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Wang D, Zhang H, Hu X, Zhang H, Feng S, Zhou A. Cell number regulator 8 from Salix linearistipularis enhances cadmium tolerance in poplar by reducing cadmium uptake and accumulation. Plant Physiol Biochem 2024; 206:108216. [PMID: 38016370 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Trace metals have relatively high density and high toxicity at low concentrations. Willow (Salix genus) is an excellent phytoremediation species for soil contaminated by trace metal ions. This study identified a cell number regulator (CNR) gene family member in Salix linearistipularis exhibiting strong metal ion resistance: SlCNR8. SlCNR8 expression was affected by various metal ions, including cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), and manganese (Mn). SlCNR8 overexpression enhanced Cd, Zn, Cu, and Fe resistance in transgenic poplar seedlings (84K) compared with the wild-type (WT). Moreover, transgenic poplar seedlings showed lower root Cd uptake and less Cd accumulation than WT under Cd stress. SlCNR8 was primarily localized to the nucleus and the plasma membrane-like cell periphery. Furthermore, SlCNR8 had transcriptional activation activity in yeast. The transcript levels of multiple metal ion transporters were altered in the roots of transgenic poplar seedlings compared to WT roots under Cd stress. These results suggest that SlCNR8 may enhance Cd resistance in transgenic poplar by reducing Cd uptake and accumulation. This may be related to altered transcription levels of other transporters or to itself. Our study suggests that SlCNR8 can be used as a candidate gene for genetic improvement of phytostabilisation of trace metals by genetic engineering.
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- Di Wang
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Large-Scale Instrument and Equipment Sharing Service Platform, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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Cui H, Li Y, Wang W, Chen L, Han Z, Ma S, Wang W. Effects of Male and Female Strains of Salix linearistipularis on Physicochemical Properties and Microbial Community Structure in Saline-Alkali Soil. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2455. [PMID: 37894113 PMCID: PMC10609370 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The woody plant gender difference may lead to alteration in rhizosphere microbial communities and soil physicochemical properties. In this study, we investigated the differences in rhizosphere soil properties and microbial community structures of S. linearistipularis. Rhizosphere microorganisms were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing technology. The results showed that there were significant differences in rhizosphere soil nutrition between male and female S. linearistipularis plants in saline-alkali soil. The female S. linearistipularis plants significantly reduce soil pH values and significantly increase the soil water content (SWC), available total nitrogen (TN), soil organic matter (SOM), and soil urease activity (S-UE) compared to the male plant. The ACE, Chao, and Shannon index of the female plant was significantly higher than that of the male strain. At the level of Bacteriophyta, the relative abundance of Actinobacteriota in male and female S. linearistipularis was the highest, with 34.26% and 31.03%, respectively. Among the named bacterial genera, the relative abundance of Defluviicoccus of male and female plants was the highest, with 2.67% and 5.27%, respectively. At the level of Eumycophyta, the relative abundance of Ascomycetes in male and female plants was the highest, with 54.93% and 52.10%, respectively. Among the named fungi genera, the relative abundance of male and female plants of Mortierella was the highest, with 6.18% and 9.31%, respectively. In addition, soil pH, SOM, SWC, and S-UE activities were the main driving factors of soil microbial community structures. In the process of restoring saline-alkali land in the Songnen Plain, we may prioritise the planting of female S. linearistipularis, which also provides a theoretical basis for the microorganisms restoration of saline-alkali land in the Songnen plain.
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
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Shan Q, Yang Y, Guan J, Chai T, Gong S, Wang J, Qiao K. New potential transporter CIPAS8 enhances cadmium hypersensitivity and cobalt tolerance. Plant Cell Rep 2023:10.1007/s00299-023-03027-4. [PMID: 37199753 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-023-03027-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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KEY MESSAGE CIPAS8 is a novel Cd-influx and Co-efflux transporters, and Ser86 and Cys128 might play a decisive role in Co-binding and translocation. Cadmium (Cd) is among the most toxic heavy metals and is a widespread environmental pollutant. Cobalt (Co) is a mineral nutrient that is essential for plant growth and development, but high concentrations may be toxic. Cadmium-induced protein AS8 (CIPAS8) is widely distributed among plant species and might be induced by heavy metals, but its function has not been studied previously. In this study, Populus euphratica PeCIPAS8 and Salix linearistipularis SlCIPAS8 were investigated. The transcription of both genes was significantly enhanced under Cd and Co stresses. PeCIPAS8 and SlCIPAS8 conferred sensitivity to Cd in transgenic yeast, allowing higher quantities of Cd to accumulate within the cells, whereas SlCIPAS8 also conferred tolerance to Co and reduced Co accumulation. The determinants of substrate selectivity of the SlCIPAS8 protein were examined by site mutagenesis, which indicated that the Ser at 86th (S86) substituted for Arg (R) [S86R] and Cys at 128th (C128) substituted for Ser [C128S] mutations limited the protein's capability for Co translocation. These results suggested that PeCIPAS8 and SlCIPAS8 may be involved in Cd uptake into the plant cell. SlCIPAS8 can reduce excess Co accumulation to maintain intracellular Co homeostasis, and the site mutations S86R and C128S were essential for Co transport. These findings provide insight into the function of CIPAS8 and highlight its potential for utilization in phytoremediation applications.
