Nitrogen (N) is crucial for plant growth and development. Exogenous dopamine has been shown to improve the N-deficiency tolerance of apple. However, the potential regulatory mechanisms by which dopamine mitigates low-N stress remain unclear. Our data indicated that the dopamine levels in apple (Malus domestica) were elevated by the overexpression (OE) of MdTYDC, which encodes tyrosine decarboxylase, a key enzyme in dopamine biosynthesis. The photosynthetic capacity of the OE lines was enhanced, and the root system was more extensive under low-N stress compared with the wild-type (WT) plants. This enhancement contributed to a greater net nitrate influx at the root surface in the OE lines compared with the WT. Transcriptomic and carbohydrate analyses suggested that the OE of MdTYDC in apple enhanced N-deficiency tolerance by promoting the expression of carbohydrate-related genes, which increased the content of soluble sugars and sorbitol. Both exogenous dopamine and MdTYDC OE activated the expression of MdORG2 (a bHLH transcription factor), which, in turn, directly binds to the promoter of MdTYDC, activating its expression, increasing dopamine levels, and consequently conferring strong low-N tolerance in apple. Thus, this reveals the molecular pathways by which dopamine regulates low-N tolerance in apple through pathways involving MdTYDC and MdORG2.
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