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ABA-dependent and ABA-independent functions of RCAR5/PYL11 in response to cold stress
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AbstractArabidopsis thaliana has 14 abscisic acid (ABA) receptors—PYR1/PYLs/RCARs—which have diverse and redundant functions in ABA signaling; however, the precise role of these ABA receptors remains to be elucidated. Here, we report the functional characterization of RCAR5/PYL11 in response to cold stress. Expression of RCAR5 gene in dry seeds and leaves was ABA-dependent and ABA-independent, respectively. Under cold stress conditions, seed germination was markedly delayed in RCAR5-overexpressing (Pro35S:RCAR5) plants, but not in Pro35S:RCAR5 in ABA-deficient (aba1-6) mutant background. Leaves of Pro35S:RCAR5 plants showed enhanced stomatal closure—independent of ABA—and high expression levels of cold, dehydration, and/or ABA-responsive genes; these traits conferred enhanced freezing tolerance. Our data suggest that RCAR5 functions in response to cold stress by delaying seed germination and inducing rapid stomatal closure via ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways, respectively.
Title: ABA-dependent and ABA-independent functions of RCAR5/PYL11 in response to cold stress
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AbstractArabidopsis thaliana has 14 abscisic acid (ABA) receptors—PYR1/PYLs/RCARs—which have diverse and redundant functions in ABA signaling; however, the precise role of these ABA receptors remains to be elucidated.
Here, we report the functional characterization of RCAR5/PYL11 in response to cold stress.
Expression of RCAR5 gene in dry seeds and leaves was ABA-dependent and ABA-independent, respectively.
Under cold stress conditions, seed germination was markedly delayed in RCAR5-overexpressing (Pro35S:RCAR5) plants, but not in Pro35S:RCAR5 in ABA-deficient (aba1-6) mutant background.
Leaves of Pro35S:RCAR5 plants showed enhanced stomatal closure—independent of ABA—and high expression levels of cold, dehydration, and/or ABA-responsive genes; these traits conferred enhanced freezing tolerance.
Our data suggest that RCAR5 functions in response to cold stress by delaying seed germination and inducing rapid stomatal closure via ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways, respectively.
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