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ArticlePlant, cell & environment2026

Vein-Specific Overexpression of Galactinol Synthase Gene Improves Salinity Tolerance in Poplar.

Yan Liu, Zhiqiang Lv, Jia Wei, Peigang Liu, Zhifeng Wang, Mengjie Zhao, Tianbao Lin

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Yan LiuInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhiqiang LvInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jia WeiInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Peigang LiuInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zhifeng WangInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1153-4337
Mengjie ZhaoInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Tianbao LinInstitute of Sericulture and Tea, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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Key Scientific and Technological Grant of Zhejiang for Breeding New Agricultural Varieties 2021C02072Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System of China CARS-18
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Abstract

Vein vasculature plays a key role in the translocation and metabolism of soluble carbohydrates from source to sink tissues in higher plants. Most prior research has focused on the storage or transport functions of raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) in apoplastic and polymer-trapping plants, yet little is known about vein-localized RFOs in plants with passive symplastic phloem loading. In this study, the transgenic lines of poplar, a model tree with passive symplastic phloem loading, were generated to ectopically express the galactinol synthase gene, which catalyzes the first committed step in RFO biosynthesis, specifically in leaf veins. Under normal growth conditions, the engineered poplars developed a more vigorous root system compared to non-transgenic controls. When exposed to salinity stress, they exhibited significantly enhanced tolerance, which was associated with reduced foliar Na

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GalactosyltransferasesPopulusSalt ToleranceGene Expression Regulation, PlantPhloemPlant LeavesPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedRaffinoseGalactosyltransferasesinositol 1-alpha-galactosyltransferasePlant ProteinsRaffinosegalactinol synthasephloemRFOssalt stress

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PMID42125959
PMCPMC13436555

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