Overexpression of Arabidopsis thaliana cysteine2/histidine2-type transcription factor 6 gene enhances plant resistance to a bacterial pathogen

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-262
Author(s):  
Wei Tang ◽  
Anna Y. Tang
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friederike Bruessow ◽  
Jaqueline Bautor ◽  
Gesa Hoffmann ◽  
Jane E. Parker

AbstractTemperature impacts plant immunity and growth but how temperature intersects with endogenous pathways remains unclear. Here we uncover variation between Arabidopsis thaliana natural accessions in response to two non-stress temperatures (22°C and 16°C) affecting accumulation of the thermoresponsive stress hormone salicylic acid (SA) and plant growth. Analysis of differentially responding A. thaliana accessions shows that pre-existing SA provides a benefit in limiting bacterial pathogen infection at both temperatures. Several A. thaliana genotypes display a capacity to mitigate negative effects of high SA on growth, indicating within-species plasticity in SA - growth tradeoffs. An association study of temperature x SA variation, followed by physiological and immunity phenotyping of mutant and over-expression lines, identifies the transcription factor unfertilized embryo sac 12 (UNE12) as a temperature-responsive SA immunity regulator. Here we reveal previously untapped diversity in plant responses to temperature and a way forward in understanding the genetic architecture of plant adaptation to changing environments.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiuxiao Ruan ◽  
Huhui Chen ◽  
Tao Zhu ◽  
Yaoguang Yu ◽  
Yawen Lei ◽  
...  

Abstract In flowering plants, repression of the seed maturation program is essential for the transition from the seed to the vegetative phase, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. The B3-domain protein VIVIPAROUS1/ABSCISIC ACID-INSENSITIVE3-LIKE 1 (VAL1) is involved in repressing the seed maturation program. Here we uncovered a molecular network triggered by the plant hormone brassinosteroid (BR) that inhibits the seed maturation program during the seed-to-seedling transition in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). val1-2 mutant seedlings treated with a BR biosynthesis inhibitor form embryonic structures, whereas BR signaling gain-of-function mutations rescue the embryonic structure trait. Furthermore, the BR-activated transcription factors BRI1-EMS-SUPPRESSOR 1 and BRASSINAZOLE-RESISTANT 1 bind directly to the promoter of AGAMOUS-LIKE15 (AGL15), which encodes a transcription factor involved in activating the seed maturation program, and suppress its expression. Genetic analysis indicated that BR signaling is epistatic to AGL15 and represses the seed maturation program by downregulating AGL15. Finally, we showed that the BR-mediated pathway functions synergistically with the VAL1/2-mediated pathway to ensure the full repression of the seed maturation program. Together, our work uncovered a mechanism underlying the suppression of the seed maturation program, shedding light on how BR promotes seedling growth.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaho Suzuki ◽  
Yousuke Takaoka ◽  
Minoru Ueda

A rationally designed stapled JAZ peptide selectively inhibited MYCs, master-regulators of the jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana. It is proposed as a novel chemical tool for the analysis of MYC related jasmonate signaling.


Planta ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 226 (5) ◽  
pp. 1143-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julieta V. Cabello ◽  
Carlos A. Dezar ◽  
Pablo A. Manavella ◽  
Raquel L. Chan

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkategowda Ramegowda ◽  
Upinder Singh Gill ◽  
Palaiyur Nanjappan Sivalingam ◽  
Aarti Gupta ◽  
Chirag Gupta ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Fang Zhu ◽  
Jinliang Guo ◽  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Chao-Feng Huang

The C2H2-type zinc finger transcription factor SENSITIVE TO PROTON RHIZOTOXICITY 1 (STOP1) plays a critical role in aluminum (Al) resistance and low phosphate (Pi) response mainly through promoting the expression of the malate transporter-encoding gene ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA ALUMINUM ACTIVATED MALATE TRANSPORTER 1 (AtALMT1). We previously showed that REGULATION OF ATALMT1 EXPRESSION 3 (RAE3/HPR1), a core component of the THO/TREX complex, is involved in the regulation of nucleocytoplasmic STOP1 mRNA export to modulate Al resistance and low Pi response. Here, we report that RAE2/TEX1, another core component of the THO complex, is also involved in the regulation of Al resistance and low Pi response. Mutation of RAE2 reduced the expression of STOP1-downstream genes, including AtALMT1. rae2 was less sensitive to Al than rae3, which was consistent with less amount of malate secreted from rae3 roots than from rae2 roots. Nevertheless, low Pi response was impaired more in rae2 than in rae3, suggesting that RAE2 also regulates AtALMT1-independent pathway to modulate low Pi response. Furthermore, unlike RAE3 that regulates STOP1 mRNA export, mutating RAE2 did not affect STOP1 mRNA accumulation in the nucleus, although STOP1 protein level was reduced in rae2. Introduction of rae1 mutation into rae2 mutant background could partially recover the deficient phenotypes of rae2. Together, our results demonstrate that RAE2 and RAE3 play overlapping but distinct roles in the modulation of Al resistance and low Pi response.


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