scholarly journals A Cytokinin Signaling Type-B Response Regulator Transcription Factor Acting in Early Nodulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 183 (3) ◽  
pp. 1319-1330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sovanna Tan ◽  
Myriam Sanchez ◽  
Carole Laffont ◽  
Stéphane Boivin ◽  
Christine Le Signor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Type B ◽  
Cytokinin Signaling

scholarly journals Meeting at the DNA: Specifying Cytokinin Responses through Transcription Factor Complex Formation

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1458
Author(s):  
Jan Erik Leuendorf ◽  
Thomas Schmülling
Keyword(s):  
Plant Hormone ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Type B ◽  
Cytokinin Signaling ◽  
Expression Control ◽  
Cytokinin Response ◽  
Transcription Factor Complex ◽  
Targeted Approach

Cytokinin is a plant hormone regulating numerous biological processes. Its diverse functions are realized through the expression control of specific target genes. The transcription of the immediate early cytokinin target genes is regulated by type-B response regulator proteins (RRBs), which are transcription factors (TFs) of the Myb family. RRB activity is controlled by phosphorylation and protein degradation. Here, we focus on another step of regulation, the interaction of RRBs among each other or with other TFs to form active or repressive TF complexes. Several examples in Arabidopsis thaliana illustrate that RRBs form homodimers or complexes with other TFs to specify the cytokinin response. This increases the variability of the output response and provides opportunities of crosstalk between the cytokinin signaling pathway and other cellular signaling pathways. We propose that a targeted approach is required to uncover the full extent and impact of RRB interaction with other TFs.

Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the Type-B Authentic Response Regulator Gene Family in Peach (Prunus persica)

2017 ◽  
Vol 151 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjue Zeng ◽  
Xudong Zhu ◽  
Muhammad S. Haider ◽  
Xicheng Wang ◽  
Cheng Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Family ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Protein Domain ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Type B ◽  
Cytokinin Signaling ◽  
Peach Genome

The type-B authentic response regulator (ARR-B) family members serve as DNA-binding transcriptional regulators, whose activities are probably regulated by phosphorylation/dephosphorylation, resulting in the rapid induction of type-A ARR genes. Type-B ARRs are believed to be involved in many biological processes, including cytokinin signaling, plant growth, and stress responses through a chaperone or by isomerization of proline residues during protein folding. The public availability of complete peach genome sequences allows the identification of 23 ARR-B genes by HMMER and blast analysis. Scaffold locations of these genes in the peach genome were determined, and the protein domain and motif organization of peach type-B ARRs were analyzed. The phylogenetic relationships between peach type-B ARRs were also assessed. The expression profiles of peach ARR-B genes revealed that most of the type-B ARRs showed high expression levels in tissues undergoing rapid cell division and may engage more cytokinins, like half-opened flowers, fruits at expansion stages, and young leaves. These findings not only contribute to a better understanding of the complex regulation of the peach ARR-B gene family, but also provide valuable information for future research in peach functional genomics.

scholarly journals The Relationship between AGAMOUS and Cytokinin Signaling in the Establishment of Carpeloid Features

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 827
Author(s):  
Andrea Gómez-Felipe ◽  
Daniel Kierzkowski ◽  
Stefan de Folter
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Network ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Mads Box ◽  
Type B ◽  
Cytokinin Signaling ◽  
Reproductive Structures ◽  
Carpel Development ◽  
Gene Regulatory ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Gynoecium Development

Gynoecium development is dependent on gene regulation and hormonal pathway interactions. The phytohormones auxin and cytokinin are involved in many developmental programs, where cytokinin is normally important for cell division and meristem activity, while auxin induces cell differentiation and organ initiation in the shoot. The MADS-box transcription factor AGAMOUS (AG) is important for the development of the reproductive structures of the flower. Here, we focus on the relationship between AG and cytokinin in Arabidopsis thaliana, and use the weak ag-12 and the strong ag-1 allele. We found that cytokinin induces carpeloid features in an AG-dependent manner and the expression of the transcription factors CRC, SHP2, and SPT that are involved in carpel development. AG is important for gynoecium development, and contributes to regulating, or else directly regulates CRC, SHP2, and SPT. All four genes respond to either reduced or induced cytokinin signaling and have the potential to be regulated by cytokinin via the type-B ARR proteins. We generated a model of a gene regulatory network, where cytokinin signaling is mainly upstream and in parallel with AG activity.

scholarly journals Brassinosteroid signaling integrates multiple pathways to release apical dominance in tomato

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. e2004384118
Author(s):  
Xiaojian Xia ◽  
Han Dong ◽  
Yanling Yin ◽  
Xuewei Song ◽  
Xiaohua Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Network ◽  
Apical Dominance ◽  
Plant Architecture ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Axillary Buds ◽  
Deficient Mutant ◽  
Type B ◽  
Apical Bud ◽  
Brassinosteroid Signaling ◽  
Bud Removal

