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Su X, Meng F, Liu Y, Jiang W, Wang Z, Wu L, Guo X, Yao X, Wu J, Sun Z, Zha L, Gui S, Peng D, Xing S. Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of a β-Glucosidase Gene to Produce Platycodin D in Platycodon grandiflorus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:955628. [PMID: 35860532 PMCID: PMC9289601 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.955628] [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: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Platycodin D (PD) is a deglycosylated triterpene saponin with much higher pharmacological activity than glycosylated platycoside E (PE). Extensive studies in vitro showed that the transformation of platycoside E to platycodin D can be achieved using β-glucosidase extracted from several bacteria. However, whether similar enzymes in Platycodon grandiflorus could convert platycoside E to platycodin D, as well as the molecular mechanism underlying the deglycosylation process of platycodon E, remain unclear. Here, we identified a β-glucosidase in P. grandiflorus from our previous RNA-seq analysis, with a full-length cDNA of 1,488 bp encoding 495 amino acids. Bioinformatics and phylogenetic analyses showed that β-glucosidases in P. grandiflorus have high homology with other plant β-glucosidases. Subcellular localization showed that there is no subcellular preference for its encoding gene. β-glucosidase was successfully expressed as 6 × His-tagged fusion protein in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3). Western blot analysis yielded a recombinant protein of approximately 68 kDa. In vitro enzymatic reactions determined that β-glucosidase was functional and could convert PE to PD. RT-qPCR analysis showed that the expression level of β-glucosidase was higher at night than during the day, with the highest expression level between 9:00 and 12:00 at night. Analysis of the promoter sequence showed many light-responsive cis-acting elements, suggesting that the light might regulate the gene. The results will contribute to the further study of the biosynthesis and metabolism regulation of triterpenoid saponins in P. grandiflorus.
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- Xinglong Su
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- College of Humanities and International Education Exchange, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Environment, Hengyang Normal University, Hengyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- Engineering Technology Research Center of Anti-aging, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Fuyang Normal University, Fuyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Preparation Technology and Application, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- MOE-Anhui, Joint Collaborative Innovation Center for Quality Improvement of Anhui Genuine Chinese Medicinal Materials, Hefei, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Protection and Development, Anhui Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Research and Development of Chinese Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China
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Li Z, Pi Y, Fan J, Yang X, Zhai C, Chen H, Wang F, Ding J, Gu T, Li Y, Wu H. High mobility group A3 enhances transcription of the DNA demethylase gene SlDML2 to promote tomato fruit ripening. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 189:315-328. [PMID: 35171288 PMCID: PMC9070846 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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DNA methylation plays an important role in regulating tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit ripening. Although SlDML2, a DNA demethylase (DML) gene, is critically involved in tomato fruit ripening, little is known about genes that regulate its expression. Using yeast one-hybrid screening, we identified a High Mobility Group A protein, named SlHMGA3, and demonstrated its binding activity to the AT-rich region of the SlDML2 promoter. We produced slhmga3 tomato mutants using CRISPR/Cas9 and observed that slhmga3 fruit reached the breaker stage much later than fruit from the wild-type. We further demonstrated that at the initiation stage of fruit ripening, the increased expression of SlDML2 and ethylene biosynthetic and signaling genes was significantly delayed in slhmga3 fruit, along with delays in ethylene production and demethylation and activation of ripening-associated transcription factor genes. Our results demonstrate that SlHMGA3 plays a role in enhancing SlDML2 expression, and its effects on tomato fruit ripening are largely through DNA demethylation of ripening-associated transcription factor genes.
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- Zhifei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Ding F, Zhang S, Chen H, Su Z, Zhang R, Xiao Q, Li H. Promoter difference of LcFT1 is a leading cause of natural variation of flowering timing in different litchi cultivars (Litchi chinensis Sonn.). PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 241:128-37. [PMID: 26706065 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.10.004] [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: 05/13/2015] [Revised: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Litchi (Litchi chinensis) is an important subtropical evergreen fruit crop with high commercial value due to its high nutritional values and favorable tastes. However, irregular bearing attributed to unstable flowering is a major ongoing problem for litchi producers. There is a need to better understand the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying the reproductive process in litchi. In a previous study, our laboratory had analyzed the transcriptome of litchi leaves before and after low-temperature treatment with RNA-seq technology. Herein, we demonstrated that litchi flowering was induced by low-temperature and identified two FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) homologue genes named LcFT1 and LcFT2, respectively. We found that low-temperature could only induce LcFT1 expression in leaves, but could not induce LcFT2 expression. Heterologous expression of LcFT1 in transgenic tobacco and Arabidopsis plants induced their precocious flowering. These results indicate that LcFT1 plays a pivotal role in litchi floral induction by low-temperature. In addition, we found that two types of LcFT1 promoter existed in different litchi cultivars. The LcFT1 promoters in the early-flowering cultivars belonged to one type whereas LcFT1 promoters in the late-flowering belonged to another one. LcFT1 promoter in the early-flowering cultivars was more sensitive to low-temperature than that of the late-flowering cultivars was, which may be caused by the different cis-acting elements, including MYC, MYB, ABRE, and WRKY cis-acting elements, which were found to be present in the LcFT1 promoter sequences of the early-flowering cultivars. This difference may be responsible for the different requirements of low-temperature for floral induction in the early- and late-flowering cultivars of litchi. Taken together, the difference in LcFT1 promoter sequences may be one of the leading cause for the natural variation of flowering timing in different litchi cultivars. Our study has provided valuable genetic basis for cross-breeding of litchi cultivars to generate new litchi cultivars for overcoming the problem of unstable flowering for litchi producers.
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- Feng Ding
- Horticulture College, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China; Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, Guangxi, China; Agricultural College of Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, Guangxi, China; Agricultural College of Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, Guangxi, China
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- Horticulture College, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China.
