title: Identification and expression analysis of genes in response to high-salinity and drought stresses in Brassica napus.
abstract: High salinity and drought are the major abiotic stresses that adversely affect plant growth and agricultural productivity. To investigate genes that are involved in response to abiotic stresses in Brassica napus, a comprehensive survey of genes induced by high-salinity and drought stresses was done by macroarray analysis. In total, 536 clones were identified to be putative high-salinity-or drought-responsive genes. Among them, 172 and 288 clones are detected to be putative high-salinity- and drought-inducible genes, whereas 141 and 189 are candidates for high-salinity- and drought-suppressed genes, respectively. The functional classification of these genes are indicated that belonged to gene families encoding metabolic enzymes, regulatory factors, components of signal transduction, hormone responses, some abiotic stresses-related proteins, and other processes related to growth and development of B. napus. From the upregulated candidate genes, some interested genes were further demonstrated to be high-salinity- or/and drought-induced expression by real-time quantitative RT-PCR analysis. The experimental results also revealed that some genes may function in abscisic acid-dependent signaling pathway related to drought or salinity stress. Collectively, the data presented in this study will facilitate the understanding of molecular mechanism of B. napus in response to high-salinity and drought stresses, and also provide us the basis of effective genetic engineering strategies for improving stress tolerance of B. napus.
authors.affiliation: Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Yanye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xuebao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D029688:Brassica napus / Q000235:genetics*; D055864:Droughts; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000502:physiology*; D018869:Heat-Shock Response / Q000502:physiology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D054712:Salinity
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins