Paper · 2025 · The Plant Journal

PbNAC3 coordinates AsA generation and ABA biosynthesis to improve salt tolerance in pear

Feng Zhang; Yanyan Gao; Mingyuan Ma; et al.

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Abstract

SUMMARY In plants, dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) is one of the key enzymes in AsA generation during the AsA‐GSH cycle, which helps maintain the normal metabolic level of AsA. However, the molecular mechanism of DHAR's response to salt stress is still unknown. Our experiments show a ping‐pong mechanism, in which DHA is combined with free reductase DHAR, and free reductase DHAR is combined with GSH in the form of sulfenylation to promote AsA generation in response to salt stress. This mechanism is inhibited by H 2 O 2 ‐mediated sulfenylation modification. The overexpression of PbDHAR3 in pear callus and Arabidopsis plants alleviated salt‐induced damage, while its silencing decreased salt tolerance in Pyrus betulaefolia . PbNAC3 can activate the expression of PbDHAR3 by directly binding to the promoter. The overexpression of PbNAC3 in pear callus improved salt tolerance, while silencing it reduced tolerance in P. betulaefolia. Overexpression of PbNAC3 in Arabidopsis plants is able to adjust the trade‐off between plant growth and salt stress. Higher expression levels of NCEDs or PYLs , and higher ABA content were observed under salt treatment. Further experiments demonstrate that PbNAC3 activates PbNCED5 through interaction with cis ‐regulatory elements. Overall, our results show that PbNAC3 plays a critical role in salt stress response by targeting the promoters of PbDHAR3 and PbNCED5 , promoting AsA generation and ABA biosynthesis. This study will deepen our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the trade‐offs between plant growth and stress tolerance and assist the development of stress‐resistant, high‐yield crops.

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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DHAR follows a ping-pong reaction involving DHA and GSH to promote AsA generation under salt stress.

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AsA generatione0
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ping‐pong mechanisme0

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Pyrus communis
Pyrus communis · TaxonDidier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Our experiments show a ping‐pong mechanism, in which DHA is combined with free reductase DHAR, and free reductase DHAR is combined with GSH in the form of sulfenylation to promote AsA generation in response to salt stress.”

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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H2O2-mediated sulfenylation inhibits the reported DHAR mechanism.

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H 2 O 2 ‐mediated sulfenylation modificatione0

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Pyrus communis
Pyrus communis · TaxonDidier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“This mechanism is inhibited by H 2 O 2 ‐mediated sulfenylation modification.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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PbDHAR3 overexpression alleviated salt-induced damage in pear callus and Arabidopsis plants.

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alleviatede0

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Pyrus communis
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“The overexpression of PbDHAR3 in pear callus and Arabidopsis plants alleviated salt‐induced damage”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Silencing PbDHAR3 decreased salt tolerance in Pyrus betulaefolia.

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Pyrus betulaefoliae0
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salt tolerancee0
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decreasede0

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“its silencing decreased salt tolerance in Pyrus betulaefolia”

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PbNAC3 activates PbDHAR3 expression by direct promoter binding.

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directly binding to the promotere0

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Pyrus communis
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“PbNAC3 can activate the expression of PbDHAR3 by directly binding to the promoter.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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PbNAC3 overexpression improved salt tolerance in pear callus.

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salt tolerancee0
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Pyrus communis
Pyrus communis · TaxonDidier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The overexpression of PbNAC3 in pear callus improved salt tolerance”

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PbNAC3 silencing reduced salt tolerance in P. betulaefolia.

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tolerancee0
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reducede0

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“silencing it reduced tolerance in P. betulaefolia”

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PbNAC3 overexpression adjusted the growth–salt stress trade-off in Arabidopsis.

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PbNAC3e0
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trade‐off between plant growth and salt stresse0

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Arabidopsis
Arabidopsis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Original uploader was Brona at en.wikipedia . User:Roepers at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Overexpression of PbNAC3 in Arabidopsis plants is able to adjust the trade‐off between plant growth and salt stress.”

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NCED and PYL expression levels were higher under salt treatment.

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Pyrus communis
Pyrus communis · TaxonDidier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Higher expression levels of NCEDs or PYLs , and higher ABA content were observed under salt treatment.”

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ABA content was higher under salt treatment.

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ABA contente0
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Pyrus communis
Pyrus communis · TaxonDidier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“higher ABA content were observed under salt treatment”

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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PbNAC3 activates PbNCED5 through cis-regulatory element interaction.

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PbNAC3e0
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PbNCED5e0
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interaction with cis ‐regulatory elementse0

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Pyrus communis
Pyrus communis · TaxonDidier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“PbNAC3 activates PbNCED5 through interaction with cis ‐regulatory elements.”

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