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Cloning and characterization of a novel dehydrin gene, SiDhn2, from Saussurea involucrata Kar. et Kir.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Qiu, Honglin Zhang, Lin-Hua Liu, Chao Wang, Aiying Liu, Hai-Liang Zhu, Jianbo |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Saussurea involucrata Kar. et Kir. is a hardy dicotyledonous plant capable of tolerating severe abiotic stress conditions. In a previous study, we created a cDNA library to determine what factors are associated with the cold acclimation response in S. involucrata. From this, a full-length cDNA of a dehydrin-like gene (SiDhn2) was obtained by RT-PCR. The SiDhn2 gene was characterized in this study. The full-length SiDhn2 cDNA comprised 693 bp containing an open reading frame of 345 bp specifying a protein of 115 amino acids. An alignment of the deduced amino acid sequence showed that SiDhn2 shared 55 % identity with two Brassica dehydrins. Agrobacterium tumefaciens was used to transform RD29A:SiDhn2 and 35S:SiDhn2 constructs into tobacco to investigate the germination and resistance to freezing and drought stress of transgenic plants. The RD29A:SiDhn2 transgenic plants showed greater resistance to freezing and drought stress than 35S:SiDhn2 transgenic plants or the wild-type. This study demonstrates that SiDhn2 confers cold hardiness and drought resistance, and may be a candidate resistance gene for genetic improvement of crops to increase stress resistance. |
| Starting Page | 707 |
| Ending Page | 718 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11103-013-0164-7 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://or.nsfc.gov.cn/bitstream/00001903-5/44879/1/1000007676614.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 24337866 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-013-0164-7 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 84 |
| Journal | Plant Molecular Biology |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |