title: Expression of baculovirus anti-apoptotic p35 gene in tobacco enhances tolerance to abiotic stress.
abstract: Expression of baculovirus anti-apoptotic p35 gene in plants on biotic stress responses has been well studied but its function on abiotic stress has not been documented. In the present study, the p35 gene from Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) was expressed in tobacco. A detached leaf assay was used to test tolerance of p35 transgenic plants to various abiotic stress responses. Expression of p35 gene in tobacco gave tolerance to treatment with methanol and H2O2 and also delayed leaf senescence under starvation in the dark. Germination of T(0) seeds on NaCl-containing medium also demonstrated to increase salt tolerance.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiaohongshan #44, Wuhan 430071, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Zhihua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Baoyu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shiyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D016367:Baculoviridae / Q000235:genetics; D018525:Germination / Q000187:drug effects; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000633:toxicity; D000432:Methanol / Q000633:toxicity; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000633:toxicity; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins; C492234:p35 protein, Baculovirus; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D000432:Methanol