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- Horticulture College, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Horticulture College, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Horticulture College, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong, China
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- Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, Guangxi, China
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Li X, Sui X, Zhao W, Huang H, Chen Y, Zhang Z. Characterization of cucumber violaxanthin de-epoxidase gene promoter in Arabidopsis. J Biosci Bioeng 2015; 119:470-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2014.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2014] [Revised: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Baba-Kasai A, Hara N, Takano M. Tissue-specific and light-dependent regulation of phytochrome gene expression in rice. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:2654-66. [PMID: 24738738 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Revised: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Phytochromes are red- and far red light photoreceptors in higher plants. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) has three phytochromes (phyA, phyB and phyC), which play distinct as well as cooperative roles in light perception. To gain a better understanding of individual phytochrome functions in rice, expression patterns of three phytochrome genes were characterized using promoter-GUS fusion constructs. The phytochrome genes PHYA and PHYB showed distinct patterns of tissue- and developmental stage-specific expression in rice. The PHYA promoter-GUS was expressed in all leaf tissues in etiolated seedlings, while its expression was restricted to vascular bundles in expanded leaves of light-grown seedlings. These observations suggest that light represses the expression of the PHYA gene in all cells except vascular bundle cells in rice seedlings. Red light was effective, but far red light was ineffective in gene repression, and red light-induced repression was not observed in phyB mutants. These results indicate that phyB is involved in light-dependent and tissue-specific repression of the PHYA gene in rice.
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- Akiko Baba-Kasai
- Division of Plant Sciences, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8602, Japan
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Kim HB, Oh CJ, Park YC, Lee Y, Choe S, An CS, Choi SB. Comprehensive analysis of AHL homologous genes encoding AT-hook motif nuclear localized protein in rice. BMB Rep 2012; 44:680-5. [PMID: 22027003 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2011.44.10.680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The AT-hook motif is a small DNA-binding protein motif that has been found in the high mobility group of non-histone chromosomal proteins. The Arabidopsis genome contains 29 genes encoding the AT-hook motif DNA-binding protein (AHL). Recent studies of Arabidopsis genes (AtAHLs) have revealed that they might play diverse functional roles during plant growth and development. In this report, we mined 20 AHL genes (OsAHLs) from the rice genome database using AtAHL genes as queries and characterized their molecular features. A phylogenetic tree revealed that OsAHL proteins can be classified into 2 evolutionary clades. Tissue expression pattern analysis revealed that all of the OsAHL genes might be functionally expressed genes with 3 distinct expression patterns. Nuclear localization analysis using transgenic Arabidopsis showed that several OsAHL proteins are exclusively localized in the nucleus, indicating that they may act as architectural transcription factors to regulate expression of their target genes during plant growth and development.
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- Ho Bang Kim
- The Natural Science Research Institute, Myongji University, Yongin, Korea.
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Juhász A, Makai S, Sebestyén E, Tamás L, Balázs E. Role of conserved non-coding regulatory elements in LMW glutenin gene expression. PLoS One 2011; 6:e29501. [PMID: 22242127 PMCID: PMC3248431 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Transcriptional regulation of LMW glutenin genes were investigated in-silico, using publicly available gene sequences and expression data. Genes were grouped into different LMW glutenin types and their promoter profiles were determined using cis-acting regulatory elements databases and published results. The various cis-acting elements belong to some conserved non-coding regulatory regions (CREs) and might act in two different ways. There are elements, such as GCN4 motifs found in the long endosperm box that could serve as key factors in tissue-specific expression. Some other elements, such as the AACA/TA motifs or the individual prolamin box variants, might modulate the level of expression. Based on the promoter sequences and expression characteristic LMW glutenin genes might be transcribed following two different mechanisms. Most of the s- and i-type genes show a continuously increasing expression pattern. The m-type genes, however, demonstrate normal distribution in their expression profiles. Differences observed in their expression could be related to the differences found in their promoter sequences. Polymorphisms in the number and combination of cis-acting elements in their promoter regions can be of crucial importance in the diverse levels of production of single LMW glutenin gene types.
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- Angéla Juhász
- Applied Genomics Department, Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár, Hungary.
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An AT-hook gene is required for palea formation and floral organ number control in rice. Dev Biol 2011; 359:277-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Revised: 08/29/2011] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The maize HMGA protein is localized to the nucleolus and can be acetylated in vitro at its globular domain, and phosphorylation by CDK reduces its binding activity to AT-rich DNA. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2009; 1789:751-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2009.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2009] [Accepted: 09/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Choi Y, Jeong CW, Ohr H, Song SK, Choi YD, Lee JS. Developmental and environmental regulation of soybean SE60 gene expression during embryogenesis and germination. PLANTA 2009; 230:959-71. [PMID: 19690885 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-009-0999-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Accepted: 08/01/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Soybean SE60 belongs to the gamma-thionin family of proteins. We recently demonstrated that SE60 plays a role in defense during soybean development. Here, we show that SE60 is expressed in a tissue-specific and developmentally regulated manner. The expression of SE60 is distinct from that of the glycinin (Gy2) and extensin (SbHRGP3) genes of soybean during embryogenesis and germination. A SE60::GUS(-809) transgene, comprising -809 bp of the 5'-flanking region of SE60 fused to the GUS reporter gene, was expressed specifically in developing embryos, but not in the endosperms, from the globular stage of transgenic tobacco and Arabidopsis seeds. Furthermore, light affected the SE60::GUS(-809) expression pattern in germinating seedlings. Electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) revealed that soybean nuclear proteins as well as E. coli-expressed SB16, a high mobility group protein (HMG), were bound sequence-specifically to the fragment containing AT-rich motifs identified in the SE60 promoter. Interestingly, the soybean nuclear proteins binding to the two G-boxes and RY repeat were prevalent in seeds of 2-4 mm in size. In contrast, the nuclear proteins binding to the AT-rich motif and SE60 RNA expression were more prominent in seeds of 4-6 mm in size. Therefore, we propose that factors binding to the G-boxes or RY repeat initiate SE60 expression during embryogenesis.
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- Yeonhee Choi
- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea.
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Luo K, Deng W, Xu S, Pei Y. Functional analysis of the Arabidopsis thaliana poly(A) binding protein PAB5 gene promoter in Nicotiana tabacum. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2008; 27:1811-9. [PMID: 18779966 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-008-0597-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2008] [Revised: 06/09/2008] [Accepted: 08/05/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Poly(A) binding (PAB) proteins play an important role in posttranscriptional regulation by stabilizing mRNA and initiating translation in eukaryotes. Previous studies have shown that the expression of PAB5 gene encoding one of the poly(A) binding proteins (PABPs) in Arabidopsis thaliana is restricted to pollen, ovule and early embryogenesis. To investigate the tissue-specific expression of the PAB5 promoter, a series of promoter deletions (from -1,804, -1,653, -1,334, -1,014, -715, -424 and -175 to +185) were fused to the uidA reporter gene (GUS) and transformed into tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum L.). The results showed that GUS expression driven by the full-length PAB5 promoter was detected in floral organs (pollen, ovule, anther, stigma) and immature seeds, but not in vegetative tissues (root, stem, leaf) and mature seeds. Deletion analysis of the PAB5 promoter region revealed that promoters longer than -1,334 had the similar GUS expression level in pollen, ovule and immature seeds, whereas further 5' deletions resulted in a considerable reduction in GUS activity. These results indicated that the region between -1,653 and -1,014 was necessary to direct the tissue-specific expression of PAB5 promoter during development.
