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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2020

SlGRAS4 mediates a novel regulatory pathway promoting chilling tolerance in tomato.

Yudong Liu, Yuan Shi, Ning Zhu, Silin Zhong, Mondher Bouzayen, Zhengguo Li

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Article in Plant biotechnology journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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Yudong LiuKey Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0001-6208
Yuan ShiKey Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Ning ZhuState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Silin ZhongState Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Mondher BouzayenCenter of Plant Functional Genomics, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Zhengguo LiKey Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7019-2560

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plants are cold-sensitive, and the fruit are susceptible to postharvest chilling injury when stored at low temperature. However, the mechanisms underlying cold stress responses in tomato are poorly understood. We demonstrate that SlGRAS4, encoding a transcription factor induced by low temperature, promotes chilling tolerance in tomato leaves and fruit. Combined genome-wide ChIP-seq and RNA-seq approaches identified among cold stress-associated genes those being direct targets of SlGRAS4 and protein studies revealed that SlGRAS4 forms a homodimer to self-activate its own promoter. SlGRAS4 can also directly bind tomato SlCBF promoters to activate their transcription without inducing any growth retardation. The study identifies the SlGRAS4-regulon as a new cold response pathway conferring cold stress tolerance in tomato independently of the ICE1-CBF pathway. This provides new track for breeding strategies aiming to improve chilling tolerance of cultivated tomatoes and to preserve sensory qualities of tomato fruit often deteriorated by storage at low temperatures.

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Solanum lycopersicumCold TemperatureFruitRegulonTranscription FactorsTranscription Factorsantioxidant capacityCBFchilling injuryGRAStomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

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PMID31916348
PMCPMC7292549

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