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Arockiaraj J, Vanaraja P, Easwvaran S, Singh A, Othman RY, Bhassu S. Gene expression and functional studies of small heat shock protein 37 (MrHSP37) from Macrobrachium rosenbergii challenged with infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV). Mol Biol Rep 2012; 39:6671-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-1473-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 01/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Xu XY, Shen YB, Fu JJ, Liu F, Guo SZ, Yang XM, Li JL. Molecular cloning, characterization and expression patterns of HSP60 in the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 31:864-870. [PMID: 21854854 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2011.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Revised: 07/29/2011] [Accepted: 07/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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HSP60 is a highly immunogenic molecule, which is able to activate a large number of T cell types and is implicated in a variety of autoimmune diseases. The grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), a freshwater fish species of the family Cyprinidae, accounts for the third biggest value (USD 4.8 billion) at single species level of major cultured fish species in the world. Here, we isolated and characterized the HSP60 cDNA from grass carp (designated as CiHSP60). Its cDNA was 2434 bp in length and encoded a putative protein of 575 amino acids. BLAST analysis revealed that the CiHSP60 gene shared a high similarity with other known HSP60 sequences. CiHSP60 contained all three classical HSP60 family signatures. The mRNA of CiHSP60 was constitutively expressed in all tested tissues of untreated grass carp, including brain, muscle, trunk kidney, liver, head kidney, skin, spleen, heart, gill, intestine, and fin, with the highest expression level in the blood. CiHSP60 transcript was present in unfertilized eggs, which suggests that CiHSP60 transcription is maternally inherited. Fluorescent real-time quantitative RT-PCR was used to examine the expression of the CiHSP60 gene in grass carp after the challenge with the bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila. A clear time-dependent expression pattern of CiHSP60 was found after the bacterial challenge, and the mRNA expression reached a maximum level at three days post challenge, and returned to control levels after seven days. The upregulated mRNA expression of CiHSP60 in grass carp after bacterial challenge indicates that the HSP60 gene is inducible and involved in immune responses. These results suggest that CiHSP60 plays an important role in A. hydrophila-related diseases and in early embryonic development stages in grass carp.
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- Xiao-Yan Xu
- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201306, China
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Mu C, Wang S, Zhang S, Pan J, Chen N, Li X, Wang Z, Liu H. Small heat shock protein LimHSP16.45 protects pollen mother cells and tapetal cells against extreme temperatures during late zygotene to pachytene stages of meiotic prophase I in David Lily. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2011; 30:1981-9. [PMID: 21678060 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1106-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Revised: 06/02/2011] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Plant meiotic prophase I is a complicated process involving the late zygotene and pachytene stages, both crucial for completing synapsis and recombination. Using David Lily (Lilium davidii var. Willmottiae) as our research material, we performed suppression subtractive hybridization to construct EST library of anthers at various stages of development by the pollen mother cells. From this library, we identified small heat shock protein LimHSP16.45 was highly expressed during the late zygotene to pachytene stages. Our results also showed that LimHSP16.45 was almost specifically expressed in the anther compared with the root, stem, or leaf, and in situ expression of LimHSP16.45 mRNAs showed strong signals in the pollen mother cells and tapetal cells. LimHSP16.45 could be induced by heat and cold in lily anthers, and its ectopic expression enhanced the viability of E. coli cells under both high and low temperatures. In vitro, it acted as molecular chaperone and could help luciferase refolding after heat shock stress. All of these data suggest that LimHSP16.45, working as molecular chaperone, possibly protects pollen mother cells and tapetal cells against extreme temperatures during late zygotene to pachytene stages of meiotic prophase I in David Lily.
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- Changjun Mu
- Institute of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China
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Arce AL, Raineri J, Capella M, Cabello JV, Chan RL. Uncharacterized conserved motifs outside the HD-Zip domain in HD-Zip subfamily I transcription factors; a potential source of functional diversity. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 11:42. [PMID: 21371298 PMCID: PMC3060862 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-11-42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2010] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant HD-Zip transcription factors are modular proteins in which a homeodomain is associated to a leucine zipper. Of the four subfamilies in which they are divided, the tested members from subfamily I bind in vitro the same pseudopalindromic sequence CAAT(A/T)ATTG and among them, several exhibit similar expression patterns. However, most experiments in which HD-Zip I proteins were over or ectopically expressed under the control of the constitutive promoter 35S CaMV resulted in transgenic plants with clearly different phenotypes. Aiming to elucidate the structural mechanisms underlying such observation and taking advantage of the increasing information in databases of sequences from diverse plant species, an in silico analysis was performed. In addition, some of the results were also experimentally supported. RESULTS A phylogenetic tree of 178 HD-Zip I proteins together with the sequence conservation presented outside the HD-Zip domains allowed the distinction of six groups of proteins. A motif-discovery approach enabled the recognition of an activation domain in the carboxy-terminal regions (CTRs) and some putative regulatory mechanisms acting in the amino-terminal regions (NTRs) and CTRs involving sumoylation and phosphorylation. A yeast one-hybrid experiment demonstrated that the activation activity of ATHB1, a member of one of the groups, is located in its CTR. Chimerical constructs were performed combining the HD-Zip domain of one member with the CTR of another and transgenic plants were obtained with these constructs. The phenotype of the chimerical transgenic plants was similar to the observed in transgenic plants bearing the CTR of the donor protein, revealing the importance of this module inside the whole protein. CONCLUSIONS The bioinformatical results and the experiments conducted in yeast and transgenic plants strongly suggest that the previously poorly analyzed NTRs and CTRs of HD-Zip I proteins play an important role in their function, hence potentially constituting a major source of functional diversity among members of this subfamily.
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- Agustín L Arce
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, CC 242 Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, CC 242 Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, CC 242 Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, CC 242 Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, CONICET, CC 242 Ciudad Universitaria, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Dou Chang, Shuling Wang, Jinliang Zhang, Sheng Wang. Effect of exposure to high temperatures during early pregnancy on hippocampal-dependent learning and memory integrity in neonatal rats. Toxicol Ind Health 2011; 27:431-5. [PMID: 21310774 DOI: 10.1177/0748233710387968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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To explore the influence of short-term (0, 30 and 60 min) exposure to high temperatures on the integrity of hippocampal-dependent learning and memory in neonatal rats. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) was used to observe neuronal apoptosis in the hippocampi of neonatal rats. In situ hybridization was conducted for the detection of hippocampal c-fos messenger RNA (mRNA) expression, and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was performed to test the expression of NR1 (an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor [NR] subunit) gene in the hippocampus. Finally, the Morris water maze (MWM) was used to evaluate hippocampal-dependent learning and memory. The number of c-fos mRNA-positive cells in the hippocampus was positively correlated with increasing heat exposure times. NR1 mRNA expression in the hippocampal CA1 area was positively correlated with the proportion of dead and apoptotic cells. In addition, neonatal rats exposed to high temperatures had significantly reduced platform crossings in the MWM compared to controls. The duration of heat exposure during early pregnancy was correlated with severe deficits in hippocampal-dependent learning and memory in neonatal rats.
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- Dou Chang
- Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China, China Institute of Industrial Relations, Beijing, China
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Huang WJ, Leu JH, Tsau MT, Chen JC, Chen LL. Differential expression of LvHSP60 in shrimp in response to environmental stress. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 30:576-582. [PMID: 21182965 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2010] [Revised: 12/03/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Previous studies showed that heat-shock protein 60 (HSP60) was known to function as a molecular chaperone and is an important factor in the innate immune system in mammals. However, little was known about the physiological relevance of HSP60 in marine invertebrates. This study focuses on long-term monitoring of the differential expression of LvHSP60 in shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in response to environmental stress. The thermal aggregation assay elucidated that LvHSP60 was an effective chaperone. It also suggested that LvHSP60 may employ the cell's intrinsic mechanism to start the immunizing process. Using quantitative real-time PCR to monitor gene expression showed that LvHSP60 was variable under different stresses including environmental stress and pathogenic infection. LvHSP60 was speculated to regulate the adaptive responses to overcome environmental stresses. In conclusion, our study proved that LvHSP60 plays an important role in the intrinsic immune system and stress responses of shrimp.
