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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
The Arabidopsis CBF proteins activate expression of a set of genes whose upstream regulatory sequences typically harbor one or more copies of the CRT/DRE low temperature cis-acting DNA regulatory element. Using domain swap experiments in both yeast and Arabidopsis we show that the NH3-terminal 115 amino acids direct CBF1 to target genes and the COOH-terminal 98 amino acids function in trans-activation. Mutational analysis through the COOH-terminus using truncation and alanine-substitution mutants in yeast revealed four motifs that contribute positively towards activation. Overexpression of mutants in plants support this conclusion and also indicated that disruption of a single motif did not seriously compromise activity unless combined with the disruption of a second. These motifs consist of clusters of hydrophobic residues which are delimited from one another by short stretches of Asp, Glu, Pro and other residues favoring the formation of loops. This structural pattern is conserved across plant taxa as revealed through alignment of Arabidopsis CBF1 with homologous sequences from a diverse array of plant species. Overexpression in plants of the CBF1 COOH-terminus as a fusion with the yeast GAL4 DNA binding domain also resulted in severe stunting of growth, a phenotype which was alleviated if the activation domain was rendered ineffective. Taken together these results suggest that high level overexpression of an active, CBF activation domain compromises plant growth.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0167-4412
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
543-59
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Amino Acid Motifs, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Arabidopsis, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Arabidopsis Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Glucuronidase, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Plants, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Trans-Activators, pubmed-meshheading:16021338-Transcriptional Activation
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Multiple hydrophobic motifs in Arabidopsis CBF1 COOH-terminus provide functional redundancy in trans-activation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University/OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't