Fatty acid desaturase-6 (Fad6) is required for salt tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Fatty acid desaturases play important role in plant responses to abiotic stresses including cold, high temperature, drought, and osmotic stress. In this work, we provide the evidence that Fad6, a chloroplast desaturase, is required for salt tolerance during the early seedling development of Arabidopsis. Expression of Fad6 was responsive to salt and osmotic stress. Compared with the wild-type plants, the fad6 mutant showed reduced tolerance to salt stress, and accumulated more Na(+) and less K(+) under high NaCl stress condition. Furthermore, cellular oxidative damage was more severe in fad6 when treated with high concentrations of NaCl, as indicated by increased electrolyte leakage rate and malondialdehyde production, as well as by decreased activities of anti-oxidative enzymes. All these results suggest that Fad6 is required for salt resistance in Arabidopsis.
Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China.
Jian-Tao
JT
Zhang
Jin-Qi
JQ
Zhu
Qiang
Q
Zhu
Hua
H
Liu
Xiao-Shu
XS
Gao
Hong-Xia
HX
Zhang
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D060387:Ascorbate Peroxidases; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000378:metabolism; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D055049:Salt Tolerance; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D012964:Sodium; D010544:Peroxidases; D060387:Ascorbate Peroxidases; D044943:Fatty Acid Desaturases; C040448:delta-12 fatty acid desaturase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D011188:Potassium