Bao Liu, Yudan Zheng, Shangling Lou, Meng Liu, Weiwei Wang, Xiaoqin Feng, Han Zhang, Yan Song, Huanhuan Liu
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Abstract
To cope with flooding-induced hypoxia, plants have evolved different strategies. Molecular strategies, such as the N-degron pathway and transcriptional regulation, are known to be crucial for Arabidopsis thaliana’s hypoxia response. Our study uncovered a novel molecular strategy that involves a single transcription factor interacting with two identical cis-elements, one located in the promoter region and the other within the intron. This unique double-element adjustment mechanism has seldom been reported in previous studies. In humid areas, WRKY70 plays a crucial role in A. thaliana’s adaptation to submergence-induced hypoxia by binding to identical cis-elements in both the promoter and intron regions of WRKY33. This dual binding enhances WRKY33 expression and the activation of hypoxia-related genes. Conversely, in arid regions lacking the promoter cis-element, WRKY70 only binds to the intron cis-element, resulting in limited WRKY33 expression during submergence stress. The presence of a critical promoter cis-element in humid accessions, but not in dry accessions, indicates a coordinated regulation enabling A. thaliana to adapt and thrive in humid habitats.
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