FIGURE 10.
Protein interaction analyses between TaSnRK2.9 and NtABF2 by yeast two-hybrid assay and expression analyses of the related genes. (A) TaSnRK2.9 was cloned into the vector pGADT7, and three NtABFs were transferred to vector pGBKT7, then they were co-transformed into the yeast strain AH109. The transformants were grown on nutritional selective medium SD/-Trp-Leu, or SD/-Trp-Leu-His-Ade, or plus the chromogenic substrate X-α-Gal. The first and second lines indicate the positive and negative control, respectively. Three independent biological experiments were performed and produced similar results. (B,D) The relative expression level of the predicated interacting gene NtABF2 under drought or salt stress in tobacco. (C,E) The relative expression level of the related gene NtMYB102. Data in chart are means ± SD (n = 3, ∗P < 0.05; ∗∗P < 0.01 by Student’s t-test).