contribution of SlSIZ2 to the tolerance of salinity stress.
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