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- Keming Luo
- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments of Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, 400715 Chongqing, China
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Lyngaard C, Stemmer C, Stensballe A, Graf M, Gorr G, Decker E, Grasser KD. Physcomitrella HMGA-type proteins display structural differences compared to their higher plant counterparts. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 374:653-7. [PMID: 18662672 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.07.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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High mobility group (HMG) proteins of the HMGA family are chromatin-associated proteins that act as architectural factors in nucleoprotein structures involved in gene transcription. To date, HMGA-type proteins have been studied in various higher plant species, but not in lower plants. We have identified two HMGA-type proteins, HMGA1 and HMGA2, encoded in the genome of the moss model Physcomitrella patens. Compared to higher plant HMGA proteins, the two Physcomitrella proteins display some structural differences. Thus, the moss HMGA proteins have six (rather than four) AT-hook DNA-binding motifs and their N-terminal domain lacks similarity to linker histone H1. HMGA2 is expressed in moss protonema and it localises to the cell nucleus. Typical of HMGA proteins, HMGA2 interacts preferentially with A/T-rich DNA, when compared with G/C-rich DNA. In cotransformation assays in Physcomitrella protoplasts, HMGA2 stimulated reporter gene expression. In summary, our data show that functional HMGA-type proteins occur in Physcomitrella.
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- Carina Lyngaard
- Department of Life Sciences, Aalborg University, Sohngaardsholmsvej 49, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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Kim SY, Kim YC, Seong ES, Lee YH, Park JM, Choi D. The chili pepper CaATL1: an AT-hook motif-containing transcription factor implicated in defence responses against pathogens. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2007; 8:761-771. [PMID: 20507536 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00427.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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SUMMARY Using cDNA microarray analysis, we isolated a cDNA clone, CaATL1 (Capsicum annuum L. Bukang AT-hook-Like gene 1), from a chili pepper plant incompatibly interacting with bacterial pathogens. The deduced amino acid sequence has a potential nuclear localization sequence and an AT-hook DNA binding motif which can bind AT-rich sequence elements. Expression of CaATL1 was specifically induced in host- and non-host-resistant responses against bacterial and viral pathogens in pepper plants. In addition, CaATL1 transcripts also increased following salicylic acid and ethephone treatment but were only mildly induced by methyl-jasmonate treatment. CaATL1::smGFP (soluble-modified green fluorescent protein) fusion protein localized to nuclei in tobacco BY2 protoplasts. The C-terminal region of the CaATL1 protein fused to the LexA DNA binding domain was able to activate reporter gene expression in yeast. To analyse further the role of the CaATL1 in pathogen defence response, we generated CaATL1-over-expressing transgenic tomato plants. These transgenic plants showed enhanced disease resistance against bacterial and oomycete pathogens. Taken together, these results provide the first evidence of a role for a plant AT-hook motif-containing transcription factor in pathogen defence response.
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- Soo-Yong Kim
- Plant Genome Research Center, KRIBB, PO Box 115, Yusung, Daejon 305-600, Republic of Korea
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Launholt D, Merkle T, Houben A, Schulz A, Grasser KD. Arabidopsis chromatin-associated HMGA and HMGB use different nuclear targeting signals and display highly dynamic localization within the nucleus. THE PLANT CELL 2006; 18:2904-18. [PMID: 17114349 PMCID: PMC1693932 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.047274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2006] [Revised: 10/02/2006] [Accepted: 10/30/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In plants, the chromatin-associated high mobility group (HMG) proteins occur in two subfamilies termed HMGA and HMGB. The HMGA proteins are characterized by the presence of four AT-hook DNA binding motifs, and the HMGB proteins contain an HMG box DNA binding domain. As architectural factors, the HMG proteins appear to be involved in the regulation of transcription and other DNA-dependent processes. We have examined the subcellular localization of Arabidopsis thaliana HMGA, HMGB1, and HMGB5, revealing that they localize to the cell nucleus. They display a speckled distribution pattern throughout the chromatin of interphase nuclei, whereas none of the proteins associate with condensed mitotic chromosomes. HMGA is targeted to the nucleus by a monopartite nuclear localization signal, while efficient nuclear accumulation of HMGB1/5 requires large portions of the basic N-terminal part of the proteins. The acidic C-terminal domain interferes with nucleolar targeting of HMGB1. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching experiments revealed that HMGA and HMGB proteins are extremely dynamic in the nucleus, indicating that they bind chromatin only transiently before moving on to the next site, thereby continuously scanning the genome for targets. By contrast, the majority of histone H2B is basically immobile within the nucleus, while linker histone H1.2 is relatively mobile.
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- Dorte Launholt
- Department of Life Sciences, Aalborg University, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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Guan C, Zhou X. Phloem specific promoter from a satellite associated with a DNA virus. Virus Res 2005; 115:150-7. [PMID: 16169625 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2005.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2005] [Revised: 08/01/2005] [Accepted: 08/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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DNAbeta is a satellite molecule associated with some monopartite begomoviruses and encodes a single gene (betaC1), which is highly conserved in position and size among DNAbeta molecules. A 955 nt fragment of Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus (TYLCCNV) DNAbeta, upstream of the translation start site of betaC1 gene was tested for its promoter activity with gus as a reporter gene. Analysis of beta-glucuronidase (GUS) activity following transient expression assays indicated that the 955 nt fragment had promoter activity and that 3'-deletions of 399 or 173 nt of the fragment resulted in complete loss of its promoter activity. The 5'-deletions of 782 or 556 nt of the fragment, however, did not affect its activity. Histochemical staining revealed that this fragment can be used to express gus gene specifically in phloem tissue of stably transformed tobacco plants. Further studies have indicated that a 173 nt segment from 3'-end of the 955 nt fragment was responsible for basic promoter activity and phloem-specific expression.
