Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 23, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169340
Keywords
salt tolerance; Oryza sativa; OsASR6; OsNCED1; abscisic acid
Funding
- Anhui University Natural Science Research Projects [KJ2021A0172]
- Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation [2008085MC70]
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In this study, a new salt-induced ASR gene (OsASR6) in rice was identified and functionally characterized. Overexpression of OsASR6 enhanced salt and oxidative stress tolerance in rice plants by reducing H2O2, malondialdehyde (MDA), Na/K, and relative electrolyte leakage. Additionally, OsASR6 was found to interact with OsNCED1, a key enzyme in ABA biosynthesis.
High salinity seriously affects crop growth and yield. Abscisic acid-, stress-, and ripening-induced (ASR) proteins play an important role in plant responses to multiple abiotic stresses. In this study, we identified a new salt-induced ASR gene in rice (OsASR6) and functionally characterized its role in mediating salt tolerance. Transcript levels of OsASR6 were upregulated under salinity stress, H2O2 and abscisic acid (ABA) treatments. Nuclear and cytoplasmic localization of the OsASR6 protein were confirmed. Meanwhile, a transactivation activity assay in yeast demonstrated no self-activation ability. Furthermore, transgenic rice plants overexpressing OsASR6 showed enhanced salt and oxidative stress tolerance as a result of reductions in H2O2, malondialdehyde (MDA), Na/K and relative electrolyte leakage. In contrast, OsASR6 RNAi transgenic lines showed opposite results. A higher ABA content was also measured in the OsASR6 overexpressing lines compared with the control. Moreover, OsNCED1, a key enzyme of ABA biosynthesis, was found to interact with OsASR6. Collectively, these results suggest that OsASR6 serves primarily as a functional protein, enhancing tolerance to salt stress, representing a candidate gene for genetic manipulation of new salinity-resistant lines in rice.
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