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ArticleJournal of experimental botany2020

Glycosyltransferase OsUGT90A1 helps protect the plasma membrane during chilling stress in rice.

Yao Shi, Huy Phan, Yaju Liu, Shouyun Cao, Zhihua Zhang, Chengcai Chu, Michael R Schläppi

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Article in Journal of experimental botany, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yao ShiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Huy PhanDepartment of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Yaju LiuNational Sweet Potato Improvement Center, Sweet Potato Research Institute, Xuzhou, P.R. China.
Shouyun CaoState Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhihua ZhangState Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chengcai ChuState Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Michael R SchläppiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNMarquette University · USSweet Potato Research Institute · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to its subtropical origins, rice (Oryza sativa) is sensitive to low-temperature stress. In this study, we identify LOC_Os04g24110, annotated to encode the UDP-glycosyltransferase enzyme UGT90A1, as a gene associated with the low-temperature seedling survivability (LTSS) quantitative trait locus qLTSS4-1. Differences between haplotypes in the control region of OsUGT90A1 correlate with chilling tolerance phenotypes, and reflect differential expression between tolerant and sensitive accessions rather than differences in protein sequences. Expression of OsUGT90A1 is initially enhanced by low temperature, and its overexpression helps to maintain membrane integrity during cold stress and promotes leaf growth during stress recovery, which are correlated with reduced levels of reactive oxygen species due to increased activities of antioxidant enzymes. In addition, overexpression of OsUGT90A1 in Arabidopsis improves freezing survival and tolerance to salt stress, again correlated with enhanced activities of antioxidant enzymes. Overexpression of OsUGT90A1 in rice decreases root lengths in 3-week-old seedlings while gene-knockout increases the length, indicating that its differential expression may affect phytohormone activities. We conclude that higher OsUGT90A1 expression in chilling-tolerant accessions helps to maintain cell membrane integrity as an abiotic stress-tolerance mechanism that prepares plants for the resumption of growth and development during subsequent stress recovery.

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OryzaCell MembraneCold-Shock ResponseCold TemperatureGene Expression Regulation, PlantGlycosyltransferasesSeedlingsGlycosyltransferasesAbiotic stressantioxidant enzyme activitycold tolerancegene knockoutlow temperature seedlings survivabilityreactive oxygen speciessalt tolerancetransgenic rice

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PMID31974553
PMCPMC7210772
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