In:
Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers Media SA, Vol. 15 ( 2024-2-9)
Abstract:
Abiotic stress during growth readily reduces cotton crop yield. The different survival tactics of plants include the activation of numerous stress response genes, such as BREVIS RADIX ( BRX ). Methods In this study, the BRX gene family of upland cotton was identified and analyzed by bioinformatics method, three salt-tolerant and cold-resistant GhBRX genes were screened. The expression of GhBRX.1 , GhBRX.2 and GhBRXL4.3 in upland cotton was silenced by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) technique. The physiological and biochemical indexes of plants and the expression of related stress-response genes were detected before and after gene silencing. The effects of GhBRX.1 , GhBRX.2 and GhBRXL4.3 on salt and cold resistance of upland cotton were further verified. Results and discussion We discovered 12, 6, and 6 BRX genes in Gossypium hirsutum , Gossypium raimondii and Gossypium arboreum , respectively. Chromosomal localization indicated that the retention and loss of GhBRX genes on homologous chromosomes did not have a clear preference for the subgenomes. Collinearity analysis suggested that segmental duplications were the main force for BRX gene amplification. The upland cotton genes GhBRX.1 , GhBRX.2 and GhBRXL4.3 are highly expressed in roots, and GhBRXL4.3 is also strongly expressed in the pistil. Transcriptome data and qRT‒PCR validation showed that abiotic stress strongly induced GhBRX.1 , GhBRX.2 and GhBRXL4.3 . Under salt stress and low-temperature stress conditions, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) and the content of soluble sugar and chlorophyll decreased in GhBRX.1- , GhBRX.2- and GhBRXL4.3 -silenced cotton plants compared with those in the control (TRV: 00). Moreover, GhBRX.1 -, GhBRX.2 - and GhBRXL4.3 -silenced cotton plants exhibited greater malondialdehyde (MDA) levels than did the control plants. Moreover, the expression of stress marker genes ( GhSOS1 , GhSOS2 , GhNHX1 , GhCIPK6 , GhBIN2 , GhSnRK2.6 , GhHDT4D , GhCBF1 and GhPP2C ) decreased significantly in the three target genes of silenced plants following exposure to stress. These results imply that the GhBRX.1 , GhBRX.2 and GhBRXL4.3 genes may be regulators of salt stress and low-temperature stress responses in upland cotton.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1664-462X
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2024.1353365
DOI:
10.3389/fpls.2024.1353365.s001
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Frontiers Media SA
Publication Date:
2024
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2687947-5
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2613694-6
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