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Coomey JH, MacKinnon KJM, McCahill IW, Khahani B, Handakumbura PP, Trabucco GM, Mazzola J, Leblanc NA, Kheam R, Hernandez-Romero M, Barry K, Liu L, Lee JE, Vogel JP, O’Malley RC, Chambers JJ, Hazen SP. Mechanically induced localisation of SECONDARY WALL INTERACTING bZIP is associated with thigmomorphogenic and secondary cell wall gene expression. QUANTITATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 5:e5. [PMID: 38774130 PMCID: PMC11106548 DOI: 10.1017/qpb.2024.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Plant growth requires the integration of internal and external cues, perceived and transduced into a developmental programme of cell division, elongation and wall thickening. Mechanical forces contribute to this regulation, and thigmomorphogenesis typically includes reducing stem height, increasing stem diameter, and a canonical transcriptomic response. We present data on a bZIP transcription factor involved in this process in grasses. Brachypodium distachyon SECONDARY WALL INTERACTING bZIP (SWIZ) protein translocated into the nucleus following mechanostimulation. Classical touch-responsive genes were upregulated in B. distachyon roots following touch, including significant induction of the glycoside hydrolase 17 family, which may be unique to grass thigmomorphogenesis. SWIZ protein binding to an E-box variant in exons and introns was associated with immediate activation followed by repression of gene expression. SWIZ overexpression resulted in plants with reduced stem and root elongation. These data further define plant touch-responsive transcriptomics and physiology, offering insights into grass mechanotranduction dynamics.
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- Joshua H. Coomey
- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Plant Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Plant Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Plant Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Plant Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Plant Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Institute for Applied Life Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Plant Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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Zhang H, Zeng G, Xie J, Zhang Y, Ji D, Xu Y, Xie C, Wang W. PhbZIP2 regulates photosynthesis-related genes in an intertidal macroalgae, Pyropia haitanensis, under stress. Front Mol Biosci 2024; 11:1345585. [PMID: 38686015 PMCID: PMC11056619 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2024.1345585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
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Intertidal macroalgae are important research subjects in stress biology. Basic region-leucine zipper transcription factors (bZIPs) play an important regulatory role in the expression of target genes under abiotic stress. We herein identified a bZIP2 gene PhbZIP2 to regulate abiotic stress tolerance in Pyropia haitanensis, a representative intertidal macroalgal species. Cloning and sequencing of the cDNA characterized a BRLZ structure and an α coiled-coil structure between amino acids and Expression of PhbZIP2 was detected to upregulate under both high temperature and salt stresses. A DAP-seq analysis revealed the PhbZIP2-binding motifs of (T/C)TCCA(C/G) and A (A/G)AAA (G/A), which differed from the conserved motifs in plants. Overexpression of PhbZIP2 was indicative of a high temperature and salt stress tolerances in transgenic Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. It was suggested that PhbZIP2 was probably involved in regulating expression of the photosynthetic-related genes and the response to the abiotic stresses in P. haitanensis, which provide new insights for elucidating efficient adaptation strategies of intertidal macroalgae.
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- Han Zhang
- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xiamen, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
- Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Fujian, Fuzhou, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xiamen, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xiamen, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xiamen, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xiamen, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xiamen, China
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- Fisheries College, Jimei University, Xiamen, China
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Aquatic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Xiamen, China
- Key Laboratory of Healthy Mariculture for the East China Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xiamen, China
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Liu D, Shi S, Hao Z, Xiong W, Luo M. OsbZIP81, A Homologue of Arabidopsis VIP1, May Positively Regulate JA Levels by Directly Targetting the Genes in JA Signaling and Metabolism Pathway in Rice. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20092360. [PMID: 31086007 PMCID: PMC6539606 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20092360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important food crops in the world. In plants, jasmonic acid (JA) plays essential roles in response to biotic and abiotic stresses. As one of the largest transcription factors (TFs), basic region/leucine zipper motif (bZIP) TFs play pivotal roles through the whole life of plant growth. However, the relationship between JA and bZIP TFs were rarely reported, especially in rice. In this study, we found two rice homologues of Arabidopsis VIP1 (VirE2-interacting protein 1), OsbZIP81, and OsbZIP84. OsbZIP81 has at least two alternative transcripts, OsbZIP81.1 and OsbZIP81.2. OsbZIP81.1 and OsbZIP84 are typical bZIP TFs, while OsbZIP81.2 is not. OsbZIP81.1 can directly bind OsPIOX and activate its expression. In OsbZIP81.1 overexpression transgenic rice plant, JA (Jasmonic Acid) and SA (Salicylic acid) were up-regulated, while ABA (Abscisic acid) was down-regulated. Moreover, Agrobacterium, Methyl Jasmonic Acid (MeJA), and PEG6000 can largely induce OsbZIP81. Based on ChIP-Seq and Random DNA Binding Selection Assay (RDSA), we identified a novel cis-element OVRE (Oryza VIP1 response element). Combining ChIP-Seq and RNA-Seq, we obtained 1332 targeted genes that were categorized in biotic and abiotic responses, including α-linolenic acid metabolism and fatty acid degradation. Together, these results suggest that OsbZIP81 may positively regulate JA levels by directly targeting the genes in JA signaling and metabolism pathway in rice.