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- Cuiping Guan
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, PR China
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Lichota J, Grasser KD. Interaction of maize chromatin-associated HMG proteins with mononucleosomes: role of core and linker histones. Biol Chem 2003; 384:1019-27. [PMID: 12956418 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2003.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Two groups of plant chromatin-associated high mobility group (HMG) proteins, namely the HMGA family, typically containing four A/T-hook DNA-binding motifs, and the HMGB family, containing a single HMG-box DNA-binding domain, have been identified. We have examined the interaction of recombinant maize HMGA and five different HMGB proteins with mononucleosomes (containing approx. 165 bp of DNA) purified from micrococcal nuclease-digested maize chromatin. The HMGB proteins interacted with the nucleosomes independent of the presence of the linker histone H1, while the binding of HMGA in the presence of H1 differed from that observed in the absence of H1. HMGA and the HMGB proteins bound H1-containing nucleosome particles with similar affinity. The plant HMG proteins could also bind nucleosomes that were briefly treated with trypsin (removing the N-terminal domains of the core histones), suggesting that the histone N-termini are dispensable for HMG protein binding. In the presence of untreated nucleosomes and trypsinised nucleosomes, HMGB1 could be chemically crosslinked with a core histone, which indicates that the trypsin-resistant part of the histones within the nucleosome is the main interaction partner of HMGB1 rather than the histone N-termini. In conclusion, these results indicate that specific nucleosome binding of the plant HMGB proteins requires simultaneous DNA and histone contacts.
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- Jacek Lichota
- Institute of Life Sciences, Aalborg University, Sohngaardsholmsvej 49, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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Zhang W, Wu Q, Pwee KH, Manjunatha Kini R. Interaction of wheat high-mobility-group proteins with four-way-junction DNA and characterization of the structure and expression of HMGA gene. Arch Biochem Biophys 2003; 409:357-66. [PMID: 12504903 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9861(02)00630-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Plant high-mobility-group (HMG) chromosomal proteins are the most abundant and ubiquitous nonhistone proteins found in the nuclei of higher eukaryotes. There are only two families of HMG proteins, namely, HMGA and HMGB in plants. The cDNA encoding wheat HMGa protein was isolated and characterized. Wheat HMGA cDNA encodes a protein of 189 amino acid residues. At its N terminus, there is a histone H1-like structure, which is a common feature of plant HMGA proteins, followed by four AT-hook motifs. Polymerase chain reaction results show that the gene contains a single intron of 134 bp. All four AT-hook motifs are encoded by the second exon. Northern blot results show that the expression of HMGA gene is much higher in organs undergoing active cell proliferation. Gel retardation analysis show that wheat HMGa, b, c and histone H1 bind to four-way-junction DNA with high binding affinity, but affinity is dramatically reduced with increasing Mg(2+) and Na(+) ion concentration. Competition binding studies show that proteins share overlapping binding sites on four-way-junction DNA. HMGd does not bind to four-way-junction DNA.
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- Wensheng Zhang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, 117543, Singapore, Singapore
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Reisdorf-Cren M, Carrayol E, Tercé-Laforgue T, Hirel B. A novel HMG A-like protein binds differentially to the AT-rich regions located in the far distal and proximal parts of a soybean glutamine synthetase gene (GS15) promoter. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2002; 43:1006-16. [PMID: 12354918 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcf123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In soybean (Glycine max L.) ammonium provided externally or as the result of symbiotic nitrogen fixation stimulates the transcription of GS15, a gene encoding cytosolic glutamine synthetase. Strong constitutive positive expression (SCPE), silencer-like and organ-specific elements, located respectively in the distal, the central and the proximal region of the promoter are required to control the ammonium responsiveness of the gene expression [Tercé-Laforgue et al. (1999) Plant Mol. Biol. 39: 551]. It was hypothesized that the correct spatial conformation of the promoter permitted the cooperative action of these three cis-acting elements. Further investigations were therefore required to ascertain this hypothesis. A nodule nuclear protein, binding to a 66 bp AT-rich DNA fragment containing a 13 bp AT-rich repeated sequence (AT-1) and located just downstream of the SCPE element, was identified using a gel retardation assay. A cDNA clone likely to code for this protein was isolated using the yeast one-hybrid system. It encodes a novel DNA binding protein (AT-1SNBP) similar to HMG A proteins but exhibiting a higher molecular weight. AT-1SNBP appears to be encoded by a single gene that is expressed in roots, root nodules and leaves of soybean. Since two other 13 bp AT-rich repeated sequences (AT-2 and AT-3) were localized in the organ-specific element, we have quantified the binding affinity of AT-1SNBP to these sequences. We demonstrate that AT-1SNBP binds differentially to DNA fragments containing AT-1, AT-2 and AT-3 and that its binding affinity depends on the presence of adjacent sequences. This result suggests that AT-1SNBP may be an architectural protein involved in maintaining the spatial conformation of the GS15 promoter, thus facilitating the interaction between the distal and proximal regulatory elements.
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MESH Headings
- AT Rich Sequence/genetics
- AT-Hook Motifs/genetics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Bradyrhizobium/growth & development
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- Cytosol/enzymology
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Complementary/isolation & purification
- DNA, Plant/chemistry
- DNA, Plant/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant/drug effects
- Genes, Plant/genetics
- Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase/genetics
- Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase/metabolism
- HMGA Proteins/genetics
- HMGA Proteins/metabolism
- Lotus/enzymology
- Lotus/genetics
- Lotus/microbiology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/pharmacology
- Rhizobium/growth & development
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Deletion
- Soybean Proteins/genetics
- Soybean Proteins/metabolism
- Glycine max/enzymology
- Glycine max/genetics
- Glycine max/microbiology
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Two-Hybrid System Techniques
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- Michèle Reisdorf-Cren
- Laboratoire de la Nutrition Azotée des Plantes, INRA, centre de Versailles, Route de Saint Cyr, F-78026 Versailles Cedex, France.
