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ZmHSP16.9, a cytosolic class I small heat shock protein in maize (Zea mays), confers heat tolerance in transgenic tobacco.
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PMID:  22534681     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Various organisms produce HSPs in response to high temperature and other stresses. The function of heat shock proteins, including small heat shock protein (sHSP), in stress tolerance is not fully explored. To improve our understanding of sHSPs, we isolated ZmHSP16.9 from maize. Sequence alignments and phylogenetic analysis reveal this to be a cytosolic class I sHSP. ZmHSP16.9 expressed in root, leaf and stem tissues under 40 °C treatment, and was up-regulated by heat stress and exogenous H(2)O(2). Overexpression of ZmHSP16.9 in transgenic tobacco conferred tolerance to heat and oxidative stresses by increased seed germination rate, root length, and antioxidant enzyme activities compared with WT plants. These results support the positive role of ZmHSP16.9 in response to heat stress in plant. Key message The overexpression of ZmHSP16.9 enhanced tolerance to heat and oxidative stress in transgenic tobacco.
Authors:
Liping Sun; Yang Liu; Xiangpei Kong; Dan Zhang; Jiaowen Pan; Yan Zhou; Li Wang; Dequan Li; Xinghong Yang
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-4-26
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Title:  Plant cell reports     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1432-203X     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Apr 
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Created Date:  2012-4-26     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  9880970     Medline TA:  Plant Cell Rep     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, 61 Daizong Street, Tai'an, 271018, Shandong, China.
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