WRKY13 Enhances Cadmium Tolerance by Promoting D-CYSTEINE DESULFHYDRASE and Hydrogen Sulfide Production

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Abstract

Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), a plant gasotransmitter, functions in the plant response to cadmium (Cd) stress, implying a role for cysteine desulfhydrase in producing H₂S in this process. Whether d -CYSTEINE DESULFHYDRASE (DCD) acts in the plant Cd response remains to be identified, and if it does, how DCD is regulated in this process is also unknown. Here, we report that DCD-mediated H₂S production enhances plant Cd tolerance in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). When subjected to Cd stress, a dcd mutant accumulated more Cd and reactive oxygen species and showed increased Cd sensitivity, whereas transgenic lines overexpressing DCD had decreased Cd and reactive oxygen species levels and were more tolerant to Cd stress compared with wild-type plants. Furthermore, the expression of DCD was stimulated by Cd stress, and this up-regulation was mediated by a Cd-induced transcription factor, WRKY13, which bound to the DCD promoter. Consistently, the higher Cd sensitivity of the wrky13-3 mutant was rescued by the overexpression of DCD Together, our results demonstrate that Cd-induced WRKY13 activates DCD expression to increase the production of H₂S, leading to higher Cd tolerance in plants.

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