PMID- 38282004 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240131 IS - 2730-9401 (Electronic) IS - 2730-9401 (Linking) VI - 4 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Jan 29 TI - RcMYB8 enhances salt and drought tolerance in rose (Rosa chinensis) by modulating RcPR5/1 and RcP5CS1. PG - 3 LID - 10.1186/s43897-024-00080-9 [doi] LID - 3 AB - Plant Myeloblastosis (MYB) proteins function crucially roles upon variegated abiotic stresses. Nonetheless, their effects and mechanisms in rose (Rosa chinensis) are not fully clarified. In this study, we characterized the effects of rose RcMYB8 under salt and drought tolerances. For induction of the RcMYB8 expression, NaCl and drought stress treatment were adopted. Rose plants overexpressing RcMYB8 displayed enhanced tolerance to salinity and drought stress, while silencing RcMYB8 resulted in decreased tolerance, as evidenced by lowered intra-leaf electrolyte leakage and callose deposition, as well as photosynthetic sustainment under stressed conditions. Here, we further show that RcMYB8 binds similarly to the promoters of RcPR5/1 and RcP5C51 in vivo and in vitro. Inhibiting RcP5CS1 by virus-induced gene silencing led to decreased drought tolerance through the reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostatic regulation. RcP5CS1-silenced plants showed an increase in ion leakage and reduce of proline content, together with the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) increased, lowered activities of Catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Our study highlights the transcriptional modulator role of RcMYB8 in drought and salinity tolerances, which bridges RcPR5/1 and RcP5CS1 by promoting ROS scavenging. Besides, it is probably applicable to the rose plant engineering for enhancing their abiotic stress tolerances. CI - (c) 2024. The Author(s). FAU - Zhang, Yichang AU - Zhang Y AD - College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. FAU - Yu, Shuang AU - Yu S AD - College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. FAU - Niu, Pengfei AU - Niu P AD - College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. FAU - Su, Lin AU - Su L AD - College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. FAU - Jiao, Xuecheng AU - Jiao X AD - College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. FAU - Sui, Xiuyu AU - Sui X AD - College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. FAU - Shi, Yaru AU - Shi Y AD - College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. FAU - Liu, Boda AU - Liu B AD - College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. FAU - Lu, Wanpei AU - Lu W AD - College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. FAU - Zhu, Hong AU - Zhu H AD - College of Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. zhuhong@qau.edu.cn. FAU - Jiang, Xinqiang AU - Jiang X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0727-3354 AD - College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, Shandong, China. jiangxinqiang8@163.com. LA - eng GR - ZR2023MC014/National Natural Science Foundation of China-Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Science Research Centers/ GR - 2018YFD1000400/National Key Research and Development Program/ GR - QNYCX22045/Innovative Program for Graduate Students of Qingdao Agricultural University/ GR - QNYCX22089/Innovative Program for Graduate Students of Qingdao Agricultural University/ GR - QNYCX23025/Innovative Program for Graduate Students of Qingdao Agricultural University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240129 PL - England TA - Mol Hortic JT - Molecular horticulture JID - 9918646053206676 PMC - PMC10823735 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Drought tolerance OT - RcMYB8 OT - RcP5CS1 OT - RcPR5/1 OT - Rose OT - Salinity tolerance COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2024/01/29 00:42 MHDA- 2024/01/29 00:43 PMCR- 2024/01/29 CRDT- 2024/01/28 23:37 PHST- 2023/11/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/01/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/01/29 00:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/29 00:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/28 23:37 [entrez] PHST- 2024/01/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s43897-024-00080-9 [pii] AID - 80 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s43897-024-00080-9 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mol Hortic. 2024 Jan 29;4(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s43897-024-00080-9.