Repression of transcription factor AtWRKY47 confers tolerance to boron toxicity in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Yingna FengFang-sen Xu

Abstract

Boron (B) excess gives rise to a serious agricultural problem. In this study, we identified a B toxicity responsive transcription factor AtWRKY47 in Arabidopsis thaliana. The T-DNA insertion mutants Atwrky47 showed enhanced tolerance to B toxicity with better growth parameters under high B conditions compared to wild-type Col-0 plants. Quantitative analysis of AtWRKY47 mRNA abundance indicated that it was down-regulated under B toxicity conditions. Fluorescently labeled AtWRKY47 protein was localized in nucleus. In contrast to the phenotype of Atwrky47 mutants, overexpression of AtWRKY47 in Col-0 background resulted in lower biomass, less chlorophyll content, and increased sensitivity to B toxicity. More importantly, the B concentration in shoots was higher in the overexpression lines and lower in the Atwrky47 mutants than in Col-0 plants, respectively. These results demonstrate that AtWRKY47 gene plays a key role in regulating plant tolerance to B toxicity.

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