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Type: Journal article
Title: Optimization of TaDREB3 gene expression in transgenic barley using cold-inducible promoters
Author: Kovalchuk, N.
Jia, W.
Aini, O.
Morran, S.
Pyvovarenko, T.
Fletcher, S.
Bazanova, N.
Harris, J.
Beck-Oldach, K.
Shavrukov, Y.
Langridge, P.
Lopato, S.
Citation: Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2013; 11(6):659-670
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Issue Date: 2013
ISSN: 1467-7644
1467-7652
Organisation: Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG)
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Nataliya Kovalchuk, Wei Jia, Omid Eini, Sarah Morran, Tatiana Pyvovarenko, Stephen Fletcher, Natalia Bazanova, John Harris, Kontanze Beck-Oldach, Yuri Shavrukov, Peter Langridge and Sergiy Lopato
Abstract: Constitutive over-expression of the TaDREB3 gene in barley improved frost tolerance of transgenic plants at the vegetative stage of plant development, but leads to stunted phenotypes and 3- to 6-week delays in flowering compared to control plants. In this work, two cold-inducible promoters with contrasting properties, the WRKY71 gene promoter from rice and the Cor39 gene promoter from durum wheat, were applied to optimize expression of TaDREB3. The aim of the work was to increase plant frost tolerance and to decrease or prevent negative developmental phenotypes observed during constitutive expression of TaDREB3. The OsWRKY71 and TdCor39 promoters had low-to-moderate basal activity and were activated by cold treatment in leaves, stems and developing spikes of transgenic barley and rice. Expression of the TaDREB3 gene, driven by either of the tested promoters, led to a significant improvement in frost tolerance. The presence of the functional TaDREB3 protein in transgenic plants was confirmed by the detection of strong up-regulation of cold-responsive target genes. The OsWRKY71 promoter-driven TaDREB3 provides stronger activation of the same target genes than the TdCor39 promoter. Analysis of the development of transgenic plants in the absence of stress revealed small or no differences in plant characteristics and grain yield compared with wild-type plants. The WRKY71-TaDREB3 promoter-transgene combination appears to be a promising tool for the enhancement of cold and frost tolerance in crop plants but field evaluation will be needed to confirm that negative development phenotypes have been controlled.
Keywords: barley
rice
stress-inducible promoters
DREB/CBF transcription factor
cold/frost tolerance
plant development
Rights: © 2013 Society for Experimental Biology, Association of Applied Biologists and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12056
Grant ID: ARC
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12056
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