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- Defang Liu
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Tsugama D, Liu S, Fujino K, Takano T. Calcium signalling regulates the functions of the bZIP protein VIP1 in touch responses in Arabidopsis thaliana. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2018; 122:1219-1229. [PMID: 30010769 PMCID: PMC6324745 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcy125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS VIP1 is a bZIP transcription factor in Arabidopsis thaliana. VIP1 and its close homologues transiently accumulate in the nucleus when cells are exposed to hypo-osmotic and/or mechanical stress. Touch-induced root bending is enhanced in transgenic plants overexpressing a repression domain-fused form of VIP1 (VIP1-SRDXox), suggesting that VIP1, possibly with its close homologues, suppresses touch-induced root bending. The aim of this study was to identify regulators of these functions of VIP1 in mechanical stress responses. METHODS Co-immunoprecipitation analysis using VIP1-GFP fusion protein expressed in Arabidopsis plants identified calmodulins as VIP1-GFP interactors. In vitro crosslink analysis was performed using a hexahistidine-tagged calmodulin and glutathione S-transferase-fused forms of VIP1 and its close homologues. Plants expressing GFP-fused forms of VIP1 and its close homologues (bZIP59 and bZIP29) were submerged in hypotonic solutions containing divalent cation chelators, EDTA and EGTA, and a potential calmodulin inhibitor, chlorpromazine, to examine their effects on the nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling of those proteins. VIP1-SRDXox plants were grown on medium containing 40 mm CaCl2, 40 mm MgCl2 or 80 mm NaCl. MCA1 and MCA2 are mechanosensitive calcium channels, and the hypo-osmotic stress-dependent nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling of VIP1-GFP in the mca1 mca2 double knockout mutant background was examined. KEY RESULTS In vitro crosslink products were detected in the presence of CaCl2, but not in its absence. EDTA, EGTA and chlorpromazine all inhibited both the nuclear import and the nuclear export of VIP1-GFP, bZIP59-GFP and bZIP29-GFP. Either 40 mm CaCl2or 80 mm NaCl enhanced the VIP-SRDX-dependent root bending. The nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling of VIP1 was observed even in the mca1 mca2 mutant. CONCLUSIONS VIP1 and its close homologues can interact with calmodulins. Their nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling requires neither MCA1 nor MCA2, but does require calcium signalling. Salt stress affects the VIP1-dependent regulation of root bending.
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- Daisuke Tsugama
- Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
- Asian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo, Japan
- For correspondence. E-mail:
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A & F University, Lin’an, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Asian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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Kumar P, Mishra A, Sharma H, Sharma D, Rahim MS, Sharma M, Parveen A, Jain P, Verma SK, Rishi V, Roy J. Pivotal role of bZIPs in amylose biosynthesis by genome survey and transcriptome analysis in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) mutants. Sci Rep 2018; 8:17240. [PMID: 30467374 PMCID: PMC6250691 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35366-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Starch makes up 70% of the wheat grain, and is an important source of calories for humans, however, the overconsumption of wheat starch may contribute to nutrition-associated health problems. The challenge is to develop resistant starch including high amylose wheat varieties with health benefits. Adapting advance genomic approaches in EMS-induced mutant lines differing in amylose content, basic leucine zipper (bZIP) regulatory factors that may play role in controlling amylose biosynthesis were identified in wheat. bZIP transcription factors are key regulators of starch biosynthesis genes in rice and maize, but their role in regulating these genes in wheat is poorly understood. A genome-wide survey identified 370 wheat bZIPs, clustered in 11 groups, showing variations in amino acids composition and predicted physicochemical properties. Three approaches namely, whole transcriptome sequencing, qRT-PCR, and correlation analysis in contrasting high and low amylose mutants and their parent line identified 24 candidate bZIP (positive and negative regulators), suggesting bZIPs role in high amylose biosynthesis. bZIPs positive role in high amylose biosynthesis is not known. In silico interactome studies of candidate wheat bZIP homologs in Arabidopsis and rice identified their putative functional role. The identified bZIPs are involved in stress-related pathways, flower and seed development, and starch biosynthesis. An in-depth analysis of molecular mechanism of novel candidate bZIPs may help in raising and improving high amylose wheat varieties.
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- Pankaj Kumar
- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, 176206, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, 151001, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra, 176206, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Sector-81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India.
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Van Leene J, Blomme J, Kulkarni SR, Cannoot B, De Winne N, Eeckhout D, Persiau G, Van De Slijke E, Vercruysse L, Vanden Bossche R, Heyndrickx KS, Vanneste S, Goossens A, Gevaert K, Vandepoele K, Gonzalez N, Inzé D, De Jaeger G. Functional characterization of the Arabidopsis transcription factor bZIP29 reveals its role in leaf and root development. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:5825-5840. [PMID: 27660483 PMCID: PMC5066499 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plant bZIP group I transcription factors have been reported mainly for their role during vascular development and osmosensory responses. Interestingly, bZIP29 has been identified in a cell cycle interactome, indicating additional functions of bZIP29 in plant development. Here, bZIP29 was functionally characterized to study its role during plant development. It is not present in vascular tissue but is specifically expressed in proliferative tissues. Genome-wide mapping of bZIP29 target genes confirmed its role in stress and osmosensory responses, but also identified specific binding to several core cell cycle genes and to genes involved in cell wall organization. bZIP29 protein complex analyses validated interaction with other bZIP group I members and provided insight into regulatory mechanisms acting on bZIP dimers. In agreement with bZIP29 expression in proliferative tissues and with its binding to promoters of cell cycle regulators, dominant-negative repression of bZIP29 altered the cell number in leaves and in the root meristem. A transcriptome analysis on the root meristem, however, indicated that bZIP29 might regulate cell number through control of cell wall organization. Finally, ectopic dominant-negative repression of bZIP29 and redundant factors led to a seedling-lethal phenotype, pointing to essential roles for bZIP group I factors early in plant development.
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- Jelle Van Leene
- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB, B-9000 Gent, Belgium Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, B-9052 Gent, Belgium Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, B-9052 Gent, Belgium
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Tsugama D, Liu S, Takano T. VIP1 is very important/interesting protein 1 regulating touch responses of Arabidopsis. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2016; 11:e1187358. [PMID: 27171129 PMCID: PMC4973795 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1187358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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VIP1 (VIRE2-INTERACTING PROTEIN 1) is a bZIP transcription factor in Arabidopsis thaliana. VIP1 and its close homologs (i.e., Arabidopsis group I bZIP proteins) are present in the cytoplasm under steady conditions, but are transiently localized to the nucleus when cells are exposed to hypo-osmotic conditions, which mimic mechanical stimuli such as touch. Recently we have reported that overexpression of a repression domain-fused form of VIP1 represses the expression of some touch-responsive genes, changes structures and/or local auxin responses of the root cap cells, and enhances the touch-induced root waving. This raises the possibility that VIP1 suppresses touch-induced responses. VIP1 should be useful to further characterize touch responses of plants. Here we discuss 2 seemingly interesting perspectives about VIP1: (1) What factors are involved in regulating the nuclear localization of VIP1?; (2) What can be done to further characterize the physiological functions of VIP1 and other Arabidopsis group I bZIP proteins?
