scholarly journals Plant growth regulators interact with elevated temperature to alter heat stress signaling via the Unfolded Protein Response in maize

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena M. Neill ◽  
Michael C. R. Byrd ◽  
Thomas Billman ◽  
Federica Brandizzi ◽  
Ann E. Stapleton
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena M. Neill ◽  
Michael C. R. Byrd ◽  
Thomas Billman ◽  
Federica Brandizzi ◽  
Ann E. Stapleton

ABSTRACTPlants are increasingly exposed to high temperatures, which can cause accumulation of unfolded protein in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). This condition, known as ER stress, evokes the unfolded protein response (UPR), a cytoprotective signaling pathway. One important branch of the UPR is regulated by splicing of bZIP60 mRNA by the IRE1 stress sensor. There is increasing evidence that commercial plant growth regulators may protect against abiotic stressors including heat stress and drought, but there is very little mechanistic information about these effects or about the regulatory pathways involved. We evaluated evidence in the B73 Zea mays inbred for differences in the activity of the UPR between permissive and elevated temperature in conjunction with plant growth regulator application. Treatment with elevated temperature and plant growth regulators increased UPR activation, as assessed by an increase in splicing of the mRNA of the IRE1 target bZIP60 following paclobutrazol treatment. We propose that plant growth regulator treatment induces bZIP60 mRNA splicing which ‘primes’ plants for rapid adaptive response to subsequent endoplasmic reticulum-stress inducing conditions.


2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Deng ◽  
Renu Srivastava ◽  
Teagen D. Quilichini ◽  
Haili Dong ◽  
Yan Bao ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 1007-1023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang-Shuang Zhang ◽  
Hongxing Yang ◽  
Lan Ding ◽  
Ze-Ting Song ◽  
Hong Ma ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 3559-3575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaoxia Li ◽  
Jie Tang ◽  
Renu Srivastava ◽  
Diane C. Bassham ◽  
Stephen H. Howell

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document