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- Wan-Ju Huang
- Institute of Marine Biology, National Taiwan Ocean University, No. 2 Pei-Ning Road, Keelung 20224, Taiwan, ROC
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Rungrassamee W, Leelatanawit R, Jiravanichpaisal P, Klinbunga S, Karoonuthaisiri N. Expression and distribution of three heat shock protein genes under heat shock stress and under exposure to Vibrio harveyi in Penaeus monodon. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 34:1082-1089. [PMID: 20561967 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2010.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2010] [Revised: 05/24/2010] [Accepted: 05/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A sudden increase in temperature results in heat shock stress of the cultured shrimp. To cope with the stress, shrimp has to overcome by triggering a response known as heat shock response. To understand the heat shock response in the black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon), we examined expression patterns and distribution of three heat shock protein (hsp) genes in P. monodon juveniles. The expression levels of hsp21, hsp70 and hsp90 were determined by quantitative real-time PCR in nine tissues (gill, heart, hepatopancreas, stomach, intestine, eyestalk, pleopod, thoracic ganglia and hemocyte) under untreated and heat shock conditions. Under untreated condition, all three hsp genes were differentially expressed in all examined tissues where the hsp70 transcript showed the highest basal level. Under heat shock condition, only hsp90 was inducible in all nine tissues when comparing to its untreated level. The time-course induction experiment in gill and hepatopancreas revealed that the transcriptional levels of hsp21, hsp70 and hsp90 were inducible under the heat shock condition and in time-dependent manner. To determine the response of the hsp genes upon bacterial exposure, we further determined transcript levels of the hsp genes in gill of P. monodon after Vibrio harveyi injection. The expression levels of hsp70 and hsp90 were significantly increased after a 3-h exposure to V. harveyi where the hsp21 transcript was induced later after a 24-h exposure. This evidence suggests for putative roles and involvement of the hsp genes as a part of immunity response against V. harveyi in P. monodon.
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- Wanilada Rungrassamee
- Microarray Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Road, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand.
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van Ooijen G, Lukasik E, van den Burg HA, Vossen JH, Cornelissen BJC, Takken FLW. The small heat shock protein 20 RSI2 interacts with and is required for stability and function of tomato resistance protein I-2. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 63:563-72. [PMID: 20497382 PMCID: PMC2988412 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2010.04260.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2010] [Revised: 05/11/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Race-specific disease resistance in plants depends on the presence of resistance (R) genes. Most R genes encode NB-ARC-LRR proteins that carry a C-terminal leucine-rich repeat (LRR). Of the few proteins found to interact with the LRR domain, most have proposed (co)chaperone activity. Here, we report the identification of RSI2 (Required for Stability of I-2) as a protein that interacts with the LRR domain of the tomato R protein I-2. RSI2 belongs to the family of small heat shock proteins (sHSPs or HSP20s). HSP20s are ATP-independent chaperones that form oligomeric complexes with client proteins to prevent unfolding and subsequent aggregation. Silencing of RSI2-related HSP20s in Nicotiana benthamiana compromised the hypersensitive response that is normally induced by auto-active variants of I-2 and Mi-1, a second tomato R protein. As many HSP20s have chaperone properties, the involvement of RSI2 and other R protein (co)chaperones in I-2 and Mi-1 protein stability was examined. RSI2 silencing compromised the accumulation of full-length I-2 in planta, but did not affect Mi-1 levels. Silencing of heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) and SGT1 led to an almost complete loss of full-length I-2 accumulation and a reduction in Mi-1 protein levels. In contrast to SGT1 and HSP90, RSI2 silencing led to accumulation of I-2 breakdown products. This difference suggests that RSI2 and HSP90/SGT1 chaperone the I-2 protein using different molecular mechanisms. We conclude that I-2 protein function requires RSI2, either through direct interaction with, and stabilization of I-2 protein or by affecting signalling components involved in initiation of the hypersensitive response.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of AmsterdamScience Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of AmsterdamScience Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences, University of AmsterdamScience Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sonoda S, Tsumuki H. Characterization of alternatively spliced transcripts encoding heat shock transcription factor in cultured cells of the cabbage armyworm, Mamestra brassicae. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 73:49-60. [PMID: 19750550 DOI: 10.1002/arch.20339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A gene encoding heat shock transcription factor (HSF) was cloned and sequenced from cultured cells of the cabbage armyworm, Mamestra brassicae. The cDNA potentially encoded a 699-aa protein, with a calculated molecular weight of 77.8 kDa. Deduced amino acid identities to HSFs from Aedes aegypti and Drosophila melanogaster were 36 and 34%, respectively. Analysis of the genomic DNA revealed eight exons and three optional exons: a, b, and c. Exon a contained a premature in-frame stop codon that would generate a truncated protein. When the cells were exposed to high temperature or cadmium, no particular alternative transcripts showed significant up- or down-regulated expression relative to the total amount of the transcripts. These results suggest that alternative splicing may not be a principal mechanism for regulation of M. brassicae HSF gene expression in response to heat shock and cadmium.
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- Shoji Sonoda
- Research Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
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Manjunatha HB, Rajesh RK, Aparna HS. Silkworm thermal biology: a review of heat shock response, heat shock proteins and heat acclimation in the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE (ONLINE) 2010; 10:204. [PMID: 21265618 PMCID: PMC3029153 DOI: 10.1673/031.010.20401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2009] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are known to play ecological and evolutionary roles in this postgenomic era. Recent research suggests that HSPs are implicated in cardiovascular biology and disease development, proliferation and regulation of cancer cells, cell death via apoptosis, and several other key cellular functions. These activities have generated great interest amongst cell and molecular biologists, and these biologists are keen to unravel other hitherto unknown potential functions of this group of proteins. Consequently, the biological significance of HSPs has led to cloning and characterization of genes encoding HSPs in many organisms including the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae). However, most of the past investigations in B. mori were confined to expression of HSPs in tissues and cell lines, whereas information on their specific functional roles in biological, physiological, and molecular processes is scarce. Naturally occurring or domesticated polyvoltines (known to be the tropical race) are more resistant to high temperatures and diseases than bi- or univoltines (temperate races). The mechanism of ecological or evolutionary modification of HSPs during the course of domestication of B. mori - particularly in relation to thermotolerance in geographically distinct races/strains - is still unclear. In addition, the heat shock response, thermal acclimation, and hardening have not been studied extensively in B. mori compared to other organisms. Towards this, recent investigations on differential expression of HSPs at various stages of development, considering the concept of the whole organism, open ample scope to evaluate their biological and commercial importance in B. mori which has not been addressed in any of the representative organisms studied so far. Comparatively, heat shock response among different silkworm races/strains of poly-, bi-, and univoltines varies significantly and thermotolerance increases as the larval development proceeds. Hence, this being the first review in this area, an attempt has been made to collate all available information on the heat shock response, HSPs expression, associated genes, amino acid sequences, and acquired/unacquired thermotolerance. The aim is to present this as a valuable resource for addressing the gap in knowledge and understanding evolutionary significance of HSPs between domesticated (B. mori) and non-domesticated insects. It is believed that the information presented here will also help researchers/breeders to design appropriate strategies for developing novel strains for the tropics.
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- H B Manjunatha
- Department of Sericulture University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
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Meiri D, Tazat K, Cohen-Peer R, Farchi-Pisanty O, Aviezer-Hagai K, Avni A, Breiman A. Involvement of Arabidopsis ROF2 (FKBP65) in thermotolerance. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 72:191-203. [PMID: 19876748 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-009-9561-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2009] [Accepted: 10/08/2009] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The ROF2 (FKBP65) is a heat stress protein which belongs to the FK506 Binding Protein (FKBP) family. It is homologous to ROF1 (FKBP62) which was recently shown to be involved in long term acquired thermotolerance by its interaction with HSP90.1 and modulation of the heat shock transcription factor HsfA2. In this study, we have demonstrated that ROF2 participates in long term acquired thermolerance, its mode of action being different from ROF1. In the absence of ROF2, the small heat shock proteins were highly expressed and the plants were resistant to heat stress, opposite to the effect observed in the absence of ROF1. It was further demonstrated that ROF2 transcription is modulated by HsfA2 which is also essential for keeping high levels of ROF2 during recovery from heat stress. ROF2 localization to the nucleus was observed several hours after heat stress exposure and its translocation to the nucleus was independent from the presence of HSP90.1 or HsfA2. ROF2 has been shown to interact with ROF1, to form heterodimers and it is suggested that via this interaction it can join the complex ROF1-HSP90.1- HsfA2. Transient expression of ROF2 together with ROF1 repressed transcription of small HSPs. A model describing the mode of action of ROF2 as a heat stress modulator which functions in negative feedback regulation of HsfA2 is proposed.