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- Daisuke Tsugama
- Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Alkali Soil Natural Environmental Science Center, Northeast Forestry University, Xiangfang District, Harbin, P.R. China
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- Asian Natural Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo, Japan
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Cao H, Wang L, Yue C, Hao X, Wang X, Yang Y. Isolation and expression analysis of 18 CsbZIP genes implicated in abiotic stress responses in the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2015; 97:432-442. [PMID: 26555901 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors (TFs) play essential roles in regulating stress processes in plants. Despite the economic importance of this woody crop, there is little information about bZIP TFs in tea plants. In this study, 18 bZIP genes were isolated from the tea plant (Camellia sinensis) and named sequentially from CsbZIP1 to CsbZIP18. According to the phylogenetic classification as in Arabidopsis, the CsbZIP genes spanned ten subgroups (Group A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, S and K) of bZIP TFs. When analyzed for organ specific expression, all CsbZIP genes were found to be ubiquitously expressed in roots, stems, leaves and flowers. Expression analysis of CsbZIP genes in response to four abiotic stresses showed that in leaves, 9, 9, 15 and 11 CsbZIPs have 2-fold greater variation in transcript abundance under cold, exogenous ABA, high salinity and dehydration conditions, respectively. In roots, 5, 12, 14 and 11 CsbZIPs were differentially expressed under conditions of cold, exogenous ABA, high salinity and dehydration stresses. Moreover, CsbZIP genes in Groups F, H, S and K exhibited several folds up-and/or down-regulation against the above four stresses. Notably, CsbZIP18 of group K showed significant up-regulation in response to these same stresses, suggesting a vital functional role in stress response. Together, these findings increase our knowledge of bZIP TFs in the tea plant and suggest the significance of CsbZIP genes in plant abiotic responses.
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- Hongli Cao
- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, China.
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- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China; National Center for Tea Improvement, Hangzhou 310008, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, China.
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- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, China.
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- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China; National Center for Tea Improvement, Hangzhou 310008, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, China.
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- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China; National Center for Tea Improvement, Hangzhou 310008, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, China.
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- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China; National Center for Tea Improvement, Hangzhou 310008, China; Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou 310008, China.
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Sornaraj P, Luang S, Lopato S, Hrmova M. Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factors involved in abiotic stresses: A molecular model of a wheat bZIP factor and implications of its structure in function. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1860:46-56. [PMID: 26493723 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 09/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Basic leucine zipper (bZIP) genes encode transcription factors (TFs) that control important biochemical and physiological processes in plants and all other eukaryotic organisms. SCOPE OF REVIEW Here we present (i) the homo-dimeric structural model of bZIP consisting of basic leucine zipper and DNA binding regions, in complex with the synthetic Abscisic Acid-Responsive Element (ABREsyn); (ii) discuss homo- and hetero-dimerisation patterns of bZIP TFs; (iii) summarise the current progress in understanding the molecular mechanisms of function of bZIP TFs, including features determining the specificity of their binding to DNA cis-elements, and (iv) review information on interaction partners of bZIPs during plant development and stress response, as well as on types and roles of post-translational modifications, and regulatory aspects of protein-degradation mediated turn-over. Finally, we (v) recapitulate on the recent advances regarding functional roles of bZIP factors in major agricultural crops, and discuss the potential significance of bZIP-based genetic engineering in improving crop yield and tolerance to abiotic stresses. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS An accurate analysis and understanding of roles of plant bZIP TFs in different biological processes requires the knowledge of interacting partners, time and location of expression in plant organs, and the information on mechanisms of homo- and hetero-dimerisation of bZIP TFs. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Studies on molecular mechanisms of plant bZIP TFs at the atomic levels will provide novel insights into the regulatory processes during plant development, and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses.
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- Pradeep Sornaraj
- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia.
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Li D, Fu F, Zhang H, Song F. Genome-wide systematic characterization of the bZIP transcriptional factor family in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). BMC Genomics 2015. [PMID: 26459863 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1990-1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Transcription factors of the basic leucine zipper (bZIP) family represent exclusively in eukaryotes and have been shown to regulate diverse biological processes in plant growth and development as well as in abiotic and biotic stress responses. However, little is known about the bZIP family in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). METHODS The SlbZIP genes were identified using local BLAST and hidden Markov model profile searches. The phylogenetic trees, conserved motifs and gene structures were generated by MEGA6.06, MEME tool and gene Structure Display Server, respectively. The syntenic block diagrams were generated by the Circos software. The transcriptional gene expression profiles were obtained using Genevestigator tool and quantitative RT-PCR. RESULTS In the present study, we carried out a genome-wide identification and systematic analyses of 69 SlbZIP genes that distributes unevenly on the tomato chromosomes. This family can be divided into 9 groups according to the phylogenetic relationship among the SlbZIP proteins. Six kinds of intron patterns (a-f) within the basic and hinge regions are defined. The additional conserved motifs and their presence of the group specificity were also identified. Further, we predicted the DNA-binding patterns and the dimerization property on the basis of the characteristic features in the basic and hinge regions and the leucine zipper, respectively, which supports our classification greatly and helps to classify 24 distinct subfamilies. Within the SlbZIP family, a total of 40 SlbZIP genes are located in the segmental duplicate regions in the tomato genome, suggesting that the segment chromosomal duplications contribute greatly to the expansion of the tomato SlbZIP family. Expression profiling analyses of 59 SlbZIP genes using quantitative RT-PCR and publicly available microarray data indicate that the tomato SlbZIP genes have distinct and diverse expression patterns in different tissues and developmental stages and many of the tomato bZIP genes might be involved in responses to various abiotic and biotic stresses as well as in response to light. CONCLUSIONS This genome-wide systematic characterization identified a total of 69 members in the SlbZIP family and the analyses of the protein features and gene expression patterns provide useful clues for further functional characterization of the bZIP transcription factors in tomato.
