title: AcPIP2, a plasma membrane intrinsic protein from halophyte Atriplex canescens, enhances plant growth rate and abiotic stress tolerance when overexpressed in Arabidopsis thaliana.
abstract: An aquaporin protein AcPIP2 from Atriplex canescens was involved in plant growth rate, abiotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis. Under limited water condition, AcPIP2 leaded to the sensitivity to drought stress. An aquaporin protein (AcPIP2) was obtained from the saltbush Atriplex canescens, which was in PIP2 subgroup belonging to the PIP subfamily, MIP superfamily. The subcellular localization of AcPIP2 showed the fusion protein AcPIP2-eGFP located at the plasma membrane in Nicotiana benthamiana. Overexpression of AcPIP2 in Arabidopsis fully proved that AcPIP2 was involved in plant growth rate, transpiration rate and abiotic stress tolerance (NaCl, drought and NaHCO3) in Arabidopsis, which is mostly in correspondence to gene expression pattern characterized by qRT-PCR performed in A. canescens. And under limited water condition, AcPIP2 overexpression leaded to the sensitivity to drought stress. In the view of the resistant effect in transgenic Arabidopsis overexpressing AcPIP2, the AcPIP2 may throw some light into understanding how the A. canescens plants cope with abiotic stress, and could be used in the genetic engineering to improve plant growth or selective tolerance to the abiotic stress.
authors.affiliation: College of Plant Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, Jilin, China, lijingtao789@126.com.
authors.forename: Jingtao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xinhua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yanzhi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jinliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xianghui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chengguo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pan
mesh_terms: D020346:Aquaporins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D027466:Atriplex / Q000235:genetics*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055049:Salt Tolerance / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D020346:Aquaporins