Abstract: As an important NADPH oxidase gene in plants, AtRBOHD gene can generate reactive oxygen species by catalyzing oxygen in response to adversity stress, but whether it participates in the regulation of plant heavy metal cadmium stress is unclear. In this study, using Arabidopsis thaliana as experimental material, the promoter region of AtRBOHD gene was cloned by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology, and the ProAtRBOHD:GUS fusion expression vector was successfully constructed. The fusion expression vector was transformed into wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana by floral dip method, and homozygous and positive transgenic plants were screened out by resistance screening, PCR identification and resistance isolation identification. Furthermore, cadmium stress was performed on the obtained transgenic materials, and it was found that the GUS activity of the treated transgenic materials increased. This study provides an important basis for the preliminary research on the function and transcription level of AtRBOHD gene under cadmium stress.
Keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; cadmium stress; AtRBOHD gene; vector construction; GUS staining