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- Dayong Li
- State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, 915 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Li D, Fu F, Zhang H, Song F. Genome-wide systematic characterization of the bZIP transcriptional factor family in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). BMC Genomics 2015; 16:771. [PMID: 26459863 PMCID: PMC4603586 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1990-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Transcription factors of the basic leucine zipper (bZIP) family represent exclusively in eukaryotes and have been shown to regulate diverse biological processes in plant growth and development as well as in abiotic and biotic stress responses. However, little is known about the bZIP family in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). METHODS The SlbZIP genes were identified using local BLAST and hidden Markov model profile searches. The phylogenetic trees, conserved motifs and gene structures were generated by MEGA6.06, MEME tool and gene Structure Display Server, respectively. The syntenic block diagrams were generated by the Circos software. The transcriptional gene expression profiles were obtained using Genevestigator tool and quantitative RT-PCR. RESULTS In the present study, we carried out a genome-wide identification and systematic analyses of 69 SlbZIP genes that distributes unevenly on the tomato chromosomes. This family can be divided into 9 groups according to the phylogenetic relationship among the SlbZIP proteins. Six kinds of intron patterns (a-f) within the basic and hinge regions are defined. The additional conserved motifs and their presence of the group specificity were also identified. Further, we predicted the DNA-binding patterns and the dimerization property on the basis of the characteristic features in the basic and hinge regions and the leucine zipper, respectively, which supports our classification greatly and helps to classify 24 distinct subfamilies. Within the SlbZIP family, a total of 40 SlbZIP genes are located in the segmental duplicate regions in the tomato genome, suggesting that the segment chromosomal duplications contribute greatly to the expansion of the tomato SlbZIP family. Expression profiling analyses of 59 SlbZIP genes using quantitative RT-PCR and publicly available microarray data indicate that the tomato SlbZIP genes have distinct and diverse expression patterns in different tissues and developmental stages and many of the tomato bZIP genes might be involved in responses to various abiotic and biotic stresses as well as in response to light. CONCLUSIONS This genome-wide systematic characterization identified a total of 69 members in the SlbZIP family and the analyses of the protein features and gene expression patterns provide useful clues for further functional characterization of the bZIP transcription factors in tomato.
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- Dayong Li
- State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, 915 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Pourabed E, Ghane Golmohamadi F, Soleymani Monfared P, Razavi SM, Shobbar ZS. Basic leucine zipper family in barley: genome-wide characterization of members and expression analysis. Mol Biotechnol 2015; 57:12-26. [PMID: 25173685 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-014-9797-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The basic leucine zipper (bZIP) family is one of the largest and most diverse transcription factors in eukaryotes participating in many essential plant processes. We identified 141 bZIP proteins encoded by 89 genes from the Hordeum vulgare genome. HvbZIPs were classified into 11 groups based on their DNA-binding motif. Amino acid sequence alignment of the HvbZIPs basic-hinge regions revealed some highly conserved residues within each group. The leucine zipper heptads were analyzed predicting their dimerization properties. 34 conserved motifs were identified outside the bZIP domain. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that major diversification within the bZIP family predated the monocot/dicot divergence, although intra-species duplication and parallel evolution seems to be occurred afterward. Localization of HvbZIPs on the barley chromosomes revealed that different groups have been distributed on seven chromosomes of barley. Six types of intron pattern were detected within the basic-hinge regions. Most of the detected cis-elements in the promoter and UTR sequences were involved in seed development or abiotic stress response. Microarray data analysis revealed differential expression pattern of HvbZIPs in response to ABA treatment, drought, and cold stresses and during barley grain development and germination. This information would be helpful for functional characterization of bZIP transcription factors in barley.
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- Ehsan Pourabed
- Systems Biology Department, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Seed and Plant Improvement Institutes Campus, Mahdasht Road, P. O. Box: 31535-1897, Karaj, Iran,
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Analysis of functions of VIP1 and its close homologs in osmosensory responses of Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103930. [PMID: 25093810 PMCID: PMC4122391 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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VIP1 is a bZIP protein in Arabidopsis thaliana. VIP1 accumulates in the nucleus under hypo-osmotic conditions and interacts with the promoters of hypo-osmolarity-responsive genes, CYP707A1 and CYP707A3 (CYP707A1/3), but neither overexpression of VIP1 nor truncation of its DNA-binding region affects the expression of CYP707A3 in vivo, raising the possibility that VIP and other proteins are functionally redundant. Here we show further analyses on VIP1 and its close homologs, namely, Arabidopsis group I bZIP proteins. The patterns of the signals of the GFP-fused group I bZIP proteins were similar in onion and Arabidopsis cells, suggesting that they have similar subcellular localization. In a yeast one-hybrid assay, the group I bZIP proteins caused reporter gene activation in the yeast reporter strain. VIP1 and other group I bZIP proteins showed positive results in a yeast two-hybrid assay and a bimolecular fluorescence complementation assay, suggesting that they physically interact. These results support the idea that they have somewhat similar functions. By gel shift assays, VIP1-binding sequences in the CYP707A1/3 promoters were confirmed to be AGCTGT/G. Their presence in the promoters of the genes that respond to hypo-osmotic conditions was evaluated using previously published microarray data. Interestingly, a significantly higher proportion of the promoters of the genes that were up-regulated by rehydration treatment and/or submergence treatment (treatment by a hypotonic solution) and a significantly lower proportion of the promoters of the genes that were down-regulated by such treatment shared AGCTGT/G. To further assess the physiological role of VIP1, constitutively nuclear-localized variants of VIP1 were generated. When overexpressed in Arabidopsis, some of them as well as VIP1 caused growth retardation under a mannitol-stressed condition, where VIP1 is localized mainly in the cytoplasm. This raises the possibility that the expression of VIP1 itself rather than its nuclear localization is responsible for regulating the mannitol responses.
