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T1 - Impact of overexpression of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase on growth and gene expression under salinity stress
AU - Martinez-Andujar, Cristina
AU - Martinez Perez, Ascension
AU - Ferrandez-Ayela, Almudena
AU - Albacete, Alfonso
AU - Martinez-Melgarejo, Purificacion A.
AU - Dodd, Ian
AU - Thompson, Andrew J.
AU - Gómez-Pérez, José Manuel
AU - Perez-Alfocea, Francisco
N1 - This is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Plant Science. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Plant Science, 295, 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110268
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - To better understand abscisic acid (ABA)’s role in the salinity response of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), two independent transgenic lines, sp5 and sp12, constitutively overexpressing the LeNCED1 gene (encoding 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase, a key enzyme in ABA biosynthesis) and the wild type (WT) cv. Ailsa Craig, were cultivated hydroponically with or without the addition of 100 mM NaCl. Independent of salinity, LeNCED1 overexpression (OE) increased ABA concentration in leaves and xylem sap, and salinity interacted with the LeNCED1 transgene to enhance ABA accumulation in xylem sap and roots. Under control conditions, LeNCED1 OE limited root and shoot biomass accumulation, which was correlated with decreased leaf gas exchange. In salinized plants, LeNCED1 OE reduced the percentage loss in shoot and root biomass accumulation, leading to a greater total root length than WT. Root qPCR analysis of the sp12 line under control conditions revealed upregulated genes related to ABA, jasmonic acid and ethylene synthesis and signalling, gibberellin and auxin homeostasis and osmoregulation processes. Under salinity, LeNCED1 OE prevented the induction of genes involved in ABA metabolism and GA and auxin deactivation that occurred in WT, but the induction of ABA signalling and stress-adaptive genes was maintained. Thus, complex changes in phytohormone and stress-related gene expression are associated with constitutive upregulation of a single ABA biosynthesis gene, alleviating salinity-dependent growth limitation.
AB - To better understand abscisic acid (ABA)’s role in the salinity response of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), two independent transgenic lines, sp5 and sp12, constitutively overexpressing the LeNCED1 gene (encoding 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase, a key enzyme in ABA biosynthesis) and the wild type (WT) cv. Ailsa Craig, were cultivated hydroponically with or without the addition of 100 mM NaCl. Independent of salinity, LeNCED1 overexpression (OE) increased ABA concentration in leaves and xylem sap, and salinity interacted with the LeNCED1 transgene to enhance ABA accumulation in xylem sap and roots. Under control conditions, LeNCED1 OE limited root and shoot biomass accumulation, which was correlated with decreased leaf gas exchange. In salinized plants, LeNCED1 OE reduced the percentage loss in shoot and root biomass accumulation, leading to a greater total root length than WT. Root qPCR analysis of the sp12 line under control conditions revealed upregulated genes related to ABA, jasmonic acid and ethylene synthesis and signalling, gibberellin and auxin homeostasis and osmoregulation processes. Under salinity, LeNCED1 OE prevented the induction of genes involved in ABA metabolism and GA and auxin deactivation that occurred in WT, but the induction of ABA signalling and stress-adaptive genes was maintained. Thus, complex changes in phytohormone and stress-related gene expression are associated with constitutive upregulation of a single ABA biosynthesis gene, alleviating salinity-dependent growth limitation.
KW - Abscisic acid
KW - 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase
KW - plant hormones
KW - root gene expression
KW - salt stress
KW - tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
U2 - 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110268
DO - 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110268
M3 - Journal article
VL - 295
JO - Plant Science
JF - Plant Science
SN - 0168-9452
M1 - 110268
ER -