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- Qinghua Shan
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China.
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Li H, Mu Y, Chang X, Li G, Dong Z, Sun J, Jin S, Wang X, Zhang L, Jin S. Functional verification and screening of protein interacting with the slPHB3. Plant Signal Behav 2022; 17:2025678. [PMID: 35112644 PMCID: PMC9176260 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2022.2025678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/31/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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slPHB3 was cloned from Salix linearistipularis, the amino acid sequence blast and phylogenetic tree analysis showed that slPHB3 has the most similarity with PHB3 from Populus trichocarpa using DNAMAN software and MEGA7 software. RT-qPCR results confirmed that the expression of slPHB3 was induced obviously under stress treatments. The growth of recombinant yeast cells was better than that of the control group under the stress treatment, indicating that slPHB3 may be involved in the stress response of yeast cells. The transgenic tobacco was treated with different concentrations of NaCl, NaHCO3 and H2O2, fresh weigh of overexpression tobacco were heavier than wild-types. The results showed that transgenic tobacco was more tolerant to salt and oxidation than wild-type tobacco. Expression of important genes including NHX1 and SOS1 in salt stress response pathways are steadily higher in overexpression tobacco than that in wild-types. We identified 17 proteins interacting with slPHB3 by yeast two-hybrid technique, most of these proteins were relation to the stresses. The salt tolerance of slPHB3 expressing yeast and slPHB3 overexpressing plants were better than that of the control. Ten stress-related proteins may interact with slPHB3, which preliminarily indicated that slPHB3 had a certain response relationship with salt stress. The study of slPHB3 under abiotic stress can improve our understanding of PHB3 gene function.
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- Haining Li
- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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Hu X, Wang S, Zhang H, Zhang H, Feng S, Qiao K, Lv F, Gong S, Zhou A. Plant cadmium resistance 6 from Salix linearistipularis (SlPCR6) affects cadmium and copper uptake in roots of transgenic Populus. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2022; 245:114116. [PMID: 36174317 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Phytoextraction in phytoremediation is one of the environmentally friendly methods used for restoring soils contaminated by heavy metals (HMs). The screening and identification of HM-resistant plants and their regulatory genes associated with HM ion transport are the key research aims in this field. In this study, a plant cadmium (Cd) resistance (PCR) gene family member, SlPCR6, was identified in roots of Salix linearistipularis, which exhibits strong HM resistance. The results revealed that SlPCR6 expression was induced in S. linearistipularis roots in response to Cd stress. Furthermore, SlPCR6 was mainly localized on the plasma membrane. Compared with the wild type, SlPCR6 overexpression reduced the Cd and copper (Cu) contents in the transgenic poplar (84 K) and increased its Cd and Cu resistance. The roots of transgenic poplar seedlings had lower net Cd and Cu uptake rates than wild type roots. Further investigation revealed that the transcript levels of multiple HM ion transporters were not significantly different between the roots of the wild type and those of the transgenic poplar. These results suggest that SlPCR6 is directly involved in Cd and Cu transport in S. linearistipularis roots. Therefore, SlPCR6 can serve as a candidate gene to improve the phytoextraction of the HMs Cd and Cu through genetic engineering.