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Aoki Y, Takahashi S, Takayama D, Ogata Y, Sakurai N, Suzuki H, Asawatreratanakul K, Wititsuwannakul D, Wititsuwannakul R, Shibata D, Koyama T, Nakayama T. Identification of laticifer-specific genes and their promoter regions from a natural rubber producing plant Hevea brasiliensis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 225:1-8. [PMID: 25017153 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2013] [Revised: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Latex, the milky cytoplasm of highly differentiated cells called laticifers, from Hevea brasiliensis is a key source of commercial natural rubber production. One way to enhance natural rubber production would be to express genes involved in natural rubber biosynthesis by a laticifer-specific overexpression system. As a first step to identify promoters which could regulate the laticifer-specific expression, we identified random clones from a cDNA library of H. brasiliensis latex, resulting in 4325 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) assembled into 1308 unigenes (692 contigs and 617 singletons). Quantitative analyses of the transcription levels of high redundancy clones in the ESTs revealed genes highly and predominantly expressed in laticifers, such as Rubber Elongation Factor (REF), Small Rubber Particle Protein and putative protease inhibitor proteins. HRT1 and HRT2, cis-prenyltransferases involved in rubber biosynthesis, was also expressed predominantly in laticifers, although these transcript levels were 80-fold lower than that of REF. The 5'-upstream regions of these laticifer-specific genes were cloned and analyzed in silico, revealing seven common motifs consisting of eight bases. Furthermore, transcription factors specifically expressed in laticifers were also identified. The common motifs in the laticifer-specific genes and the laticifer-specific transcription factors are potentially involved in the regulation of gene expression in laticifers.
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- Yuichi Aoki
- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan; Research and Development Institute, Thaksin University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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Kouno T, Ezaki B. Multiple regulation of Arabidopsis AtGST11 gene expression by four transcription factors under abiotic stresses. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2013; 148:97-104. [PMID: 23009097 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2012.01699.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2012] [Revised: 08/09/2012] [Accepted: 08/09/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The Arabidopsis thaliana glutathione S-transferase (GST; E.C. 2.5.1.18) gene, AtGST11, is regulated by a number of environmental stresses, including metal toxicities, oxidative stress and extremes of temperature. To clarify the mechanisms of this regulation, two transcription factors [(TFs), P1-1 and P1-3] were isolated by yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) analysis and characterized. These TFs encoded a putative bZIP TF (AtbZIP30) and ethylene-response element-binding factor 2 (AtERF2), respectively. Y1H and electrophoresis mobility shift assay (EMSA) showed that both proteins bound to the 5'-upstream region of the AtGST11 gene. Promoter activity assays indicated that both TFs upregulate AtGST11. In addition, another two previously isolated TFs (#13 and #43), encoding C3 HC4 -type RING finger (DAL1) and Homeobox protein 6 (AtHB6), respectively, were found to downregulate. Expression of the AtGST11 gene in a wild-type line (Col-0) was increased by Cd, Cu and Al, but decreased by cold, heat and diamide treatment. To determine how each TF relates to the environmental regulation of the AtGST11 gene, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed using RNA samples derived from two disrupted mutant lines (ΔDAL1 and ΔAtHB6) or an over-expression line (oxAtERF2) under various stresses. The results indicated that DAL1 and AtHB6 downregulated the expression of AtGST11 under, most of the stresses tested as, repressors and AtERF2 upregulated the expression under heat stress as inducer.
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- Takafumi Kouno
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan
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Tsugama D, Liu S, Takano T. A bZIP protein, VIP1, is a regulator of osmosensory signaling in Arabidopsis. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 159:144-55. [PMID: 22452852 PMCID: PMC3375958 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.197020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2012] [Accepted: 03/25/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Abscisic acid is a stress-related phytohormone that has roles in dehydration and rehydration. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), two genes that inactivate abscisic acid, CYP707A1 and CYP707A3, are rapidly up-regulated upon rehydration. The factors that regulate CYP707A1/3 are not well characterized. We expressed a bZIP protein, VIP1, as a green fluorescent protein fusion protein in Arabidopsis and found that the nuclear localization of VIP1 was enhanced within 10 min after rehydration. A yeast one-hybrid assay revealed that the amino-terminal region of VIP1 has transcriptional activation potential. In a transient reporter assay using Arabidopsis protoplasts, VIP1 enhanced the promoter activities of CYP707A1/3. In gel shift and chromatin immunoprecipitation analyses, VIP1 directly bound to DNA fragments of the CYP707A1/3 promoters. Transgenic plants expressing VIP1-green fluorescent protein were found to overexpress CYP707A1/3 mRNAs. The time course of nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling of VIP1 was consistent with the time courses of the expression of CYP707A1/3. These results suggest that VIP1 functions as a regulator of osmosensory signaling in Arabidopsis.
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Pitzschke A, Hirt H. Bioinformatic and systems biology tools to generate testable models of signaling pathways and their targets. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 152:460-9. [PMID: 19915012 PMCID: PMC2815901 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.149583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 11/12/2009] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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VIP1 response elements mediate mitogen-activated protein kinase 3-induced stress gene expression. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:18414-9. [PMID: 19820165 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905599106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens transforms plant cells by delivering its T-DNA into the plant cell nucleus where it integrates into the plant genome and causes tumor formation. A key role of VirE2-interacting protein 1 (VIP1) in the nuclear import of T-DNA during Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation has been unravelled and VIP1 was shown to undergo nuclear localization upon phosphorylation by the mitogen-activated protein kinase MPK3. Here, we provide evidence that VIP1 encodes a functional bZIP transcription factor that stimulates stress-dependent gene expression by binding to VIP1 response elements (VREs), a DNA hexamer motif. VREs are overrepresented in promoters responding to activation of the MPK3 pathway such as Trxh8 and MYB44. Accordingly, plants overexpressing VIP1 accumulate high levels of Trxh8 and MYB44 transcripts, whereas stress-induced expression of these genes is impaired in mpk3 mutants. Trxh8 and MYB44 promoters are activated by VIP1 in a VRE-dependent manner. VIP1 strongly enhances expression from a synthetic promoter harboring multiple VRE copies and directly interacts with VREs in vitro and in vivo. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays of the MYB44 promoter confirm that VIP1 binding to VREs is enhanced under conditions of MPK3 pathway stimulation. These results provide molecular insight into the cellular mechanism of target gene regulation by the MPK3 pathway.
