The ZOS7-MYB60 module confers drought-stress tolerance in rice

Shanlan upland rice is an important landrace resource with high drought stress (DS) tolerance. Despite its importance, genes responsible for yield in Shanlan upland rice have yet to be discovered. Our previous study identified a drought-responsive zinc finger protein, ZOS7, as highly expressed in Sh...

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Main Authors: Shubo Zhou, Lihong He, Zubair Iqbal, Yi Su, Jihang Huang, Lijing He, Mingnan Qu, Langtao Xiao
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Lihong He
Zubair Iqbal
Yi Su
Jihang Huang
Lijing He
Mingnan Qu
Langtao Xiao
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Langtao Xiao
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description Shanlan upland rice is an important landrace resource with high drought stress (DS) tolerance. Despite its importance, genes responsible for yield in Shanlan upland rice have yet to be discovered. Our previous study identified a drought-responsive zinc finger protein, ZOS7, as highly expressed in Shanlandao upland rice. However, the function of this gene in controlling drought tolerance remains largely unexplored. In this study, we found that overexpressing ZOS7, a drought-responsive zinc finger protein, in rice increased biomass and yield under drought stress. Co-overexpressing ZOS7 and MYB60, encoding a protein with which ZOS7 interacted, intensified the yield increase. ZOS7 and MYB60 appear to form a module that confers drought tolerance by regulating stomatal density and wax biosynthesis. The ZOS7-MYB60 module could be used in molecular breeding for drought tolerance in rice.
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spelling doaj-art-1dce3ec65c92461eb1f6e22f48195e3e2024-11-15T06:11:54ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Crop Journal2214-51412024-10-0112513691378The ZOS7-MYB60 module confers drought-stress tolerance in riceShubo Zhou0Lihong He1Zubair Iqbal2Yi Su3Jihang Huang4Lijing He5Mingnan Qu6Langtao Xiao7Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, Hainan, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Phytohormones and Growth Development, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410125, Hunan, China; Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, Hainan, ChinaCollege of Agriculture and Biology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu, ChinaHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Phytohormones and Growth Development, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410125, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, Hainan, ChinaYazhou Bay Innovation Institute, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572022, Hainan, China; College of Fisheries and Life Science, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya 572024, Hainan, China; Corresponding authors.Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, Jiangsu, China; Nanfan Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Sanya 572024, Hainan, China; Corresponding authors.Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Phytohormones and Growth Development, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410125, Hunan, China; Corresponding authors.Shanlan upland rice is an important landrace resource with high drought stress (DS) tolerance. Despite its importance, genes responsible for yield in Shanlan upland rice have yet to be discovered. Our previous study identified a drought-responsive zinc finger protein, ZOS7, as highly expressed in Shanlandao upland rice. However, the function of this gene in controlling drought tolerance remains largely unexplored. In this study, we found that overexpressing ZOS7, a drought-responsive zinc finger protein, in rice increased biomass and yield under drought stress. Co-overexpressing ZOS7 and MYB60, encoding a protein with which ZOS7 interacted, intensified the yield increase. ZOS7 and MYB60 appear to form a module that confers drought tolerance by regulating stomatal density and wax biosynthesis. The ZOS7-MYB60 module could be used in molecular breeding for drought tolerance in rice.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514124001818ZOS7EPFL9CER1Stomatal densityWax biosynthesisTranscriptome
spellingShingle Shubo Zhou
Lihong He
Zubair Iqbal
Yi Su
Jihang Huang
Lijing He
Mingnan Qu
Langtao Xiao
The ZOS7-MYB60 module confers drought-stress tolerance in rice
Crop Journal
ZOS7
EPFL9
CER1
Stomatal density
Wax biosynthesis
Transcriptome
title The ZOS7-MYB60 module confers drought-stress tolerance in rice
title_full The ZOS7-MYB60 module confers drought-stress tolerance in rice
title_fullStr The ZOS7-MYB60 module confers drought-stress tolerance in rice
title_full_unstemmed The ZOS7-MYB60 module confers drought-stress tolerance in rice
title_short The ZOS7-MYB60 module confers drought-stress tolerance in rice
title_sort zos7 myb60 module confers drought stress tolerance in rice
topic ZOS7
EPFL9
CER1
Stomatal density
Wax biosynthesis
Transcriptome
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514124001818
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