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- David Meiri
- Department of Plant Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Kohno S, Katsu Y, Urushitani H, Ohta Y, Iguchi T, Guillette LJ. Potential contributions of heat shock proteins to temperature-dependent sex determination in the American alligator. Sex Dev 2009; 4:73-87. [PMID: 19940440 DOI: 10.1159/000260374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2009] [Accepted: 06/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Sex determination in the American alligator depends on the incubation temperature experienced during a thermo-sensitive period (TSP), although sex determination can be 'reversed' by embryonic exposure to an estrogenic compound. Thus, temperature and estrogenic signals play essential roles during temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). The genetic basis for TSD is poorly understood, although previous studies observed that many of the genes associated with genetic sex determination (GSD) are expressed in species with TSD. Heat shock proteins (HSPs), good candidates because of their temperature-sensitive expression, have not been examined in regard to TSD but HSPs have the ability to modify steroid receptor function. A number of HSP cDNAs (HSP27, DNAJ, HSP40, HSP47, HSP60, HSP70A, HSP70B, HSP70C, HSP75, HSP90alpha, HSP90beta, and HSP108) as well as cold-inducible RNA binding protein (CIRBP) and HSP-binding protein (HSPBP) were cloned, and expression of their mRNA in the gonadal-adrenal-mesonephros complex (GAM) was investigated. Embryonic and neonatal GAMs exhibited mRNA for all of the HSPs examined during and after the TSP. One-month-old GAMs were separated into 3 portions (gonad, adrenal gland, and mesonephros), and sexual dimorphism in the mRNA expression of gonadal HSP27 (male > female), gonadal HSP70A (male < female), and adrenal HSP90 alpha (male > female) was observed. These findings provide new insights on TSD and suggest that further studies examining the role of HSPs during gonadal development are needed.
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- S Kohno
- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-8525, USA
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Kourtidis A, Scouras ZG. Analysis and characterization of the transcriptional unit of a newMytilus galloprovincialis(Mollusca: Bivalvia)hsp70gene. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 16:36-43. [PMID: 16040345 DOI: 10.1080/10425170400024391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We isolated, analysed and characterized the transcriptional unit of an hsp70 gene of Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Sequence analysis of a total of 3653 bp, revealed a 1914 bp ORF encoding for a 637-amino acid polypeptide that exhibits all the characteristic signatures of the cytoplasmic members of the HSP70 family. The ORF is not interrupted by introns and its 5'-flanking region contains five putative heat shock elements (HSEs), both indicating for an inducible hsp70 gene. Furthermore, nucleotide and amino acid sequence alignments with HSP70 genes from several molluscan and non-molluscan species confirmed that the newly isolated gene, the first complete in the genus Mytilus and in the Mollusca phylum, is a cytoplasmic and inducible hsp70 gene.
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- Antonis Kourtidis
- Department of Genetics, Development and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Kim M, Ahn IY, Kim H, Cheon J, Park H. Molecular characterization and induction of heat shock protein 90 in the Antarctic bivalve Laternula elliptica. Cell Stress Chaperones 2009; 14:363-70. [PMID: 18987993 PMCID: PMC2728271 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-008-0090-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2008] [Accepted: 10/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is a highly conserved molecular chaperone that plays a key role in protein synthesis, folding, denaturation prevention, and signal transduction. We cloned the complete complementary DNA (cDNA) sequence of the Laternula elliptica HSP90. The full-length cDNA was 2,823 bp in size and contained an open reading frame of 2,190 bp that was translated into 729 amino acids with a calculated molecular weight of 83.4 kDa. The deduced amino acid sequence of HSP90 showed the highest homology to Haliotis tuberculata HSP90 (83%). Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed the presence of HSP90 transcripts in all of the tissues examined. We also studied the transcriptional expression pattern of HSP90 exposed to thermal stress with real-time polymerase chain reaction. The relative expression level of HSP90 messenger RNA was upregulated and peaked at 12 h in the digestive gland and at 24 h in the gills, then dropped progressively.
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- Meesun Kim
- Korea Polar Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI), Songdo-dong 7-50, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 406-840 South Korea
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI), Songdo-dong 7-50, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 406-840 South Korea
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI), Songdo-dong 7-50, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 406-840 South Korea
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI), Songdo-dong 7-50, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 406-840 South Korea
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- Korea Polar Research Institute, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI), Songdo-dong 7-50, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 406-840 South Korea
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Gkouvitsas T, Kontogiannatos D, Kourti A. Cognate Hsp70 gene is induced during deep larval diapause in the moth Sesamia nonagrioides. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 18:253-264. [PMID: 19320763 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00866.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The complete cDNA sequences of Heat shock cognate protein 70 (SnoHsc70) and Heat shock protein 70 (SnoHsp70) were determined from the corn stalk borer Sesamia nonagrioides (Lef.). They encode 653 amino acids (Hsc70) and 633 amino acids (Hsp70), with calculated molecular masses of 71.5 kDa and 70.2 kDa respectively. SnoHsc70 is constitutively expressed, and SnoHsp70 is heat-inducible in non-diapausing insects. SnoHsp70 is down regulated during diapause, while SnoHsc70 is induced as the larvae enter deep diapause. High temperature stress during diapause has no further effect on transcript levels of SnoHsc70. Our results show that SnoHsc70 may play important roles in assisting protein conformation during specific stages of diapause.
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- T Gkouvitsas
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
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Structural dynamics of archaeal small heat shock proteins. J Mol Biol 2008; 378:362-74. [PMID: 18353362 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.01.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2007] [Revised: 01/24/2008] [Accepted: 01/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are a widespread and diverse class of molecular chaperones. In vivo, sHsps contribute to thermotolerance. Recent evidence suggests that their function in the cellular chaperone network is to maintain protein homeostasis by complexing a variety of non-native proteins. One of the most characteristic features of sHsps is their organization into large, sphere-like structures commonly consisting of 12 or 24 subunits. Here, we investigated the functional and structural properties of Hsp20.2, an sHsp from Archaeoglobus fulgidus, in comparison to its relative, Hsp16.5 from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii. Hsp20.2 is active in suppressing the aggregation of different model substrates at physiological and heat-stress temperatures. Electron microscopy showed that Hsp20.2 forms two distinct types of octahedral oligomers of slightly different sizes, indicating certain structural flexibility of the oligomeric assembly. By three-dimensional analysis of electron microscopic images of negatively stained specimens, we were able to reconstitute 3D models of the assemblies at a resolution of 19 A. Under conditions of heat stress, the distribution of the structurally different Hsp20.2 assemblies changed, and this change was correlated with an increased chaperone activity. In analogy to Hsp20.2, Hsp16.5 oligomers displayed structural dynamics and exhibited increased chaperone activity under conditions of heat stress. Thus, temperature-induced conformational regulation of the activity of sHsps may be a general phenomenon in thermophilic archaea.
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Derbyshire P, Drea S, Shaw PJ, Doonan JH, Dolan L. Proximal-distal patterns of transcription factor gene expression during Arabidopsis root development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2008; 59:235-245. [PMID: 18263631 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The expression pattern of genes can identify the cells in which the respective proteins are active during development. As a step towards defining the genetic network that controls the development of roots, a high-throughput method of whole-mount in situ hybridization has been developed that does not require expensive equipment and allows the definition of the expression patterns of 137 transcription factor genes in young developing roots. Of the 137 transcription factors, 81.8% were expressed in the root while 18.2% showed no detectable expression. In all three proximal distal zones (meristem, elongation, and differentiation) of the root, 52.6% were expressed whereas 21.2% were expressed in only two zones. Eight percent of the genes were expressed in a single proximal distal zone. Cell-specific gene expression patterns were also detected. This rapid approach identified potential key regulators of cell differentiation and provides important spatial information for the expression patterns of a large number of transcriptional regulators that function during root development.
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- Paul Derbyshire
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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Schramm F, Larkindale J, Kiehlmann E, Ganguli A, Englich G, Vierling E, von Koskull-Döring P. A cascade of transcription factor DREB2A and heat stress transcription factor HsfA3 regulates the heat stress response of Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 53:264-74. [PMID: 17999647 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2007.03334.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The dehydration-responsive element binding protein (DREB)/C-repeat binding factor (CBF) family are the classical transcriptional regulators involved in plant responses to drought, salt and cold stress. Recently it was demonstrated that DREB2A is induced by heat stress (hs) and is a regulator of the hs response of Arabidopsis. Here we provide molecular insights into the regulation and function of hs transcription factor HsfA3. Among the 21 members of the Arabidopsis Hsf family, HsfA3 is the only Hsf that is transcriptionally induced during hs by DREB2A, and HsfA3 in turn regulates the expression of Hsp-encoding genes. This transcription factor cascade was reconstructed in transient GUS reporter assays in mesophyll protoplasts by showing that DREB2A could activate the HsfA3 promoter, whereas HsfA3 in turn was shown to be a potent activator on the promoters of Hsp genes. Direct binding to the corresponding promoters was demonstrated by electrophoretic mobility shift assays, and the involvement of HsfA3 in the hs response in vivo was shown directly by observation of reduced thermotolerance in HsfA3 mutant lines. Altogether these data demonstrate that HsfA3 is transcriptionally controlled by DREB2A and important for the establishment of thermotolerance.
