期刊
PLANT CELL REPORTS
卷 40, 期 7, 页码 1101-1114出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02673-w
关键词
Aquaporin; Moso bamboo; Leaf-specific gene; Abiotic stresses
资金
- National Science Foundation of China [31971736, 31930075]
- Special Funds for Fundamental Scientific Research on Professional Work by the International Center for Bamboo and Rattan [1632018005]
PePIP2;7, a leaf-specific aquaporin gene in bamboo, is upregulated under abiotic stresses and plays a crucial role in stress response. Its differential expression in different parts of bamboo leaves suggests involvement in water transport and leaf unfolding processes.
Key message PePIP2;7, a leaf-specific aquaporin gene in bamboo, is upregulated under abiotic stresses. Overexpressing PePIP2;7 confers abiotic stresses tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plant and yeast. Aquaporins (AQPs) participate in the regulation of water balance in plants. However, the function of AQPs in bamboo remains unclear. Here, PePIP2;7 was identified as a leaf-specific aquaporin gene in moso bamboo based on the expression analysis of transcriptome data and PCR. In situ hybridization further indicated that PePIP2;7 was mainly expressed in mesophyll cells of mature leaves, while in immature leaves it was dominant in blade edge cells followed by mesophyll cells. Interestingly, PePIP2;7 was strongly expressed in the mesophyll cells near bulliform cells of immature leaves, suggesting that PePIP2;7 might function in water transport and contribute to leaf unfolding. The transient expression assay showed that PePIP2;7 was a plasma membrane intrinsic protein. Furthermore, PePIP2;7 was upregulated under abiotic stresses such as high light, drought, and NaCl. Compared with Col-0, transgenic Arabidopsis plants overexpressing PePIP2;7 had better seed germination rate, longer taproot length, higher SOD activity, and lower MDA content under abiotic stresses. Besides, yeasts expressing PePIP2;7 also had higher tolerance to stress compared to the control. Taken together, our results show that PePIP2;7 is leaf-specific and involved in stress response, which provides new insights into aquaporin function in bamboo.
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