Paper · 2025 · Journal of Experimental Botany

Ethylene antagonizes ABA and inhibits stomatal closure and chilling tolerance in rice

Shuying Huang; Huanhuan Wang; Shiyan Liu; et al.

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Abstract

Chilling stress restricts the geographical distribution of rice and severely affects its growth and development, ultimately reducing both yield and quality. The plant hormone ethylene is involved in stress responses; however, its role in rice chilling tolerance has not been thoroughly explored. This study reveals that ethylene negatively regulates chilling tolerance in rice by antagonizing the tolerance-promoting effects of abscisic acid (ABA). Treatment with ethylene or its biosynthetic precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), resulted in a reduced survival rate after chilling and delayed stomatal closure in response to chilling. There are two Raf-like protein kinases related ethylene signalling, CONSTITUTIVE TRIPLE RESPONSE1 (CTR1) and CTR2, that have overlapping functions in ethylene signalling, and their loss-of-function mutants exhibit constitutive ethylene responses. The ctr1 ctr2 double-mutant displayed lower survival rates and slower stomatal closure under chilling stress compared with the wild type. In contrast, ABA treatment significantly enhanced the survival rate of the wild type under chilling stress and promoted stomatal closure in response to chilling. Furthermore, ethylene inhibited the effects of ABA on chilling tolerance and stomatal closure. The ctr1 ctr2 double-mutant failed to respond to external ABA treatment in terms of stomatal closure and increased survival rate under chilling stress. Overall, our findings suggest that ethylene negatively regulates chilling tolerance in rice by inhibiting ABA-induced stomatal closure through the action of CTR1 and CTR2.

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Claims 13

Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Ethylene negatively regulates rice chilling tolerance by antagonizing ABA.

Compound
abscisic acide0
Outcome
chilling tolerancee0
Qualifier
antagonizing the tolerance-promoting effectse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“This study reveals that ethylene negatively regulates chilling tolerance in rice by antagonizing the tolerance-promoting effects of abscisic acid (ABA).”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Ethylene treatment reduced survival after chilling and delayed stomatal closure.

Treatment
ethylenee0
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survival ratee0
Direction
reducede0
Qualifier
after chillinge0

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Oryza sativa
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“Treatment with ethylene or its biosynthetic precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), resulted in a reduced survival rate after chilling and delayed stomatal closure in response to chilling.”

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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Ethylene delayed stomatal closure in response to chilling.

Treatment
ethylenee0
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stomatal closuree0
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delayede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Treatment with ethylene or its biosynthetic precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), resulted in a reduced survival rate after chilling and delayed stomatal closure in response to chilling.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 449–653 · show in text ↑
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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ACC reduced survival after chilling.

Treatment
1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC)e0
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survival ratee0
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reducede0
Qualifier
after chillinge0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Treatment with ethylene or its biosynthetic precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), resulted in a reduced survival rate after chilling and delayed stomatal closure in response to chilling.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 449–653 · show in text ↑
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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ACC delayed chilling-induced stomatal closure.

Treatment
ACCe0
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stomatal closuree0
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delayede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Treatment with ethylene or its biosynthetic precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), resulted in a reduced survival rate after chilling and delayed stomatal closure in response to chilling.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 449–653 · show in text ↑
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“rice”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

CTR1 and CTR2 overlap in ethylene signalling and their loss-of-function mutants show constitutive ethylene responses.

Gene
CONSTITUTIVE TRIPLE RESPONSE1 (CTR1) and CTR2e0
Outcome
overlapping functions in ethylene signallinge0
Qualifier
their loss-of-function mutants exhibit constitutive ethylene responsese0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“There are two Raf-like protein kinases related ethylene signalling, CONSTITUTIVE TRIPLE RESPONSE1 (CTR1) and CTR2, that have overlapping functions in ethylene signalling, and their loss-of-function mutants exhibit constitutive ethylene responses.”

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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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The ctr1 ctr2 mutant had lower chilling survival than wild type.

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ctr1 ctr2 double-mutante0
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chilling stresse0
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survival ratese0
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lowere0
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wild typee0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The ctr1 ctr2 double-mutant displayed lower survival rates and slower stomatal closure under chilling stress compared with the wild type.”

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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The ctr1 ctr2 mutant closed stomata more slowly under chilling than wild type.

Material
ctr1 ctr2 double-mutante0
Treatment
chilling stresse0
Outcome
stomatal closuree0
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slowere0
Comparator
wild typee0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The ctr1 ctr2 double-mutant displayed lower survival rates and slower stomatal closure under chilling stress compared with the wild type.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 901–1038 · show in text ↑
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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA significantly enhanced wild-type survival under chilling.

Material
wild typee0
Treatment
ABA treatmente0
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survival ratee0
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enhancede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“In contrast, ABA treatment significantly enhanced the survival rate of the wild type under chilling stress and promoted stomatal closure in response to chilling.”

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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

ABA promoted chilling-induced stomatal closure in wild type.

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wild typee0
Treatment
ABA treatmente0
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stomatal closuree0
Direction
promotede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“In contrast, ABA treatment significantly enhanced the survival rate of the wild type under chilling stress and promoted stomatal closure in response to chilling.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1039–1200 · show in text ↑
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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Ethylene inhibited ABA effects on chilling tolerance and stomatal closure.

Treatment
ethylenee0
Compound
ABAe0
Outcome
chilling tolerance and stomatal closuree0
Direction
inhibitede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Furthermore, ethylene inhibited the effects of ABA on chilling tolerance and stomatal closure.”

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“rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The ctr1 ctr2 mutant failed to respond to ABA in stomatal closure or chilling survival.

Material
ctr1 ctr2 double-mutante0
Treatment
external ABA treatmente0
Outcome
stomatal closure and increased survival ratee0
Direction
failed to responde0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The ctr1 ctr2 double-mutant failed to respond to external ABA treatment in terms of stomatal closure and increased survival rate under chilling stress.”

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“rice”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Ethylene inhibition of ABA-induced closure through CTR1 and CTR2 is proposed to reduce chilling tolerance.

Gene
CTR1 and CTR2e0
Outcome
chilling tolerancee0
Qualifier
inhibiting ABA-induced stomatal closuree0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Overall, our findings suggest that ethylene negatively regulates chilling tolerance in rice by inhibiting ABA-induced stomatal closure through the action of CTR1 and CTR2.”

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ethene · survival · Oryza sativa (rice)Results differ

3 papers: 2 positive, 1 negative or no effect

2 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
  2. positive
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1-aminocyclopropanecarboxylic acid · survival · Oryza sativa (rice)Positive and negative results

2 papers: 1 positive, 1 negative or no effect

1 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
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ethene · physiology: gas exchange · Oryza sativa (rice)Positive and negative results

2 papers: 1 positive, 1 negative or no effect

1 in the opposite direction

  1. positive
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