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Heat-inducible SlWRKY3 confers thermotolerance by activating the SlGRXS1 gene cluster in tomato.
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Horticulture Plant Journal . Mar2024, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p515-531. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- High temperature stress is one of the major environmental factors that affect the growth and development of plants. Although WRKY transcription factors play a critical role in stress responses, there are few studies on the regulation of heat stress by WRKY transcription factors, especially in tomato. Here, we identified a group I WRKY transcription factor, SlWRKY3, involved in thermotolerance in tomato. First, SlWRKY3 was induced and upregulated under heat stress. Accordingly, overexpression of SlWRKY3 led to an increase, whereas knock-out of SlWRKY3 resulted in decreased tolerance to heat stress. Overexpression of SlWRKY3 accumulated less reactive oxygen species (ROS), whereas knock-out of SlWRKY3 accumulated more ROS under heat stress. This indicated that SlWRKY3 positively regulates heat stress in tomato. In addition, SlWRKY3 activated the expression of a range of abiotic stress-responsive genes involved in ROS scavenging, such as a SlGRXS1 gene cluster. Further analysis showed that SlWRKY3 can bind to the promoters of the SlGRXS1 gene cluster and activate their expression. Collectively, these results imply that SlWRKY3 is a positive regulator of thermotolerance through direct binding to the promoters of the SlGRXS1 gene cluster and activating their expression and ROS scavenging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20959885
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Horticulture Plant Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176164605
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpj.2022.12.006