Abstract
Freezing stress can seriously affect plant growth and development, but the mechanisms of these effects and plant responses to freezing stress require further exploration. Here, we identified a NAM, ATAF1/2, and CUC2 (NAC)-family transcription factor (TF), NAC056, that can promote freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis. NAC056 mRNA levels are strongly induced by freezing stress in roots, and the nac056 mutant exhibits compromised freezing tolerance. NAC056 acts positively in response to freezing by directly promoting key C-repeat-binding factor (CBF) pathway genes. Interestingly, we found that CBF1 regulates nitrate assimilation by regulating the nitrate reductase gene NIA1 in plants; therefore, NAC056–CBF1–NIA1 form a regulatory module for the assimilation of nitrate and the growth of roots under freezing stress. In addition, 35S::NAC056 transgenic plants show enhanced freezing tolerance, which is partially reversed in the cbfs triple mutant. Thus, NAC056 confers freezing tolerance through the CBF pathway, mediating plant responses to balance growth and freezing stress tolerance.
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