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Chua YL, Pwee KH, Kini RM. DNA binding mediated by the wheat HMGa protein: a novel instance of selectivity against alternating GC sequence. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2001; 46:193-204. [PMID: 11442059 DOI: 10.1023/a:1010696604330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The high-mobility-group (HMG) chromosomal protein wheat HMGa was purified to homogeneity and tested for its binding characteristics to double-stranded DNA. Wheat HMGa was able to bind to P268, an A/T-rich fragment derived from the pea plastocyanin gene promoter, producing a small mobility shift in gel retardation assays where the bound complex was sensitive to addition of proteinase K but resistant to heat treatment of the protein, consistent with the identity of wheat HMGa as a putative HMG-I/Y protein. Gel retardation assays and southwestern hybridization analysis revealed that wheat HMGa could selectively interact with the DNA polynucleotides poly(dA).poly(dT), poly(dAdT).poly(dAdT), and poly(dG).poly(dC), but not with poly(dGdC).poly(dGdC). Surface plasmon resonance analysis determined the kinetic and affinity constants of sensor chip-immobilized wheat HMGa for double-stranded DNA 10-mers, revealing a good affinity of the protein for various dinucleotide combinations, except that of alternating GC sequence. Thus contrary to prior reports of a selectivity of wheat HMGa for A/T-rich DNA, the protein appears to be able to interact with sequences containing guanine and cytosine residues as well, except where G/C residues alternate directly in the primary sequence.
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- Y L Chua
- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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Morisawa G, Han-Yama A, Moda I, Tamai A, Iwabuchi M, Meshi T. AHM1, a novel type of nuclear matrix-localized, MAR binding protein with a single AT hook and a J domain-homologous region. THE PLANT CELL 2000; 12:1903-16. [PMID: 11041885 PMCID: PMC149128 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.12.10.1903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2000] [Accepted: 07/20/2000] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Interactions between the nuclear matrix and special regions of chromosomal DNA called matrix attachment regions (MARs) have been implicated in various nuclear functions. We have identified a novel protein from wheat, AT hook-containing MAR binding protein1 (AHM1), that binds preferentially to MARs. A multidomain protein, AHM1 has the special combination of a J domain-homologous region and a Zn finger-like motif (a J-Z array) and an AT hook. For MAR binding, the AT hook at the C terminus was essential, and an internal portion containing the Zn finger-like motif was additionally required in vivo. AHM1 was found in the nuclear matrix fraction and was localized in the nucleoplasm. AHM1 fused to green fluorescent protein had a speckled distribution pattern inside the nucleus. AHM1 is most likely a nuclear matrix component that functions between intranuclear framework and MARs. J-Z arrays can be found in a group of (hypothetical) proteins in plants, which may share some functions, presumably to recruit specific Hsp70 partners as co-chaperones.
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- G Morisawa
- Department of Botany, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Liu L, White MJ, MacRae TH. Transcription factors and their genes in higher plants functional domains, evolution and regulation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1999; 262:247-57. [PMID: 10336605 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00349.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A typical plant transcription factor contains, with few exceptions, a DNA-binding region, an oligomerization site, a transcription-regulation domain, and a nuclear localization signal. Most transcription factors exhibit only one type of DNA-binding and oligomerization domain, occasionally in multiple copies, but some contain two distinct types. DNA-binding regions are normally adjacent to or overlap with oligomerization sites, and their combined tertiary structure determines critical aspects of transcription factor activity. Pairs of nuclear localization signals exist in several transcription factors, and basic amino acid residues play essential roles in their function, a property also true for DNA-binding domains. Multigene families encode transcription factors, with members either dispersed in the genome or clustered on the same chromosome. Distribution and sequence analyses suggest that transcription factor families evolved via gene duplication, exon capture, translocation, and mutation. The expression of transcription factor genes in plants is regulated at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels, while the activity of their protein products is modulated post-translationally. The purpose of this review is to describe the domain structure of plant transcription factors, and to relate this information to processes that control the synthesis and action of these proteins.
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- L Liu
- Department of Biology, University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Hansen AC, Busk H, Marcker A, Marcker KA, Jensen EO. VsENBP1 regulates the expression of the early nodulin PsENOD12B. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1999; 40:495-506. [PMID: 10437833 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006238303309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A DNA-binding protein, VsENBP1, previously isolated from Vicia sativa was shown to bind in a sequence-specific manner to the early nodulin ENOD12 gene promoter from Pisum sativum. Here, the functional importance of the VsENBP1 binding sites on the PsENOD12B promoter has been studied in vivo. A promoter-gusA fusion in which a mutation was introduced at the putative target sequence, AATAA, was inactive in nodules of transgenic Vicia hirsuta roots. Gel retardation assays showed that VsENBP1 does not bind to the mutated promoter segment, suggesting that VsENBP1 activates the PsENOD12B expression in nodules through its interaction with its target sequence. In the presence of the 35S enhancer, an ENOD12 promoter-GUS construct gave expression in root vascular tissue in addition to the root nodules. Overexpression of Vsenbp1 in transgenic V. hirsuta roots reduced the leaky expression in root vascular tissue in contrast to nodules in which a small increase in GUS expression was observed. The results indicate that VsENBP1 acts as a repressor of ENOD12 expression in root tissue.
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- A C Hansen
- Department of Molecular and Structural Biology, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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Martínez-García JF, Quail PH. The HMG-I/Y protein PF1 stimulates binding of the transcriptional activator GT-2 to the PHYA gene promoter. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1999; 18:173-183. [PMID: 10363369 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313x.1999.00440.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The DNA-binding proteins PF1 and GT-2 are factors that bind to different functionally defined, positively acting cis-elements in the PHYA genes of oat and rice, respectively. PF1 is an HMG-I/Y protein, with its cognate cis-element being an AT-rich sequence, designated PE1, whereas GT-2 is a transcriptional activator with twin DNA binding domains that recognize a triplet of GT-boxes in a complex motif designated GTE. To further define the DNA-binding activity of PF1 and to explore potential inter-relationships between the two factors, we have performed a series of in vitro DNA-binding experiments with both PE1 and GTE target sites. The data show that, consistent with its membership of the HMG-I/Y protein family, PF1 can bend DNA when bound to PE1. In addition, PF1 can bind promiscuously, with varying affinity, to other AT-containing motifs, including GTE. When co-incubated with GT-2, PF1 enhances the specific DNA-binding activity of GT-2 toward GTE, the first report of such activity for a plant HMG-I/Y protein. This enhancement takes place without demonstrable physical contact between the two proteins, suggesting the possibility of a novel, indirect mechanism of recruitment involving DNA target-site pre-conditioning. The evidence indicates therefore that PF1 and GT-2 do not perform functionally equivalent roles in positively regulating oat and rice PHYA gene expression. However, the data suggest the possibility that PF1 may act as an architectural factor, promiscuously recognizing a spectrum of AT-containing elements in plant promoters, with the general function of catalyzing enhanced binding of conventional cognate transcriptional regulators to these elements via DNA bending.
