ASR Enhances Environmental Stress Tolerance and Improves Grain Yield by Modulating Stomatal Closure in Rice
Abscisic acid-, stress-, and ripening-induced (ASR) genes are involved in responding to abiotic stresses, but their precise roles in enhancing grain yield under stress conditions remain to be determined. We cloned a rice (Oryza sativa) ASR gene, OsASR1, and characterized its function in rice plants....
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doaj-5e72a30ca1a0453a858ddb0c1e204d312020-11-24T21:42:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2020-02-011010.3389/fpls.2019.01752487076ASR Enhances Environmental Stress Tolerance and Improves Grain Yield by Modulating Stomatal Closure in RiceSeong-Im Park0Seong-Im Park1Jin-Ju Kim2Jin-Ju Kim3Sun-Young Shin4Young-Saeng Kim5Ho-Sung Yoon6Ho-Sung Yoon7Ho-Sung Yoon8Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South KoreaSchool of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South KoreaDepartment of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South KoreaSchool of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South KoreaDepartment of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South KoreaResearch Institute for Dok-do and Ulleung-do, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South KoreaDepartment of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South KoreaSchool of Life Sciences, BK21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South KoreaAdvanced Bio-Resource Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South KoreaAbscisic acid-, stress-, and ripening-induced (ASR) genes are involved in responding to abiotic stresses, but their precise roles in enhancing grain yield under stress conditions remain to be determined. We cloned a rice (Oryza sativa) ASR gene, OsASR1, and characterized its function in rice plants. OsASR1 expression was induced by abscisic acid (ABA), salt, and drought treatments. Transgenic rice plants overexpressing OsASR1 displayed improved water regulation under salt and drought stresses, which was associated with osmolyte accumulation, improved modulation of stomatal closure, and reduced transpiration rates. OsASR1-overexpressing plants were hypersensitive to exogenous ABA and accumulated higher endogenous ABA levels under salt and drought stresses, indicating that OsASR1 is a positive regulator of the ABA signaling pathway. The growth of OsASR1-overexpressing plants was superior to that of wild-type (WT) plants under paddy field conditions when irrigation was withheld, likely due to improved modulation of stomatal closure via modified ABA signaling. The transgenic plants had higher grain yields than WT plants for four consecutive generations. We conclude that OsASR1 has a crucial role in ABA-mediated regulation of stomatal closure to conserve water under salt- and drought-stress conditions, and OsASR1 overexpression can enhance salinity and drought tolerance, resulting in improved crop yields.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01752/fullabscisic acidabscisic acid-stress-and ripening-induced genesgrain yieldsalt and drought stress tolerance |
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ASR Enhances Environmental Stress Tolerance and Improves Grain Yield by Modulating Stomatal Closure in Rice |
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ASR Enhances Environmental Stress Tolerance and Improves Grain Yield by Modulating Stomatal Closure in Rice |
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ASR Enhances Environmental Stress Tolerance and Improves Grain Yield by Modulating Stomatal Closure in Rice |
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ASR Enhances Environmental Stress Tolerance and Improves Grain Yield by Modulating Stomatal Closure in Rice |
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ASR Enhances Environmental Stress Tolerance and Improves Grain Yield by Modulating Stomatal Closure in Rice |
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asr enhances environmental stress tolerance and improves grain yield by modulating stomatal closure in rice |
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Abscisic acid-, stress-, and ripening-induced (ASR) genes are involved in responding to abiotic stresses, but their precise roles in enhancing grain yield under stress conditions remain to be determined. We cloned a rice (Oryza sativa) ASR gene, OsASR1, and characterized its function in rice plants. OsASR1 expression was induced by abscisic acid (ABA), salt, and drought treatments. Transgenic rice plants overexpressing OsASR1 displayed improved water regulation under salt and drought stresses, which was associated with osmolyte accumulation, improved modulation of stomatal closure, and reduced transpiration rates. OsASR1-overexpressing plants were hypersensitive to exogenous ABA and accumulated higher endogenous ABA levels under salt and drought stresses, indicating that OsASR1 is a positive regulator of the ABA signaling pathway. The growth of OsASR1-overexpressing plants was superior to that of wild-type (WT) plants under paddy field conditions when irrigation was withheld, likely due to improved modulation of stomatal closure via modified ABA signaling. The transgenic plants had higher grain yields than WT plants for four consecutive generations. We conclude that OsASR1 has a crucial role in ABA-mediated regulation of stomatal closure to conserve water under salt- and drought-stress conditions, and OsASR1 overexpression can enhance salinity and drought tolerance, resulting in improved crop yields. |
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abscisic acid abscisic acid- stress- and ripening-induced genes grain yield salt and drought stress tolerance |
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