A Novel Little Membrane Protein Confers Salt Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
A Novel Little Membrane Protein Confers Salt Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
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一种新型小膜蛋白赋予水稻(Oryza sativa L.)耐盐性
DOI:
10.1007/s11105-015-0944-0
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发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Huang Ji
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作者:
Yuan Xi;Sun Hui;Tang Zhengbin;Tang Haijuan;Zhang Hongsheng;Huang Ji
Plasma membrane proteins play critical roles in sensing and responding abiotic and biotic stresses in plants. In the present study, we characterized a previously unknown gene stress associated little protein 1 (SALP1) encoding a plasma membrane protein. SALP1, a small and plant-specific membrane protein, contains only 74 amino acid residues. SALP1 was constitutively expressed in various rice tissues while highly expressed in roots, leaf blade, and immature panicles. Expression analysis indicated that SALP1 was induced by various abiotic stresses and abscisic acid (ABA). Subcellular localization assay indicated that SALP1 was localized on plasma membrane in rice protoplast cells. Overexpressing of SALP1 in rice improved salt tolerance through increasing free proline contents and the expression level of OsP5CS gene, and balancing ion contents under salt stress. Moreover, SALP1 transgenic rice showed reduced sensitivity to ABA treatment, and expression level of SALP1 is not altered by ABI5-like 1 protein. Conclusively, SALP1, a novel membrane protein, is involved in salt tolerance through an ABA-independent signaling pathway in rice.