Gene Details:

Functional Descriptions:

  • Induced expression of SAPK4 resulted in improved germination, growth and development under salt stress both in seedlings and mature plants.
  • CONCLUSION: Our results show that SAPK4 regulates ion homeostasis and growth and development under salinity and suggest function of SAPK4 as a regulatory factor in plant salt stress acclimation.
  • SAPK4-regulated genes with functions in ion homeostasis and oxidative stress response were identified: the vacuolar H+-ATPase, the Na+/H+ antiporter NHX1, the Cl- channel OsCLC1 and a catalase.
  • Here, we address a specific role of spermidine during high salt stress by studying its interaction with OSPDK, a sucrose nonfermenting 1-related protein kinase2 (SnRK2)-type serine/threonine protein kinase SAPK4 homolog in indica rice.
  • In this study, we characterized the function of the sucrose nonfermenting 1-related protein kinase2 (SnRK2) SAPK4 in the salt stress response of rice.
  • To examine the role of SAPK4 in salt tolerance we generated transgenic rice plants with over-expression of rice SAPK4 under control of the CaMV-35S promoter.
  • In response to salt stress, the SAPK4-overexpressing rice accumulated less Na+ and Cl- and showed improved photosynthesis.
  • In this report, we demonstrate that spermidine mediates in vitro phosphorylation of OSBZ8, a bZIP class of ABRE-binding transcription factor, by OSPDK.

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Sequences:

