Journal
ANTIOXIDANTS
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox11081467
Keywords
antioxidants; BAG9; Hsps; Solanum lycopersicum; thermotolerance
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2019YFD1000300]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31922078, 31872089]
- Public Projects of Zhejiang Province [LGN20C150011]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [226-2022-00122]
- Starry Night Science Fund of Zhejiang University Shanghai Institute for Advanced Study [SN-ZJU-SIAS-0011]
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This study reveals that tomato BAG9 gene is induced during heat stress and its knockout reduces thermotolerance, while its overexpression enhances thermotolerance in tomato plants. BAG9 plays a crucial role in response to heat stress by regulating cellular redox homeostasis and the stability of heat shock proteins.
The Bcl-2-associated athanogene (BAG) family, a group of co-chaperones that share conservative domains in flora and fauna, is involved in plant growth, development, and stress tolerance. However, the function of tomato BAG genes on thermotolerance remains largely unknown. Herein, we found that the expression of BAG9 was induced during heat stress in tomato plants. Knockout of the BAG9 gene by CRISPR/Cas9 reduced, while its overexpression increased thermotolerance in tomato plants as reflected by the phenotype, photosynthesis rate, and membrane peroxidation. Heat-induced reactive oxygen species and oxidative/oxidized proteins were further increased in bag9 mutants and were normalized in BAG9 overexpressing plants. Furthermore, the activities of antioxidant enzymes, ascorbic acid (AsA)/dehydroascorbic acid (DHA), and reduced glutathione (GSH)/oxidized glutathione (GSSG) were reduced in bag9 mutants and were increased in BAG9 overexpressing plants under heat stress. Additionally, BAG9 interacted with Hsp20 proteins in vitro and in vivo. Accumulation of Hsp proteins induced by heat showed a reduction in bag9 mutants; meanwhile, it was increased in BAG9 overexpressing plants. Thus, BAG9 played a crucial role in response to heat stress by regulating cellular redox homeostasis and the stability of heat shock proteins.
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