Heterologous Gene Expression Leads to Mitigation of Salt Stress Effects and Modulates Developmental Processes.

Transgenic tobacco plants overexpressing the choline oxidase gene from showed an increase in resistance at the level of primary and secondary biosynthesis of metabolites, removing the damage characteristic of salinity and stabilizing the condition of plants. We used 200 mM NaCl, which inhibits the growth of tobacco plants at all stages of development. Leaves of transgenic and wild-type (WT) plants were used for biochemical, cytological and molecular biological analysis.