RRC ID 4016
著者 Park HY, Seok HY, Park BK, Kim SH, Goh CH, Lee BH, Lee CH, Moon YH.
タイトル Overexpression of Arabidopsis ZEP enhances tolerance to osmotic stress.
ジャーナル Biochem Biophys Res Commun
Abstract Zeaxanthin epoxidase (ZEP) is an enzyme important in ABA biosynthesis and in the xanthophyll cycle. ABA, a plant hormone, is a key molecule that regulates plant responses to abiotic stress, such as drought and salinity, and is required for stress tolerance. To investigate the biological roles of the Arabidopsis thaliana ZEP gene (AtZEP) in stress response, we generated transgenic plants overexpressing the AtZEP gene and analyzed their responses to salt and drought stresses. AtZEP-overexpressing plants exhibited more vigorous growth under high salt and drought treatments than wild-type plants. In addition to enhanced de novo ABA biosynthesis, AtZEP-overexpressing plants also exhibited much higher expression of the endogenous stress-responsive genes RD29A and Rab18 than wild-type plants under salt stress. Moreover, the stomatal aperture of the AtZEP-overexpressing plants was smaller than wild-type plants after exposure to light. Our results therefore indicated that AtZEP plays important roles in response to osmotic stress.
巻・号 375(1)
ページ 80-5
公開日 2008-10-10
DOI 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.07.128
PII S0006-291X(08)01461-7
PMID 18680727
MeSH Arabidopsis / enzymology Arabidopsis / genetics Arabidopsis / physiology* Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics Arabidopsis Proteins / physiology* Osmotic Pressure Oxidoreductases / genetics Oxidoreductases / physiology* Plant Stomata / enzymology Plant Stomata / genetics Plant Stomata / physiology Plants, Genetically Modified / enzymology Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics Sodium Chloride / metabolism* Water / metabolism*
IF 2.985
引用数 71
WOS 分野 BIOPHYSICS BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
リソース情報
シロイヌナズナ / 植物培養細胞・遺伝子 pda08179