生物
转录因子
耐旱性
转基因
基因
转基因作物
脯氨酸
细胞生物学
遗传学
植物
氨基酸
作者
Haiju Zhao,Changhai Wang,Haiyan Lan
标识
DOI:10.1007/s11032-021-01267-4
摘要
The basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor has been shown to play an important role in various physiological processes. However, its functions and mechanisms in drought tolerance still remain poorly understood. Here, we reported a bHLH transcription factor — CgbHLH001 — from Chenopodium glaucum, which was able to confer drought tolerance in maize. CgbHLH001-overexpressed maize lines exhibited drought-tolerant phenotype and improved ear traits by accumulating the contents of soluble sugar and proline and elevating the activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, POD, and CAT) under drought stress, accompanying with the upregulation of some stress-related genes, which may balance the redox and osmotic homeostasis compared with the non-transgenic and CgbHLH001-RNAi plants. These findings suggest that CgbHLH001 can confer drought tolerance and has the potential for utilization in improving drought resistance in maize breeding.
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