Membrane-Bound Transcription Factor ZmNAC074 Positively Regulates Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Germination of ZmNAC074-Overexpressing Transgenic Arabidopsis Seeds under Salt Stress
2.2. The Phenotype of ZmNAC074-Overexpressing Transgenic Arabidopsis Seedlings under Salt Stress and the Determination of Physiological Indexes
2.3. Overexpression of ZmNAC074 Regulates the Expression of Stress-Responsive Genes under Salt Stress
2.4. Germination of ZmNAC074-Overexpressing Transgenic Arabidopsis Seeds under Drought Stress
2.5. Phenotypic of ZmNAC074-Overexpressing Transgenic Arabidopsis Seedlings under Drought Stress and Determination of Physiological Indexes
2.6. Overexpression of ZmNAC074 Regulates the Expression of Stress-Responsive Genes under Drought Stress
2.7. Survival Rate of Transgenic Arabidopsis under ER Stress
2.8. Phenotypic and Physiological Indexes of Transgenic Arabidopsis under ER Stress
2.9. Expression Analysis of Stress-Responsive Genes in Transgenic Arabidopsis under ER Stress
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Material and Growth Conditions
4.2. RNA Extraction and Quantitative Real-Time PCR
4.3. Germination Assay
4.4. Salt, Drought and ER Stress Treatments
4.5. Measurements of Physiological Indexes
4.6. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Qian, Y.; Xi, Y.; Xia, L.; Qiu, Z.; Liu, L.; Ma, H. Membrane-Bound Transcription Factor ZmNAC074 Positively Regulates Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 16157. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216157
Qian Y, Xi Y, Xia L, Qiu Z, Liu L, Ma H. Membrane-Bound Transcription Factor ZmNAC074 Positively Regulates Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(22):16157. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216157
Chicago/Turabian StyleQian, Yexiong, Yan Xi, Lingxue Xia, Ziling Qiu, Li Liu, and Hui Ma. 2023. "Membrane-Bound Transcription Factor ZmNAC074 Positively Regulates Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 22: 16157. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216157