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Ascorbic acid (AsA) is a major antioxidant and redox buffer in plants. Dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR; EC 1.8.5.1) catalyzes the conversion of dehydroascorbate (DHA) to AsA and is crucial for AsA regeneration. In this study, we developed transgenic tomato plants that overexpressed  PbDHAR2  to investigate whether  PbDHAR2  could limit the deleterious effects of salt and chilling stresses. These transgenic plants contained significantly higher AsA levels than the wild-type (WT) plants. Overexpression of  PbDHAR2  increased the expression of the AsA-glutathione (GSH) cycle genes in transgenic lines under salt and chilling stresses. In addition, the transgenic lines subjected to salt and chilling stresses showed higher levels of antioxidant enzyme activity, lower malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, and higher chlorophyll contents than the WT. Thus, our results demonstrate that the regulation of  PbDHAR2  during AsA regeneration contributes to enhanced salt and chilling tolerance in tomato.

Overexpression of PbDHAR2 from Pyrus sinkiangensis in Transgenic Tomato Confers Enhanced Tolerance to Salt and Chilling Stresses