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- Franziska Schramm
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Biocenter N200/R306, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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von Koskull-Döring P, Scharf KD, Nover L. The diversity of plant heat stress transcription factors. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2007; 12:452-7. [PMID: 17826296 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2007.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 306] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2007] [Revised: 07/13/2007] [Accepted: 08/29/2007] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Compared with other eukaryotes with one to three heat stress transcription factors (Hsf), the plant Hsf family shows a striking multiplicity, with more than 20 members. Despite many conserved features, members of the Hsf family show a strong diversification of expression pattern and function within the family. Research on Arabidopsis Hsfs opened a new era with genome-wide transcriptome profiling in combination with the availability of knockout lines. The output from these analyses provides increasing evidence that individual Hsfs have unique functions as part of different signal transduction pathways operating in response to environmental stress and during development.
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- Pascal von Koskull-Döring
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, J. W. Goethe University, Biocenter, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, D-60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Sonoda S, Ashfaq M, Tsumuki H. A comparison of heat shock protein genes from cultured cells of the cabbage armyworm, Mamestra brassicae, in response to heavy metals. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2007; 65:210-22. [PMID: 17630658 DOI: 10.1002/arch.20178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Heat shock protein (HSP) genes, hsp90, hsp70, hsc70, hsp20.7, and hsp19.7, were cloned and sequenced from cultured cells of the cabbage armyworm, Mamestra brassicae. Analyses of the cDNA sequences revealed open reading frames of 2,151, 1,914, 1,962, 540, and 465 bp in lengths, which encode proteins with calculated molecular weights of 82.5, 69.9, 71.6, 20.7, and 19.7 kDa, respectively. An increased expression was observed in all five genes after exposure to a high temperature. The induction of gene expression was not observed during a low temperature exposure, but was observed when the cells were recovered at ambient temperature. Expression of hsp90, hsp70, and hsp20.7 was induced after exposure to 2 microM of cadmium, while the minimum cadmium concentration for induction of hsp19.7 was 5 microM. The induction of hsp90 expression was somewhat masked by basal levels of expression. Only hsp20.7 expression was induced by exposure to copper. Lead did not induce expression of any of the HSP genes tested. Cadmium-induced up-regulation of hsp70 expression was lasted longer than heat-induced one. These results suggest that hsp70 could be useful to assess the cellular distress or injury induced by cadmium.
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- Shoji Sonoda
- Research Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
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Riese M, Höhmann S, Saedler H, Münster T, Huijser P. Comparative analysis of the SBP-box gene families in P. patens and seed plants. Gene 2007; 401:28-37. [PMID: 17689888 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2007] [Revised: 06/14/2007] [Accepted: 06/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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To come to a better understanding of the evolution and function of the SBP-box transcription factor family in plants, we identified, isolated and characterized 13 of its members from the moss Physcomitrella patens. For the majority of the moss SBP-box genes, clear orthologous relationships with family members of flowering plants could be established by phylogenetic analysis based on the conserved DNA-binding SBP-domain, as well as additional synapomorphic molecular characters. The P. patens SBP-box genes cluster in four separable groups. One of these consists exclusively of moss genes; the three others are shared with family members of Arabidopsis and rice. Besides the family defining DNA-binding SBP-domain, other features can be found conserved between moss and other plant SBP-domain proteins. An AHA-like motif conserved from the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to flowering plants, was found able to promote transcription in a heterologous yeast system. The conservation of a functional microRNA response element in the mRNA of three of the moss SBP-box genes supports the idea of an ancient origin of microRNA dependent regulation of SBP-box gene family members. As our current knowledge concerning the roles of SBP-box genes in plant development is scarce and the model system P. patens allows targeted mutation, the material we isolated and characterized will be helpful to generate the mutant phenotypes necessary to further elucidate these roles.
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- Maike Riese
- Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Cologne, Germany
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Sathish P, Withana N, Biswas M, Bryant C, Templeton K, Al-Wahb M, Smith-Espinoza C, Roche JR, Elborough KM, Phillips JR. Transcriptome analysis reveals season-specific rbcS gene expression profiles in diploid perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2007; 5:146-61. [PMID: 17207264 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2006.00228.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is a major grass species used for forage and turf throughout the world, and gains by conventional breeding have reached a plateau. Perennial ryegrass is an outcrossing, self-incompatible diploid (2n = 2x = 14) with a relatively large genome (4067 Mbp/diploid genome; Evans, G.M., Rees, H., Snell, C.L. and Sun, S. (1972) The relation between nuclear DNA amount and the duration of the mitotic cycle. Chrom. Today, 3, 24-31). Using tissues sourced from active pastures during the peak of the autumn, winter, spring and summer seasons, we analysed the ryegrass transcriptome employing a Serial Analysis of Gene Expression (SAGE) protocol, with the dual goals of understanding the seasonal changes in perennial ryegrass gene expression and enhancing our ability to select genes for genetic manipulation. A total of 159,002 14-mer SAGE tags was sequenced and mapped to the perennial ryegrass DNA database, comprising methyl-filtered (GeneThresher) and expressed sequence tag (EST) sequences. The analysis of 14,559 unique SAGE tags, which were present more than once in our SAGE library, revealed 964, 1331, 346 and 131 exclusive transcripts to autumn, winter, spring and summer, respectively. Intriguingly, our analysis of the SAGE tags revealed season-specific expression profiles for the small subunit of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco), LprbcS. The transcript level for LprbcS was highest in spring, and then decreased gradually between summer and winter. Five different copies of LprbcS were revealed in ryegrass, with one possibly producing splice variant transcripts. Two highly expressed LprbcS genes were reported, one of which was not active in autumn. Another LprbcS gene showed an inverse expression profile to the autumn inactive LprbcS in a manner to compensate the expression level.
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- Puthigae Sathish
- Pastoral Genomics, c/o ViaLactia Biosciences (NZ) Ltd, PO Box 109185, Newmarket, Auckland 1149, New Zealand.
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Kotak S, Vierling E, Bäumlein H, von Koskull-Döring P. A novel transcriptional cascade regulating expression of heat stress proteins during seed development of Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2007; 19:182-95. [PMID: 17220197 PMCID: PMC1820961 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.048165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Within the Arabidopsis thaliana family of 21 heat stress transcription factors (Hsfs), HsfA9 is exclusively expressed in late stages of seed development. Here, we present evidence that developmental expression of HsfA9 is regulated by the seed-specific transcription factor ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE3 (ABI3). Intriguingly, ABI3 knockout lines lack detectable levels of HsfA9 transcript and protein, and further ectopic expression of ABI3 conferred the ability to accumulate HsfA9 in response to abscisic acid in transgenic plantlets. Consequently, the most abundant heat stress proteins (Hsps) in seeds (Hsp17.4-CI, Hsp17.7-CII, and Hsp101) were not detectable in the ABI3 knockout lines, but their expression could be detected in plants ectopically expressing HsfA9 in vegetative tissues. Furthermore, this seed-specific transcription factor cascade was reconstructed in transient beta-glucuronidase reporter assays in mesophyll protoplasts by showing that ABI3 could activate the HsfA9 promoter, whereas HsfA9 in turn was shown to be a potent activator on the promoters of Hsp genes. Thus, our study establishes a genetic framework in which HsfA9 operates as a specialized Hsf for the developmental expression of Hsp genes during seed maturation.
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- Sachin Kotak
- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Biocenter N200/R306, Goethe University, D-60439 Frankfurt, Germany
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Sonoda S, Fukumoto K, Izumi Y, Yoshida H, Tsumuki H. Cloning of heat shock protein genes (hsp90 and hsc70) and their expression during larval diapause and cold tolerance acquisition in the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis Walker. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 63:36-47. [PMID: 16921518 DOI: 10.1002/arch.20138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The complete cDNA sequences of heat shock protein 90 (hsp90) and of heat shock cognate protein 70 (hsc70) were cloned by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction from the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis Walker. They potentially encode a 717-amino-acids (hsp90) and a 652-amino-acids (hsc70) protein, with calculated molecular weight of 82.5 and 71.3 kDa, respectively. The deduced amino acid sequence of hsp90 showed the highest homology of 97.2% to Spodoptera frugiperda hsp90. The closest match of C. suppressalis hsc70 was with Manduca sexta hsc70 at 98.0% identity. Expression of hsp90 in diapausing larvae was higher than that in non-diapausing larvae. No such up-regulation in diapausing larvae was observed for hsc70. In non-diapausing larvae, but not in diapausing ones, hsp90 expression was up-regulated by cold acclimation. Hsc70 expression slightly decreased during cold acclimation irrespective of the state of diapause. Involvement of hsp90 and hsc70 in larval diapause and cold tolerance acquisition in C. suppressalis is discussed.