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Robb J, Castroverde CD, Shittu HO, Nazar RN. Patterns of defence gene expression in the tomato– Verticilliuminteraction. BOTANY 2009. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1139/b09-056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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In a tomato plant infected by Verticillium dahliae , race 1, compatibility or incompatibility appears to be determined in the stem, but little is known about the genes that either regulate or effect critical cellular events. In the present study, microarray and RT-PCR analyses were used to assess changes in tomato mRNA populations during both interactions. Initially, a commercially available DNA chip was used to screen gene expression at a single critical time point after inoculation of resistant and susceptible plants. From the results, the most-affected genes were selected to develop a tomato Verticillium response (TVR) DNA chip for detailed analyses of gene expression for 15 d after inoculation. Taken together, over half of the genes on the TVR array exhibited one of three distinct patterns of change, one reflecting a resistant phenotype and two being consistent with a susceptible phenotype. Of particular interest was a cluster of strongly expressed genes belonging to groups 2 and 3 that appeared to be co-ordinately down regulated in infected resistant plants relative to susceptible. Many of these genes encode pathogenesis related (PR) proteins. The data demonstrate that even though complex, the biological system can be standardized sufficiently to allow the reproducible analysis of gene expression in a whole plant system and provide patterns of transcriptional variation that can be used to assess the significance of specific genes in pathogenesis and resistance.
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- Jane Robb
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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Gibalová A, Renák D, Matczuk K, Dupl'áková N, Cháb D, Twell D, Honys D. AtbZIP34 is required for Arabidopsis pollen wall patterning and the control of several metabolic pathways in developing pollen. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 70:581-601. [PMID: 19449183 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-009-9493-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2009] [Accepted: 04/15/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Sexual plant reproduction depends on the production and differentiation of functional gametes by the haploid gametophyte generation. Currently, we have a limited understanding of the regulatory mechanisms that have evolved to specify the gametophytic developmental programs. To unravel such mechanisms, it is necessary to identify transcription factors (TF) that are part of such haploid regulatory networks. Here we focus on bZIP TFs that have critical roles in plants, animals and other kingdoms. We report the functional characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana AtbZIP34 that is expressed in both gametophytic and surrounding sporophytic tissues during flower development. T-DNA insertion mutants in AtbZIP34 show pollen morphological defects that result in reduced pollen germination efficiency and slower pollen tube growth both in vitro and in vivo. Light and fluorescence microscopy revealed misshapen and misplaced nuclei with large lipid inclusions in the cytoplasm of atbzip34 pollen. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy revealed defects in exine shape and micropatterning and a reduced endomembrane system. Several lines of evidence, including the AtbZIP34 expression pattern and the phenotypic defects observed, suggest a complex role in male reproductive development that involves a sporophytic role in exine patterning, and a sporophytic and/or gametophytic mode of action of AtbZIP34 in several metabolic pathways, namely regulation of lipid metabolism and/or cellular transport.
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- Antónia Gibalová
- Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Rozvojová 263, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Nijhawan A, Jain M, Tyagi AK, Khurana JP. Genomic survey and gene expression analysis of the basic leucine zipper transcription factor family in rice. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 146:333-50. [PMID: 18065552 PMCID: PMC2245831 DOI: 10.1104/pp.107.112821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 376] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2007] [Accepted: 11/28/2007] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The basic leucine (Leu) zipper (bZIP) proteins compose a family of transcriptional regulators present exclusively in eukaryotes. The bZIP proteins characteristically harbor a bZIP domain composed of two structural features: a DNA-binding basic region and the Leu zipper dimerization region. They have been shown to regulate diverse plant-specific phenomena, including seed maturation and germination, floral induction and development, and photomorphogenesis, and are also involved in stress and hormone signaling. We have identified 89 bZIP transcription factor-encoding genes in the rice (Oryza sativa) genome. Their chromosomal distribution and sequence analyses suggest that the bZIP transcription factor family has evolved via gene duplication. The phylogenetic relationship among rice bZIP domains as well as with bZIP domains from other plant bZIP factors suggests that homologous bZIP domains exist in plants. Similar intron/exon structural patterns were observed in the basic and hinge regions of their bZIP domains. Detailed sequence analysis has been done to identify additional conserved motifs outside the bZIP domain and to predict their DNA-binding site specificity as well as dimerization properties, which has helped classify them into different groups and subfamilies, respectively. Expression of bZIP transcription factor-encoding genes has been analyzed by full-length cDNA and expressed sequence tag-based expression profiling. This expression profiling was complemented by microarray analysis. The results indicate specific or coexpression patterns of rice bZIP transcription factors starting from floral transition to various stages of panicle and seed development. bZIP transcription factor-encoding genes in rice also displayed differential expression patterns in rice seedlings in response to abiotic stress and light irradiation. An effort has been made to link the structure and expression pattern of bZIP transcription factor-encoding genes in rice to their function, based on the information obtained from our analyses and earlier known results. This information will be important for functional characterization of bZIP transcription factors in rice.
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- Aashima Nijhawan
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Plant Genomics and Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi 110021, India
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Shen H, Cao K, Wang X. A conserved proline residue in the leucine zipper region of AtbZIP34 and AtbZIP61 in Arabidopsis thaliana interferes with the formation of homodimer. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 362:425-30. [PMID: 17719007 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2007] [Accepted: 08/01/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Two putative Arabidopsis E group bZIP transcript factors, AtbZIP34 and AtbZIP61, are nuclear-localized and their transcriptional activation domain is in their N-terminal region. By searching GenBank, we found other eight plant homologues of AtbZIP34 and AtbZIP61. All of them have a proline residue in the third heptad of zipper region. Yeast two-hybrid assay and EMSA showed that AtbZIP34 and AtbZIP61 could not form homodimer while their mutant forms, AtbZIP34m and AtbZIP61m, which the proline residue was replaced by an alanine residue in the zipper region, could form homodimer and bind G-box element. These results suggest that the conserved proline residue interferes with the homodimer formation. However, both AtbZIP34 and AtbZIP61 could form heterodimers with members of I group and S group transcription factors in which some members involved in vascular development. So we speculate that AtbZIP34 and AtbZIP61 may participate in plant development via interacting with other group bZIP transcription factors.
