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Analysis of salt tolerance in BpmiR156 overexpression Betula platyphylla

YE Zhalong(), YAN Bin, SHEN Tingting, NING Kun, LI Huiyu*()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding,Northeast Forestry University,Harbin 150040,China
  • Received:2019-08-04 Revised:2020-04-07 Online:2020-11-30 Published:2020-12-07
  • Contact: LI Huiyu E-mail:1520045960@qq.com;lihuiyu2017@126.com

Abstract:

【Objective】This study aimed to explore the role of miR156, an age-response factor in plants, in Betula platy-phylla (birch) salt tolerance.【Method】Transgenic BpmiR156 overexpression lines and non-transgenic line were generated. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and quantitative PCR were used to analyze the stability and expression of the exogenous BpmiR156 in each transgenic line. Under NaCl stress, the salt injury index, physiological index and growth rate of transgenic and non-transgenic lines were analyzed. 【Result】Results indicated that the BpmiR156 was integrated into the genome of the transgenic lines and more highly expressed than those in the non-transgenic line. Following NaCl treatment, the contents of H2O2, MDA and the salt injury index were higher in the transgenic lines than those in the non-transgenic line. Moreover, the transgenic lines exhibited a slower growth rate than the non-transgenic line. 【Conclusion】BpmiR156 gene was stably expressed in transgenic birch. Compared with the non-transgenic line, the index of salt injury increased, the growth rate slowed down and the membrane system damage was more serious. This indicates that over-expression of miR156 reduces the salt tolerance of birch.

Key words: Betula platyphylla (birch), miR156, transgenic lines, salt stress, malondialdehyde (MDA), H2O2

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