Tomato LrgB regulates heat tolerance and the assimilation and partitioning of carbon
Tomato LrgB regulates heat tolerance and the assimilation and partitioning of carbon
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番茄 LrgB 调节耐热性以及碳的同化和分配
DOI:
10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.06.001
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发表时间:
2018-09-01
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影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Zhang,Junhong
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作者:
Zhang,Shiwen;Ai,Guo;Zhang,Junhong
The impact of extreme and sustained high temperatures on plant growth has become increasingly prominent. Heat shock cognate 70-kDa proteins play an important role in plant heat tolerance. In this study, we identified and characterized the tomato ortholog ofLrgB(SlLrgB), and demonstrate that it interacts with Hsc70.1. Similar to other genes that encode chloroplast-localized proteins, the expression ofSlLrgBis upregulated in green tissues and suppressed by heat shock. Functional analyses utilizing transgenic plants indicate thatSlLrgBcontributes to chlorophyll metabolism. Both the overexpression and the RNA interference-mediated suppression ofSlLrgBled to chlorotic leaves, reduced plant height, smaller size and decreases in pigment levels in ripening fruits. However, the starch levels in theSlLrgB-RNAi lines were significantly increased and the heat tolerance ofSlLrgB-RNAi was obvious elevated. Downregulating the expression ofHsc70.1by VIGS in tomato led to retarded growth, chlorotic leaves, and increased expression ofSlLrgB.Based on these data, we suggest thatSlLrgBregulates chlorophyll metabolism and the assimilation and partitioning of carbon. We also suggest that Hsc70.1 and SlLrgB contribute to heat tolerance and thatHsc70.1negatively regulatesSlLrgB.