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CaADIP1-dependent CaADIK1-kinase activation is required for abscisic acid signalling and drought stress response in
Soongon Jeong1, Chae Woo Lim1, Sung Chul Lee1
1Department of Life Science (BK21 programme), Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-Ro, Dongjak-Gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Induction of the abscisic acid (ABA) signalling network is associated with various stress conditions, including cold, high salinity and drought. As core ABA signalling components, group A type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs) interact with and inhibit snf1-related protein kinase2s. Here, we isolated and characterised the pepper mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase CaADIK1, which interacts with the group A PP2C CaADIP1. CaADIK1 transcripts were induced by abiotic stresses, and CaADIK1 localised in the nucleus and cytoplasm. We verified that CaADIP1 inhibits the autokinase activity of CaADIK1; moreover, the kinase activity of CaADIK1 is enhanced by drought stress. We performed genetic analysis using CaADIK1-silenced pepper and CaADIK1-overexpressing (OX) Arabidopsis plants. CaADIK1-silenced pepper plants showed drought-sensitive phenotypes, whereas CaADIK1-OX Arabidopsis plants showed ABA-sensitive and drought-tolerant phenotypes. In CaADIK1K32N -OX Arabidopsis plants mutated at the ATP-binding site, the ABA-insensitive and drought-sensitive phenotypes were restored. Taken together, our findings show that CaADIK1 positively regulates the ABA-dependent drought stress response and is inhibited by CaADIP1.
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