Small ubiquitin-like modifier protease gene TaDSU enhances salt tolerance of wheat.
New Phytol
; 2024 Oct 04.
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ABSTRACT
To identify efficient salt-tolerant genes is beneficial for coping with the penalty of salt stress on crop yield. Reversible conjugation (sumoylation and desumoylation) of Small Ubiquitin-Like Modifier (SUMO) is a crucial kind of protein modifications, but its roles in the response to salt and other abiotic stress are not well addressed. Here, we identify salt-tolerant SUMO protease gene TaDSU for desumoylation from wheat, and analyze its mechanism in salt tolerance and evaluate its role in yield in saline-alkaline fields. TaDSU overexpression enhances salt tolerance of wheat. TaDSU overexpressors have lower Na+ but higher K+ contents and consequently higher K+ Na+ ratios than the wild-type under salt stress. TaDSU interacts with transcriptional factor MYC2, reduces the sumoylation level of SUMO1-conjugated MYC2, and promotes its transcription activity. MYC2 binds to the promoter of TaDSU and elevates its expression. TaDSU overexpression enhances grain yield of wheat in the saline soil without growth penalty in the normal field. Especially, TaDSU ectopic expression also enhances salt tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana, showing this SUMO protease allele has the inter-species role in the adaptation to salt stress. Thus, TaDSU is an efficient candidate gene for molecular breeding of salt-tolerant crops.
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MEDLINE
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New Phytol
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New phytol. (Online)
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New phytologist (Online)
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BOTANICA
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
China
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Reino Unido