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Genome-wide identification of AOX family genes in Moso bamboo and functional analysis of PeAOX1b_2 in drought and salinity stress tolerance

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Five PeAOX genes from Moso bamboo genome were identified. PeAOX1b_2 -OE improved tolerance to drought and salinity stress in Arabidopsis , indicating it is involved in positive regulation of abiotic stress response.

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Mitochondrial alternative oxidase (AOX), the important respiratory terminal oxidase in organisms, catalyzes the energy wasteful cyanide (CN)-resistant respiration, which can improve abiotic stresses tolerance and is considered as one of the functional markers for plant resistance breeding. Here, a total of five putative AOX genes (PeAOXs) were identified and characterized in a monocotyledonous woody grass Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis). Phylogenetic analysis revealed that PeAOXs belonged to AOX1 subfamily, and were named PeAOX1a_1, PeAOX1a_2, PeAOX1b_1, PeAOX1b_2 and PeAOX1c, respectively. Evolutionary and divergence patterns analysis revealed that the PeAOX, OsAOX, and BdAOX families experienced positive purifying selection and may have undergone a large-scale duplication event roughly 1.35–155.90 million years ago. Additionally, the organ-specific expression analysis showed that 80% of PeAOX members were mainly expressed in leaf. Promoter sequence analysis of PeAOXs revealed cis-acting regulatory elements (CAREs) responding to abiotic stress. Most PeAOX genes were significantly upregulated after methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and abscisic acid (ABA) treatment. Moreover, under salinity and drought stresses, the ectopic overexpression of PeAOX1b_2 in Arabidopsis enhanced seed germination and seedling establishment, increased the total respiratory rate and the proportion of AOX respiratory pathway in leaf, and enhanced antioxidant ability, suggesting that PeAOX1b_2 is crucial for abiotic stress resistance in Moso bamboo.

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This research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2018 YFD0600101), and the grant for Outstanding Team of Graduate Student Tutors from Beijing Forestry University.

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CL and YC conceptualized the initial study; XW was involved in the experimental layout; XW and XB performed the laboratory experiments; XG and RL helped with bioinformatics analyses; XW drafted the initial article; CL and YC revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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Correspondence to Yuzhen Chen or Cunfu Lu.

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Wang, X., Geng, X., Bi, X. et al. Genome-wide identification of AOX family genes in Moso bamboo and functional analysis of PeAOX1b_2 in drought and salinity stress tolerance. Plant Cell Rep 41, 2321–2339 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-022-02923-5

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