Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling compound in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In plants, NO regulates critical developmental transitions and stress responses. Here, we identify a mechanism for NO sensing that coordinates responses throughout development based on targeted degradation of plant-s...

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Main Authors: Gibbs, Daniel J., Md Isa, Nurulhikma, Movahedi, Mahsa, Lozano-Juste, Jorge, Mendiondo, Guillermina M., Berckhan, Sophie, Marín-de la Rosa, Nora, Vicente Conde, Jorge, Sousa Correia, Cristina, Pearce, Simon P., Bassel, George W., Hamali, Bulut, Talloji, Prabhavathi, Tomé, Daniel F.A., Coego, Alberto, Beynon, Jim, Alabadí, David, Bachmair, Andreas, León, José, Gray, Julie E., Theodoulou, Frederica L., Holdsworth, Michael J.
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author Gibbs, Daniel J.
Md Isa, Nurulhikma
Movahedi, Mahsa
Lozano-Juste, Jorge
Mendiondo, Guillermina M.
Berckhan, Sophie
Marín-de la Rosa, Nora
Vicente Conde, Jorge
Sousa Correia, Cristina
Pearce, Simon P.
Bassel, George W.
Hamali, Bulut
Talloji, Prabhavathi
Tomé, Daniel F.A.
Coego, Alberto
Beynon, Jim
Alabadí, David
Bachmair, Andreas
León, José
Gray, Julie E.
Theodoulou, Frederica L.
Holdsworth, Michael J.
author_facet Gibbs, Daniel J.
Md Isa, Nurulhikma
Movahedi, Mahsa
Lozano-Juste, Jorge
Mendiondo, Guillermina M.
Berckhan, Sophie
Marín-de la Rosa, Nora
Vicente Conde, Jorge
Sousa Correia, Cristina
Pearce, Simon P.
Bassel, George W.
Hamali, Bulut
Talloji, Prabhavathi
Tomé, Daniel F.A.
Coego, Alberto
Beynon, Jim
Alabadí, David
Bachmair, Andreas
León, José
Gray, Julie E.
Theodoulou, Frederica L.
Holdsworth, Michael J.
author_sort Gibbs, Daniel J.
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
collection Online Access
description Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling compound in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In plants, NO regulates critical developmental transitions and stress responses. Here, we identify a mechanism for NO sensing that coordinates responses throughout development based on targeted degradation of plant-specific transcriptional regulators, the group VII ethylene response factors (ERFs). We show that the N-end rule pathway of targeted proteolysis targets these proteins for destruction in the presence of NO, and we establish them as critical regulators of diverse NO-regulated processes, including seed germination, stomatal closure, and hypocotyl elongation. Furthermore, we define the molecular mechanism for NO control of germination and crosstalk with abscisic acid (ABA) signaling through ERF-regulated expression of ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE5 (ABI5). Our work demonstrates how NO sensing is integrated across multiple physiological processes by direct modulation of transcription factor stability and identifies group VII ERFs as central hubs for the perception of gaseous signals in plants.
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spelling nottingham-400422020-05-04T16:43:20Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40042/ Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors Gibbs, Daniel J. Md Isa, Nurulhikma Movahedi, Mahsa Lozano-Juste, Jorge Mendiondo, Guillermina M. Berckhan, Sophie Marín-de la Rosa, Nora Vicente Conde, Jorge Sousa Correia, Cristina Pearce, Simon P. Bassel, George W. Hamali, Bulut Talloji, Prabhavathi Tomé, Daniel F.A. Coego, Alberto Beynon, Jim Alabadí, David Bachmair, Andreas León, José Gray, Julie E. Theodoulou, Frederica L. Holdsworth, Michael J. Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling compound in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In plants, NO regulates critical developmental transitions and stress responses. Here, we identify a mechanism for NO sensing that coordinates responses throughout development based on targeted degradation of plant-specific transcriptional regulators, the group VII ethylene response factors (ERFs). We show that the N-end rule pathway of targeted proteolysis targets these proteins for destruction in the presence of NO, and we establish them as critical regulators of diverse NO-regulated processes, including seed germination, stomatal closure, and hypocotyl elongation. Furthermore, we define the molecular mechanism for NO control of germination and crosstalk with abscisic acid (ABA) signaling through ERF-regulated expression of ABSCISIC ACID INSENSITIVE5 (ABI5). Our work demonstrates how NO sensing is integrated across multiple physiological processes by direct modulation of transcription factor stability and identifies group VII ERFs as central hubs for the perception of gaseous signals in plants. Elsevier 2014-02-06 Article PeerReviewed Gibbs, Daniel J., Md Isa, Nurulhikma, Movahedi, Mahsa, Lozano-Juste, Jorge, Mendiondo, Guillermina M., Berckhan, Sophie, Marín-de la Rosa, Nora, Vicente Conde, Jorge, Sousa Correia, Cristina, Pearce, Simon P., Bassel, George W., Hamali, Bulut, Talloji, Prabhavathi, Tomé, Daniel F.A., Coego, Alberto, Beynon, Jim, Alabadí, David, Bachmair, Andreas, León, José, Gray, Julie E., Theodoulou, Frederica L. and Holdsworth, Michael J. (2014) Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors. Molecular Cell, 53 (3). pp. 369-379. ISSN 1097-4164 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276513009301 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2013.12.020 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2013.12.020
spellingShingle Gibbs, Daniel J.
Md Isa, Nurulhikma
Movahedi, Mahsa
Lozano-Juste, Jorge
Mendiondo, Guillermina M.
Berckhan, Sophie
Marín-de la Rosa, Nora
Vicente Conde, Jorge
Sousa Correia, Cristina
Pearce, Simon P.
Bassel, George W.
Hamali, Bulut
Talloji, Prabhavathi
Tomé, Daniel F.A.
Coego, Alberto
Beynon, Jim
Alabadí, David
Bachmair, Andreas
León, José
Gray, Julie E.
Theodoulou, Frederica L.
Holdsworth, Michael J.
Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors
title Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors
title_full Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors
title_fullStr Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors
title_full_unstemmed Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors
title_short Nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of Group VII ERF transcription factors
title_sort nitric oxide sensing in plants is mediated by proteolytic control of group vii erf transcription factors
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40042/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40042/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/40042/