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ArticleThe Plant cell2025

A CRY1-HY5-MYB signaling cascade fine-tunes guard cell reactive oxygen species levels and triggers stomatal opening.

Yuankai Chang, Mianmian Shi, Xiao Wang, Hui Cheng, Junli Zhang, Hongrui Liu, Huiruo Wu, Xiaobin Ou, Ke Yu, Xuebin Zhang and 4 more

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Article in The Plant cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Yuankai ChangState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province 475004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9998-9802
Mianmian ShiCollege of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7704-7857
Xiao WangState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province 475004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7380-1832
Hui ChengState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province 475004, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1087-9082
Junli ZhangState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province 475004, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3159-8829
Hongrui LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4850-0912
Huiruo WuSchool of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TD, UK.
Xiaobin OuGansu Key laboratory of Protection and Utilization for Biological Resources and Ecological Restoration, Longdong University, Qingyang, Gansu Province 745000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6642-5306
Ke YuState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province 475004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8995-9095
Xuebin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province 475004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6089-4339
Brad DayDepartment of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9880-4319
Chen MiaoState Key Laboratory of Cotton Bio-Breeding and Integrated Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan Province 475004, China.
Yi ZhaoDepartment of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2108-0463
Kun JiangCollege of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8199-9164

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32060065Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation LY23C020001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stomatal opening facilitates CO2 uptake and causes water loss via transpiration. Compared with the considerable progress made toward understanding phototropin-mediated blue light (BL) signaling in guard cells, the significance of cryptochromes (CRYs) in stomatal opening and their downstream elements remain largely unknown. Here, we show that 3 homologous MYB transcription factor genes, namely MYB11, MYB12, and MYB111, are rapidly transactivated in guard cells during the dark-to-light transition in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Genetic characterization of myb mutants demonstrates that these proteins specifically mediate light-induced stomatal opening by promoting local flavonol accumulation, thereby controlling reactive oxygen species homeostasis in guard cells. In response to light, activation of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase is inhibited in the myb11 myb12 myb111 triple mutant, compromising transmembrane K+ influx in the mutant guard cells. Furthermore, we demonstrate that MYB11/12/111 expression in guard cells upon illumination is induced by a CRY1-specific signaling cascade involving ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5 (HY5), a direct transcriptional activator of these MYBs. Overall, our work reveals a mechanism by which the CRY1-HY5-MYB module facilitates light-induced stomatal opening, providing evidence that flavonoid metabolism in guard cells is crucial for plant stress tolerance.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCryptochromesNuclear ProteinsPlant StomataReactive Oxygen SpeciesTranscription FactorsCarbon DioxideGene Expression Regulation, PlantLightMutationNADPH OxidasesSignal TransductionArabidopsis ProteinsAT5G47910 protein, ArabidopsisCarbon DioxideCRY1 protein, ArabidopsisCryptochromesMYB11 protein, ArabidopsisMYB12 protein, ArabidopsisNADPH OxidasesNuclear ProteinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesTranscription Factors

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PMID40139914
PMCPMC11973966

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