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Yu Sun1,2, Hengfei Zhang1,3, Gang Ye1,4
1State Key Laboratory of Black Soils Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China.
Abstract:
The KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE 2 (KAI2) receptor has been reported to contribute to drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. However, the extent to which KAI2's function in drought tolerance depends on soil microbiota remains unclear. This study demonstrates that the rhizosphere microbiome is indispensable for KAI2-mediated drought tolerance. We isolated specific Rhodanobacter sp. and confirmed its role in enhancing drought tolerance in Arabidopsis. Notably, Rhodanobacter sp. was found to specifically secrete the key isoflavone daidzin. We found that daidzin had a similar function with KAI2 agonist, desmethyl-type germinone, and induced interaction between KAI2 and SUPRESSOR OF MORE AXILLARY GROWTH 2 1. Moreover, the exogenous application of daidzin enhanced drought tolerance by modulating the expression of karrikin response and drought-related genes, in a KAI2-dependent manner. Our findings suggest that the rhizosphere microbiome plays a crucial role in facilitating KAI2-mediated drought tolerance in Arabidopsis, with Rhodanobacter sp. contributing through the secretion of daidzin.
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