<i>AvNAC030</i>, a NAC Domain Transcription Factor, Enhances Salt Stress Tolerance in Kiwifruit

Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch) is suitable for neutral acid soil. However, soil salinization is increasing in kiwifruit production areas, which has adverse effects on the growth and development of plants, leading to declining yields and quality. Therefore, analyzing the salt tolerance regula...

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Autores principales: Ming Li, Zhiyong Wu, Hong Gu, Dawei Cheng, Xizhi Guo, Lan Li, Caiyun Shi, Guoyi Xu, Shichao Gu, Muhammad Abid, Yunpeng Zhong, Xiujuan Qi, Jinyong Chen
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/a6c6ea416ca24c5aa5801826f3852ffd
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Sumario:Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch) is suitable for neutral acid soil. However, soil salinization is increasing in kiwifruit production areas, which has adverse effects on the growth and development of plants, leading to declining yields and quality. Therefore, analyzing the salt tolerance regulation mechanism can provide a theoretical basis for the industrial application and germplasm improvement of kiwifruit. We identified 120 NAC members and divided them into 13 subfamilies according to phylogenetic analysis. Subsequently, we conducted a comprehensive and systematic analysis based on the conserved motifs, key amino acid residues in the NAC domain, expression patterns, and protein interaction network predictions and screened the candidate gene <i>AvNAC030</i>. In order to study its function, we adopted the method of heterologous expression in <i>Arabidopsis</i>. Compared with the control, the overexpression plants had higher osmotic adjustment ability and improved antioxidant defense mechanism. These results suggest that <i>AvNAC030</i> plays a positive role in the salt tolerance regulation mechanism in kiwifruit.