Authors
Risheng Huang, Bohao Geng, Qiaoqi Li, Qiguo Sun, Haifeng Zhu, Yaling Liu, Haifan Shi, Zhenfei Guo
Published in
Plant physiology. Jul 10, 2026. Epub Jul 10, 2026.
Abstract
Calcium is a universal second messenger regulating plant responses to environmental stresses, while the cold responsive CBF pathway plays a key role in plant cold tolerance. However, it remains largely unknown what molecular module bridges the gap between Ca2+ signaling and CBF pathway. A R2R3 type transcription factor MtMYB6 is examined to regulate cold tolerance in M. truncatula negatively. It interacts with a calmodulin-like protein MtCML39 that upregulates cold tolerance with dependence upon the presence of Ca2+. Based on the shared downstream CBFs and cold responsive genes regulated by either MtMYB6 or MtCML39, MtCBF1 but not MtCBF2/3/4 is identified to be the direct target gene of MtMYB6 by binding to a MYB cis-element (TTGTTG) in the promoter of MtCBF1 for repressing its expression, while the binding is disrupted in the presence of Ca2+/MtCML39. In addition, genetic evidence confirms that MtMYB6 acts downstream of MtCML39, while physiological measurements indicate that the increased cold tolerance by overexpressing MtCML39 or by editing MtMYB6 is reversed in the absence of Ca2+. It is suggested that Ca2+/MtCML39 interacts with MtMYB6 under cold conditions, to relieve its repression on MtCBF1 expression so that to activate MtCBF1 and its dependent cold response pathway for enhanced freezing tolerance.
PMID:
42430667
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