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- J F Martínez-García
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA
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Krech AB, Wulff D, Grasser KD, Feix G. Plant chromosomal HMGI/Y proteins and histone H1 exhibit a protein domain of common origin. Gene 1999; 230:1-5. [PMID: 10196467 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1119(99)00067-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The chromosomal high-mobility-group (HMG) proteins of the HMGI/Y family interact with A/T-rich stretches in duplex DNA, and are considered assistant factors in transcriptional regulation. A cDNA encoding an HMGI/Y protein of 190 amino acid residues was isolated from maize and characterized. Like other plant HMGI/Y proteins, the maize HMGI/Y protein contains four copies of the AT-hook DNA-binding motif and an amino-terminal 'histone H1-like region' with a similarity to the globular domain of H1. The maize hmgi/y gene that was isolated from a genomic DNA library contains a single intron that is localized in the region of sequence similarity to histone H1. Interestingly, the genes encoding plant H1 contain an intron at exactly the same relative position, indicating an evolutionary relationship of the plant genes encoding HMGI/Y and H1 proteins.
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- A B Krech
- Institut für Biologie III, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Schänzlestr. 1, D-79104, Freiburg, Germany
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Sandhu JS, Webster CI, Gray JC. A/T-rich sequences act as quantitative enhancers of gene expression in transgenic tobacco and potato plants. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1998; 37:885-96. [PMID: 9678583 PMCID: PMC7089012 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006051832213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The role of an A/T-rich positive regulatory region (P268, -444 to -177 from the translation start site) of the pea plastocyanin gene (PetE) promoter has been investigated in transgenic plants containing chimeric promoters fused to the beta-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene. This region enhanced GUS expression in leaves of transgenic tobacco plants when fused in either orientation to a minimal pea PetE promoter (-176 to +4) and in roots when fused in either orientation upstream or downstream of a minimal cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter (-90 to +5). The region was also able to enhance GUS expression in microtubers of transgenic potato plants when placed in either orientation upstream of a minimal class I patatin promoter (-332 to +14). Dissection of P268 revealed that cis elements responsible for enhancing GUS expression from the minimal PetE promoter were distributed throughout P268. Multiple copies of a 31 bp A/T-rich sequence from within P268 and of a 26 bp random A/T sequence were able to enhance GUS expression from the minimal PetE promoter, indicating that A/T-rich sequences are able to act as quantitative, non-tissue-specific enhancer elements in higher plants.
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- J S Sandhu
- Department of Plant Sciences and Cambridge Centre for Molecular Recognition, University of Cambridge, UK
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Gupta R, Webster CI, Gray JC. Characterisation and promoter analysis of the Arabidopsis gene encoding high-mobility-group protein HMG-I/Y. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1998; 36:897-907. [PMID: 9520280 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005928219895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The single-copy gene encoding the Arabidopsis HMG-I/Y protein was isolated and characterised. The gene encodes a protein of 204 amino acid residues and contains a single intron of 73 bp. Primer extension analysis indicates that transcription starts 115 bp upstream of the translation start and the leader sequence contains a short open reading frame of 13 amino acid residues. The 5'-upstream region of 2117 bp and several 5' deletions were fused to the beta-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter gene and transferred to tobacco by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Analysis of transgenic tobacco plants containing HMG-I/Y promoter regions of -2117, -1468 and -707 from the translation start detected GUS activity in all organs examined, including roots, stems, leaves and floral organs. Deletion from -707 to -185 resulted in a 20-30-fold reduction in GUS activity in roots and stems, indicating the presence of important quantitative regulatory elements in this region.
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- R Gupta
- Department of Plant Sciences and Cambridge Centre for Molecular Recognition, University of Cambridge, UK
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Gupta R, Webster CI, Gray JC. The single-copy gene encoding high-mobility-group protein HMG-I/Y from pea contains a single intron and is expressed in all organs. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1997; 35:987-92. [PMID: 9426619 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005890012230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The coding and 3'-downstream regions of the gene encoding the high mobility group protein HMG-I/Y from pea have been isolated, sequenced and characterised. A 795 bp pea genomic fragment containing the coding region of the pea HMG-I/Y gene with a single intron of 201 bp was isolated by PCR. The gene encodes a protein of 197 amino acid residues with four copies of the AT-hook DNA-binding motif encoded by exon 2. Southern blot analysis on genomic DNA revealed the presence of a single copy of the HMG-I/Y gene in the haploid genome. The pea HMG-I/Y gene is expressed in all organs of pea including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, tendrils and developing seeds, as determined by northern blot analysis.
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- R Gupta
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK
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Yie J, Liang S, Merika M, Thanos D. Intra- and intermolecular cooperative binding of high-mobility-group protein I(Y) to the beta-interferon promoter. Mol Cell Biol 1997; 17:3649-62. [PMID: 9199299 PMCID: PMC232217 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.17.7.3649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The mammalian high-mobility-group protein I(Y) [HMG I(Y)], while not a typical transcriptional activator, is required for the expression of many eukaryotic genes. HMG I(Y) appears to recruit and stabilize complexes of transcriptional activators through protein-DNA and protein-protein interactions. The protein binds to the minor groove of DNA via three short basic repeats, preferring tracts of adenines and thymines arranged on the same face of the DNA helix. However, the mode by which these three basic repeats function together to recognize HMG I(Y) binding sites has remained unclear. Here, using deletion mutants of HMG I(Y), DNase I footprinting, methylation interference, and in vivo transcriptional assays, we have characterized the binding of HMG I(Y) to the model beta-interferon enhancer. We show that two molecules of HMG I(Y) bind to the enhancer in a highly cooperative fashion, each molecule using a distinct pair of basic repeats to recognize the tandem AT-rich regions of the binding sites. We have also characterized the function of each basic repeat, showing that only the central repeat accounts for specific DNA binding and that the presence of a second repeat bound to an adjacent AT-rich region results in intramolecular cooperativity in binding. Surprisingly, the carboxyl-terminal acidic tail of HMG I(Y) is also important for specific binding in the context of the full-length protein. Our results present a detailed examination of HMG I(Y) binding in an important biological context, which can be extended not only to HMG I(Y) binding in other systems but also to the binding mode of many other proteins containing homologous basic repeats, which have been conserved from bacteria to humans.
