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Summary  In the present study,  Pe STZ 1 , a cysteine‐2/histidine‐2‐type zinc finger transcription factor, was isolated from the desert poplar,  Populus euphratica , which serves as a model stress adaptation system for trees.  Pe STZ 1  was preferentially expressed in the young stems and was significantly up‐regulated during chilling and freezing treatments. Pe STZ 1 was localized to the nucleus and bound specifically to the  Pe APX 2  promoter. To examine the potential functions of  Pe STZ 1 , we overexpressed it in poplar 84K hybrids ( Populus alba  ×  Populus glandulosa ), which are known to be stress‐sensitive. Upon exposure to freezing stress, transgenic poplars maintained higher photosynthetic activity and dissipated more excess light energy (in the form of heat) than wild‐type poplars. Thus,  Pe STZ 1  functions as a transcription activator to enhance freezing tolerance without sacrificing growth. Under freezing stress,  Pe STZ 1  acts upstream of   ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE 2  ( Pe APX 2 ) and directly regulates its expression by binding to its promoter. Activated  Pe APX 2  promotes cytosolic  APX  that scavenges reactive oxygen species ( ROS ) under cold stress.  Pe STZ 1  may operate in parallel with C‐ REPEAT ‐ BINDING FACTORS  to regulate   COLD ‐ REGULATED   gene expression. Moreover,  Pe STZ 1  up‐regulation reduces malondialdehyde and  ROS  accumulation by activating the antioxidant system. Taken together, these results suggested that overexpressing  Pe STZ 1  in 84K poplar enhances freezing tolerance through the modulation of  ROS  scavenging via the direct regulation of  Pe APX 2  expression.

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Pe STZ 1, a C2H2‐type zinc finger transcription factor from  Populus euphratica , enhances freezing tolerance through modulation of  ROS  scavenging by directly regulating  Pe APX 2