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ArticlePlant cell reports2018

A novel VIGS method by agroinoculation of cotton seeds and application for elucidating functions of GhBI-1 in salt-stress response.

Jingxia Zhang, Furong Wang, Chuanyun Zhang, Junhao Zhang, Yu Chen, Guodong Liu, Yanxiu Zhao, Fushun Hao, Jun Zhang

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Jingxia ZhangKey Laboratory of Cotton Breeding and Cultivation in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Cotton Research Center of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China.
Furong WangKey Laboratory of Cotton Breeding and Cultivation in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Cotton Research Center of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China.
Chuanyun ZhangKey Laboratory of Cotton Breeding and Cultivation in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Cotton Research Center of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China.
Junhao ZhangNanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Yu ChenKey Laboratory of Cotton Breeding and Cultivation in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Cotton Research Center of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China.
Guodong LiuKey Laboratory of Cotton Breeding and Cultivation in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Cotton Research Center of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China.
Yanxiu ZhaoCollege of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China.
Fushun HaoState Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Henan Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Biology, College of Life Science, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China. haofsh@henu.edu.cn.
Jun ZhangKey Laboratory of Cotton Breeding and Cultivation in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Cotton Research Center of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, 250100, China. scrczj@saas.ac.cn.
Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNNanjing Agricultural University · CNHenan University · CNShandong Normal University · CN

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National Project of Modern Agricultural Industry Technology System in China CARS-15-05National Science Foundation in China 31501351Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province ts201511070Youth Scientific Research Foundation of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science 2015YQN04
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Abstract

key messageA VIGS method by agroinoculation of cotton seeds was developed for gene silencing in young seedlings and roots, and applied in functional analysis of GhBI-1 in response to salt stress. Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) has been widely used to investigate the functions of genes expressed in mature leaves, but not yet in young seedlings or roots of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Here, we developed a simple and effective VIGS method for silencing genes in young cotton seedlings and roots by soaking naked seeds in Agrobacterium cultures carrying tobacco rattle virus (TRV)-VIGS vectors. When the naked seeds were soaked in Agrobacterium cultures with an OD600 of 1.5 for 90 min, it was optimal for silencing genes effectively in young seedlings as clear photo-bleaching phenotype in the newly emerging leaves of pTRV:GhCLA1 seedlings were observed at 12-14 days post inoculation. Silencing of GhPGF (cotton pigment gland formation) by this method resulted in a 90% decrease in transcript abundances of the gene in roots at the early development stage. We further used the tool to investigate function of GhBI-1 (cotton Bax inhibitor-1) gene in response to salt stress and demonstrated that GhBI-1 might play a protective role under salt stress by suppressing stress-induced cell death in cotton. Our results showed that the newly established VIGS method is a powerful tool for elucidating functions of genes in cotton, especially the genes expressed in young seedlings and roots.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantGossypiumPlant ProteinsSeedlingsSeedsSodium ChloridePlant ProteinsSodium ChlorideBax inhibitor-1CottonSalt toleranceSeed soak agroinoculation VIGS (SSA-VIGS)

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