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- J Yie
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Gupta R, Webster CI, Walker AR, Gray JC. Chromosomal location and expression of the single-copy gene encoding high-mobility-group protein HMG-I/Y in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1997; 34:529-536. [PMID: 9225863 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005828430861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A cDNA encoding the HMG-I/Y protein from Arabidopsis thaliana has been isolated and characterised by nucleotide sequencing. The 903 bp cDNA contains a 612 bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 204 amino acid residues showing homology to HMG-I/Y proteins from other plant species. The protein contains four copies of the 'AT-hook' motif which is involved in binding A/T-rich DNA. Southern blotting showed that the HMG-I/Y gene was present in a single copy in the Arabidopsis genome. The gene was localised to the top of chromosome 1 by RFLP analysis of F8 recombinant inbred lines. Northern blotting showed that the gene was expressed in all organs examined, with the highest expression in flowers and developing siliques.
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- R Gupta
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK
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Yamamoto S, Minamikawa T. Two genes for the high mobility group protein HMG-Y are present in the genome of Canavalia gladiata D.C. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1997; 33:537-544. [PMID: 9049273 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005791728975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Two cDNAs encoding high-mobility-group (HMG) proteins that correspond to animal HMG-Y proteins were isolated from maturing seeds of Canavalia gladiata D.C. The deduced amino acid sequences of these cDNAs showed similarity to other plant HMG-I/Y proteins reported to date. The mRNAs for the HMG-Y proteins were detected in leaves, stems, roots, pods and seeds of C. gladiata. The level of the mRNA was high in the maturing seeds of 30 days after flowering and 2-day germinated seeds. Two genomic clones were isolated from DNA of C. gladiata and both were shown to represent single-copy genes consisting of two exons and one intron. This is the first report of the genomic sequences for HMG-I/Y protein in plants.
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- S Yamamoto
- Department of Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
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Christiansen H, Hansen AC, Vijn I, Pallisgaard N, Larsen K, Yang WC, Bisseling T, Marcker KA, Jensen EO. A novel type of DNA-binding protein interacts with a conserved sequence in an early nodulin ENOD12 promoter. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1996; 32:809-821. [PMID: 8980533 DOI: 10.1007/bf00020479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The pea genes PsENOD12A and PsENOD12B are expressed in the root hairs shortly after infection with the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae or after application of purified Nod factors. A 199 bp promoter fragment of the PsENOD12B gene contains sufficient information for Nod factor-induced tissue-specific expression. We have isolated a Vicia sativa cDNA encoding a 1641 amino acid protein, ENBP1, that interacts with the 199 bp ENOD12 promoter. Two different DNA-binding domains were identified in ENBP1. A domain containing six AT-hooks interacts specifically with an AT-rich sequence located between positions -95 and -77 in the PsENOD12B promoter. A second domain in ENBP1 is a cysteine-rich region that binds to the ENOD12 promoter in a sequence non-specific but metal-dependent way. ENBP1 is expressed in the same cell types as ENOD12. However, additional expression is observed in the nodule parenchyma and meristem. The presence of three small overlapping ORFs in the 5'-untranslated region of the ENBP1 cDNA indicates that ENBP1 expression might be regulated at the translational level. The interaction of ENBP1 with a conserved AT-rich element within the ENOD12 promoter and the presence of the ENBP1 transcript in cells expressing ENOD12 strongly suggest that ENBP1 is a transcription factor involved in the regulation of ENOD12. Finally, the C-terminal region of ENBP1 shows strong homology to a protein from rat that is specifically expressed in testis tissue.
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- H Christiansen
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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Hackett RM, Cadwallader G, Franklin FC. Functional analysis of a Brassica oleracea SLR1 gene promoter. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 1996; 112:1601-1607. [PMID: 8972601 PMCID: PMC158093 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.4.1601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The Brassica oleracea S-locus-related gene 1 (SLR1) is expressed in the papillar cells of Brassica stigmas from a few days before anthesis. We have previously shown that a 1500-bp fragment of the SLR1 gene promoter is sufficient to direct high-level, temporally regulated expression of the beta-glucuronidase reporter gene in the pistils of transgenic tobacco. We have carried out a deletion analysis of the SLR1 promoter and found that elements required for pistil expression are located between -258 and -327 bp (relative to the translation start site). Furthermore, specific binding of pistil nuclear factors to sequences within this region was demonstrated by gel retardation analysis. Sequences between -1350 and -1500 were found to be required for high-level expression.
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- R M Hackett
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, United Kingdom
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Nicolas FJ, Cayuela ML, Martínez-Argudo IM, Ruiz-Vazquez RM, Murillo FJ. High mobility group I(Y)-like DNA-binding domains on a bacterial transcription factor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996; 93:6881-5. [PMID: 8692912 PMCID: PMC38902 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.14.6881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The bacterium Myxococcus xanthus responds to blue light by producing carotenoids. It also responds to starvation conditions by developing fruiting bodies, where the cells differentiate into myxospores. Each response entails the transcriptional activation of a separate set of genes. However, a single gene, carD, is required for the activation of both light- and starvation-inducible genes. Gene carD has now been sequenced. Its predicted amino acid sequence includes four repeats of a DNA-binding domain present in mammalian high mobility group I(Y) proteins and other nuclear proteins from animals and plants. Other peptide stretches on CarD also resemble functional domains typical of eukaryotic transcription factors, including a very acidic region and a leucine zipper. High mobility group yI(Y) proteins are known to bind the minor groove of A+T-rich DNA. CarD binds in vitro an A+T-rich element that is required for the proper operation of a carD-dependent promoter in vivo.