The control of apical dominance involves auxin, strigolactones (SLs), cytokinins (CKs), and sugars, but the mechanistic controls of this regulatory network are not fully understood. Here, we show that brassinosteroid (BR) promotes bud outgrowth in tomato through the direct transcriptional regulation of BRANCHED1 (BRC1) by the BR signaling component BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT1 (BZR1). Attenuated responses to the removal of the apical bud, the inhibition of auxin, SLs or gibberellin synthesis, or treatment with CK and sucrose, were observed in bud outgrowth and the levels of BRC1 transcripts in the BR-deficient or bzr1 mutants. Furthermore, the accumulation of BR and the dephosphorylated form of BZR1 were increased by apical bud removal, inhibition of auxin, and SLs synthesis or treatment with CK and sucrose. These responses were decreased in the DELLA-deficient mutant. In addition, CK accumulation was inhibited by auxin and SLs, and decreased in the DELLA-deficient mutant, but it was increased in response to sucrose treatment. CK promoted BR synthesis in axillary buds through the action of the type-B response regulator, RR10. Our results demonstrate that BR signaling integrates multiple pathways that control shoot branching. Local BR signaling in axillary buds is therefore a potential target for shaping plant architecture.

scholarly journals Effect of Environmental pH on Morphological Development of Candida albicans Is Mediated via the PacC-Related Transcription Factor Encoded by PRR2

1999 ◽  
Vol 181 (24) ◽  
pp. 7524-7530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. Ramon ◽  
Amalia Porta ◽  
William A. Fonzi
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Feedback Loop ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Morphological Development ◽  
Alkaline Ph ◽  
Ph Response ◽  
Related Transcription Factor ◽  
Ph Dependent

ABSTRACT The ability to respond to ambient pH is critical to the growth and virulence of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans. This response entails the differential expression of several genes affecting morphogenesis. To investigate the mechanism of pH-dependent gene expression, the C. albicans homolog of pacC, designated PRR2 (for pH response regulator), was identified and cloned. pacC encodes a zinc finger-containing transcription factor that mediates pH-dependent gene expression inAspergillus nidulans. Mutants lacking PRR2 can no longer induce the expression of alkaline-expressed genes or repress acid-expressed genes at alkaline pH. Although the mutation did not affect growth of the cells at acid or alkaline pH, the mutants exhibited medium-conditional defects in filamentation. PRR2was itself expressed in a pH-conditional manner, and its induction at alkaline pH was controlled by PRR1. PRR1 is homologous to palF, a regulator of pacC. Thus,PRR2 expression is controlled by a pH-dependent feedback loop. The results demonstrate that the pH response pathway ofAspergillus is conserved and that this pathway has been adapted to control dimorphism in C. albicans.

scholarly journals The Type-B Cytokinin Response Regulator ARR1 Inhibits Shoot Regeneration in an ARR12-Dependent Manner in Arabidopsis

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 2271-2291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhua Liu ◽  
Xuehuan Dai ◽  
Juan Li ◽  
Na Liu ◽  
Xiangzheng Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shoot Regeneration ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Type B ◽  
Cytokinin Response

scholarly journals Abiotic stress upregulated TaZFP34 represses the expression of type-B response regulator and SHY2 genes and enhances root to shoot ratio in wheat

Plant Science ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. 88-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongping Chang ◽  
Dandan Chen ◽  
Jason Kam ◽  
Terese Richardson ◽  
Janneke Drenth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Type B ◽  
Shoot Ratio ◽  
Root To Shoot Ratio

scholarly journals DEG9, a serine protease, modulates cytokinin and light signaling by regulating the level of ARABIDOPSIS RESPONSE REGULATOR 4

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (25) ◽  
pp. E3568-E3576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Chi ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Baoye He ◽  
Xin Chai ◽  
Xiumei Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Serine Protease ◽  
Response Regulator ◽  
Light Signaling ◽  
Plant Signaling ◽  
Response Regulators ◽  
Cytokinin Signaling ◽  
Periplasmic Proteins ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Protease Degradation ◽  
Signaling Components

Cytokinin is an essential phytohormone that controls various biological processes in plants. A number of response regulators are known to be important for cytokinin signal transduction. ARABIDOPSIS RESPONSE REGULATOR 4 (ARR4) mediates the cross-talk between light and cytokinin signaling through modulation of the activity of phytochrome B. However, the mechanism that regulates the activity and stability of ARR4 is unknown. Here we identify an ATP-independent serine protease, degradation of periplasmic proteins 9 (DEG9), which localizes to the nucleus and regulates the stability of ARR4. Biochemical evidence shows that DEG9 interacts with ARR4, thereby targeting ARR4 for degradation, which suggests that DEG9 regulates the stability of ARR4. Moreover, genetic evidence shows that DEG9 acts upstream of ARR4 and regulates the activity of ARR4 in cytokinin and light-signaling pathways. This study thus identifies a role for a ubiquitin-independent selective protein proteolysis in the regulation of the stability of plant signaling components.

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