Transcriptomic and functional analyzes reveal that the brassinosteroid insensitive 1 receptor (OsBRI1) regulates cold tolerance in rice.

Plant Physiol Biochem

Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology of Liaoning Province, College of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China. Electronic address:

Published: March 2024

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  • * The study found that the OsBRI1 receptor mutant (d61-1) showed decreased cold tolerance compared to wild-type (WT) rice, with different physiological parameters indicating higher stress levels.
  • * RNA sequencing revealed various differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to cold stress, and network analysis highlighted 50 hub genes that may play a role in plant response to cold, providing insights for future research.

Article Abstract

Brassinosteroids (BR) play crucial roles in plant development and abiotic stresses in plants. Exogenous application of BR can significantly enhance cold tolerance in rice. However, the regulatory relationship between cold tolerance and the BR signaling pathway in rice remains largely unknown. Here, we characterized functions of the BR receptor OsBRI1 in response to cold tolerance in rice using its loss-of-function mutant (d61-1). Our results showed that mutant d61-1 was less tolerant to cold stress than wild-type (WT). Besides, d61-1 had lower levels than WT for some physiological parameters, including catalase activity (CAT), superoxide dismutase activity (SOD), peroxidase activity (POD), peroxidase activity (PRO), soluble protein, and soluble sugar content, while malondialdehyde content (MDA) and relative electrical conductivity (REC) levels in d61-1 were higher than those in WT plants. These results indicated that the loss of OsBRI1 function resulted in decreased cold tolerance in rice. In addition, we performed RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) of WT and d61-1 mutant under cold stress. Numerous common and unique differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with up- and down-regulation were observed in WT and d61-1 mutant. Some DEGs were expressed to various degrees, even opposite, between CK1 vs. T1 (WT) and CK2 vs. T2 (d61-1). Among these specific DEGs, some typical genes are involved in plant tolerance to cold stress. Through weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA), 50 hub genes were screened in the turquoise and blue module. Many genes were involved in cold stress and plant hormone, such as Os01g0279800 (BRI1-associated receptor kinase 1 precursor), Os10g0513200 (Dwarf and tiller-enhancing 1, DTE1), Os02g0706400 (MYB-related transcription factor, OsRL3), etc. Differential expression levels of some genes were verified in WT and d61-1 under cold stress using qRT-PCR. These valuable findings and gene resources will be critical for understanding the regulatory relationships between cold stress tolerance and the BR signaling pathways in rice.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108472DOI Listing

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