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The mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK) cascade is one of the major and evolutionally conserved signaling pathways and plays a pivotal role in the regulation of stress and developmental signals in plants.Here,we identified one gene,GhMPK6,encoding an MAPK protein in cotton.GFP fluorescence assay demonstrated that GhMAPK6 is a cytoplasm localized protein.Quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that mRNA accumulation of GhMPK6 was significantly promoted by abscisic acid(ABA).Overexpression of GhMPK6 gene in the T-DNA insertion mutant atmkkl(SALK_015914) conferred a wild-type phenotype to the transgenic plants in response to ABA.Under ABA treatment,cotyledon greening/expansion in GhMPK6 transgenic lines and wild type was significantly inhibited,whereas the atmkkl mutant showed a relatively high cotyledon greening/expansion ratio.Furthermore,CAT1 expression and H_2O_2 levels in leaves of GhMPK6 transgenic lines and wild type were remarkably higher than those of atmkkl mutant with ABA treatment.Collectively,our results suggested that GI1MPK6 may play an important role in ABA-induced CAT1 expression and H_2O_2 production.
The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade is one of the major and evolutionally conserved signaling pathways and plays a pivotal role in the regulation of stress and developmental signals in plants. Here, we identified one gene, GhMPK6, encoding an MAPK protein in cotton.GFP fluorescence assay demonstrated that GhMAPK6 is a cytoplasm localized protein. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that mRNA accumulation of GhMPK6 was significantly promoted by abscisic acid (ABA). Overexpression of GhMPK6 gene in the T-DNA insertion mutant atmkkl (SALK_015914) conferred a wild-type phenotype to the transgenic plants in response to ABA. Under ABA treatment, cotyledon greening / expansion in GhMPK6 transgenic lines and wild type was significantly inhibited, while the atmkkl mutant showed a relatively high cotyledon greening / expansion ratio. Futurerther, CAT1 expression and H_2O_2 levels in leaves of GhMPK6 transgenic lines and wild type were remarkably higher than those of atmkkl mutant with ABA trea tment.Collectively, our results suggested that GI1MPK6 may play an important role in ABA-induced CAT1 expression and H_2O_2 production.