Characterization of ZAT12 protein from Prunus persica: role in fruit chilling injury tolerance and identification of gene targets

ZAT (zinc finger of Arabidopsis thaliana) proteins play roles in multiple abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis and other species; however, there are few reports on these transcription factors (TFs) in fruit crops. This study aimed to evaluate PpZAT12, a C2H2 TF up-regulated in peach fruit by a he...

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Autores principales: Gismondi, Mauro, Strologo, Laura, Gabilondo, Julieta, Budde, Claudio Olaf, Drincovich, María Fabiana, Bustamante, Claudia Anabel
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22107
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-024-04593-x
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-024-04593-x
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author Gismondi, Mauro
Strologo, Laura
Gabilondo, Julieta
Budde, Claudio Olaf
Drincovich, María Fabiana
Bustamante, Claudia Anabel
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Bustamante, Claudia Anabel
Drincovich, María Fabiana
Gabilondo, Julieta
Gismondi, Mauro
Strologo, Laura
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Gabilondo, Julieta
Budde, Claudio Olaf
Drincovich, María Fabiana
Bustamante, Claudia Anabel
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description ZAT (zinc finger of Arabidopsis thaliana) proteins play roles in multiple abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis and other species; however, there are few reports on these transcription factors (TFs) in fruit crops. This study aimed to evaluate PpZAT12, a C2H2 TF up-regulated in peach fruit by a heat treatment applied before postharvest cold storage for reducing chilling injury (CI) symptoms. Here, the expression of PpZAT12 in different tissues and fruits subjected to either postharvest heat or cold treatments, was evaluated in peach varieties with differential susceptibility to develop CI. PpZAT12 increased by cold storage in CI-resistant cultivars (‘Elegant Lady’ and ‘Rojo 2’), while it was not modified in a cultivar susceptible to develop CI (‘Flordaking’). Besides, we expressed PpZAT12 in Arabidopsis (35S::PpZAT12) and found that these plants show impaired plant growth and development, rendering small plants with senescence delay and aborted seeds. We applied a proteomic approach to decipher the peptides responding to PpZAT12 in Arabidopsis and found 348 differential expressed proteins (DEPs) relative to the wild type. Besides, comparing the DEPs between Arabidopsis plants expressing PpZAT12 or AtZAT12 (35S::AtZAT12) we found common and specific responses to these TFs. Based on the proteomic information obtained here and published data about AtZAT12, we searched ZAT12-targets in peach allowing the identification of a putative ZAT12 regulon in this species. The identified peach ZAT12-protein targets could underlie the differential susceptibility to CI among different peach varieties and can be used as future targets to improve adaptation to refrigeration in fleshy fruits.
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spelling INTA221072025-04-29T16:40:23Z Characterization of ZAT12 protein from Prunus persica: role in fruit chilling injury tolerance and identification of gene targets Gismondi, Mauro Strologo, Laura Gabilondo, Julieta Budde, Claudio Olaf Drincovich, María Fabiana Bustamante, Claudia Anabel Prunus persica Peaches Arabidopsis thaliana Cooling Genetics Resistance to Injurious Factors Cold Tolerance Durazno Enfriamiento Genética Resistencia a Agentes Dañinos Tolerancia al Frío Chilling ZAT12 ZAT (zinc finger of Arabidopsis thaliana) proteins play roles in multiple abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis and other species; however, there are few reports on these transcription factors (TFs) in fruit crops. This study aimed to evaluate PpZAT12, a C2H2 TF up-regulated in peach fruit by a heat treatment applied before postharvest cold storage for reducing chilling injury (CI) symptoms. Here, the expression of PpZAT12 in different tissues and fruits subjected to either postharvest heat or cold treatments, was evaluated in peach varieties with differential susceptibility to develop CI. PpZAT12 increased by cold storage in CI-resistant cultivars (‘Elegant Lady’ and ‘Rojo 2’), while it was not modified in a cultivar susceptible to develop CI (‘Flordaking’). Besides, we expressed PpZAT12 in Arabidopsis (35S::PpZAT12) and found that these plants show impaired plant growth and development, rendering small plants with senescence delay and aborted seeds. We applied a proteomic approach to decipher the peptides responding to PpZAT12 in Arabidopsis and found 348 differential expressed proteins (DEPs) relative to the wild type. Besides, comparing the DEPs between Arabidopsis plants expressing PpZAT12 or AtZAT12 (35S::AtZAT12) we found common and specific responses to these TFs. Based on the proteomic information obtained here and published data about AtZAT12, we searched ZAT12-targets in peach allowing the identification of a putative ZAT12 regulon in this species. The identified peach ZAT12-protein targets could underlie the differential susceptibility to CI among different peach varieties and can be used as future targets to improve adaptation to refrigeration in fleshy fruits. EEA San Pedro Fil: Gismondi, Mauro. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI); Argentina Fil: Strologo, Laura. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI); Argentina Fil: Gabilondo, Julieta. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Pedro; Argentina Fil: Budde, Claudio Olaf. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Pedro; Argentina Fil: Drincovich, María Fabiana. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI); Argentina Fil: Drincovich, María Fabiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Bustamante, Claudia A. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI); Argentina Fil: Bustamante, Claudia A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2025-04-29T16:36:57Z 2025-04-29T16:36:57Z 2025-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22107 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-024-04593-x 0032-0935 1432-2048 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-024-04593-x eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Springer Planta 261 : article number 14. (January 2025)
spellingShingle Prunus persica
Peaches
Arabidopsis thaliana
Cooling
Genetics
Resistance to Injurious Factors
Cold Tolerance
Durazno
Enfriamiento
Genética
Resistencia a Agentes Dañinos
Tolerancia al Frío
Chilling
ZAT12
Gismondi, Mauro
Strologo, Laura
Gabilondo, Julieta
Budde, Claudio Olaf
Drincovich, María Fabiana
Bustamante, Claudia Anabel
Characterization of ZAT12 protein from Prunus persica: role in fruit chilling injury tolerance and identification of gene targets
title Characterization of ZAT12 protein from Prunus persica: role in fruit chilling injury tolerance and identification of gene targets
title_full Characterization of ZAT12 protein from Prunus persica: role in fruit chilling injury tolerance and identification of gene targets
title_fullStr Characterization of ZAT12 protein from Prunus persica: role in fruit chilling injury tolerance and identification of gene targets
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of ZAT12 protein from Prunus persica: role in fruit chilling injury tolerance and identification of gene targets
title_short Characterization of ZAT12 protein from Prunus persica: role in fruit chilling injury tolerance and identification of gene targets
title_sort characterization of zat12 protein from prunus persica role in fruit chilling injury tolerance and identification of gene targets
topic Prunus persica
Peaches
Arabidopsis thaliana
Cooling
Genetics
Resistance to Injurious Factors
Cold Tolerance
Durazno
Enfriamiento
Genética
Resistencia a Agentes Dañinos
Tolerancia al Frío
Chilling
ZAT12
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22107
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00425-024-04593-x
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-024-04593-x
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