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Yiqing Feng1, Linghao Meng1, Xin Fu1
1Key Laboratory of Crop Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops in Huanghuai Region, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
Abstract:
Chilling is an important abiotic stressor that significantly affects cucumber production. Melatonin (MT) modulates chilling responses by interacting with multiple signalling molecules; however, the molecular link between MT and nitric oxide (NO) in cucumbers under chilling stress remains elusive. Herein, we found prolonged chilling stress induced the accumulation of endogenous NO, whereas overexpression of MT biosynthesis gene N-acetylserotonin methyltransferase (CsASMT), with higher endogenous MT content, significantly increased chilling tolerance of cucumbers with decreased accumulation of NO via upregulation of the relative expression of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase gene (CsGSNOR), accompanied by decreased membrane lipid peroxidation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation. Moreover, we identified a transcription factor zinc finger of Cucumis sativus 10 (CsZAT10), and found CsZAT10 could directly bind to the promoter of CsGSNOR. Furthermore, we found CsZAT10 overexpression enhanced cucumber chilling resistance by directly activating CsGSNOR expression to mediate NO homoeostasis, whereas the suppression of CsZAT10 obviously decreased the chilling tolerance and CsGSNOR expression in cucumber induced by MT. Overall, our results demonstrate that MT enhances chilling tolerance in cucumber by regulating the CsZAT10-CsGSNOR-NO module.
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