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- Xuefei Hu
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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Ran X, Huang X, Wang X, Liang H, Wang Y, Li J, Huo Z, Liu B, Ma C. Ion absorption, distribution and salt tolerance threshold of three willow species under salt stress. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:969896. [PMID: 35982705 PMCID: PMC9379094 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.969896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To investigate the response mechanism and salt tolerance threshold of three willow seedlings (Salix matsudana, Salix gordejevii, Salix linearistipularis), the absorption, transport and distribution of salt ions (Na+, K+, Ca2+) were studied under hydroponic conditions with different salt concentrations (CK, 171, 342, 513, and 684 mm) and treatment times (1, 3, 5, 8, 11, and 15 days). Salix linearistipularis has the weakest ability to maintain its apparent shape, while Salix matsudana has the strongest ability. The three plants have a certain Na+ interception ability, and the interception abilities of Salix matsudana and Salix gordejevii are higher than that of Salix linearistipularis. The leaf S AK,Na of Salix linearistipularis were higher than those of Salix matsudana and Salix gordejevii. The leaf selection ability was the highest, and the selection ability of the root system was the lowest in Salix linearistipularis. The long-term low salt concentration and the short-term high salt concentration can increase the root and leaf salinity. Salix matsudana grows more stably in a long-term high-salt stress environment, and Salix gordejevii grows stably in a short-term high-salt stress environment. However, Salix linearistipularis is more suitable for planting as an indicative plant because of its sensitivity to salt stress. The root Na+ content of Salix matsudana and Salix gordejevii was 34.21 mg/g, which was the maximum root retention capacity. Once the accumulation of Na+ content in roots exceeds this value, the rejection capacity of roots is broken through, and the selective ion absorption capacity will rapidly become weak, which easily leads to the death of plants.
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- Xin Ran
- Department of Forest Cultivation, College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Department of Forest Cultivation, College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Department of Forest Cultivation, College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Department of Forest Cultivation, College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- College of Bioscience and Engineering, Xingtai University, Xingtai, China
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- Department of Forest Cultivation, College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Department of Forest Cultivation, College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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- Department of Forest Cultivation, College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
- Hebei Urban Forest Health Technology Innovation Center, Baoding, China
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- Department of Forest Cultivation, College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, China
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We characterized the complete chloroplast genome of a perennial woody plant species, Salix linearistipularis, based on high-throughput sequencing and de novo assembly technology for the first time. The complete chloroplast genome of S. linearistipularis is 155,564 bp in length, comprising one large single-copy region (LSC, 84,460 bp), one small single-copy region (SSC, 16,182 bp), and two inverted repeat regions (IRA and IRB, 27,461 bp). The GC content of the whole chloroplast genome was 36.69%. This chloroplast genome encodes a total of 132 genes, including 86 protein-coding genes, eight ribosomal RNA genes, and 37 tRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that S. linearistipularis is grouped with 13 other Salix species in Salicaceae.
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- Rongrong Ren
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Southern Modern Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.,College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory of Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding and High-Efficiency Cultivating in Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Southern Modern Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.,College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China.,Key Laboratory of Forest Tree Genetics and Breeding and High-Efficiency Cultivating in Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, China
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Feng S, Sun H, Ma H, Zhang X, Ma S, Qiao K, Zhou A, Bu Y, Liu S. Sexual Differences in Physiological and Transcriptional Responses to Salinity Stress of Salix linearistipularis. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:517962. [PMID: 33193465 PMCID: PMC7604296 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.517962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Willow (Salix), a dioecious plant, is an important ornamental tree species in the world. Salix linearistipularis, a perennial woody plant species naturally distributed on the Songnen Plain saline-alkali land in northeast China, has a high saline condition. To study the sexual differences of S. linearistipularis in salinity tolerance, the physiological and transcriptional responses to salinity were compared between female and male cuttings. Under salinity stress, the female leaves exhibited higher superoxide dismutase and peroxidase activities and photosynthetic capacity, and lower H2O2 contents than those of male leaves. Under salinity stress, sodium (Na+) accumulation in female leaves was lower than that in the male leaves. The non-invasive micro-test showed that the net Na+ efflux in the salt-treated female roots was higher than that in male roots. Physiological responses revealed that female cuttings were more tolerant than males, which may be mainly due to females having lower leaf Na+ accumulation and higher root Na+ efflux capacity than males. Transcriptional analyses showed that 108 differentially expressed salt-responsive genes were identified in both female and male roots; most of these showed sexual differences in expression patterns under salinity stress. RNA-seq combined with qPCR analysis showed that the salt-induced expression of four Na+/H+ antiporter (NHX) genes (SlNHX3, 5, 6, 7) in female roots was higher than that in male roots. Transcriptional analyses revealed that the higher Na+ efflux capacity in female roots than in male roots may be closely related to the differential expression of salt-responsive genes, especially NHX genes.
