Genome-Wide Analysis of the Apple CBL Family Reveals That Mdcbl10.1 Functions Positively in Modulating Apple Salt Tolerance

Abiotic stresses are increasingly harmful to crop yield and quality. Calcium and its signaling pathway play an important role in modulating plant stress tolerance. As specific Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensors, calcineurin B-like (CBL) proteins play vital roles in plant stress response and calcium...

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Autores principales: Peihong Chen, Jie Yang, Quanlin Mei, Huayu Liu, Yunpeng Cheng, Fengwang Ma, Ke Mao
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Sumario:Abiotic stresses are increasingly harmful to crop yield and quality. Calcium and its signaling pathway play an important role in modulating plant stress tolerance. As specific Ca<sup>2+</sup> sensors, calcineurin B-like (CBL) proteins play vital roles in plant stress response and calcium signaling. The CBL family has been identified in many plant species; however, the characterization of the CBL family and the functional study of apple MdCBL proteins in salt response have yet to be conducted in apple. In this study, 11 <i>MdCBL</i> genes were identified from the apple genome. The coding sequences of these <i>MdCBL</i> genes were cloned, and the gene structure and conserved motifs were analyzed in detail. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that these MdCBL proteins could be divided into four groups. The functional identification in Na<sup>+</sup>-sensitive yeast mutant showed that the overexpression of seven <i>MdCBL</i> genes could confer enhanced salt stress resistance in transgenic yeast. The function of <i>MdCBL10.1</i> in regulating salt tolerance was also verified in cisgenic apple calli and apple plants. These results provided valuable insights for future research examining the function and mechanism of CBL proteins in regulating apple salt tolerance.