Abstract
Drought stress has a significant effect on the growth, physiology and biochemistry of medicinal plants. SDIR1 (Salt- and Drought-Induced Ring Finger1), a C3H2C3-type RING-finger E3 ubiquitin ligase gene plays an important role in the stress response of various plants. However, the role of this gene is not clear in Coptis chinensis. In this study, the CcSDIR1 gene was cloned from C. chinensis using RACE and RT-PCR. Sequence analysis revealed that CcSDIR1 had an open reading frame of 840 bp that encodes 279 amino acids with a theoretical molecular weight about 31 kDa and pI value of 5.65 and shared conserved domains with other plants. On comparison with the wild-type plants, overexpression of CcSDIR1 in transgenic tobaccos increased drought tolerance and showed better growth performance. However, lower malondialdehyde contents and high antioxidant enzyme activities were observed in transgenic tobacco plants compared to wild-type plants. In addition, Evans blue staining showed high cell viability of transgenic lines under drought stress. These results suggest that CcSDIR1 regulates various responses to drought stress by increasing antioxidant enzyme activities and reducing oxidative damage. From the study results, the CcSDIR1 gene will be very useful for drought stress research in plants.
Funding source: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Award Identifier / Grant number: CZYJC1904
Acknowledgment
This study was funded by project first-class disciplines development supported by Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CZYJC1904).
Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Research funding: This study was funded by project first-class disciplines development supported by Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CZYJC1904).
Conflict of interest: All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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