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Overexpression of the Jojoba Aquaporin Gene, ScPIP1 , Enhances Drought and Salt Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis
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International journal of molecular sciences, 2019-01, Vol.20 (1), p.153
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
Erscheinungsjahr
2019
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Plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs) are a subfamily of aquaporin proteins located on plasma membranes where they facilitate the transport of water and small uncharged solutes. PIPs play an important role throughout plant development, and in response to abiotic stresses. Jojoba (
(Link) Schneider), as a typical desert plant, tolerates drought, salinity and nutrient-poor soils. In this study, a
gene (
) was cloned from jojoba and overexpressed in
. The expression of
at the transcriptional level was induced by polyethylene glycol (PEG) treatment.
overexpressed
plants exhibited higher germination rates, longer roots and higher survival rates compared to the wild-type plants under drought and salt stresses. The results of malonaldehyde (MDA), ion leakage (IL) and proline content measurements indicated that the improved drought and salt tolerance conferred by
was correlated with decreased membrane damage and improved osmotic adjustment. We assume that
may be applied to genetic engineering to improve plant tolerance based on the resistance effect in transgenic
overexpressing
.