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14-3-3 proteins contribute to leaf and root development via brassinosteroid insensitive 1 in Arabidopsis thaliana
Jae Hoon Lee1, Geunhwa Kwak2, Yong Pyo Lim3
1Smart Farm Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, Gangwon-do, 25451, Republic of Korea.
Background:
Brassinosteroids (BR) are essential growth hormone in plants. Various components involved in signal transduction pathway have been identified as targets of 14-3-3 phospho-binding proteins. Previously, we showed that 14-3-3 proteins directly interact with the Brassinosteroid Insensitive 1 (BRI1), the BR receptor kinase, and are also subject to phosphorylation in a BR-dependent manner.
Objective:
In this study, we aimed to examine a potential interplay between 14-3-3 proteins and BRI1 in plant growth.
Methods:
Morphological phenotypes of a T-DNA insertion mutant line, 14-3-3ψφε, defective in three 14-3-3 isoforms, psi, phi and epsilon, were characterized and compared with bri1-5 and two transgenic lines for BRI1, BRI1-Flag and BRI1-Flag (14-3-3ψφε). We also generated complementation lines carrying each of the three 14-3-3 genes and determined their differences in rosette growth.
Results:
No significant differences between the wild-type and 14-3-3ψφε seedlings were observed regardless of BR applications. However, BRI1-Flag (14-3-3ψφε) showed a significantly reduced cold tolerance and BR sensitivity in hypocotyl and root development when compared to BRI1-Flag. In addition, narrower leaf shape and smaller rosette size were observed in BRI1-Flag (14-3-3ψφε), while the mutant phenotypes were partially restored in the complementation lines, two of which with 14-3-3φ and 14-3-3ε showed the rosette growth comparable to BRI1-Flag.
Conclusion:
Taken together, our results suggested that 14-3-3 proteins might positively regulate BRI1 activity and showed that 14-3-3 isoforms have different functional impacts in BR signaling.
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