The role of gibberellin synthase gene VvGA2ox7 acts as a positive regulator to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana

Abstract Background Soil salinity is an important environmental component affecting plant growth and yield, but high-salinity soils are a major constraint to the development of the grape industry. Previous studies have provided lines of evidence that gibberellins (GAs) play a significant regulatory...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Huimin Gou, Shixiong Lu, Guojie Nai, Weifeng Ma, Jiaxuan Ren, Lili Guo, Baihong Chen, Juan Mao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05708-y
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850062310506233856
author Huimin Gou
Shixiong Lu
Guojie Nai
Weifeng Ma
Jiaxuan Ren
Lili Guo
Baihong Chen
Juan Mao
author_facet Huimin Gou
Shixiong Lu
Guojie Nai
Weifeng Ma
Jiaxuan Ren
Lili Guo
Baihong Chen
Juan Mao
author_sort Huimin Gou
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Background Soil salinity is an important environmental component affecting plant growth and yield, but high-salinity soils are a major constraint to the development of the grape industry. Previous studies have provided lines of evidence that gibberellins (GAs) play a significant regulatory role in plant responses to salt stress. However, it remains unclear whether GA2ox, a key enzyme that maintains the balance of bioactive gibberellins and intermediates in plants, is involved in the mechanism of salt stress tolerance in grapes. Results In this study, we found that GA2ox7 positively modulates salt stress via its ectopic expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. The GA2ox7 gene cloned from grape was a hydrophilic protein, its CDS length was 1002 bp. Besides, VvGA2ox7 protein contained DIOX_N and 2OG-FeII_Oxy domains and was localized at the nucleus and cytoplasm. Yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) showed VvARCN1, VvB5R, VvRUB2, and VvCAR11 might be potential interaction proteins of VvGA2ox7. Compared with the wild type, overexpression of VvGA2ox7 in Arabidopsis thaliana enhanced antioxidant enzymatic activities and proline, chlorophyll, and ABA contents, and decreased relative electrical conductivity, malondialdehyde, and GA3 contents. Moreover, overexpression of VvGA2ox7 positively regulated the expression of salt stress response genes (KAT1, APX1, LEA, P5CS1, AVP1, CBF1), indicating that the VvGA2ox7 overexpression improved the salt stress tolerance of plants. Conclusions Taken together, this investigation indicates that VvGA2ox7 may act as a positive regulator in response to salt stress and provide novel insights for a deeper understanding of the role of VvGA2ox7 in grapes.
format Article
id doaj-art-d0b15aee8e0048d3aae402c20e1a33c3
institution DOAJ
issn 1471-2229
language English
publishDate 2024-11-01
publisher BMC
record_format Article
series BMC Plant Biology
spelling doaj-art-d0b15aee8e0048d3aae402c20e1a33c32025-08-20T02:49:57ZengBMCBMC Plant Biology1471-22292024-11-0124111410.1186/s12870-024-05708-yThe role of gibberellin synthase gene VvGA2ox7 acts as a positive regulator to salt stress in Arabidopsis thalianaHuimin Gou0Shixiong Lu1Guojie Nai2Weifeng Ma3Jiaxuan Ren4Lili Guo5Baihong Chen6Juan Mao7College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural UniversityCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural UniversityAbstract Background Soil salinity is an important environmental component affecting plant growth and yield, but high-salinity soils are a major constraint to the development of the grape industry. Previous studies have provided lines of evidence that gibberellins (GAs) play a significant regulatory role in plant responses to salt stress. However, it remains unclear whether GA2ox, a key enzyme that maintains the balance of bioactive gibberellins and intermediates in plants, is involved in the mechanism of salt stress tolerance in grapes. Results In this study, we found that GA2ox7 positively modulates salt stress via its ectopic expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. The GA2ox7 gene cloned from grape was a hydrophilic protein, its CDS length was 1002 bp. Besides, VvGA2ox7 protein contained DIOX_N and 2OG-FeII_Oxy domains and was localized at the nucleus and cytoplasm. Yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) showed VvARCN1, VvB5R, VvRUB2, and VvCAR11 might be potential interaction proteins of VvGA2ox7. Compared with the wild type, overexpression of VvGA2ox7 in Arabidopsis thaliana enhanced antioxidant enzymatic activities and proline, chlorophyll, and ABA contents, and decreased relative electrical conductivity, malondialdehyde, and GA3 contents. Moreover, overexpression of VvGA2ox7 positively regulated the expression of salt stress response genes (KAT1, APX1, LEA, P5CS1, AVP1, CBF1), indicating that the VvGA2ox7 overexpression improved the salt stress tolerance of plants. Conclusions Taken together, this investigation indicates that VvGA2ox7 may act as a positive regulator in response to salt stress and provide novel insights for a deeper understanding of the role of VvGA2ox7 in grapes.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05708-yGibberellinsGA2ox7Salt stressOverexpressionArabidopsis thaliana
spellingShingle Huimin Gou
Shixiong Lu
Guojie Nai
Weifeng Ma
Jiaxuan Ren
Lili Guo
Baihong Chen
Juan Mao
The role of gibberellin synthase gene VvGA2ox7 acts as a positive regulator to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
BMC Plant Biology
Gibberellins
GA2ox7
Salt stress
Overexpression
Arabidopsis thaliana
title The role of gibberellin synthase gene VvGA2ox7 acts as a positive regulator to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_full The role of gibberellin synthase gene VvGA2ox7 acts as a positive regulator to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_fullStr The role of gibberellin synthase gene VvGA2ox7 acts as a positive regulator to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_full_unstemmed The role of gibberellin synthase gene VvGA2ox7 acts as a positive regulator to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_short The role of gibberellin synthase gene VvGA2ox7 acts as a positive regulator to salt stress in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_sort role of gibberellin synthase gene vvga2ox7 acts as a positive regulator to salt stress in arabidopsis thaliana
topic Gibberellins
GA2ox7
Salt stress
Overexpression
Arabidopsis thaliana
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05708-y
work_keys_str_mv AT huimingou theroleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT shixionglu theroleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT guojienai theroleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT weifengma theroleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT jiaxuanren theroleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT liliguo theroleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT baihongchen theroleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT juanmao theroleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT huimingou roleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT shixionglu roleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT guojienai roleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT weifengma roleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT jiaxuanren roleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT liliguo roleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT baihongchen roleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana
AT juanmao roleofgibberellinsynthasegenevvga2ox7actsasapositiveregulatortosaltstressinarabidopsisthaliana