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- Huaishun Shen
- College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
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Pyo H, Demura T, Fukuda H. TERE; a novel cis-element responsible for a coordinated expression of genes related to programmed cell death and secondary wall formation during differentiation of tracheary elements. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2007; 51:955-65. [PMID: 17683474 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2007.03180.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The differentiation of water-conducting tracheary elements (TEs) is the result of the orchestrated construction of secondary wall structure, including lignification, and programmed cell death (PCD), including cellular autolysis. To understand the orchestrated regulation of differentiation of TEs, we investigated the regulatory mechanism of gene expression directing TE differentiation. Detailed loss-of-function and gain-of-function analyses of the ZCP4 (Zinniacysteine protease 4) promoter, which confers TE-specific expression, demonstrated that a novel 11-bp cis-element is necessary and sufficient for the immature TE-specific promoter activity. The 11-bp cis-element-like sequences were found in promoters of many Arabidopsis TE differentiation-related genes. A gain-of-function analysis with similar putative cis-elements from secondary wall formation or modification-related genes as well as PCD-related genes indicated that the cis-elements are also sufficient for TE-specific expression of genes. These results demonstrate that a common sequence, designated as the tracheary-element-regulating cis-element, confers TE-specific expression to both genes related to secondary wall formation or modification and PCD.
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- Hyunjin Pyo
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Guillaumie S, Pichon M, Martinant JP, Bosio M, Goffner D, Barrière Y. Differential expression of phenylpropanoid and related genes in brown-midrib bm1, bm2, bm3, and bm4 young near-isogenic maize plants. PLANTA 2007; 226:235-50. [PMID: 17226026 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-006-0468-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2006] [Accepted: 12/15/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The expression of phenylpropanoid and related genes was investigated in bm1, bm2, bm3, and bm4 near-isogenic maize plants at the 4-5 leaf stage using a gene-specific cell wall macro-array. The bm3 mutant, which is mutated in the caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, exhibited the lowest number of differentially expressed genes. Although no other phenylpropanoid gene had an altered expression, two distinct OMT and two cytochrome P450 genes were overexpressed suggesting the activation of alternative hydroxylation/methylation pathways. The bm1 mutant had the highest number of differentially expressed genes, all of which were under-expressed. Bm1 mutant plants were affected not only in cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (bm1 related CAD) gene expression as expected, but also in the expression of other CAD/SAD gene family members and several regulatory genes including MYB, ARGONAUTE and HDZip. As originally believed, the bm1 mutation could be localized at the CAD locus, but more probably in a gene that regulates the expression of the CAD gene family. The profile of under-expressed genes in the bm2 mutant is nearly similar to that of bm1. These genes fell under several functional categories including phenylpropanoid metabolism, transport and trafficking, transcription factors and regulatory genes. As the bm2 mutant exhibited a lower guaiacyl (G) unit lignin content, the bm2 mutation could affect a regulatory gene involved, perhaps indirectly, in the regulation, conjugation or transport of coniferaldehyde, or the establishment of G-rich maize tissues. The pattern of gene expression in bm4 plants, characterized by the over-expression of phenylpropanoid and methylation genes, suggests that the bm4 mutation likely also affects a gene involved in the regulation of lignification.
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- Sabine Guillaumie
- INRA, Unité de Génétique et d'Amélioration des Plantes Fourragères, BP6, 86600, Lusignan, France
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Desai BV, Morrison DA. An unstable competence-induced protein, CoiA, promotes processing of donor DNA after uptake during genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae. J Bacteriol 2006; 188:5177-86. [PMID: 16816189 PMCID: PMC1539964 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00103-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Natural genetic transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae entails transcriptional activation of at least two sets of genes. One set of genes, activated by the competence-specific response regulator ComE, is involved in initiating competence, whereas a second set is activated by the competence-specific alternative sigma factor ComX and functions in DNA uptake and recombination. Here we report an initial characterization of CoiA, a ComX-dependent gene product that is induced during competence and is required for transformation. CoiA is widely conserved among gram-positive bacteria, and in streptococci, the entire coiA locus composed of four genes is conserved. By use of immunoblot assay, we show that, similar to its message, CoiA protein is transient, appearing at 10 min and largely disappearing by 30 min post-competence induction. Using complementation analysis, we establish that coiA is the only gene of this induced locus needed for transformability. We find no indication of CoiA having a role in regulating competence. Finally, using 32P- and 3H-labeled donor DNA, we demonstrate that a coiA mutant can internalize normal amounts of donor DNA compared to the wild-type strain but is unable to process it into viable transformants, suggesting a role for CoiA after DNA uptake, either in DNA processing or recombination.
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- Bhushan V Desai
- Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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Dai S, Zhang Z, Chen S, Beachy RN. RF2b, a rice bZIP transcription activator, interacts with RF2a and is involved in symptom development of rice tungro disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:687-92. [PMID: 14704272 PMCID: PMC327209 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0307687100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The phloem-specific promoter of rice tungro bacilliform virus (RTBV) is regulated in part by sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins that bind to Box II, an essential cis element. Previous studies demonstrated that the bZIP protein RF2a is involved in transcriptional regulation of the RTBV promoter. Here we report the identification and functional characterization of a second bZIP protein, RF2b. RF2b, identified by its interaction with RF2a, binds to Box II in in vitro assays as a homodimer and as RF2a/RF2b heterodimers. Like RF2a, RF2b activates the RTBV promoter in transient assays and in transgenic tobacco plants. Both RF2a and RF2b are predominantly expressed in vascular tissues. However, RF2a and RF2b have different DNA-binding affinities to Box II, show distinctive expression patterns in different rice organs, and exhibit different patterns of subcellular localization. Furthermore, transgenic rice plants with reduced levels of RF2b exhibit a disease-like phenotype. We propose that the regulation of phloem-specific expression of the RTBV promoter and potentially the control of RTBV replication are mainly achieved via interactions of the Box II cis element with multiple host factors, including RF2a and RF2b. We also propose that quenching/titration of these and perhaps other transcription factors by RTBV is involved in the development of the symptoms of rice tungro disease.
