BRUTUS and its paralogs, BTS LIKE1 and BTS LIKE2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana

Iron (Fe) is required for plant health, but it can also be toxic when present in excess. Therefore, Fe levels must be tightly controlled. The Arabidopsis thaliana E3 ligase BRUTUS (BTS) is involved in the negative regulation of the Fe deficiency response and we show here that the two A. thaliana BTS...

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Main Authors: Hindt, Maria N., Akmakjian, Garo Z., Pivarski, Kara L., Punshon, Tracy, Baxter, Ivan, Salt, David E., Guerinot, Mary Lou
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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
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author Hindt, Maria N.
Akmakjian, Garo Z.
Pivarski, Kara L.
Punshon, Tracy
Baxter, Ivan
Salt, David E.
Guerinot, Mary Lou
author_facet Hindt, Maria N.
Akmakjian, Garo Z.
Pivarski, Kara L.
Punshon, Tracy
Baxter, Ivan
Salt, David E.
Guerinot, Mary Lou
author_sort Hindt, Maria N.
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
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description Iron (Fe) is required for plant health, but it can also be toxic when present in excess. Therefore, Fe levels must be tightly controlled. The Arabidopsis thaliana E3 ligase BRUTUS (BTS) is involved in the negative regulation of the Fe deficiency response and we show here that the two A. thaliana BTS paralogs, BTS LIKE1 (BTSL1) and BTS LIKE2 (BTSL2) encode proteins that act redundantly as negative regulators of the Fe deficiency response. Loss of both of these E3 ligases enhances tolerance to Fe deficiency. We further generated a triple mutant with loss of both BTS paralogs and a partial loss of BTS expression that exhibits even greater tolerance to Fe deficient conditions and increased Fe accumulation without any resulting Fe toxicity effects. Finally, we identified a mutant carrying a novel missense mutation of BTS that exhibits an Fe deficiency response in the root when grown under both Fe-deficient and Fe-sufficient conditions, leading to Fe toxicity when plants are grown under Fe-sufficient conditions.
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spelling nottingham-452442020-05-04T18:52:44Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45244/ BRUTUS and its paralogs, BTS LIKE1 and BTS LIKE2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana Hindt, Maria N. Akmakjian, Garo Z. Pivarski, Kara L. Punshon, Tracy Baxter, Ivan Salt, David E. Guerinot, Mary Lou Iron (Fe) is required for plant health, but it can also be toxic when present in excess. Therefore, Fe levels must be tightly controlled. The Arabidopsis thaliana E3 ligase BRUTUS (BTS) is involved in the negative regulation of the Fe deficiency response and we show here that the two A. thaliana BTS paralogs, BTS LIKE1 (BTSL1) and BTS LIKE2 (BTSL2) encode proteins that act redundantly as negative regulators of the Fe deficiency response. Loss of both of these E3 ligases enhances tolerance to Fe deficiency. We further generated a triple mutant with loss of both BTS paralogs and a partial loss of BTS expression that exhibits even greater tolerance to Fe deficient conditions and increased Fe accumulation without any resulting Fe toxicity effects. Finally, we identified a mutant carrying a novel missense mutation of BTS that exhibits an Fe deficiency response in the root when grown under both Fe-deficient and Fe-sufficient conditions, leading to Fe toxicity when plants are grown under Fe-sufficient conditions. Royal Society of Chemistry 2017-07-01 Article PeerReviewed Hindt, Maria N., Akmakjian, Garo Z., Pivarski, Kara L., Punshon, Tracy, Baxter, Ivan, Salt, David E. and Guerinot, Mary Lou (2017) BRUTUS and its paralogs, BTS LIKE1 and BTS LIKE2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana. Metallomics, 9 (7). pp. 876-890. ISSN 1756-591X http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/MT/C7MT00152E#!divAbstract doi:10.1039/c7mt00152e doi:10.1039/c7mt00152e
spellingShingle Hindt, Maria N.
Akmakjian, Garo Z.
Pivarski, Kara L.
Punshon, Tracy
Baxter, Ivan
Salt, David E.
Guerinot, Mary Lou
BRUTUS and its paralogs, BTS LIKE1 and BTS LIKE2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana
title BRUTUS and its paralogs, BTS LIKE1 and BTS LIKE2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_full BRUTUS and its paralogs, BTS LIKE1 and BTS LIKE2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_fullStr BRUTUS and its paralogs, BTS LIKE1 and BTS LIKE2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_full_unstemmed BRUTUS and its paralogs, BTS LIKE1 and BTS LIKE2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_short BRUTUS and its paralogs, BTS LIKE1 and BTS LIKE2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in Arabidopsis thaliana
title_sort brutus and its paralogs, bts like1 and bts like2, encode important negative regulators of the iron deficiency response in arabidopsis thaliana
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