LAF1, a MYB transcription activator for phytochrome A signaling

Ballesteros, M. L., Bolle, C., Lois, L. M., Moore, J. M., Vielle-Calzada, J. P., Grossniklaus, U., Chua, N. H. (October 2001) LAF1, a MYB transcription activator for phytochrome A signaling. Genes & Development, 15 (19). pp. 2613-2625. ISSN 0890-9369

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URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11581165
DOI: 10.1101/gad.915001

Abstract

The photoreceptor phytochrome (phy) A has a well-defined role in regulating gene expression in response to specific light signals. Here, we describe a new Arabidopsis mutant, laf1 (long after far-red light 1) that has an elongated hypocotyl specifically under far-red light. Gene expression studies showed that laf1 has reduced responsiveness to continuous far-red light but retains wild-type responses to other light wavelengths. As far-red light is only perceived by phyA, our results suggest that LAF1 is specifically involved in phyA signal transduction. Further analyses revealed that laf1 is affected in a subset of phyA-dependent responses and the phenotype is more severe at low far-red fluence rates. LAF1 encodes a nuclear protein with strong homology with the R2R3-MYB family of DNA-binding proteins. Experiments using yeast cells identified a transactivation domain in the C-terminal portion of the protein. LAF1 is constitutively targeted to the nucleus by signals in its N-terminal portion, and the full-length protein accumulates in distinct nuclear speckles. This accumulation in speckles is abolished by a point mutation in a lysine residue (K258R), which might serve as a modification site by a small ubiquitin-like protein (SUMO).

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Uncontrolled Keywords: signal transduction phytochrome A Arabidopsis MYB transcription factor nuclear speckles ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA TRANSDUCTION PATHWAYS PROMOTER ELEMENT FUSION PROTEINS NUCLEAR IMPORT BHLH PROTEIN GENE FAMILY LIGHT EXPRESSION PLANTS
Subjects: organism description > plant > Arabidopsis
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > transcription
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > genes, structure and function > gene expression
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > protein structure, function, modification > protein types > transcription factor
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Communities: CSHL labs > Grossniklaus lab
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: October 2001
Date Deposited: 22 Jan 2014 20:49
Last Modified: 22 Jan 2014 20:49
PMCID: PMC312796
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/29219

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