Journal
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS
Volume 41, Issue 9, Pages 5701-5709Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3440-y
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NtSnRK2s; Gene expression; Subcellular localization; Abiotic stress; Nicotiana tabacum
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- State Tobacco Monopoly Administration of China [110200902045]
- research program on the metabolism and molecular basis of strong-flavor characteristic high-quality tobacco formation [TS-01-2011004]
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SnRK2 is a plant-specific protein kinase family involved in abiotic stress signalling. In this study, NtSnRK2.1, NtSnRK2.2, and NtSnRK2.3, were cloned from tobacco by in silico cloning and reverse transcription PCR. The three protein kinases were classed into subfamily II of the SnRK2 family using a phylogenetic tree and C-terminus analysis. Subcellular localization revealed NtSnRK2s in the nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments. Dynamic expression of NtSnRK2s in tobacco plants that were exposed to drought, salt, or cold stressors were characterised using quantitative real-time PCR. It was revealed that the three genes showed similar patterns of transcription under abiotic stress responses; there was evidence NtSnRK2s participated in abscisic acid-dependent signalling pathways. NtSnRK2.1-3 responded much faster to drought and salt than to cold stress. To investigate the role of NtSnRK2s under abiotic stresses, NtSnRK2.1 gene was over-expressed in tobacco. A stress tolerance assay showed that tobacco plants that over-expressed NtSnRK2.1 plants had greater salt tolerance. The results indicate that NtSnRK2s are involved in abiotic stress response pathways.
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