scholarly journals OsPP2C09 Is a Bifunctional Regulator in Both ABA-Dependent and Independent Abiotic Stress Signaling Pathways

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 393
Author(s):  
Myung Ki Min ◽  
Rigyeong Kim ◽  
Woo-Jong Hong ◽  
Ki-Hong Jung ◽  
Jong-Yeol Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Osmotic Stress ◽  
Stress Signaling ◽  
Aba Signaling ◽  
Interacting Protein ◽  
Cis Acting ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Aba Receptor ◽  
Responsive Element ◽  
Luciferase Reporters ◽  
Dreb Transcription Factors

Clade A Type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2CAs) negatively regulate abscisic acid (ABA) signaling and have diverse functions in plant development and in response to various stresses. In this study, we showed that overexpression of the rice ABA receptor OsPYL/RCAR3 reduces the growth retardation observed in plants exposed to osmotic stress. By contrast, overexpression of the OsPYL/RCAR3-interacting protein OsPP2C09 rendered plant growth more sensitive to osmotic stress. We tested whether OsPP2CAs activate an ABA-independent signaling cascade by transfecting rice protoplasts with luciferase reporters containing the drought-responsive element (DRE) or ABA-responsive element (ABRE). We observed that OsPP2CAs activated gene expression via the cis-acting drought-responsive element. In agreement with this observation, transcriptome analysis of plants overexpressing OsPP2C09 indicated that OsPP2C09 induces the expression of genes whose promoters contain DREs. Further analysis showed that OsPP2C09 interacts with DRE-binding (DREB) transcription factors and activates reporters containing DRE. We conclude that, through activating DRE-containing promoters, OsPP2C09 positively regulates the drought response regulon and activates an ABA-independent signaling pathway.

scholarly journals Response of Wheat DREB Transcription Factor to Osmotic Stress Based on DNA Methylation

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 7670
Author(s):  
Huihui Wang ◽  
Yanqiu Zhu ◽  
Ping Yuan ◽  
Shanglin Song ◽  
Tianyu Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Osmotic Stress ◽  
Promoter Methylation ◽  
Tissue Specificity ◽  
Transcript Expression ◽  
Dreb Transcription Factor ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Status ◽  
Element Binding Protein ◽  
Responsive Element ◽  
Dreb Transcription Factors

Dehydration-responsive element-binding protein (DREB) plays an important role in response to osmotic stress. In this study, DREB2, DREB6 and Wdreb2 are isolated from wheat AK58, yet they belong to different types of DREB transcription factors. Under osmotic stress, the transcript expression of DREB2, DREB6 and Wdreb2 has tissue specificity and is generally higher in leaves, but their expression trends are different along with the increase of osmotic stress. Furthermore, some elements related to stresses are found in their promoters, promoters of DREB2 and Wdreb2 are slightly methylated, but DREB6’s promoter is moderately methylated. Compared with the control, the level of promoter methylation in Wdreb2 is significantly lower under osmotic stress and is also lower at CG site in DREB2, yet is significantly higher at CHG and CHH sites in DREB2, which is also found at a CHG site in DREB6. The status of promoter methylation in DREB2, DREB6 and Wdreb2 also undergoes significant changes under osmotic stress; further analysis showed that promoter methylation of Wdreb2 is negatively correlated with their expression. Therefore, the results of this research suggest the different functions of DREB2, DREB6 and Wdreb2 in response to osmotic stress and demonstrate the effects of promoter methylation on the expression regulation of Wdreb2.

scholarly journals Identification and Characterization of Abiotic Stress Responsive CBL-CIPK Family Genes in Medicago

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 4634
Author(s):  
Wenxuan Du ◽  
Junfeng Yang ◽  
Lin Ma ◽  
Qian Su ◽  
Yongzhen Pang
Keyword(s):  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Abiotic Stresses ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Interacting Protein ◽  
Forage Crop ◽  
Cis Acting ◽  
Protein Motifs ◽  
Plant Signal Transduction ◽  
Identification And Characterization

The calcineurin B-like protein (CBL) and CBL-interacting protein kinase (CIPK) play important roles in plant signal transduction and response to abiotic stress. Plants of Medicago genus contain many important forages, and their growth is often affected by a variety of abiotic stresses. However, studies on the CBL and CIPK family member and their function are rare in Medicago. In this study, a total of 23 CBL and 58 CIPK genes were identified from the genome of Medicago sativa as an important forage crop, and Medicaog truncatula as the model plant. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that these CBL and CIPK genes could be classified into five and seven groups, respectively. Moreover, these genes/proteins showed diverse exon-intron organizations, architectures of conserved protein motifs. Many stress-related cis-acting elements were found in their promoter region. In addition, transcriptional analyses showed that these CBL and CIPK genes exhibited distinct expression patterns in various tissues, and in response to drought, salt, and abscisic acid treatments. In particular, the expression levels of MtCIPK2 (MsCIPK3), MtCIPK17 (MsCIPK11), and MtCIPK18 (MsCIPK12) were significantly increased under PEG, NaCl, and ABA treatments. Collectively, our study suggested that CBL and CIPK genes play crucial roles in response to various abiotic stresses in Medicago.

scholarly journals Drosophila Mi-2 Negatively Regulates dDREF by Inhibiting Its DNA-Binding Activity

