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ArticlePlant cell reports2025

ZmbZIP38 interacts with ZmDnaJ to regulate maize seedling drought tolerance through modulating ABA signaling, stomatal closure and root growth under stress.

Anyi Dong, Nan Wang, Tinashe Zenda, Qian Yang, Yuan Zhong, Xiuzhen Zhai, Huijun Duan

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Anyi Dong *State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources in North China, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China.
Nan Wang *State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources in North China, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China.
Tinashe ZendaCrop Science Department, Faculty of Plant and Animal Sciences and Technology, Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, P. O. Box, 35, Marondera, Zimbabwe.
Qian YangState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources in North China, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China.
Yuan ZhongState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources in North China, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China.
Xiuzhen ZhaiState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources in North China, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China.
Huijun DuanState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Resources in North China, Ministry of Education, College of Agronomy, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China. hjduan@hebau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0900-3884

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 32071936
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key messageThe drought stress-responsive transcription factor ZmbZIP38 interacts with ZmDnaJ to regulate maize drought tolerance through modulating ABA biosynthesis and signaling, stomatal closure and root growth under stress. Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors (TFs) crucially regulate plant drought stress response. However, how bZIP TFs regulate maize drought tolerance remains elusive. Previously, we demonstrated that ZmDnaJ enhances maize drought tolerance by promoting ABA biosynthesis and stomatal closure. In this study, we have fished out ZmbZIP38 (by yeast one-hybrid analysis) as key interacting partner of ZmDnaJ, and elucidate its function in ZmDnaJ-mediated drought tolerance in maize. ZmDnaJ promoter analysis results showed that ZmbZIP38 directly targets ZmDnaJ by binding to ABRE motifs in the corresponding gene promoters. Overexpression of ZmbZIP38 significantly enhanced maize survival rate under drought stress, which was accompanied by expanded leaf area and higher stomatal closure. ZmbZIP38-overexpressing maize lines also showed enhanced ROS scavenging, reduced H

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Abscisic AcidBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsPlant ProteinsPlant RootsPlant StomataSeedlingsZea maysDrought ResistanceDroughtsGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlants, Genetically ModifiedPromoter Regions, GeneticSignal TransductionStress, PhysiologicalAbscisic AcidBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsPlant ProteinsABAbZIP transcription factorsDrought toleranceMaizeZmbZIP38

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