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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-28
pubmed:abstractText
The ATPases associated with various cellular activities (AAA) proteins are widespread in living organisms. Some of the AAA-type ATPases possess metalloprotease activities. Other members constitute the 26S proteasome complexes. In recent years, a few AAA members have been implicated in vesicle-mediated secretion, membrane fusion, cellular organelle biogenesis, and hypersensitive responses (HR) in plants. However, the physiological roles and biochemical activities of plant AAA proteins have not yet been defined at the molecular level, and regulatory mechanisms underlying their functions are largely unknown. In this study, we showed that overexpression of an Arabidopsis gene encoding a mitochondrial AAA protein, ATPase-in-Seed-Development (ASD), induces morphological and anatomical defects in seed maturation. The ASD gene is expressed at a high level during the seed maturation process and in mature seeds but is repressed rapidly in germinating seeds. Transgenic plants overexpressing the ASD gene are morphologically normal. However, seed formation is severely disrupted in the transgenic plants. The ASD gene is induced by abiotic stresses, such as low temperatures and high salinity, in an abscisic acid (ABA)-dependent manner. The ASD protein possesses ATPase activity and is localized into the mitochondria. Our observations suggest that ASD may play a role in seed maturation by influencing mitochondrial function under abiotic stress.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0219-1032
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
361-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Adenosine Triphosphatases, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Arabidopsis, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Arabidopsis Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Computer Simulation, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Enzyme Assays, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Germination, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Seeds, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Stress, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:21359673-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Activation of a mitochondrial ATPase gene induces abnormal seed development in Arabidopsis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't