The m6A reader SiYTH1 enhances drought tolerance by affecting the messenger RNA stability of genes related to stomatal closure and reactive oxygen species scavenging in Setaria italica

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第一作者： Luo, Weiwei

作者： Luo, Weiwei;Tang, Yuxiang;Li, Shenglan;Zhang, Linlin;Liu, Yuwei;Yu, Jingjuan;Liu, Yuwei;Zhang, Renliang;Diao, Xianmin

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关键词： drought stress; mRNA stability; N-6-methyladenosine (m(6)A) reader; phase separation; SiYTH1; Setaria italica

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY （ 影响因子：11.4； 五年影响因子：10.1 ）

ISSN： 1672-9072

年卷期： 2023 年 65 卷 12 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Foxtail millet (Setaria italica), a vital drought-resistant crop, plays a significant role in ensuring food and nutritional security. However, its drought resistance mechanism is not fully understood. N-6 -methyladenosine (m(6) A) modification of RNA, a prevalent epi-transcriptomic modification in eukaryotes, provides a binding site for m(6) A readers and affects plant growth and stress responses by regulating RNA metabolism. In this study, we unveiled that the YT521-B homology (YTH) family gene SiYTH1 positively regulated the drought tolerance of foxtail millet. Notably, the siyth1 mutant exhibited reduced stomatal closure and augmented accumulation of excessive H-2 O-2 under drought stress. Further investigations demonstrated that SiYTH1 positively regulated the transcripts harboring m(6) A modification related to stomatal closure and reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging under drought stress. SiYTH1 was uniformly distributed in the cytoplasm of SiYTH1-GFP transgenic foxtail millet. It formed dynamic liquid-like SiYTH1 cytosol condensates in response to drought stress. Moreover, the cytoplasmic protein SiYTH1 was identified as a distinct m(6) A reader, facilitating the stabilization of its directly bound SiARDP and ROS scavenging-related transcripts under drought stress. Furthermore, natural variation analysis revealed SiYTH1(AGTG) as the dominant allele responsible for drought tolerance in foxtail millet. Collectively, this study provides novel insights into the intricate mechanism of m(6) A reader-mediated drought tolerance and presents a valuable genetic resource for improving drought tolerance in foxtail millet breeding.

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