Ethylene response factors (ERFs) are involved in the regulation of plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Here we provide evidence for a role of ERF96, a member of the ERF transcription factor group IX, in selenite tolerance in Arabidopsis. ERF96 gene was rapidly up-regulated in response to selenite stress. Overexpression of ERF96 enhanced Arabidopsis resistance to selenite stress, while ERF96-silenced plants demonstrated wild-type (WT) resistance to selenite. In addition, the overexpression plants had significantly lower selenium (Se) content in shoots when subjected to selenite stress. Further investigation indicated that overexpression of ERF96 reduced transcript levels of selenite/phosphate transporters PHT1;1 and PHT2;1, which influenced Arabidopsis Se uptake and allocation in the presence of selenite. Moreover, our experiments showed that overexpression of ERF96 enhanced Arabidopsis antioxidant activity. Under selenite stress, ERF96-overexpressing lines exhibited the significant increases in catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activities as well as the glutathione (GSH) content, while had a decrease in reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation compared to WT. Taken together, our results demonstrate that ERF96 plays a positive role in the regulation of selenite tolerance in Arabidopsis.
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