Title: | Interaction between MYC2 and ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3 modulates antagonism between jasmonate and ethylene signaling in Arabidopsis |
Author(s): | Song S; Huang H; Gao H; Wang J; Wu D; Liu X; Yang S; Zhai Q; Li C; Qi T; Xie D; |
Address: | "Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China" |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1532-298X (Electronic) 1040-4651 (Print) 1040-4651 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms for integration of endogenous and exogenous signals to adapt to the changing environment. Both the phytohormones jasmonate (JA) and ethylene (ET) regulate plant growth, development, and defense. In addition to synergistic regulation of root hair development and resistance to necrotrophic fungi, JA and ET act antagonistically to regulate gene expression, apical hook curvature, and plant defense against insect attack. However, the molecular mechanism for such antagonism between JA and ET signaling remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that interaction between the JA-activated transcription factor MYC2 and the ET-stabilized transcription factor ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE3 (EIN3) modulates JA and ET signaling antagonism in Arabidopsis thaliana. MYC2 interacts with EIN3 to attenuate the transcriptional activity of EIN3 and repress ET-enhanced apical hook curvature. Conversely, EIN3 interacts with and represses MYC2 to inhibit JA-induced expression of wound-responsive genes and herbivory-inducible genes and to attenuate JA-regulated plant defense against generalist herbivores. Coordinated regulation of plant responses in both antagonistic and synergistic manners would help plants adapt to fluctuating environments" |
Keywords: | Arabidopsis/genetics/*metabolism Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics/metabolism/*physiology Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism/*physiology Cyclopentanes/*metabolism DNA-Binding Proteins Ethylenes/*metabolism Gene Exp; |
Notes: | "MedlineSong, Susheng Huang, Huang Gao, Hua Wang, Jiaojiao Wu, Dewei Liu, Xili Yang, Shuhua Zhai, Qingzhe Li, Chuanyou Qi, Tiancong Xie, Daoxin eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2014/01/09 Plant Cell. 2014 Jan; 26(1):263-79. doi: 10.1105/tpc.113.120394. Epub 2014 Jan 7" |