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- Shunhong Dai
- The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 North Warson Road, St. Louis, MO 63132, USA
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Dai S, Petruccelli S, Ordiz MI, Zhang Z, Chen S, Beachy RN. Functional analysis of RF2a, a rice transcription factor. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:36396-402. [PMID: 12855676 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304862200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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RF2a is a bZIP transcription factor that regulates expression of the promoter of rice tungro bacilliform badnavirus. RF2a is predicted to include three domains that contribute to its function. The results of transient assays with mutants of RF2a from which one or more domains were removed demonstrated that the acidic domain was essential for the activation of gene expression, although the proline-rich and glutamine-rich domains each played a role in this function. Studies using fusion proteins of different functional domains of RF2a with the 2C7 synthetic zinc finger DNA-binding domain showed that the acidic region is a relatively strong activation domain, the function of which is dependent on the context in which the domain is placed. Data from transgenic plants further supported the conclusion that the acidic domain was important for maintaining the biological function of RF2a. RF2a and TBP (TATA-binding protein) synergistically activate transcription in vitro (Zhu, Q., Ordiz, M. I., Dabi, T., Beachy, R. N., and Lamb, C. (2002) Plant Cell 14, 795-803). In vitro and in vivo assays showed that RF2a interacts with TBP through the glutamine-rich domain but not the acidic domain. Functional analysis of such interactions indicates that the acidic domain activates transcription through mechanisms other than via the direct recruitment of TBP.
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- Shunhong Dai
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132, USA
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Jakoby M, Weisshaar B, Dröge-Laser W, Vicente-Carbajosa J, Tiedemann J, Kroj T, Parcy F. bZIP transcription factors in Arabidopsis. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2002; 7:106-11. [PMID: 11906833 DOI: 10.1016/s1360-1385(01)02223-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1106] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In plants, basic region/leucine zipper motif (bZIP) transcription factors regulate processes including pathogen defence, light and stress signalling, seed maturation and flower development. The Arabidopsis genome sequence contains 75 distinct members of the bZIP family, of which approximately 50 are not described in the literature. Using common domains, the AtbZIP family can be subdivided into ten groups. Here, we review the available data on bZIP functions in the context of subgroup membership and discuss the interacting proteins. This integration is essential for a complete functional characterization of bZIP transcription factors in plants, and to identify functional redundancies among AtbZIP factors.
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- Marc Jakoby
- MPI for Plant Breeding Research, 50829, Köln, Germany
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Vicient CM, Gruber V, Delseny M. The Arabidopsis AtEm1 promoter is active in Brassica napus L. and is temporally and spatially regulated. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2001; 52:1587-1591. [PMID: 11457920 DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/52.360.1587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The promoter of the Arabidopsis thaliana L. AtEm1 gene encoding a late embryogenesis abundant protein was fused to the beta-glucuronidase reporter gene and introduced into Brassica napus. The promoter is highly active in the vascular tissues of embryo and pollen grains and also active in petals, sepals, caulinar leaves, and carpels.
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- C M Vicient
- Génome et Developpement des Plantes, UMR 5096, CNRS, Universite de Perpignan, 52 avenue de Villeneuve, 66860 Perpignan Cedex, France.
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Petruccelli S, Dai S, Carcamo R, Yin Y, Chen S, Beachy RN. Transcription factor RF2a alters expression of the rice tungro bacilliform virus promoter in transgenic tobacco plants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:7635-40. [PMID: 11390974 PMCID: PMC34720 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.121186398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/16/2001] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The promoter from rice tungro bacilliform badnavirus (RTBV) is expressed only in phloem tissues in transgenic rice plants. RF2a, a b-Zip protein from rice, is known to bind to the Box II cis element near the TATA box of the promoter. Here, we report that the full-length RTBV promoter and a truncated fragment E of the promoter, comprising nucleotides -164 to +45, result in phloem-specific expression of beta-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter genes in transgenic tobacco plants. When a fusion gene comprising the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter and RF2a cDNA was coexpressed with the GUS reporter genes, GUS activity was increased by 2-20-fold. The increase in GUS activity was positively correlated with the amount of RF2a, and the expression pattern of the RTBV promoter was altered from phloem-specific to constitutive. Constitutive expression of RF2a did not induce morphological changes in the transgenic plants. In contrast, constitutive overexpression of the b-ZIP domain of RF2a had a strong effect on the development of transgenic plants. These studies suggest that expression of the b-Zip domain can interfere with the function of homologues of RF2a that regulate development of tobacco plants.
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- S Petruccelli
- The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Sachetto-Martins G, Franco LO, de Oliveira DE. Plant glycine-rich proteins: a family or just proteins with a common motif? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1492:1-14. [PMID: 10858526 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4781(00)00064-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Twelve years ago a set of glycine-rich proteins (GRP) of plants were characterized and since then a wealth of new GRPs have been identified. The highly specific but diverse expression pattern of grp genes, taken together with the distinct sub-cellular localisation of some GRP groups, clearly indicate that these proteins are implicated in several independent physiological processes. Notwithstanding the absence of a clear definition of the role of GRPs in plant cells, studies conducted with these proteins have provided new and interesting insights on the molecular and cell biology of plants. Complex regulated promoters and distinct mechanisms of gene expression regulation have been demonstrated. New protein targeting pathways, as well as the exportation of GRPs from different cell types have been discovered. These data show that GRPs can be useful as markers and/or models to understand distinct aspects of plant biology. In this review, the structural and functional features of this family of plant proteins will be summarised. Special emphasis will be given to the gene expression regulation of GRPs isolated from different plant species, as it can help to unravel their possible biological functions.
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- G Sachetto-Martins
- Laboratório de Genética Molecular Vegetal, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, C.P. 68011, Rio de Janeiro 21941-970, Brazil.
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