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- Shoji Sonoda
- Research Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University; Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
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MILLER GAD, MITTLER RON. Could heat shock transcription factors function as hydrogen peroxide sensors in plants? ANNALS OF BOTANY 2006; 98:279-88. [PMID: 16740587 PMCID: PMC2803459 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heat shock transcription factors (Hsfs) are modular transcription factors encoded by a large gene family in plants. They bind to the consensus sequence 'nGAAnnTCCn' found in the promoters of many defence genes, and are thought to function as a highly redundant and flexible gene network that controls the response of plants to different environmental stress conditions, including biotic and abiotic stresses. Hsf proteins encoded by different genes exhibit a high degree of complexity in their interactions. They can potentially bind and activate their own promoters, as well as the promoters of other members of their gene family, and they can form homo- or heterotrimers resulting in altered nuclear localization, as well as enhanced or suppressed transcription. SCOPE In this review, we summarize recent studies on Hsf function in Arabidopsis and tomato and present evidence obtained from microarray expression studies in Arabidopsis that the Hsf gene network is highly flexible and specialized, with specific members and/or member combinations controlling the response of plants to particular stress conditions. In addition, we describe recent studies that support the hypothesis that certain Hsfs function as molecular sensors that directly sense reactive oxygen species (ROS) and control the expression of oxidative stress response genes during oxidative stress.
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Sonoda S, Ashfaq M, Tsumuki H. Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of three heat shock protein genes (hsp90, hsc70, and hsp19.5) from the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) and their expression in relation to developmental stage and temperature. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2006; 62:80-90. [PMID: 16703614 DOI: 10.1002/arch.20124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Heat shock protein genes, hsp90, hsc70, and hsp19.5, were cloned and sequenced from the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) by RT-PCR and RACE method. The cDNA sequence analysis of hsp90 and hsp19.5 revealed open reading frames (ORFs) of 2,151 and 522 bp in length, which encode proteins with calculated molecular weights of 82.4 and 19.5 kDa, respectively. Analysis of cDNA from hsc70 revealed an ORF of 1,878 bp coding a protein with a calculated molecular weight of 69.3 kDa. Furthermore, the analysis of genomic DNA from hsc70 confirmed the presence of introns while no introns were apparent in hsp90 and hsp19.5. Southern blot analysis suggested the presence of multiple copies of each gene family in the DBM genome. Detectable expression of hsp19.5 was observed at the pupal stage while expression of hsp90 and hsc70 was detected at both pupal and adult stages. At adult stage, females showed a higher expression of hsp90 and hsc70 than males. An increased expression was observed in all three genes after exposure to a high temperature in both sexes. These results suggest that in addition to a heat shock response, these HSP genes might be involved in other functions during the course of development in DBM.
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- Shoji Sonoda
- Research Institute for Bioresources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
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Zhu B, Ye C, Lü H, Chen X, Chai G, Chen J, Wang C. Identification and characterization of a novel heat shock transcription factor gene, GmHsfA1, in soybeans (Glycine max). JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2006; 119:247-56. [PMID: 16570125 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-006-0267-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2005] [Accepted: 01/13/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Plants have a large family of HSFs with different roles in the heat shock response that mediate the expression of HSP regulated genes. The HSF encoding genes are easily identified by their highly conserved modular structure and motifs. In the present study, a putative GmHsfA1 was identified and characterized from the soybean expressed sequence tag (EST) database by sequence comparison with the functionally well-characterized LpHsfA1 and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). Multiple alignment showed that the amino acid sequence of GmHSFA1, matching best with LpHSFA1 (52.2% similarity), was obviously different from that of each of several HSFA1s from other plant species. The GmHsfA1 has a constitutive expression profile in the different tissues examined. The overexpression of GmHsfA1 in transgenic soybean plants led to the activation of GmHsp70 under normal temperature and the overexpression of GmHsp70 under high temperature. Furthermore, transgenic soybean plants with GmHsfA1 overexpression showed obvious enhancement of thermotolerance under heat stress in comparison with non-transgenic plants. The experimental results suggested that GmHSFA1 is a novel and functional heat-shock transcription factor.
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- Baoge Zhu
- Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China.
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Schramm F, Ganguli A, Kiehlmann E, Englich G, Walch D, von Koskull-Döring P. The heat stress transcription factor HsfA2 serves as a regulatory amplifier of a subset of genes in the heat stress response in Arabidopsis. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 60:759-72. [PMID: 16649111 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-005-5750-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2005] [Accepted: 12/06/2005] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Within the Arabidopsis family of 21 heat stress transcription factors (Hsfs) HsfA2 is the strongest expressed member under heat stress (hs) conditions. Irrespective of the tissue, HsfA2 accumulates under heat stress similarly to other heat stress proteins (Hsps). A SALK T-DNA insertion line with a complete HsfA2-knockout was analyzed with respect to the changes in the transcriptome under heat stress conditions. Ascorbate peroxidase 2 (APX2) was identified as the most affected transcript in addition to several sHsps, individual members of the Hsp70 and Hsp100 family, as well as many transcripts of genes with yet unknown functions. For functional validation, the transcription activation potential of HsfA2 on GUS reporter constructs containing 1 kb upstream promoter sequences of selected target genes were analyzed using transient reporter assays in mesophyll protoplasts. By deletion analysis the promoter region of the strongest affected target gene APX2 was functionally mapped in detail to verify potential HsfA2 binding sites. By electrophoretic mobility shift assays we identified TATA-Box proximal clusters of heat stress elements (HSE) in the promoters of selected target genes as potential HsfA2 binding sites. The results presented here demonstrate that the expression of HsfA2 in Arabidopsis is strictly heat stress-dependent and this transcription factor represents a regulator of a subset of stress response genes in Arabidopsis.
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- Franziska Schramm
- Institute of Molecular Bio Sciences, Biocenter N200/R306, Goethe University, Marie-Curie-Str. 9, D-60439, Frankfurt, Germany
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Wang XH, Kang L. Differences in egg thermotolerance between tropical and temperate populations of the migratory locust Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acridiidae). JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2005; 51:1277-85. [PMID: 16169005 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2005.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2005] [Revised: 07/29/2005] [Accepted: 07/30/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The migratory locust Locusta migratoria L., which is widely distributed throughout the world, exhibits within- and between-population variation in cold tolerance. To understand physiological adaptation in populations, we studied the genetic basis of thermotolerance in Hainan (tropical) and Liaoning (temperate) populations and measured expression of Hsp70 and Hsp90 mRNA in both populations at low (0 degrees C) and high temperatures (40 degrees C). Phenotypic variation of thermotolerance is heritable. Heritable characteristics differed among different stages of locust egg development, as well as among different measures of thermotolerance. Nuclear genetic factors, rather than cytoplasmic factors, contribute to differences in cold tolerance between the tropical and temperate populations of the migratory locust; for heat tolerance, maternal effects were involved in three stages of egg development. Expression of Hsp90 mRNA was induced in temperate population after heat shock (40 degrees C x 12h), whereas expression of Hsp70 and 90 was induced in tropical population after cold shock (0 degrees C x 12h). We suggest that thermotolerance of locust eggs has a complex genetic basis and heat shock proteins may be involved in differences of thermotolerance between locust populations.
