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Apple RING finger E3 ubiquitin ligase MdMIEL1 negatively regulates salt and oxidative stresses tolerance

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RING-finger-containing E3 ubiquitin ligases play important roles in plant response to biotic and abiotoc stresses. In this study, through homology analysis, a Malus× domestica MYB30-Interacting E3 Ligase 1 gene, MdMIEL1, was identified and subsequently cloned from apple ‘Gala’ (Malus×domestica). MdMIEL1 contained a zinc finger domain close to N-terminus and a RING finger domain close to Cterminus. Expression of MdMIEL1 was significantly induced by NaCl and H2O2 treatments. Further study demonstrated that the MdMIEL1-overexpressing Arabidopsis and apple calli were less tolerance to salt stress than wild-type control. In addition, transgenic plants had higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (H2O2 and O2 –). And transgenic Arabidopsis and apple calli exhibited more sensitive phenotype to H2O2 treatment, which was associated with increased levels of ROS. These findings indicate MdMIEL1 is an important regulator involved in plant response to salt and oxidative stresses tolerance.

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    Jian-Ping An, Xin Liu, Chun-Xiang You, Xiao-Fei Wang & Yu-Jin Hao

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An, JP., Liu, X., Song, LQ. et al. Apple RING finger E3 ubiquitin ligase MdMIEL1 negatively regulates salt and oxidative stresses tolerance. J. Plant Biol. 60, 137–145 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12374-016-0457-x

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