Increased expression of phospholipase Dα1 in guard cells decreases water loss with improved seed production under drought in Brassica napus |
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| Authors: | Shaoping Lu Sung C Bahn Gang Qu Haiying Qin Yue Hong Qingpeng Xu Yongming Zhou Yueyun Hong Xuemin Wang |
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| Institution: | 1. National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, College of Life Sciences and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, , Wuhan, China;2. Department of Biology, University of Missouri, , St. Louis, MO, USA;3. Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, , St. Louis, MO, USA |
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| Abstract: | The activation of phospholipase Dα1 (PLDα1) produces lipid messenger phosphatidic acid and promotes stomatal closure in Arabidopsis. To explore the use of the PLDα1‐mediated signalling towards decreasing water loss in crop plants, we introduced Arabidopsis PLDα1 under the control of a guard cell–specific promoter AtKatIpro into two canola (Brassica napus) cultivars. Multiple AtKatIpro::PLDα1 lines in each cultivar displayed decreased water loss and improved biomass accumulation under hyperosmotic stress conditions, including drought and high salinity. Moreover, AtKatIpro::PLDα1 plants produced more seeds than did WT plants in fields under drought. The results indicate that the guard cell–specific expression of PLDα1 has the potential to improve crop yield by enhancing drought tolerance. |
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| Keywords: |
Brassica napus
phospholipase Dα 1 hyperosmotic stress drought plant growth |
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