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- F J Nicolas
- Departamento de Genética y Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Seki H, Ichinose Y, Kato H, Shiraishi T, Yamada T. Analysis of cis-regulatory elements involved in the activation of a member of chalcone synthase gene family (PsChs1) in pea. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1996; 31:479-91. [PMID: 8790282 DOI: 10.1007/bf00042222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Cis-regulatory elements involved in the activation of the plant defense-related gene encoding chalcone synthase 1 (PsChs1) in pea (Pisum sativum L.) were examined by transient transfection, gel mobility shift assay and in vitro DNase I-footprinting analysis. Transient transfection assay revealed that a 61 bp DNA fragment spanning from -242 to -182 of PsChs1 was required for the maximal promoter activity and possibly involved in the enhancement of elicitor-mediated activation. Nuclear isolate from elicitor-treated pea epicotyl tissues contained some factor(s) that specifically bound to this DNA fragment to form a complex with low mobility (LMC, low mobility complex) in gel mobility shift assay. DNase I-footprinting analysis of LMC revealed that among three protected regions detected in a 61 bp DNA fragment, two regions contained identical AT-rich sequence, TAAAATACT. Site directed mutation in either or both identical sequences, TAAAATACT to TGGAATACT, resulted in the reduction or loss in the ability to form LMC. Detailed analysis of 61 bp DNA fragment demonstrated that the region from -242 to -226 containing promoter-distal TAAAATACT motif was imperative for the maximal elicitor-mediated activation of PsChs1.
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- H Seki
- Làboratory of Plant Pathology & Genetic Engineering, College of Agriculture, Okayama University, Japan
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Meijer AH, van Dijk EL, Hoge JH. Novel members of a family of AT hook-containing DNA-binding proteins from rice are identified through their in vitro interaction with consensus target sites of plant and animal homeodomain proteins. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1996; 31:607-18. [PMID: 8790293 DOI: 10.1007/bf00042233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The AT hook is an AT-rich DNA-binding domain that occurs three times in mammalian high-mobility-group I/Y chromosomal proteins and has recently also been identified in DNA-binding proteins from plants. We unexpectedly isolated three rice cDNA clones encoding AT hook-containing proteins in an attempt to isolate homeobox cDNA clones by south-western screening of an expression library with known binding sites for Arabidopsis and animal homeodomain proteins. One of these clones (Os-PF1) has previously been identified due to the binding of its encoded protein to PE1, a cis-acting element from the oat phytochrome promoter. The other two clones represent newly described cDNA clones, designated Os-AT1 and Os-AT2. The Os-AT1 and Os-AT2 proteins were found to have the same specificities as Os-PF1 with respect to in vitro binding of wild-type and mutant PE1 versions. However, all three proteins appeared to bind much stronger in south-western assays to two of the rather AT-rich sequences used in our screening than to the PE1 element. In none of the AT hook proteins clear homologies to transcriptional activation domains could be identified, but the N-terminal regions of Os-AT1 and Os-PF1 were found to show similarity to histone H1 chromosomal proteins. Given their structural characteristics it is conceivable that the rice AT hook proteins bind to gene promoter regions as accessory proteins that may alter the accessibility of chromatin to other nuclear factors. Their predominant expression in young and meristematic tissues suggests that the presence of the AT hook proteins may affect the expression of genes that determine the differentiation status of cells.
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- A H Meijer
- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, Clusius Laboratory, Leiden University, The Netherlands
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Pwee KH, Webster CI, Gray JC. HMG protein binding to an A/T-rich positive regulatory region of the pea plastocyanin gene promoter. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 1994; 26:1907-20. [PMID: 7858226 DOI: 10.1007/bf00019502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Gel retardation assays using pea nuclear extracts have detected specific binding to regions of the promoter of the pea plastocyanin gene (petE). Several complexes which differ in sensitivity to competition with unlabelled promoter fragments and various DNA alternating copolymers, to heat treatment and to digestion with proteinase K have been detected. A protein factor, PCF1, forming one of these complexes was heat-stable and most sensitive to competition with poly(dAdT).poly(dAdT) compared to other alternating copolymers. DNase I footprinting assays showed that tracts of A/T-rich sequence within the -444 to -177 positive regulatory region of the petE promoter were protected in the presence of the pea nuclear extract. The factor PCF1 copurified with a high-mobility-group (HMG) protein preparation from pea chromatin. DNase I footprinting with the HMG protein preparation demonstrated that similar tracts of A/T-rich sequences within the promoter were protected. Southwestern-blot analysis of pea HMG proteins purified by gel filtration through Superose 12 detected a single DNA-binding species of 21 kDa. The properties of the factor PCF1 suggest that it is likely to be an HMG I protein.
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- K H Pwee
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK
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The target DNA sequences of several classes of plant transcription factors, including basic leucine zipper (bZIP) proteins and Myb-related factors, have been characterized in vivo as well as in vitro. The bZIP proteins, for example, act at ACGT elements, the flanking nucleotides determining their binding specificities. Overexpression, co-suppression, and antisense technology studies of factor genes in transgenic plants have uncovered the roles of bZIP, homeodomain, and MADS box factors in plant growth and development; for example, ectopic expression of pMADS1 alone in early Petunia development is sufficient for homeotic conversion of sepals into petaloid organs.
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- S Ramachandran
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, National University of Singapore
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Korfhage U, Trezzini GF, Meier I, Hahlbrock K, Somssich IE. Plant homeodomain protein involved in transcriptional regulation of a pathogen defense-related gene. THE PLANT CELL 1994; 6:695-708. [PMID: 7913642 PMCID: PMC160469 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.6.5.695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Transcription of the parsley pr2 gene, encoding pathogenesis-related protein 2 (PR2), is rapidly stimulated by fungal or bacterial elicitors. Previous work has revealed a 125-bp region within the pr2 promoter; this region encompasses all important cis-regulatory elements required for fungal elicitor-mediated expression. We now report the identification of a functionally relevant 11-bp DNA motif (CTAATTGTTTA) contained within this region; it specifically binds to factors present in both parsley and Arabidopsis nuclear protein extracts. From both plant species, full-length cDNA clones were isolated that encode proteins with high affinity fo this DNA motif. The proteins from both species contain stretches of 61 amino acids that are characteristic of homeodomain (HD) proteins. Binding studies and use of a polyclonal antiserum raised against a fusion polypeptide of glutathione S-transferase with the HD portion of the parsley protein indicated that the 11-bp DNA motif is a potential in vivo target site and that the HD protein is contained within the observed complex formed between the DNA motif and nuclear protein extracts. Transient expression studies using the authentic and a mutated target site suggested a functional role of the HD-DNA interaction in the regulation of the pr2 gene expression.
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- U Korfhage
- Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Abteilung Biochemie, Köln, Germany
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