ZmHSP16.9, a cytosolic class I small heat shock protein in maize (Zea mays), confers heat tolerance in transgenic tobacco
ZmHSP16.9, a cytosolic class I small heat shock protein in maize (Zea mays), confers heat tolerance in transgenic tobacco
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ZmHSP16.9 是玉米 (Zea mays) 中的一种胞质 I 类小热休克蛋白,赋予转基因烟草耐热性
DOI:
10.1007/s00299-012-1262-8
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发表时间:
2012-08-01
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Yang, Xinghong
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作者:
Sun, Liping;Liu, Yang;Yang, Xinghong
Various organisms produce HSPs in response to high temperature and other stresses. The function of heat shock proteins, including small heat shock protein (sHSP), in stress tolerance is not fully explored. To improve our understanding of sHSPs, we isolatedZmHSP16.9from maize. Sequence alignments and phylogenetic analysis reveal this to be a cytosolic class I sHSP.ZmHSP16.9expressed in root, leaf and stem tissues under 40 °C treatment, and was up-regulated by heat stress and exogenous H2O2. Overexpression ofZmHSP16.9in transgenic tobacco conferred tolerance to heat and oxidative stresses by increased seed germination rate, root length, and antioxidant enzyme activities compared with WT plants. These results support the positive role ofZmHSP16.9in response to heat stress in plant.Key messageThe overexpression ofZmHSP16.9enhanced tolerance to heat and oxidative stress in transgenic tobacco.