Paper · 2026 · Rice

OsbZIP35 Mediates ABA-Dependent Drought Tolerance and Stress-Responsive Yield Maintenance in Rice

Dengji Lou; Xiaoxuan Zhang; Zhen Chen; et al.

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Abstract

Rice bZIP transcription factors mediate abiotic stress responses, but OsbZIP35’s function remains unclear. Here, we investigated its role in drought stress and yield regulation. In this study, drought, H2O2, abscisic acid, and NaCl treatments strongly induced the expression of OsbZIP35, whereas treatment with gibberellin, indoleacetic acid, and jasmonic acid did not affect OsbZIP35 expression. Using knockout mutants (bzip35) and overexpression lines (OsbZIP35-OX) for reciprocal validation, we found bzip35 mutants are drought-sensitive, while OsbZIP35-OX lines show enhanced tolerance across during the germination, post-germination growth, and seedling stages. Specifically, the bzip35 mutants exhibited a lower germination percentage, a weaker growth phenotype, and an increase in reactive oxygen species accumulation. Further analysis indicated that, under drought stress, OsbZIP35 regulated reactive oxygen species accumulation by modulating the contents of antioxidants, thereby positively regulating the response of rice seedlings to drought stress. In addition, we observed that OsbZIP35 could be phosphorylated by OsSAPK3 and participated in the abscisic acid signaling pathway in response to drought stress. Agronomic trait analysis revealed that, under drought stress at the heading stage, the panicle length and seed-set rate of bzip35 mutants were significantly lower than those of the wild type. This study examined the role of OsbZIP35 in rice stress tolerance and yield regulation, and identified an upstream regulatory gene, OsSAPK3.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Drought, H2O2, abscisic acid and NaCl induced OsbZIP35 expression.

Treatment
drought, H2O2, abscisic acid, and NaCl treatmentse0
Gene
OsbZIP35e0
Outcome
expression of OsbZIP35e0
Direction
inducede0

Not reportedComparator

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Oryza sativa
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“drought, H2O2, abscisic acid, and NaCl treatments strongly induced the expression of OsbZIP35”

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“Rice”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectmeasured

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Gibberellin, indoleacetic acid and jasmonic acid did not affect OsbZIP35 expression.

Treatment
gibberellin, indoleacetic acid, and jasmonic acide0
Gene
OsbZIP35e0
Outcome
OsbZIP35 expressione0
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did not affecte0

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Oryza sativa
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“treatment with gibberellin, indoleacetic acid, and jasmonic acid did not affect OsbZIP35 expression.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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bzip35 knockout mutants were drought sensitive.

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bzip35 mutantse0
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drought-sensitivee0

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Oryza sativa
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“we found bzip35 mutants are drought-sensitive”

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“Rice”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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OsbZIP35 overexpression lines showed enhanced drought tolerance across early stages.

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OsbZIP35-OX linese0
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germination, post-germination growth, and seedling stagese0
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tolerancee0
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enhancede0

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“OsbZIP35-OX lines show enhanced tolerance across during the germination, post-germination growth, and seedling stages.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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bzip35 mutants had lower germination percentage.

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bzip35 mutantse0
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germination percentagee0
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lowere0

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“the bzip35 mutants exhibited a lower germination percentage, a weaker growth phenotype, and an increase in reactive oxygen species accumulation.”

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“Rice”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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bzip35 mutants had weaker growth.

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bzip35 mutantse0
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growth phenotypee0
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weakere0

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“the bzip35 mutants exhibited a lower germination percentage, a weaker growth phenotype, and an increase in reactive oxygen species accumulation.”

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“Rice”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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bzip35 mutants accumulated more reactive oxygen species.

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bzip35 mutantse0
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reactive oxygen species accumulatione0
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increasee0

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Oryza sativa
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“the bzip35 mutants exhibited a lower germination percentage, a weaker growth phenotype, and an increase in reactive oxygen species accumulation.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 681–825 · show in text ↑
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“Rice”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Under drought, OsbZIP35 regulated reactive oxygen species accumulation through antioxidant contents.

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OsbZIP35e0
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reactive oxygen species accumulatione0
Qualifier
modulating the contents of antioxidantse0

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“under drought stress, OsbZIP35 regulated reactive oxygen species accumulation by modulating the contents of antioxidants, thereby positively regulating the response of rice seedlings to drought stress.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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OsbZIP35 was phosphorylated by OsSAPK3 and participated in abscisic acid signalling under drought.

Gene
OsbZIP35e0
Outcome
phosphorylated by OsSAPK3 and participated in the abscisic acid signaling pathwaye0

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Oryza sativa
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“OsbZIP35 could be phosphorylated by OsSAPK3 and participated in the abscisic acid signaling pathway in response to drought stress.”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Under heading-stage drought, bzip35 mutants had significantly shorter panicles than wild type.

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bzip35 mutantse0
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heading stagee0
Outcome
panicle lengthe0
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lowere0
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wild typee0

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Oryza sativa
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“under drought stress at the heading stage, the panicle length and seed-set rate of bzip35 mutants were significantly lower than those of the wild type.”

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“Rice”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Under heading-stage drought, bzip35 mutants had significantly lower seed set than wild type.

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bzip35 mutantse0
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heading stagee0
Outcome
seed-set ratee0
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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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“under drought stress at the heading stage, the panicle length and seed-set rate of bzip35 mutants were significantly lower than those of the wild type.”

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“Rice”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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OsSAPK3 was identified as an upstream regulatory gene.

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OsSAPK3e0
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upstream regulatory genee0

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“identified an upstream regulatory gene, OsSAPK3.”

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“Rice”

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