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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

A GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE Gene StGSH1 Regulated by StERF10 Enhanced Glutathione Accumulation and Adaptation to Low Phosphorus Stress in Potato.

Xiaocheng Tian, Mingjun Li, Xiaojia Huang, Markus Wirtz, Xiaohui Zheng, Shilong Fan, Jiang Tian, Shaoqun Liu, Zhonghua Liu, Hongbo Zhao

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Xiaocheng TianKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Mingjun LiState Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Xiaojia HuangKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Markus WirtzCentre for Organismal Studies, Heidelberg University, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
Xiaohui ZhengKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Shilong FanCenter for Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Jiang TianRoot Biology Center, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Shaoqun LiuKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
Zhonghua LiuNational Research Center of Engineering Technology for Utilization of Functional Ingredients from Botanicals, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China.
Hongbo ZhaoKey Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (South China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4405-1515

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M760971Chinesisch-Deutschen Zentrum für Wissenschaftsförderung M-0010Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project 2023B03J1271National Natural Science Foundation of China 31772306
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Abstract

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is a staple global food crop whose growth is constrained by soil phosphorus deficiency. While glutathione (GSH) modulates abiotic stress responses, its precise function and regulation in potato adaptation to low-phosphorus (LP) remains undefined. This study demonstrated that LP triggers GSH accumulation by up-regulating GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE (StGSH1), the rate-limiting enzyme in GSH biosynthesis. Pharmacological inhibition using buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) and exogenous GSH supplementation confirmed the essential role of GSH in LP adaptation. Confocal microscopy showed that StGSH1-GFP fusions localize to plastids in potato protoplasts. Overexpression and silencing of StGSH1 demonstrated that it maintained reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis and attenuated LP-induced damage. StGSH1 also coordinated membrane lipid remodeling by upregulating both phospholipid catabolic genes (StNPC/PLD) and sulfolipid anabolic genes (StSQD1/2), shifting lipid flux from phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) to sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (SQDG). Additionally, ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR 10 (StERF10) is identified as a direct transcriptional activator of StGSH1. BSO-mediated GSH depletion reduced the LP adaptation in StERF10-OE plants, whereas GSH supplementation rescued StERF10-RNAi plants, indicating StERF10 conferred LP adaptation largely through StGSH1-mediated GSH biosynthesis. Collectively, these findings establish the StERF10-StGSH1 module as a critical nexus connecting GSH biosynthesis to LP adaptation, providing a rational target for breeding varieties with enhanced phosphorus use efficiency.

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutathionePhosphorusPlant ProteinsSolanum tuberosumStress, PhysiologicalGene Expression Regulation, PlantReactive Oxygen SpeciesGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutathionePhosphorusPlant ProteinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesglutathionephosphoruspotatoStERF10StGSH1

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