The Receptor-Like Kinase ERECTA Confers Improved Water Use Efficiency and Drought Tolerance to Poplar via Modulating Stomatal Density
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Expression Pattern of PdERECTA and Subcellular Localization
2.2. PdERECTA-Modified Stomatal Density and Size in Poplar
2.3. Overexpressing PdERECTA in Poplar Improved Instantaneous Water Use Efficiency
2.4. PdERECTA Conferred Enhanced Short-Term Drought Tolerance to Poplar
2.5. PdERECTA Conferred Enhanced Drought Tolerance to Poplar under Long-Term Water Deficit
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Plant Materials and Growth Conditions
4.2. Reverse Transcription and qRT-PCR
4.3. Gene Cloning and Vector Construction
4.4. Subcellular Localization
4.5. Generation of Transgenic Populus plants
4.6. Histochemical Staining
4.7. Molecular Verification
4.8. Stomatal Density and Size Determination
4.9. Leaf Instantaneous Gas Exchange Analysis
4.10. Short-Term Drought Treatment
4.11. Long-Term Drought Experiment
4.12. Physiological Analysis
4.13. Chlorophyll Fluorescence and P700 Absorption Measurement
4.14. Statistical Analysis
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, H.; Yang, Y.; Wang, H.; Liu, S.; Jia, F.; Su, Y.; Li, S.; He, F.; Feng, C.; Niu, M.; et al. The Receptor-Like Kinase ERECTA Confers Improved Water Use Efficiency and Drought Tolerance to Poplar via Modulating Stomatal Density. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22, 7245. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22147245
Li H, Yang Y, Wang H, Liu S, Jia F, Su Y, Li S, He F, Feng C, Niu M, et al. The Receptor-Like Kinase ERECTA Confers Improved Water Use Efficiency and Drought Tolerance to Poplar via Modulating Stomatal Density. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(14):7245. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22147245
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Huiguang, Yanli Yang, Houling Wang, Sha Liu, Fuli Jia, Yanyan Su, Shuang Li, Fang He, Conghua Feng, Mengxue Niu, and et al. 2021. "The Receptor-Like Kinase ERECTA Confers Improved Water Use Efficiency and Drought Tolerance to Poplar via Modulating Stomatal Density" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, no. 14: 7245. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22147245