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Drought is a major environmental factor that significantly limits crop yield and quality worldwide. Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors have been reported to participate in the regulation of various abiotic stresses. In this study, a bHLH transcription factor in apple,  MdbHLH130 , which contains a highly conserved bHLH domain, was isolated and characterized. qRT-PCR and  P MdbHLH130 ::GUS  analyses showed that  MdbHLH130  was notably induced in response to dehydration stress. Compared with the wild-type (WT), transgenic apple calli overexpressing  MdbHLH130  displayed greater resistance to PEG6000 treatment. In contrast, the  MdbHLH130-Anti  lines were more sensitive to PEG6000 treatment than WT. Moreover, ectopic expression of  MdbHLH130  in tobacco improved tolerance to water deficit stress, and plants exhibited higher germination rates and survival rates, longer roots, and lower ABA-induced stomatal closure and leaf water loss than the WT control. Furthermore, overexpression of  MdbHLH130  in tobacco also led to lower electrolyte leakage, malondialdehyde contents, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and upregulation of the expression of some ROS-scavenging and stress-responsive genes under water deficit stress. In addition,  MdbHLH130  transgenic tobacco plants exhibited improved tolerance to oxidative stress compared with WT. In conclusion, these results indicate that  MdbHLH130  acts as a positive regulator of water stress responses through modulating stomatal closure and ROS-scavenging in tobacco.

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MdbHLH130, an Apple bHLH Transcription Factor, Confers Water Stress Resistance by Regulating Stomatal Closure and ROS Homeostasis in Transgenic Tobacco