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Function of KAI2 signaling in plant drought adaptation
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Li, Weiqiang RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Nguyen, Kien Huu RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Chu, Ha Duc RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Ha, Chien Van RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Watanabe, Yasuko RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Leyva-González, Marco Antonio Technische Universität Dresden
Sato, Mayuko RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Toyooka, Kiminori RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Voges, Laura University of Georgia
Tanaka, Maho RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Mostofa, Mohammad Golam RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Seki, Motoaki RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Seo, Mitsunori RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
Yamaguchi, Shinjiro Tohoku University
Nelson, David C. University of California
Tian, Chunjie Chinese Academy of Sciences
Herrera-Estrella, Luis Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Tran, Lam-Son Phan RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
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Journal Article
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Drought causes substantial reductions in crop yields worldwide. Therefore, we set out to identify new chemical and genetic factors that regulate drought resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Karrikins (KARs) are a class of butenolide compounds found in smoke that promote seed germination, and have been reported to improve seedling vigor under stressful growth conditions. Here, we discovered that mutations in KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2 (KAI2), encoding the proposed karrikin receptor, result in hypersensitivity to water deprivation. We performed transcriptomic, physiological and biochemical analyses of kai2 plants to understand the basis for KAI2-regulated drought resistance. We found that kai2 mutants have increased rates of water loss and drought-induced cell membrane damage, enlarged stomatal apertures, and higher cuticular permeability. In addition, kai2 plants have reduced anthocyanin biosynthesis during drought, and are hyposensitive to abscisic acid (ABA) in stomatal closure and cotyledon opening assays. We identified genes that are likely associated with the observed physiological and biochemical changes through a genome-wide transcriptome analysis of kai2 under both well-watered and dehydration conditions. These data provide evidence for crosstalk between ABA- and KAI2-dependent signaling pathways in regulating plant responses to drought. A comparison of the strigolactone receptor mutant d14 (DWARF14) to kai2 indicated that strigolactones also contributes to plant drought adaptation, although not by affecting cuticle development. Our findings suggest that chemical or genetic manipulation of KAI2 and D14 signaling may provide novel ways to improve drought resistance.
Journal Title
PLOS Genetics
ISSN
1553-7390
1553-7404
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PLOS
Volume
13
Issue
11
Start Page
e1007076
Published Date
2017-11-13
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©2017 Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Bioscience and Bioindustry