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Walnut ethylene response factor JrERF2-2 interact with JrWRKY7 to regulate the GSTs in plant drought tolerance
Guiyan Yang1, Shaobing Peng2, Tianyu Wang1
1Laboratory of Walnut Research Center, College of Forestry, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Economic Plant Resources Development and Utilization in Shaanxi Province, College of Forestry, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, 712100 Shaanxi, China.
Abstract:
Juglans regia is a world-famous woody oil plant, whose yield and quality are affected by drought stress. Ethylene-responsive factors (ERFs) play vital role in plant stress response. In current study, to comprehend the walnut molecular mechanism of drought stress response, an ERF transcription factor was clarified from J. regia (JrERF2-2) and its potential function mechanism to drought was clarified. The results showed that JrERF2-2 could be induced significantly by drought. The transgenic Arabidopsis over-expression of JrERF2-2 displayed enhanced growth, antioxidant enzyme vitalities, reactive oxygen species scavenging and proline produce under drought stress. Especial the glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity and most GST genes' transcription were elevated obviously. Yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) and co-transient expression (CTE) methods revealed that JrERF2-2 could recognize JrGST4, JrGST6, JrGST7, JrGST8, and JrGSTF8 by binding to GCC-box, and recognize JrGST11, JrGST12, and JrGSTN2 by binding to DRE motif. Meanwhile, the binding activity was strengthened by drought stress. Moreover, JrERF2-2 could interact with JrWRKY7 to promote plant drought tolerance; JrWRKY7 could also distinguish JrGST4, JrGST7, JrGST8, JrGST11, JrGST12, and JrGSTF8 via binding to W-Box motif. These results suggested that JrERF2-2 could effectively improve plant drought tolerance through interacting with JrWRKY7 to control the expression of GSTs. JrERF2-2 is a useful plant representative gene for drought response in molecular breeding.
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