2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (14) ◽  
pp. 5182-5193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fumiko Hirose ◽  
Nobuko Ohshima ◽  
Eun-Jeong Kwon ◽  
Hideki Yoshida ◽  
Masamitsu Yamaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Dna Binding ◽  
Polytene Chromosomes ◽  
Ectopic Expression ◽  
Binding Activity ◽  
Mobility Shift ◽  
Interacting Protein ◽  
Reciprocal Regulation ◽  
Dna Binding Activity ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Biochemical Analyses

ABSTRACT Drosophila melanogaster DNA replication-related element (DRE) factor (dDREF) is a transcriptional regulatory factor required for the expression of genes carrying the 5′-TATCGATA DRE. dDREF has been reported to bind to a sequence in the chromatin boundary element, and thus, dDREF may play a part in regulating insulator activity. To generate further insights into dDREF function, we carried out a Saccharomyces cerevisiae two-hybrid screening with DREF polypeptide as bait and identified Mi-2 as a DREF-interacting protein. Biochemical analyses revealed that the C-terminal region of Drosophila Mi-2 (dMi-2) specifically binds to the DNA-binding domain of dDREF. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays showed that dMi-2 thereby inhibits the DNA-binding activity of dDREF. Ectopic expression of dDREF and dMi-2 in eye imaginal discs resulted in severe and mild rough-eye phenotypes, respectively, whereas flies simultaneously expressing both proteins exhibited almost-normal eye phenotypes. Half-dose reduction of the dMi-2 gene enhanced the DREF-induced rough-eye phenotype. Immunostaining of polytene chromosomes of salivary glands showed that dDREF and dMi-2 bind in mutually exclusive ways. These lines of evidence define a novel function of dMi-2 in the negative regulation of dDREF by its DNA-binding activity. Finally, we postulated that dDREF and dMi-2 may demonstrate reciprocal regulation of their functions.

scholarly journals Amino acid regulation of gene transcription of rat insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1

2000 ◽  
Vol 164 (3) ◽  
pp. R11-R16 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Takenaka ◽  
K Komori ◽  
T Morishita ◽  
SI Takahashi ◽  
T Hidaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Gene Transcription ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Present Observation ◽  
Insulin Like Growth Factor ◽  
Amino Acid Deprivation ◽  
Cis Acting ◽  
Factor Binding ◽  
Responsive Element

To investigate the molecular mechanisms of increased transcription of the insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) gene in dietary protein-deprived animals, the cis-acting sequence that is involved in this regulation was analyzed. We first showed that IGFBP-1 gene transcription was up-regulated by amino acid deprivation in cultured liver cell lines: H4IIE and HuH-7. Since HuH-7 cells showed a greater increase in IGFBP-1 mRNA in response to amino acid deprivation, this cell line was used in further experiments. Using a promoter function assay, we found that up-regulation of promoter activity responding to amino acid deprivation was abolished by deleting the region between -112 and -81 bp from the cap site from the gene construct. This cis-acting region includes the insulin-responsive element (IRE) and glucocorticoid responsive element (GRE) of IGFBP-1. In summary, the present observation suggests that the 32-bp (-112 to -81) in the IGFBP-1 gene 5' promoter region is involved in the induction of the IGFBP-1 gene in response to amino acid deprivation.

scholarly journals An AC-Rich Bean Element Serves as an Ethylene-Responsive Element in Arabidopsis

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1033
Author(s):  
Chunying Wang ◽  
Tingting Lin ◽  
Mengqi Wang ◽  
Xiaoting Qi
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Proteins ◽  
Ethylene Response Factor ◽  
Response Factor ◽  
Cis Acting ◽  
Gcc Box ◽  
Ethylene Response ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Responsive Element ◽  
Transcription Factor 1

Ethylene-responsive elements (EREs), such as the GCC box, are critical for ethylene-regulated transcription in plants. Our previous work identified a 19-bp AC-rich element (ACE) in the promoter of bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) metal response element-binding transcription factor 1 (PvMTF-1). Ethylene response factor 15 (PvERF15) directly binds ACE to enhance PvMTF-1 expression. As a novel ERF-binding element, ACE exhibits a significant difference from the GCC box. Here, we demonstrated that ACE serves as an ERE in Arabidopsis. It conferred the minimal promoter to respond to the ethylene stress and inhibition of ethylene. Moreover, the cis-acting element ACE could specifically bind the nuclear proteins in vitro. We further revealed that the first 9-bp sequence of ACE (ACEcore) is importantly required by the binding of nuclear proteins. In addition, PvERF15 and PvMTF-1 were strongly induced by ethylene in bean seedlings. Since PvERF15 activates PvMTF-1 via ACE, ACE is involved in ethylene-induced PvMTF-1 expression. Taken together, our findings provide genetic and biochemical evidence for a new ERE.

scholarly journals Arabidopsis CPK6 positively regulates ABA signaling and drought tolerance through phosphorylating ABA-responsive element-binding factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 188-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanfeng Zhang ◽  
Daoyin Liu ◽  
Bo Yang ◽  
Wu-Zhen Liu ◽  
Bangbang Mu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Seed Germination ◽  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Aba Signaling ◽  
Dependent Protein Kinase ◽  
Calcium Dependent ◽  
Dependent Protein ◽  
Responsive Element ◽  
Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase

Arabidopsis calcium-dependent protein kinase CPK6 positively regulates seed germination, seedling growth, and drought tolerance via phosphorylating ABF and ABI5 transcription factors.

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