cDNA Sequence
  • >LOC_Os01g64970.1 cDNA CGAGAGGCGCCGCGCCACCATCACCACCCACCCCGCTCCTCGCGCCGCCGACGCGCCACCCGCCGGCGACGGCGAGGACCGCGCCGCCGGTGTCATCGTGCCGTGCCGATCCCTCCCCCGGCGGATCCACGGGCTGAGCCGATCCCGTCCGTGGAGAGGAGAGGAGGAGGGGAGGGGGAAGGGGAGAGGGGGGGAGATGGAGAAGTACGAGGCGGTGAGGGACATCGGGTCGGGGAACTTCGGGGTGGCGCGGCTGATGCGCAACCGCGAGACCCGCGAGCTCGTCGCCGTCAAGTGCATCGAGCGCGGCCACCGGATAGATGAGAATGTGTACAGGGAGATCATCAACCACCGCTCGCTGCGCCACCCCAACATCATTCGCTTCAAGGAGGTGATACTGACGCCAACGCATCTTATGATTGTCATGGAGTTCGCAGCAGGCGGGGAGCTGTTCGATCGAATCTGTGATCGTGGACGGTTCAGTGAGGATGAGGCCAGGTATTTCTTTCAGCAGCTGATCTGTGGAGTGAGCTACTGCCATCACATGCAAATATGCCATAGAGATTTGAAGTTGGAGAATGTTCTCTTGGATGGCAGCCCAGCTCCACGGCTTAAGATATGTGATTTTGGCTACTCCAAGTCATCAGTATTGCATTCAAGACCCAAATCAGCAGTGGGGACGCCAGCATATATCGCACCAGAGGTGCTATCCCGCCGTGAGTATGATGGAAAGCTTGCAGATGTATGGTCCTGTGGTGTGACTCTTTACGTCATGCTTGTGGGAGCCTACCCATTTGAAGACCAGGACGACCCCAAGAACATTCGCAAAACCATTCAGAGAATAATGTCAGTGCAATATAAGATACCAGATTACGTCCACATATCTGCAGAATGCAAACAGCTTATTGCCCGCATTTTTGTCAACAATCCATTGAGGAGAATCACGATGAAGGAAATAAAGAGCCACCCGTGGTTCTTGAAGAACCTCCCCAGGGAGCTCACGGAGACTGCGCAAGCCATGTACTACAGGAGGGACAACTCCGTGCCTTCCTTCTCAGACCAGACCTCAGAAGAGATCATGAAGATTGTTCAAGAAGCAAGAACCATGCCGAAATCATCCAGGACAGGCTACTGGAGCGACGCGGGTTCAGACGAGGAGGAGAAGGAAGAGGAAGAGAGGCCAGAAGAGAACGAGGAAGAGGAGGAAGATGAGTACGATAAGAGGGTCAAAGAGGTCCATGCGAGCGGGGAGCTCCGTATGAGCTCACTGCGCATATGAAAAAGTTTGTGTGCAGCTATTGTGTAGATAATCCGGCTTACTATGGAACTGCGGTGTATGCAATTTTCGCTGTAAATTTGCTTCTGTTTGGCGTTTCTTCGTGTAACATAACTTACTTGGGGGCGCTTGGACTTCAATTGTCTGATTATGTTTTGTAAGTACCTACATATTAAGCGTATGCTATGTACTTGGTGAGAAACTTCTAGCACCACATGTCAGCAATTGTACAGTATATTATTGGAATACCGCAGCTTTGCCATTGCCTCCAAAACTGGCCCTATACATCTGTCCAACAAACTGCAATTCCACAAGCAACAGCCAAACATAGCAATTTGCAATTTTGCATTCCTTTAGCCATGCCAGCTCTATCCAGGATGACCTCATACAAGCCTGGGGGCCAGCTCTATCAGGATGACCTCATACAAGCCTGGGGGTAGAGCATTCATATAAGCCTGGGGGCCAGCTCTATCAGGATGACCTCATACAAGCCTGGGGGTAGAGCATTCATATGAACCTTGGATGAGAGTATCCAGGCAACCATTCCTTTAGCCCTCATACAAGCCTGGGGGTAGAGACCCTCATACAAGCCTGGGGGTAGAGCATTCATATGAACCTTGGATGAGAGTATCCAGGCAACCATTCCTTTAGCCATGCCA
CDS Sequence
  • >LOC_Os01g64970.1 CDS ATGGAGAAGTACGAGGCGGTGAGGGACATCGGGTCGGGGAACTTCGGGGTGGCGCGGCTGATGCGCAACCGCGAGACCCGCGAGCTCGTCGCCGTCAAGTGCATCGAGCGCGGCCACCGGATAGATGAGAATGTGTACAGGGAGATCATCAACCACCGCTCGCTGCGCCACCCCAACATCATTCGCTTCAAGGAGGTGATACTGACGCCAACGCATCTTATGATTGTCATGGAGTTCGCAGCAGGCGGGGAGCTGTTCGATCGAATCTGTGATCGTGGACGGTTCAGTGAGGATGAGGCCAGGTATTTCTTTCAGCAGCTGATCTGTGGAGTGAGCTACTGCCATCACATGCAAATATGCCATAGAGATTTGAAGTTGGAGAATGTTCTCTTGGATGGCAGCCCAGCTCCACGGCTTAAGATATGTGATTTTGGCTACTCCAAGTCATCAGTATTGCATTCAAGACCCAAATCAGCAGTGGGGACGCCAGCATATATCGCACCAGAGGTGCTATCCCGCCGTGAGTATGATGGAAAGCTTGCAGATGTATGGTCCTGTGGTGTGACTCTTTACGTCATGCTTGTGGGAGCCTACCCATTTGAAGACCAGGACGACCCCAAGAACATTCGCAAAACCATTCAGAGAATAATGTCAGTGCAATATAAGATACCAGATTACGTCCACATATCTGCAGAATGCAAACAGCTTATTGCCCGCATTTTTGTCAACAATCCATTGAGGAGAATCACGATGAAGGAAATAAAGAGCCACCCGTGGTTCTTGAAGAACCTCCCCAGGGAGCTCACGGAGACTGCGCAAGCCATGTACTACAGGAGGGACAACTCCGTGCCTTCCTTCTCAGACCAGACCTCAGAAGAGATCATGAAGATTGTTCAAGAAGCAAGAACCATGCCGAAATCATCCAGGACAGGCTACTGGAGCGACGCGGGTTCAGACGAGGAGGAGAAGGAAGAGGAAGAGAGGCCAGAAGAGAACGAGGAAGAGGAGGAAGATGAGTACGATAAGAGGGTCAAAGAGGTCCATGCGAGCGGGGAGCTCCGTATGAGCTCACTGCGCATATGA
Protein Sequence
  • >LOC_Os01g64970.1 protein MEKYEAVRDIGSGNFGVARLMRNRETRELVAVKCIERGHRIDENVYREIINHRSLRHPNIIRFKEVILTPTHLMIVMEFAAGGELFDRICDRGRFSEDEARYFFQQLICGVSYCHHMQICHRDLKLENVLLDGSPAPRLKICDFGYSKSSVLHSRPKSAVGTPAYIAPEVLSRREYDGKLADVWSCGVTLYVMLVGAYPFEDQDDPKNIRKTIQRIMSVQYKIPDYVHISAECKQLIARIFVNNPLRRITMKEIKSHPWFLKNLPRELTETAQAMYYRRDNSVPSFSDQTSEEIMKIVQEARTMPKSSRTGYWSDAGSDEEEKEEEERPEENEEEEEDEYDKRVKEVHASGELRMSSLRI*