ZmADF5, a maize actin-depolymerizing factor conferring enhanced drought tolerance in maize

Drought stress is seriously affecting the growth and production of crops, especially when agricultural irrigation still remains quantitatively restricted in some arid and semi-arid areas. The identification of drought-tolerant genes is important for improving the adaptability of maize under stress....

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Autores principales: Bojuan Liu, Nan Wang, Ruisi Yang, Xiaonan Wang, Ping Luo, Yong Chen, Fei Wang, Mingshun Li, Jianfeng Weng, Degui Zhang, Hongjun Yong, Jienan Han, Zhiqiang Zhou, Xuecai Zhang, Zhuanfang Hao, Xinhai Li
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162517
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author Bojuan Liu
Nan Wang
Ruisi Yang
Xiaonan Wang
Ping Luo
Yong Chen
Fei Wang
Mingshun Li
Jianfeng Weng
Degui Zhang
Hongjun Yong
Jienan Han
Zhiqiang Zhou
Xuecai Zhang
Zhuanfang Hao
Xinhai Li
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Degui Zhang
Fei Wang
Hongjun Yong
Jianfeng Weng
Jienan Han
Mingshun Li
Nan Wang
Ping Luo
Ruisi Yang
Xiaonan Wang
Xinhai Li
Xuecai Zhang
Yong Chen
Zhiqiang Zhou
Zhuanfang Hao
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Nan Wang
Ruisi Yang
Xiaonan Wang
Ping Luo
Yong Chen
Fei Wang
Mingshun Li
Jianfeng Weng
Degui Zhang
Hongjun Yong
Jienan Han
Zhiqiang Zhou
Xuecai Zhang
Zhuanfang Hao
Xinhai Li
author_sort Bojuan Liu
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Drought stress is seriously affecting the growth and production of crops, especially when agricultural irrigation still remains quantitatively restricted in some arid and semi-arid areas. The identification of drought-tolerant genes is important for improving the adaptability of maize under stress. Here, we found that a new member of the actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF) family; the ZmADF5 gene was tightly linked with a consensus drought-tolerant quantitative trait locus, and the significantly associated signals were detected through genome wide association analysis. ZmADF5 expression could be induced by osmotic stress and the application of exogenous abscisic acid. Its overexpression in Arabidopsis and maize helped plants to keep a higher survival rate after water-deficit stress, which reduced the stomatal aperture and the water-loss rate, as well as improved clearance of reactive oxygen species. Moreover, seventeen differentially expressed genes were identified as regulated by both drought stress and ZmADF5, four of which were involved in the ABA-dependent drought stress response. ZmADF5-overexpressing plants were also identified as sensitive to ABA during the seed germination and seedling stages. These results suggested that ZmADF5 played an important role in the response to drought stress.
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spelling CGSpace1625172025-12-08T10:29:22Z ZmADF5, a maize actin-depolymerizing factor conferring enhanced drought tolerance in maize Bojuan Liu Nan Wang Ruisi Yang Xiaonan Wang Ping Luo Yong Chen Fei Wang Mingshun Li Jianfeng Weng Degui Zhang Hongjun Yong Jienan Han Zhiqiang Zhou Xuecai Zhang Zhuanfang Hao Xinhai Li maize drought tolerance quantitative trait loci arabidopsis Drought stress is seriously affecting the growth and production of crops, especially when agricultural irrigation still remains quantitatively restricted in some arid and semi-arid areas. The identification of drought-tolerant genes is important for improving the adaptability of maize under stress. Here, we found that a new member of the actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF) family; the ZmADF5 gene was tightly linked with a consensus drought-tolerant quantitative trait locus, and the significantly associated signals were detected through genome wide association analysis. ZmADF5 expression could be induced by osmotic stress and the application of exogenous abscisic acid. Its overexpression in Arabidopsis and maize helped plants to keep a higher survival rate after water-deficit stress, which reduced the stomatal aperture and the water-loss rate, as well as improved clearance of reactive oxygen species. Moreover, seventeen differentially expressed genes were identified as regulated by both drought stress and ZmADF5, four of which were involved in the ABA-dependent drought stress response. ZmADF5-overexpressing plants were also identified as sensitive to ABA during the seed germination and seedling stages. These results suggested that ZmADF5 played an important role in the response to drought stress. 2024-02-24 2024-11-21T14:31:48Z 2024-11-21T14:31:48Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162517 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Liu, B., Wang, N., Yang, R., Wang, X., Luo, P., Chen, Y., Wang, F., Li, M., Weng, J., Zhang, D., Yong, H., Han, J., Zhou, Z., Zhang, X., Hao, Z., & Li, X. (2024). ZmADF5, a maize actin-depolymerizing factor conferring enhanced drought tolerance in maize. Plants, 13(5), 619. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13050619
spellingShingle maize
drought tolerance
quantitative trait loci
arabidopsis
Bojuan Liu
Nan Wang
Ruisi Yang
Xiaonan Wang
Ping Luo
Yong Chen
Fei Wang
Mingshun Li
Jianfeng Weng
Degui Zhang
Hongjun Yong
Jienan Han
Zhiqiang Zhou
Xuecai Zhang
Zhuanfang Hao
Xinhai Li
ZmADF5, a maize actin-depolymerizing factor conferring enhanced drought tolerance in maize
title ZmADF5, a maize actin-depolymerizing factor conferring enhanced drought tolerance in maize
title_full ZmADF5, a maize actin-depolymerizing factor conferring enhanced drought tolerance in maize
title_fullStr ZmADF5, a maize actin-depolymerizing factor conferring enhanced drought tolerance in maize
title_full_unstemmed ZmADF5, a maize actin-depolymerizing factor conferring enhanced drought tolerance in maize
title_short ZmADF5, a maize actin-depolymerizing factor conferring enhanced drought tolerance in maize
title_sort zmadf5 a maize actin depolymerizing factor conferring enhanced drought tolerance in maize
topic maize
drought tolerance
quantitative trait loci
arabidopsis
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162517
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