ArticlePlant biology (Stuttgart, Germany)2026
PgUGT84K2, a Panax ginseng glycosyltransferase, catalyses IBA glycosylation and enhances abiotic stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis.
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Glycosylation plays a crucial role in modulating auxin homeostasis through the formation of auxin glycoside conjugates. However, the involved mechanisms and relevant physiological significances are largely unknown or poorly understood. PgUGT84K2 enzyme was purified and the enzyme activity was identified by HPLC and LC/MS analyses. We heterologously overexpressed PgUGT84K2 in Arabidopsis thaliana and analysed glycosyltransferase activity and glycosylated metabolites IBA-Glc in transgenic plants. Drought and salt stress assays of the transgenic plants were conducted and the expression of related genes was analysed by quantitative RT-PCR. Panax ginseng glycosyltransferase PgUGT84K2 was at the first time identified to be an IBA glycosyltransferase. Assessment of enzyme activity and IBA conjugates in transgenic plants ectopically expressing PgUGT84K2 indicated that the PgUGT84K2 catalytic specificity was maintained in planta. Heterologous overexpression of PgUGT84K2 in Arabidopsis thaliana led to significantly enhanced tolerance to drought and salt stresses, with improved germination rates, seedling greening rates and seedling survival rates than the wild type. Overexpression of PgUGT84K2 enhanced ROS scavenging in transgenic plants and quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed the up-regulation of key antioxidant enzyme genes SOD1, SOD3, CAT2, CAT3 and ABA biosynthesis genes AAO1, AAO3, along with down-regulation of ABA signalling repressors EM1 and EM6. Our results suggest that PgUGT84K2, an IBA glycosyltransferase, might enhance stress tolerance through modulating ABA signalling and enhancing ROS scavenging via the enzymatic antioxidant system, and provide a potential strategy to breed drought and salt resistant P. ginseng.
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