Regulatory functions of evolutionarily conserved AN1/A20-like Zinc finger family proteins in Arabidopsis stress responses under high temperature

Geun Don Kim, Young Hee Cho, Sang Dong Yoo

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    Abstract

    AN1/A20-like Zinc finger family proteins are evolutionarily conserved regulatory components in eukaryotic signaling circuits. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the AN1/A20 Zinc finger family is encoded as 14 members in the genome and collectively referred to as stress-associated proteins (SAPs). Here we described AtSAP5 localized to the nucleus, and played a role in heat-responsive gene regulation together with MBF1c. Seedling survival assay of sap5 and mbf1c demonstrated consistent effects of AtSAP5 and MBF1C in response to two-step heat treatment, supporting their function in heat stress tolerance. Our findings yield an insight in A20/AN1-like Zinc finger protein AtSAP5 functions in plant adaptability under high temperature.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)213-220
    Number of pages8
    JournalBiochemical and biophysical research communications
    Volume457
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015 Feb 6

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    We thank the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center (ABRC), Bo-Ram Jeon for initial screen, and Dr. Randy D. Allen (Oklahoma State University) for generously sharing sap5 seeds. This study was supported by the Korean NRF ( NRF-2012R1A2A2A01005933 ) and the Woo Jang Chun Special Project funded by the Korean RDA ( PJ009106052014 ) to S.D.Y., and by the Korean NRF ( NRF-2013R1A1A2A10006458 ) and Korea University grant to Y.H.C.

    Keywords

    • A20/AN1 zinc finger protein
    • Heat stress tolerance
    • MBF1c

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biophysics
    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology
    • Cell Biology

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