The Mir528-Ao Module Confers Enhanced Salt Tolerance In Rice By Modulating The Ascorbic Acid And Abscisic Acid Metabolism And Ros Scavenging
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY(2021)
Abstract
The monocot lineage-specific miR528 was previously established as a multistress regulator. However, it remains largely unclear how miR528 participates in response to salinity stress in rice. Her; we show that miR528 positively regulates rice salt tolerance by down-regulating a gene encoding L-ascorbate oxidase (AO), thereby bolstering up the AO-mediated abscisic acid (ABA) synthesis and ROS scavenging. Overexpression of miR528 caused a substantial increase in ascorbic acid (AsA) and ABA contents but a significant reduction in ROS accumulation, resulting in the enhanced salt tolerance of rice plants. Conversely, knockdown of miR528 or overexpression of AO stimulated the expression of the AO gene, hence lowering the level of AsA, a critical antioxidant that promotes the ABA content but reduces the ROS level, and then compromising rice tolerance to salinity. Together, the findings reveal a novel mechanism of the miR528-AO module-mediated salt tolerance by modulating the processes of AsA and ABA metabolism as well as ROS detoxification, which adds a new regulatory role to the miR528-AO stress defense pathway in rice.
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Key words
rice, miR528, L-ascorbate oxidase, salt tolerance, ABA, ROS
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