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- Xian-Hui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 25 BeiXisihuan Road, Haidian, Beijing 100080, PR China
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LIU HONGTAO, SUN DAYE, ZHOU RENGANG. Ca2+ and AtCaM3 are involved in the expression of heat shock protein gene in Arabidopsis. PLANT, CELL AND ENVIRONMENT 2005; 28:1276-1284. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01365.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Paul AL, Popp MP, Gurley WB, Guy C, Norwood KL, Ferl RJ. Arabidopsis gene expression patterns are altered during spaceflight. ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH 2005; 36:1175-1181. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Pokorná D, Macková J, Dusková M, Rittich S, Ludvíková V, Smahel M. Combined immunization with fusion genes of mutated E7 gene of human papillomavirus type 16 did not enhance antitumor effect. J Gene Med 2005; 7:696-707. [PMID: 15712328 DOI: 10.1002/jgm.733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The E7 oncoprotein of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) is frequently used as a model tumor-associated antigen. Its immunogenicity has been substantially enhanced by fusion with several proteins of various origins and functions. Different mechanisms have been responsible for increased vaccination efficacy of fusion proteins. METHODS AND RESULTS We linked E7 and its mutated form (E7GGG) with the mouse heat-shock protein 70.1 (HSP70.1). Enhanced immunogenicity of both fusion genes administered via a gene gun was demonstrated by protection of C57BL/6 mice against oncogenic MHC class I positive TC-1 cells producing the HPV16 E7 oncoprotein but not against the MHC class I negative TC-1/A9 subline. To assess if the efficacy of E7-based DNA vaccines could be increased by combination of various fusion genes, we combined the HSP70.1 fusion genes (i.e. E7HSP or E7GGGHSP) with the fusion construct linking E7GGG with targeting signals of lysosome-associated membrane protein 1 (Sig/E7GGG/LAMP-1). Treatment of mice 4 days after TC-1 cell inoculation showed moderately higher immunization potency of HSP70.1 fusion genes in comparison with the Sig/E7GGG/LAMP-1 gene. Any combination of two fusion genes given in the same gene gun shot neither was more effective compared with single genes nor protected mice against TC-1/A9 cells. As fusion of E7GGG with E. coli glucuronidase (E7GGG.GUS) had been previously proven to provide partial protection from TC-1/A9-induced tumors, we also combined E7GGGHSP with E7GGG.GUS. The genes were inoculated either in mix in two gene gun shots or separately each gene in one shot into opposite sides of the abdomen. Neither mode of combined immunization induced higher protection than E7GGG.GUS alone. However, doubling the DNA dose considerably enhanced the antitumor efficacy of E7GGG.GUS. CONCLUSIONS We constructed highly immunogenic fusions of HPV16 E7 and E7GGG with mouse HSP70.1. Furthermore, we substantially enhanced protection against TC-1/A9 cells with downregulated MHC class I expression by doubling the pBSC/E7GGG.GUS dose, but we failed to demonstrate a beneficial effect of any combination of two fusion genes with different mechanisms causing enhancement of HPV16 E7 immunogenicity.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology
- Biolistics
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Transformation, Viral
- Female
- HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/immunology
- Immunization
- Injections, Subcutaneous
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mutation
- NIH 3T3 Cells
- Neoplasms, Experimental/prevention & control
- Oncogene Proteins, Viral/genetics
- Oncogene Proteins, Viral/immunology
- Papillomaviridae/genetics
- Papillomaviridae/immunology
- Papillomavirus E7 Proteins
- Plasmids
- Time Factors
- Tumor Virus Infections/prevention & control
- Vaccination
- Vaccines, DNA/immunology
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- Dana Pokorná
- Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Department of Experimental Virology, U Nemocnice 1, 128 20 Prague 2, Czech Republic.
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Baniwal SK, Bharti K, Chan KY, Fauth M, Ganguli A, Kotak S, Mishra SK, Nover L, Port M, Scharf KD, Tripp J, Weber C, Zielinski D, von Koskull-Döring P. Heat stress response in plants: a complex game with chaperones and more than twenty heat stress transcription factors. J Biosci 2004; 29:471-87. [PMID: 15625403 DOI: 10.1007/bf02712120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 316] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Compared to the overall multiplicity of more than 20 plant Hsfs, detailed analyses are mainly restricted to tomato and Arabidopsis and to three important representatives of the family (Hsfs A1, A2 and B1). The three Hsfs represent examples of striking functional diversification specialized for the three phases of the heat stress (hs) response (triggering, maintenance and recovery). This is best illustrated for the tomato Hsf system: (i) HsfA1a is the master regulator responsible for hs-induced gene expression including synthesis of HsfA2 and HsfB1. It is indispensible for the development of thermotolerance. (ii) Although functionally equivalent to HsfA1a, HsfA2 is exclusively found after hs induction and represents the dominant Hsf, the "working horse" of the hs response in plants subjected to repeated cycles of hs and recovery in a hot summer period. Tomato HsfA2 is tightly integrated into a network of interacting proteins (HsfA1a, Hsp17-CII, Hsp17-CI) influencing its activity and intracellular distribution. (iii) Because of structural peculiarities, HsfB1 acts as coregulator enhancing the activity of HsfA1a and/or HsfA2. But in addition, it cooperates with yet to be identified other transcription factors in maintaining and/or restoring housekeeping gene expression.
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- Sanjeev Kumar Baniwal
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Marie Curie Str. 9, D-60439 Frankfurt/M., Germany
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Wang Y, Thuillier R, Culty M. Prenatal estrogen exposure differentially affects estrogen receptor-associated proteins in rat testis gonocytes. Biol Reprod 2004; 71:1652-64. [PMID: 15229138 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.030205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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We previously reported that gonocytes from 3-day-old rat testes proliferate in response to estradiol. In the present study, we found that purified gonocytes contained the mRNAs of estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta) and the chaperones Hsp90, p23, and Cyp40, but no inducible Hsp70. Immunoblot analysis showed high levels of ERbeta, Hsp90, p23, Cyp40, and the constitutive Hsc70 in gonocytes. Prenatal exposure to the estrogenic compounds diethylstilbestrol, bisphenol A, genistein, and coumestrol led to significantly increased Hsp90 mRNA levels in testis, but not p23 and Cyp40. In situ hybridization analysis indicated that Hsp90 mRNA was prominent in gonocytes, where it was increased following phytoestrogen exposure, whereas bisphenol A induced a more generalized increase throughout the testis. Immunoblot analysis of testicular extracts demonstrated that Hsp90 protein levels were significantly increased following estrogen exposure, and immunohistochemical analysis indicated that this increase occurred predominantly in gonocytes. By contrast, no change was observed in the expression of Cyp40, p23, and ERbeta, whereas Hsc70 was increased by bisphenol A only. Using an antibody and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction probes specific for Hsp90alpha, we subsequently confirmed that Hsp90alpha was primarily expressed in gonocytes, and that it was increased following estrogen exposure. Hsp90 immunolocalization in fetal and prepubertal testes showed an increased expression in fetal gonocytes upon estrogen exposure, but no difference in the subsets of Hsp90-positive germ cells in prepubertal testes. These results demonstrate that prenatal estrogen exposure specifically affects Hsp90 expression in gonocytes. Considering the interaction of Hsp90 with several signaling molecules, changes in its expression levels may lead to subsequent changes in gonocyte development.
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- Yan Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 3900 Reservoir Road NW, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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Hamer B, Hamer DP, Müller WEG, Batel R. Stress-70 proteins in marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis as biomarkers of environmental pollution: a field study. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2004; 30:873-82. [PMID: 15196835 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2004.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2003] [Accepted: 02/04/2004] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In the present work we have investigated levels of stress-70 proteins in the gills of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis collected seasonally from subtidal rocky shores at 6 different sites of the Rovinj coastal area (Northern Adriatic, Croatia). 1-D analysis (SDS-PAGE) using monoclonal mouse antibodies anti-HSP70 detected two bands of stress-70 proteins, 70 and 72 kDa constitutively present during the year. 2-D analysis (IEF+SDS-PAGE) proved that the antibodies used detected HSP70 (pI 5.7-5.9) and HSP72 (pI 5.5-5.6). The quantification of stress-70 proteins was possible using 200 ng of external HSP70 protein standard included on every blot. Maximal levels of HSP72 and HSP70 were observed in mussels in summer (September), and minimal levels in winter (December), and only HSP70 showed significant correlation with the sea temperature (r=+0.822, p<0.05). Acclimatization of mussels to a different lower salinity under experimental conditions proved that small changes in sea salinity (Delta=2 psu) could not cause significant stress-70 proteins induction. Results indicated that there are significant differences in HSP70 and HSP72 content in mussels from the control site (S-1) and mussels from other sampling sites with urban and industrial pollution. The usefulness of stress-70 proteins as biomarkers of environmental pollution is discussed.
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- B Hamer
- Ruder Bosković Institute, Center for Marine Research, Laboratory for Marine Molecular Toxicology, G. Paliaga 5, HR-52210 Rovinj, Croatia.
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Komarnytsky S, Borisjuk N. Functional analysis of promoter elements in plants. GENETIC ENGINEERING 2004; 25:113-41. [PMID: 15260236 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0073-5_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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- Slavko Komarnytsky
- Biotech Center, Cook College, Rutgers University, 59 Dudley Rd., New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520, USA
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Kotak S, Port M, Ganguli A, Bicker F, von Koskull-Döring P. Characterization of C-terminal domains of Arabidopsis heat stress transcription factors (Hsfs) and identification of a new signature combination of plant class A Hsfs with AHA and NES motifs essential for activator function and intracellular localization. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 39:98-112. [PMID: 15200645 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2004.02111.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Heat stress transcription factors (Hsfs) are the major regulators of the plant heat stress (hs) response. Sequencing of the Arabidopsis genome revealed the existence of 21 open-reading frames (ORFs) encoding putative Hsfs assigned to classes A-C. Here we present results of a functional genomics approach to the Arabidopsis Hsf family focused on the analysis of their C-terminal domains (CTDs) harboring conserved modules for their function as transcription factors and their intracellular localization. Using reporter assays in tobacco protoplasts and yeast as well as glutathione-S-transferase (GST) pull-down assays, we demonstrate that short peptide motifs enriched with aromatic and large hydrophobic amino acid (aa) residues embedded in an acidic surrounding (AHA motifs) are essential for transcriptional activity of class A Hsfs. In contrast to this, class B and C Hsfs lack AHA motifs and have no activator function on their own. We also provide evidence for the function of a leucine (Leu)-rich region centered around a conserved QMGPhiL motif at the very C-terminus as a nuclear export signal (NES) of class A Hsfs. Sequence comparison indicates that the combination of a C-terminal AHA motif with the consensus sequence FWxxF/L,F/I/L as well as the adjacent NES represents a signature domain for plant class A Hsfs, which allowed to identify more than 60 new Hsfs from the expressed sequence tag (EST) database.
