Senescence-induced NAC(senNAC)TFs play a crucial role in senescence during the final stage of leaf development.In this study,we identified a rice senNAC,ONAC016,which functions as a positive regulator of leaf senescence.The expression of ONAC016 increased rapidly in rice leaves during the progression of dark-induced and natural senescence.The onac016-1 knockout mutant showed a delayed leaf yellowing phenotype,whereas the overexpression of ONAC016 accelerated leaf senescence.Notably,ONAC016 expression was upregulated by abscisic acid(ABA),and thus detached leaves of the onac01 6-1 mutant remained green much longer under ABA treatment.Quantitative RT-PCR analysis showed that ONAC016 upregulates the genes associated with chlorophyll degradation,senescence,and ABA signaling.Yeast one-hybrid and dual-luciferase assays revealed that ONAC016 binds directly to the promoter regions of OsNAP,a key gene involved in chlorophyll degradation and ABA-induced senescence.Taken together,these results suggest that ONAC016 plays an important role in promoting leaf senescence through the ABA signaling pathway involving OsNAP.
Department of Agriculture,Forestry and Bioresources,Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute,Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences,Seoul National University,Seoul 08826,Republic of Korea
Division of Life Sciences,Incheon National University,Incheon 22012,Republic of Korea
National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT)
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