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ArticlePlant physiology2023

Kiwifruit bZIP transcription factor AcePosF21 elicits ascorbic acid biosynthesis during cold stress.

Xiaoying Liu, Sean M Bulley, Erika Varkonyi-Gasic, Caihong Zhong, Dawei Li

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Article in Plant physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaoying LiuWuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiufeng 1 Road, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1845-5321
Sean M BulleyThe New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 11600, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-6142-5414
Erika Varkonyi-GasicThe New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, Private Bag 92169, Auckland 1142, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-1068-4085
Caihong ZhongWuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiufeng 1 Road, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2271-4138
Dawei LiWuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiufeng 1 Road, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5138-4492
Wuhan Botanical Garden · CNPlant & Food Research · NZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cold stress seriously affects plant development, resulting in heavy agricultural losses. L-ascorbic acid (AsA, vitamin C) is an antioxidant implicated in abiotic stress tolerance and metabolism of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Understanding whether and how cold stress elicits AsA biosynthesis to reduce oxidative damage is important for developing cold-resistant plants. Here, we show that the accumulation of AsA in response to cold stress is a common mechanism conserved across the plant kingdom, from single-cell algae to angiosperms. We identified a basic leucine zipper domain (bZIP) transcription factor (TF) of kiwifruit (Actinidia eriantha Benth.), AcePosF21, which was triggered by cold and is involved in the regulation of kiwifruit AsA biosynthesis and defense responses against cold stress. AcePosF21 interacted with the R2R3-MYB TF AceMYB102 and directly bound to the promoter of the gene encoding GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase 3 (AceGGP3), a key conduit for regulating AsA biosynthesis, to up-regulate AceGGP3 expression and produce more AsA, which neutralized the excess ROS induced by cold stress. On the contrary, VIGS or CRISPR-Cas9-mediated editing of AcePosF21 decreased AsA content and increased the generation of ROS in kiwifruit under cold stress. Taken together, we illustrated a model for the regulatory mechanism of AcePosF21-mediated regulation of AceGGP3 expression and AsA biosynthesis to reduce oxidative damage by cold stress, which provides valuable clues for manipulating the cold resistance of kiwifruit.

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ActinidiaBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsAscorbic AcidCold-Shock ResponseFruitGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant ProteinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesAscorbic AcidBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsPlant ProteinsReactive Oxygen Species

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PMCPMC10231468
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