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- Sachin Kotak
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Biocenter N200, 3OG, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Marie-Curie-Str. 9, D-60439 Frankfurt, Germany
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Corporeau C, Auffret M. In situ hybridisation for flow cytometry: a molecular method for monitoring stress-gene expression in hemolymph cells of oysters. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2003; 64:427-435. [PMID: 12878413 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-445x(03)00099-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In the present study, we developed a molecular method for flow cytometry to detect the effects of environmental factors on the stress-response in immunocompetent cells of the European flat oyster, Ostrea edulis. Stress-generating conditions were applied to individuals acclimated in the laboratory to environmental salinity and temperature. Oligonucleotidic probes were applied to quantify the expression of HSP/C70 or metallothionein genes. After a heat-stress, a response was reflected in hemocytes by an increased amount of HSP/C70 mRNA and quantitative changes in HSP/C70 protein expression. The technique of in situ hybridisation described here also allowed to quantify the expression of metallothionein mRNA in oysters exposed to a heavy metal-exposure. The detection of stress protein markers by using such quantitative methods could be applied in contamination studies in oysters and other bivalves where monitoring the status of hemolymph cells is required.
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- Charlotte Corporeau
- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin (LEMAR) UMR 6539, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
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Land W. Allograft injury mediated by reactive oxygen species: from conserved proteins of Drosophila to acute and chronic rejection of human transplants. Part II: Role of reactive oxygen species in the induction of the heat shock response as a regulator of innate. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2003. [DOI: 10.1053/trre.2003.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Spees JL, Chang SA, Snyder MJ, Chang ES. Osmotic induction of stress-responsive gene expression in the lobster Homarus americanus. THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN 2002; 203:331-337. [PMID: 12480723 DOI: 10.2307/1543575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The American lobster, Homarus americanus, encounters osmotic stress throughout its life cycle. To understand the molecular basis of osmotic stress responses in vivo, we used homologous cDNA probes to characterize the mRNA patterns of lobster HSP70 (=70-kDa heat-shock protein), HSP90 (=90-kDa heat-shock protein), and polyubiquitin during hypo- and hyper-osmotic stress in abdominal muscle and hepatopancreas (a digestive tissue) at 30, 60, and 120 min of osmotic stress. Hypo- and hyper-osmotic stress significantly increased the levels of the mRNAs encoding HSP70 and HSP90 in abdominal muscle. Hyper-osmotic stress increased HSP90 mRNA levels in hepatopancreas, but hypo-osmotic stress did not. Both abdominal muscle and hepatopancreas exhibited significant changes in polyubiquitin gene expression during osmotic stress. In abdominal muscle, polyubiquitin mRNA levels increased during both hypo- and hyper-osmotic stress. Hepatopancreas, however, showed a significant elevation in polyubiquitin mRNA only during hypo-osmotic stress.
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- Jeffrey L Spees
- Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, PO Box 247, Bodega Bay, California 94923, USA
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Bodega G, Hernández C, Suárez I, Martín M, Fernández B. HSP70 constitutive expression in rat central nervous system from postnatal development to maturity. J Histochem Cytochem 2002; 50:1161-8. [PMID: 12185193 DOI: 10.1177/002215540205000902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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We studied the level of the basal (constitutive) HSP70 expression (inducible and constitutive forms) in the central nervous system (CNS) of male and female rats from the postnatal period to maturity. HSP70 levels were analyzed by immunoblotting in five different areas (cortex, hippocampus, hypothalamus, cerebellum, and spinal cord). The highest levels of HSP70 were found in juvenile rats and decreased progressively until reaching baseline levels between 2 and 4 months. A slight and nonsignificant increase in aged (2-year-old) rats compared with adult subjects was observed in some cerebral areas (cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum). In the first weeks of postnatal development, HSP70 immunoreactivity was distributed throughout CNS sections and no specific immunopositive cells could be clearly determined. In adult animals, strong immunostaining was observed in some large neurons (Purkinje neurons and mesencephalic and spinal cord motor neurons), some perivascular and subpial astrocytes, and ependymocytes. Immunoelectron microscopy revealed that HSP70 in these cells is located in the perinuclear area and in mitochondria, rough endoplasmic reticulum, and microtubules. In neurons, strong immunolabeling was also observed in synaptic membranes. The postnatal time course of HSP70 levels and the location and size of HSP70-immunopositive cells suggest that HSP70 constitutively expressed in the rat CNS may be mainly determined by the degree of development and metabolic activity of the neural cells.
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- Guillermo Bodega
- Departamento de Biología Celular y Genética, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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Sun W, Van Montagu M, Verbruggen N. Small heat shock proteins and stress tolerance in plants. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2002; 1577:1-9. [PMID: 12151089 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(02)00417-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 470] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are produced ubiquitously in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells upon heat. The special importance of sHsps in plants is suggested by unusual abundance and diversity. Six classes of sHsps have been identified in plants based on their intracellular localization and sequence relatedness. In addition to heat stress, plant sHsps are also produced under other stress conditions and at certain developmental stages. Induction of sHsp gene expression and protein accumulation upon environmental stresses point to the hypothesis that these proteins play an important role in stress tolerance. The function of sHsps as molecular chaperones is supported by in vitro and in vivo assays. This review summarizes recent knowledge about plant sHsp gene expression, protein structure and functions.
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- Weining Sun
- Vakgroep Moleculaire Genetica, Departement Plantengenetica, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Universiteit Gent, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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Jesuino RSA, Azevedo MO, Felipe MSS, Pereira M, De Almeida Soares CM. Characterization of a chaperone ClpB homologue of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Yeast 2002; 19:963-72. [PMID: 12125053 DOI: 10.1002/yea.888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We report the cloning and sequence analysis of a genomic clone encoding a Paracoccidioides brasiliensis ClpB chaperone homologue (PbClpB). The clpb gene was identified in a lambda Dash II library. Sequencing of Pbclpb revealed a long open reading frame capable of encoding a 792 amino acid, 87.9 kDa protein, pI of 5.34. The predicted polypeptide contains several consensus motifs of the ClpB proteins. Canonical sequences such as two putative nucleotide-binding sites, chaperonins ClpA/B signatures and highly conserved casein kinase phosphorylation domains are present. ClpB is 69% to 49% identical to members of the ClpB family from several organisms from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. The transcript of PbclpB was detected as a mRNA species of 3.0 kb, preferentially expressed in the yeast parasitic phase of the fungus. A 89 kDa protein was also detected in yeast cells of P. brasiliensis.
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- Rosália S A Jesuino
- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, ICB II, Campus II, 74001-970, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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Narberhaus F. Alpha-crystallin-type heat shock proteins: socializing minichaperones in the context of a multichaperone network. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2002; 66:64-93; table of contents. [PMID: 11875128 PMCID: PMC120782 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.66.1.64-93.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 399] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Alpha-crystallins were originally recognized as proteins contributing to the transparency of the mammalian eye lens. Subsequently, they have been found in many, but not all, members of the Archaea, Bacteria, and Eucarya. Most members of the diverse alpha-crystallin family have four common structural and functional features: (i) a small monomeric molecular mass between 12 and 43 kDa; (ii) the formation of large oligomeric complexes; (iii) the presence of a moderately conserved central region, the so-called alpha-crystallin domain; and (iv) molecular chaperone activity. Since alpha-crystallins are induced by a temperature upshift in many organisms, they are often referred to as small heat shock proteins (sHsps) or, more accurately, alpha-Hsps. Alpha-crystallins are integrated into a highly flexible and synergistic multichaperone network evolved to secure protein quality control in the cell. Their chaperone activity is limited to the binding of unfolding intermediates in order to protect them from irreversible aggregation. Productive release and refolding of captured proteins into the native state requires close cooperation with other cellular chaperones. In addition, alpha-Hsps seem to play an important role in membrane stabilization. The review compiles information on the abundance, sequence conservation, regulation, structure, and function of alpha-Hsps with an emphasis on the microbial members of this chaperone family.
