CsIND regulates vascular formation and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
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ABSTRACT: The plant vascular system is essential for the enlarged plant stature and successful colonizzation the land by delivering resources throughout the plants and providing mechanical support. Despite several regulators of vascular patterning have been reported, how vascular system mediates stress resistance remain largely unknown. Here we identified a CsIND transcription factor that is specifically expressed in the xylem and phloem tissues in cucumber. Knock down of CsIND by RNAi lead to dwarf plants with enlarged or disorganized vascular systems in all aerial organs. The content of both auxin and jasmonic acid were increased in the CsIND-RNAi lines. Transcriptome profiling by RNA-Seq hints CsIND-regulated gene networks for defense response and vascular development. Biochemical analyses verified that CsIND directly binds to well-known vascular regulators including CsCCR1, CsMYB116, CsYAB5, CsBP and CsAUX, and physically interacts with dorsiventral patterning genes CsKAN2 and CsYAB5. Further, CsIND-RNAi plants displayed significantly enhanced tolerance to nitrogen dificency and resistance to cucumber downy mildew. Therefore, CsIND regulates vascular formation and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in cucumber, through the combinarory interactions with well-known vascular regulaors and hormone metabolism and signaling pathways.
ORGANISM(S): Cucumis sativus
PROVIDER: GSE86496 | GEO | 2019/09/02
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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