ARF family identification in Tamarix chinensis reveals the salt responsive expression of TcARF6 targeted by miR167
Auxin response factors (ARFs) are important transcription factors (TFs) that are differentially expressed in response to various abiotic stresses. The important roles of ARFs and small RNA-ARF pathways in mediating plant growth and stress responses have emerged in several recent studies. However, no...
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| description | Auxin response factors (ARFs) are important transcription factors (TFs) that are differentially expressed in response to various abiotic stresses. The important roles of ARFs and small RNA-ARF pathways in mediating plant growth and stress responses have emerged in several recent studies. However, no studies on the involvement of ARFs in tamarisk trees, which are resistant to salinity, have been conducted. In this study, systematic analysis revealed 12 TcARF genes belonging to five different groups in Tamarix chinensis. The microRNA response elements of miR160, which belongs to group I and miR167, which belongs to group III, were conserved in terms of their location and sequence. Moreover, digital gene expression profiles suggested that a potential miR167 target gene, TcARF6, was rapidly expressed in response to salt stress. Cloning of TcARF6 revealed that TcARF6 could be an activation TF with a glutamine-rich region and expression pattern analysis revealed that the expression of TcARF6 was significantly downregulated specifically in the roots. A significant negative correlation in the expression pattern of tch-miR167/TcARF6 indicated that this module may play a key role in the response to salt stress. Overall, these results provide basic information on the posttranscriptional regulation of TcARF6 for future investigations of the T. chinensis salt-stress response. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a27deda1f45a41ed817ba92f6aed4ffd2023-12-03T10:34:28ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592020-03-018e882910.7717/peerj.8829ARF family identification in Tamarix chinensis reveals the salt responsive expression of TcARF6 targeted by miR167Youju Ye0Jianwen Wang1Wei Wang2Li-an Xu3Key Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaKey Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaKey Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaKey Laboratory of Forestry Genetics & Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaAuxin response factors (ARFs) are important transcription factors (TFs) that are differentially expressed in response to various abiotic stresses. The important roles of ARFs and small RNA-ARF pathways in mediating plant growth and stress responses have emerged in several recent studies. However, no studies on the involvement of ARFs in tamarisk trees, which are resistant to salinity, have been conducted. In this study, systematic analysis revealed 12 TcARF genes belonging to five different groups in Tamarix chinensis. The microRNA response elements of miR160, which belongs to group I and miR167, which belongs to group III, were conserved in terms of their location and sequence. Moreover, digital gene expression profiles suggested that a potential miR167 target gene, TcARF6, was rapidly expressed in response to salt stress. Cloning of TcARF6 revealed that TcARF6 could be an activation TF with a glutamine-rich region and expression pattern analysis revealed that the expression of TcARF6 was significantly downregulated specifically in the roots. A significant negative correlation in the expression pattern of tch-miR167/TcARF6 indicated that this module may play a key role in the response to salt stress. Overall, these results provide basic information on the posttranscriptional regulation of TcARF6 for future investigations of the T. chinensis salt-stress response.https://peerj.com/articles/8829.pdfAuxin response factorMicroRNA response elementMiR167Salt stress response |
| spellingShingle | Youju Ye Jianwen Wang Wei Wang Li-an Xu ARF family identification in Tamarix chinensis reveals the salt responsive expression of TcARF6 targeted by miR167 PeerJ Auxin response factor MicroRNA response element MiR167 Salt stress response |
| title | ARF family identification in Tamarix chinensis reveals the salt responsive expression of TcARF6 targeted by miR167 |
| title_full | ARF family identification in Tamarix chinensis reveals the salt responsive expression of TcARF6 targeted by miR167 |
| title_fullStr | ARF family identification in Tamarix chinensis reveals the salt responsive expression of TcARF6 targeted by miR167 |
| title_full_unstemmed | ARF family identification in Tamarix chinensis reveals the salt responsive expression of TcARF6 targeted by miR167 |
| title_short | ARF family identification in Tamarix chinensis reveals the salt responsive expression of TcARF6 targeted by miR167 |
| title_sort | arf family identification in tamarix chinensis reveals the salt responsive expression of tcarf6 targeted by mir167 |
| topic | Auxin response factor MicroRNA response element MiR167 Salt stress response |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/8829.pdf |
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