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- Franz Narberhaus
- Institut für Mikrobiologie, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Kanesaki Y, Suzuki I, Allakhverdiev SI, Mikami K, Murata N. Salt stress and hyperosmotic stress regulate the expression of different sets of genes in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 290:339-48. [PMID: 11779175 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.6201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Acclimation of microorganisms to environmental stress is closely related to the expression of various genes. We report here that salt stress and hyperosmotic stress have different effects on the cytoplasmic volume and gene expression in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. DNA microarray analysis indicated that salt stress strongly induced the genes for some ribosomal proteins. Hyperosmotic stress strongly induced the genes for 3-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein reductase and rare lipoprotein A. Genes whose expression was induced both by salt stress and by hyperosmotic stress included those for heat-shock proteins and the enzymes for the synthesis of glucosylglycerol. We also found that each kind of stress induced a number of genes for proteins of unknown function. Our findings suggest that Synechocystis recognizes salt stress and hyperosmotic stress as different stimuli, although mechanisms common to the responses to each form of stress might also contribute to gene expression.
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- Yu Kanesaki
- Department of Regulation Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Spees JL, Chang SA, Snyder MJ, Chang ES. Thermal acclimation and stress in the American lobster, Homarus americanus: equivalent temperature shifts elicit unique gene expression patterns for molecular chaperones and polyubiquitin. Cell Stress Chaperones 2002; 7:97-106. [PMID: 11892992 PMCID: PMC514807 DOI: 10.1379/1466-1268(2002)007<0097:taasit>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Using homologous molecular probes, we examined the influence of equivalent temperature shifts on the in vivo expression of genes coding for a constitutive heat shock protein (Hsc70), heat shock proteins (Hsps) (Hsp70 and Hsp90), and polyubiquitin, after acclimation in the American lobster, Homarus americanus. We acclimated sibling, intermolt, juvenile male lobsters to thermal regimes experienced during overwintering conditions (0.4 +/- 0.3 degrees C), and to ambient Pacific Ocean temperatures (13.6 +/- 1.2 degrees C), for 4-5 weeks. Both groups were subjected to an acute thermal stress of 13.0 degrees C, a temperature shift previously found to elicit a robust heat shock response in ambient-acclimated lobsters. Animals were examined after several durations of acute heat shock (0.25-2 hours) and after several recovery periods (2-48 hours) at the previous acclimation temperature, following a 2-hour heat shock. Significant inductions in Hsp70, Hsp90, and polyubiquitin messenger RNA (mRNA) levels were found for the ambient-acclimated group. Alternatively, for the cold-acclimated group, an acute thermal stress over an equivalent interval resulted in no induction in mRNA levels for any of the genes examined. For the ambient-acclimated group, measurements of polyubiquitin mRNA levels showed that hepatopancreas, a digestive tissue, incurred greater irreversible protein damage relative to the abdominal muscle, a tissue possessing superior stability over the thermal intervals tested.
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- Jeffrey L Spees
- Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California, Bodega Bay 94923, USA
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Kopecek P, Altmannová K, Weigl E. Stress proteins: nomenclature, division and functions. Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub 2001; 145:39-47. [PMID: 12426770 DOI: 10.5507/bp.2001.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The heat shock response, characterized by increased expression of heat shock proteins (Hsps) is induced by exposure of cells and tissues to extreme conditions that cause acute or chronic stress. Hsps function as molecular chaperones in regulating cellular homeostasis and promoting survival. If the stress is too severe, a signal that leads to programmed cell death, apoptosis, is activated, thereby providing a finely tuned balance between survival and death. In addition to extracellular stimuli, several nonstressfull conditions induce Hsps during normal cellular growth and development. The enhanced heat shock gene expression in response to various stimuli is regulated by heat shock transcription factors.
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- P Kopecek
- Department of Biology, Medical Faculty, Palacký University, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Eickelberg O, Geibel J, Seebach F, Giebisch G, Kashgarian M. K(+)-induced HSP-72 expression is mediated via rapid Ca(2+) influx in renal epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2001; 281:F280-7. [PMID: 11457719 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.2001.281.2.f280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Pathophysiological stimuli, including hypoxia, lead to K(+) efflux from the intracellular lumen to the extracellular space, thereby increasing local tissue K(+) concentrations and depolarizing resident cells. In this study, we investigated the effects of increased extracellular K(+) concentrations ([K(+)](e)) on heat shock protein (HSP) expression in the porcine proximal tubule epithelial cell line LLC-PK(1). We analyzed HSP-25, HSP-72, HSC-73, and HSP-90 protein expression by Western blot analyses and HSP-72 promoter activity by luciferase reporter gene assays using the proximal 1,440 bp of the HSP-72 promoter. Elevating [K(+)](e) from 20 to 50 mM increased HSP-72 protein expression and promoter activity but did not affect HSP-25, HSC-73, or HSP-90 levels. Addition of identical concentrations of sodium chloride did not increase HSP-72 expression to a similar amount. The Ca(2+) channel blocker diltiazem and the Ca(2+)-specific chelator EGTA-AM abolished high [K(+)](e)-induced HSP-72 expression by 69.7 and 75.2%, respectively, indicating that the transcriptional induction of HSP-72 involves Ca(2+) influx. As measured by confocal microscopy using the Ca(2+) dye fluo 3-AM, we also observed a rapid increase of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration as early as 30 s after placing LLC-PK(1) cells in high [K(+)](e). We further analyzed whether Ca(2+) influx was necessary for induction of HSP-72 expression by high [K(+)](e) using Ca(2+)-free medium. Here, induction of HSP-72 in response to high [K(+)](e) was completely abolished. Our data thus demonstrate activation of a protective cellular response to ionic stress, e.g., elevated K(+) concentrations, by specifically increasing protein levels of HSP-72.
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- O Eickelberg
- Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8023, USA.
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Willsie JK, Clegg JS. Nuclear p26, a small heat shock/α-crystallin protein, and its relationship to stress resistance in Artemia franciscana embryos. J Exp Biol 2001; 204:2339-50. [PMID: 11507116 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.204.13.2339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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SUMMARY
The role of the small heat shock/α-crystallin protein, p26, in transcription in Artemia franciscana embryos was examined using isolated nuclei, containing either control or elevated levels of p26, in transcription run-on assays. Heat shock or anoxia in vivo and acid pH in vitro were used to transfer p26 into nuclei. The results suggest that parameters other than, or in addition to, p26 are responsible for the reduced transcription rates observed and that decreases in pHi are involved. In vivo experiments indicate that RNA synthesis and, to a lesser extent, protein synthesis are downregulated in intact embryos recovering from heat shock and that the precursor pool is not limiting. Confocal microscopy confirmed that p26 moves into nuclei in response to heat shock and anoxia in vivo, and to low pH in vitro, and indicated that the nuclear distribution of p26 is similar under all three conditions. We present evidence that unstressed (control) embryos containing p26 in all their nuclei will not hatch, even under permissive conditions, and propose that they are unable to terminate diapause.
Potential nuclear targets of p26 chaperone activity are discussed.
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- J K Willsie
- Section of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California (Davis), Bodega Bay, CA 94923, USA
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Nover L, Bharti K, Döring P, Mishra SK, Ganguli A, Scharf KD. Arabidopsis and the heat stress transcription factor world: how many heat stress transcription factors do we need? Cell Stress Chaperones 2001; 6:177-89. [PMID: 11599559 PMCID: PMC434399 DOI: 10.1379/1466-1268(2001)006<0177:aathst>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 483] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2001] [Accepted: 04/11/2001] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sequencing of the Arabidopsis genome revealed a unique complexity of the plant heat stress transcription factor (Hsf) family. By structural characteristics and phylogenetic comparison, the 21 representatives are assigned to 3 classes and 14 groups. Particularly striking is the finding of a new class of Hsfs (AtHsfC1) closely related to Hsf1 from rice and to Hsfs identified from frequently found expressed sequence tags of tomato, potato, barley, and soybean. Evidently, this new type of Hsf is well expressed in different plant tissues. Besides the DNA binding and oligomerization domains (HR-A/B region), we identified other functional modules of Arabidopsis Hsfs by sequence comparison with the well-characterized tomato Hsfs. These are putative motifs for nuclear import and export and transcriptional activation (AHA motifs). There is intriguing flexibility of size and sequence in certain parts of the otherwise strongly conserved N-terminal half of these Hsfs. We have speculated about possible exon-intron borders in this region in the ancient precursor gene of plant Hsfs, similar to the exon-intron structure of the present mammalian Hsf-encoding genes.
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- L Nover
- Biocenter of the Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
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