ChERF017, an ERF transcription factor, confers cadmium stress tolerance in Cerasus humilis
Xiaolong Ji, Xiaorui Tang, Zhaorong Mi, Ke Ma, Shuguang Liu, Fan Yang · 2026
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Xiaolong Ji and others show that the gene reading factor ChERF017 confers cadmium toughness in Cerasus humilis in a 2026 study. Cadmium disrupts redox balance in plants, harmful growth. Cadmium stress raised reactive oxygen species and membrane lipid damage in Cerasus humilis leaves, with higher superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and malondialdehyde. Transcriptomics pinpointed ChERF017 as a key response factor.
Overexpressing ChERF017 in Arabidopsis greatly improved cadmium toughness at 100 micromoles per litre: chlorophyll loss lessened, reactive oxygen fell, protective enzymes rose, and glutathione plus phytochelatins increased, promoting cadmium transport into vacuoles. The work verifies ChERF017 as a vital toughness factor and offers a gene for breeding or editing cadmium-resilient crops.
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| CREATOR | Xiaolong Ji, Xiaorui Tang, Zhaorong Mi, Ke Ma, Shuguang Liu, Fan Yang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |