Hsp90 chaperonins possess ATPase activity and bind heat shock transcription factors and peptidyl prolyl isomerases.

AbstractThe widely conserved heat-shock response, regulated by heat shock transcription factors, is not only essential for cellular stress resistance and adult longevity, but also for proper development. However, the genetic mechanisms by which heat-shock transcription factors regulate development are not well understood. In C. elegans, we conducted an unbiased genetic screen to identify mutations that could ameliorate the developmental arrest phenotype of a heat-shock factor mutant. Here we show that loss of the conserved translational activator rsks-1/S6-Kinase, a downstream effector of TOR kinase, can rescue the developmental-arrest phenotype of hsf-1 partial loss-of-function mutants. Unexpectedly, we show that the rescue is not likely caused by reduced translation, nor to activation of any of a variety of stress-protective genes and pathways. Our findings identify an as-yet unexplained regulatory relationship between the heat-shock transcription factor and the TOR pathway during C. elegans’ development.

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Co-expression of heat shock transcription factors 1 and 2 in rat retinal ganglion cells

Neuroscience Letters ◽

10.1016/j.neulet.2006.06.070 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 405 (3) ◽

pp. 191-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jacky M.K. Kwong ◽

Maziar Lalezary ◽

Jessica K. Nguyen ◽

Christine Yang ◽

Anuj Khattar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Transcription Factors ◽

Heat Shock ◽

Retinal Ganglion Cells ◽

Ganglion Cells ◽

Retinal Ganglion ◽

Heat Shock Transcription Factors

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Regulation of Heat Shock Transcription Factors by Hypoxia or Ischemia/Reperfusion in the Heart and Brain

Stress Proteins - Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-58259-2_9 ◽

1999 ◽

pp. 201-224 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. Nishizawa ◽

K. Nagata

Keyword(s):

Transcription Factors ◽

Heat Shock ◽

Ischemia Reperfusion ◽

Heat Shock Transcription Factors

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Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Heat-Shock Transcription Factors in Rubber Tree

Forests ◽

10.3390/f10121157 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 1157 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yan Li ◽

Wencai Yu ◽

Yueyi Chen ◽

Shuguang Yang ◽

Shaohua Wu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Transcription Factors ◽

Heat Shock ◽

Cold Stress ◽

Expression Patterns ◽

Rubber Tree ◽

Protein Motifs ◽

Heat Shock Transcription Factors ◽

Genome Wide ◽

Cold Tolerant ◽

Oligomerization Domain

Heat-shock transcription factors (Hsfs) play a pivotal role in the response of plants to various stresses. The present study aimed to characterize the Hsf genes in the rubber tree, a primary global source of natural rubber. In this study, 30 Hsf genes were identified in the rubber tree using genome-wide analysis. They possessed a structurally conserved DNA-binding domain and an oligomerization domain. On the basis of the length of the insert region between HR-A and HR-B in the oligomerization domain, the 30 members were clustered into three classes, Classes A (18), B (10), and C (2). Members within the same class shared highly conserved gene structures and protein motifs. The background expression levels of 11 genes in cold-tolerant rubber-tree clone 93-14 were significantly higher than those in cold-sensitive rubber-tree clone Reken501, while four genes exhibited inverse expression patterns. Upon cold stress, 20 genes were significantly upregulated in 93-114. Of the upregulated genes, HbHsfA2b, HbHsfA3a, and HbHsfA7a were also significantly upregulated in three other cold-tolerant rubber-tree clones at one or more time intervals upon cold stress. Their nuclear localization was verified, and the protein–protein interaction network was predicted. This study provides a basis for dissecting Hsf function in the enhanced cold tolerance of the rubber tree.

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Heat Shock-Induced Resistance Against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Okabe) Young et al. via Heat Shock Transcription Factors in Tomato

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy9010002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 2 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nur Akbar Arofatullah ◽

Morifumi Hasegawa ◽

Sayuri Tanabata ◽

Isao Ogiwara ◽

Tatsuo Sato

Keyword(s):

Gene Expression ◽

Transcription Factors ◽

Heat Shock ◽

Induced Resistance ◽

Pseudomonas Syringae ◽

Defense Response ◽

Application Site ◽

Pr Genes ◽

Heat Shock Transcription Factors ◽

Pr Gene Expression

*Abstract: We investigated the role of heat shock transcription factors (Hsfs) during induction of defense response by heat-shock treatment (HST) in tomato. Leaf disease symptoms were significantly reduced at 12 and 24 h after HST, consistent with upregulation of pathogenesis-related (PR) genes PR1a2 and PR1b1 peaking at 24 h after treatment. These genes were upregulated at the treatment application site, but not in untreated leaves. In contrast to HST, inoculation of the first leaf induced systemic upregulation of acidic PR genes in uninoculated second leaves. Furthermore, heat shock element motifs were found in upstream regions of PR1a2, PR1b1, Chitinase 3, Chitinase 9, Glucanase A, and Glucanase B genes. Upregulation of HsfA2 and HsfB1 peaked at 6 h after HST, 6 h earlier than salicylic acid accumulation. Foliar spray of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitor geldanamycin (GDA) induced PR gene expression comparable to that after HST. PR gene expression and defense response against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst) decreased when combining HST with Hsfs inhibitor KRIBB11. The Hsfs and PR gene expression induced by heat or GDA, together with the suppression of heat shock-induced resistance (HSIR) against Pst by KRIBB11, suggested a direct contribution of Hsfs to HSIR regulation in tomato.

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