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Pu-miR172d negatively regulates stomatal differentiation response to drought stress in poplar

ABSTRACT: We characterized Pu-miR172d, a miRNA that negatively regulates stomatal differentiation in Populus ussuriensis. Overexpression of Pu-miR172d significantly decreased stomatal density in P. ussuriensis. Molecular analysis indicated that PuGTL1 as a major target of Pu-miR172d by cleavage. Moreover, chimeric dominant repressor version of PuGTL1 (PuGTL1-SRDX) lines resembled the Pu-miR172d overexpression (Pu-miR172d-OE) lines, resulting in reduced stomatal density, net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, transpiration and enhanced instantaneous water use efficiency, and thus improving tolerance to drought stress. QRT-PCR analysis showed that PuSDD1 transcript abundance in young leaves of PuGTL1-SRDX and Pu-miR172d-OE plants compared to WT plants, suggesting that Pu-miR172d positively regulates PuSDD1 expression through repression of PuGTL1. RNA-seq analysis showed Pu-miR172d overexpression significantly reduced the expression of many genes related to photosynthesis under drought stress. Overall, the present results demonstrate that Pu-miR172d/PuGTL1/PuSDD1 module plays an important role in stomatal differentiation and regulate WUE, illustrating its capacity for engineering drought tolerance improvement in poplar under future drier environments.

ORGANISM(S): Populus ussuriensis

PROVIDER: GSE133658 | GEO | 2022/06/13

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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