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- Shuang Feng
- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, China
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Wang X, Ajab Z, Liu C, Hu S, Liu J, Guan Q. Overexpression of transcription factor SlWRKY28 improved the tolerance of Populus davidiana × P. bolleana to alkaline salt stress. BMC Genet 2020; 21:103. [PMID: 32928116 PMCID: PMC7488863 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-020-00904-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background WRKY transcription factors (TFs) have been suggested to play crucial roles in the response to biotic and abiotic stresses. This study is the first to report the alkaline salt regulation of the WRKY gene. Results In this study, we cloned a WRKY gene (SlWRKY28) from the Salix linearistipularis and then transferred to the Populus davidiana × P. bolleana for expression. Sequence analysis on the transcriptome of Salix linearistipular showed the significant up-regulation of WRKY gene expression in response to salt-alkali stress in seedlings. Our data showed that SlWRKY28 localized to the nucleus. Furthermore, the expression of the SlWRKY28 from female plants increased with saline-alkali stress according to the northern blot analysis results. The results of 3,3′-Diaminobenzidine (DAB) staining showed that hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentration was lower under stress, but ascorbate peroxidase (APX) enzyme activity was significantly higher in the overexpressed plants than that in non-transgenic (NT) plants. Conclusions We found out the SlWRKY28 induced regulation of the enzyme gene in the reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging pathway is a potential mechanism for transgenic lines to improve their resistance to alkaline salt. This study shows theoretical and practical significance in determining SlWRKY28 transcription factors involved in the regulation of alkaline salt tolerance.
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- Xin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, China.
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Nan G, Zhang Y, Li S, Lee I, Takano T, Liu S. NaCl stress-induced transcriptomics analysis of Salix linearistipularis (syn. Salix mongolica). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 23:1. [PMID: 26933650 PMCID: PMC4772304 DOI: 10.1186/s40709-016-0038-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Salix linearistipularis (syn. S. mongolica) is a woody halophyte, which is distributed naturally in saline-alkali soil of Songnen plain, Heilongjiang, China. It plays an important role in maintaining ecological balance and in improving saline soil. Furthermore, S. linearistipularis is also a genetic resource; however, there is no available information of genomic background for salt tolerance mechanism. We conducted the transcriptome analysis of S. linearistipularis to understand the mechanisms of salt tolerance by using RNA-seq technology. Results The transcription profiles of both the salt stress (SLH-treated) and the control (SLH-control) sample for S. linearistipularis were obtained by using RNA-seq in this study. By comparative analysis, only 3034 of 53,362 all-unigenes between two samples were expressed differently at more than 1.5-fold (\documentclass[12pt]{minimal}
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\begin{document}$$\left| {fold - change} \right| \ge 1.5$$\end{document}fold-change≥1.5, FDR ≤ 0.05), including 1397 up-regulated genes and 1637 down-regulated genes. In total, 2199 genes were classified into 50 Gene Ontology (GO) terms and 1103 genes were involved in 116 biological pathways. To find salt stress related genes, all-unigenes of S. linearistipularis were classified into three categories according to their degree of the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) at 0–1.5-fold (non differently expressed genes, N-DEGs), at 1.5–4.0-fold and more than 4.0-fold. The pathways of three categorized genes were compared with the DEGs of Arabidopsis thaliana, showing that 22, 10 and 1 pathway of S. linearistipularis were overlapped with A. thaliana. Degree of the overlapping was categorized as 0–1.5-fold, 1.5–4.0-fold and more than 4.0-folds. Conclusion Our study revealed that the N-DEGs of 22 pathways in S. linearistipularis were overlapped with the DEGs of A. thaliana. This result suggests that those overlapped genes that contrasted with the up- or down-regulated genes in A. thaliana were possibility evolved into housekeeping genes in S. linearistipularis under salt stress. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40709-016-0038-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Guixian Nan
- Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Hexing Road No. 26, Xiangfang, Harbin, 150040 Heilongjiang China ; College of Agriculture, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002 China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081 China
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- College of Bioinformatics Science and Technology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081 China
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- Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Hexing Road No. 26, Xiangfang, Harbin, 150040 Heilongjiang China ; Institute of Physics, Nankai University, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300071 China
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- Asian Natural Environment Science Center (ANESC), The University of Tokyo, Midori Cho 1-1-1, Nishitokyo, Tokyo 188-0002 Japan
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- Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration in Oil Field (SAVER), Ministry of Education, Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center (ASNESC), Northeast Forestry University, Hexing Road No. 26, Xiangfang, Harbin, 150040 Heilongjiang China
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