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Plant 14-3-3 proteins are involved in diverse biological processes, but for the model monocotyledonous species,  Brachypodium distachyon , their roles in abiotic stress tolerance are not well understood. In this study, a total of eight  Bd14-3-3  genes were identified from  B. distachyon  and these were designated respectively as  BdGF14a–BdGF14g . The qRT-PCR analyses of 3-month-old plants of  B. distachyon  showed that these genes were all expressed in the stems, leaves, and spikelets. By contrast, most of the plants had relatively lower transcriptional levels in their roots, except for the  BdGF14g  gene. The different expression profiles of the  Bd14-3-3s  under various stress treatments, and the diverse interaction patterns between Bd14-3-3s and BdAREB/ABFs, suggested that these gene products probably had a range of functions in the stress responses. The NaCl-induced  Bd14-3-3  gene,  BdGF14d , was selected for overexpression in tobacco. BdGF14d was found to be localized throughout the cell and it conferred enhanced tolerance to salt in the transgenic plants. Lowered contents of malondialdehyde, H 2 O 2 , and Na + , and lower relative electronic conductance (Rec%), yet greater activities of catalase and peroxidase, were observed in the overexpressing plants. Higher photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, and water use efficiency were measured in the transgenic lines. Following abscisic acid (ABA) or NaCl treatment, stomatal aperture in leaves of the  BdGF14d -overexpression plants was significantly lower than in leaves of the wild type (WT) controls. The stress-related marker genes involved in the ABA signaling pathway, the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-scavenging system, and the ion transporters were all up-regulated in the  BdGF14d -overexpressing plants as compared with WT. Taken together, these results demonstrate that the  Bd14-3-3  genes play important roles in abiotic stress tolerance. The ABA signaling pathway, the ROS-scavenging system, and ion transporters were all involved in enhancing the tolerance to salt stress in the  BdGF14d -overexpression plants.

A Member of the 14-3-3 Gene Family in Brachypodium distachyon, BdGF14d, Confers Salt Tolerance in Transgenic Tobacco Plants