Overexpression of BBX18 Promotes Thermomorphogenesis Through the PRR5-PIF4 Pathway

Thermomorphogenesis is the morphological response of plants to an elevation in the ambient temperature, which is mediated by the bHLH transcription factor PIF4. The evening-expressed clock component, PRR5, directly represses the expression of PIF4 mRNA. Additionally, PRR5 interacts with PIF4 protein...

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Autores principales: Geonhee Hwang, Jeeyoon Park, Soohwan Kim, Jeonghyang Park, Dain Seo, Eunkyoo Oh
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6caf7fbd9d2643078d514513ace76ffb2021-11-30T16:38:24ZOverexpression of BBX18 Promotes Thermomorphogenesis Through the PRR5-PIF4 Pathway1664-462X10.3389/fpls.2021.782352https://doaj.org/article/6caf7fbd9d2643078d514513ace76ffb2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.782352/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-462XThermomorphogenesis is the morphological response of plants to an elevation in the ambient temperature, which is mediated by the bHLH transcription factor PIF4. The evening-expressed clock component, PRR5, directly represses the expression of PIF4 mRNA. Additionally, PRR5 interacts with PIF4 protein and represses its transactivation activity, which in turn suppresses the thermoresponsive growth in the evening. Here, we found that the B-box zinc finger protein, BBX18, interacts with PRR5 through the B-Box2 domain. Deletion of the B-Box2 domain abolished the functions of BBX18, including the stimulation of PIF4 mRNA expression and hypocotyl growth. Overexpression of BBX18, and not of B-Box2-deleted BBX18, restored the expression of thermoresponsive genes in the evening. We further show that BBX18 prevents PRR5 from inhibiting PIF4-mediated high temperature responses. Taken together, our results suggest that BBX18 regulates thermoresponsive growth through the PRR5-PIF4 pathway.Geonhee HwangJeeyoon ParkSoohwan KimJeonghyang ParkDain SeoEunkyoo OhFrontiers Media S.A.articleBBX18PRR5thermomorphogenesisPIF4high temperaturePlant cultureSB1-1110ENFrontiers in Plant Science, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic BBX18
PRR5
thermomorphogenesis
PIF4
high temperature
Plant culture
SB1-1110
spellingShingle BBX18
PRR5
thermomorphogenesis
PIF4
high temperature
Plant culture
SB1-1110
Geonhee Hwang
Jeeyoon Park
Soohwan Kim
Jeonghyang Park
Dain Seo
Eunkyoo Oh
Overexpression of BBX18 Promotes Thermomorphogenesis Through the PRR5-PIF4 Pathway
description Thermomorphogenesis is the morphological response of plants to an elevation in the ambient temperature, which is mediated by the bHLH transcription factor PIF4. The evening-expressed clock component, PRR5, directly represses the expression of PIF4 mRNA. Additionally, PRR5 interacts with PIF4 protein and represses its transactivation activity, which in turn suppresses the thermoresponsive growth in the evening. Here, we found that the B-box zinc finger protein, BBX18, interacts with PRR5 through the B-Box2 domain. Deletion of the B-Box2 domain abolished the functions of BBX18, including the stimulation of PIF4 mRNA expression and hypocotyl growth. Overexpression of BBX18, and not of B-Box2-deleted BBX18, restored the expression of thermoresponsive genes in the evening. We further show that BBX18 prevents PRR5 from inhibiting PIF4-mediated high temperature responses. Taken together, our results suggest that BBX18 regulates thermoresponsive growth through the PRR5-PIF4 pathway.
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author Geonhee Hwang
Jeeyoon Park
Soohwan Kim
Jeonghyang Park
Dain Seo
Eunkyoo Oh
author_facet Geonhee Hwang
Jeeyoon Park
Soohwan Kim
Jeonghyang Park
Dain Seo
Eunkyoo Oh
author_sort Geonhee Hwang
title Overexpression of BBX18 Promotes Thermomorphogenesis Through the PRR5-PIF4 Pathway
title_short Overexpression of BBX18 Promotes Thermomorphogenesis Through the PRR5-PIF4 Pathway
title_full Overexpression of BBX18 Promotes Thermomorphogenesis Through the PRR5-PIF4 Pathway
title_fullStr Overexpression of BBX18 Promotes Thermomorphogenesis Through the PRR5-PIF4 Pathway
title_full_unstemmed Overexpression of BBX18 Promotes Thermomorphogenesis Through the PRR5-PIF4 Pathway
title_sort overexpression of bbx18 promotes thermomorphogenesis through the prr5-pif4 pathway
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/6caf7fbd9d2643078d514513ace76ffb
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