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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2020

Expression of the CCCH-tandem zinc finger protein gene OsTZF5 under a stress-inducible promoter mitigates the effect of drought stress on rice grain yield under field conditions.

Michael Gomez Selvaraj, Asad Jan, Takuma Ishizaki, Milton Valencia, Beata Dedicova, Kyonoshin Maruyama, Takuya Ogata, Daisuke Todaka, Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki, Kazuo Nakashima and 1 more

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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 41 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael Gomez SelvarajInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-2394-0399
Asad JanBiological Resources and Post-harvest Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Takuma IshizakiTropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF), Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan.
Milton ValenciaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.
Beata DedicovaInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.
Kyonoshin MaruyamaBiological Resources and Post-harvest Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Takuya OgataBiological Resources and Post-harvest Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Daisuke TodakaLaboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuko Yamaguchi-ShinozakiLaboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0249-8258
Kazuo NakashimaBiological Resources and Post-harvest Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Manabu IshitaniInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Cali, Colombia.
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences · JPInternational Center for Tropical Agriculture · COThe University of Tokyo · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Increasing drought resistance without sacrificing grain yield remains an ongoing challenge in crop improvement. In this study, we report that Oryza sativa CCCH-tandem zinc finger protein 5 (OsTZF5) can confer drought resistance and increase grain yield in transgenic rice plants. Expression of OsTZF5 was induced by abscisic acid, dehydration and cold stress. Upon stress, OsTZF5-GFP localized to the cytoplasm and cytoplasmic foci. Transgenic rice plants overexpressing OsTZF5 under the constitutive maize ubiquitin promoter exhibited improved survival under drought but also growth retardation. By introducing OsTZF5 behind the stress-responsive OsNAC6 promoter in two commercial upland cultivars, Curinga and NERICA4, we obtained transgenic plants that showed no growth retardation. Moreover, these plants exhibited significantly increased grain yield compared to non-transgenic cultivars in different confined field drought environments. Physiological analysis indicated that OsTZF5 promoted both drought tolerance and drought avoidance. Collectively, our results provide strong evidence that OsTZF5 is a useful biotechnological tool to minimize yield losses in rice grown under drought conditions.

Indexed as

OryzaDroughtsEdible GrainGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedZincZinc FingersPlant ProteinsZincconfined fielddroughtOsTZF5ricetransgeniczinc finger protein

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PMID31930666
PMCPMC7336284
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