Orthogonal regulation of phytochrome B abundance by stress-specific plastidial retrograde signaling metabolite

Jishan Jiang, Liping Zeng, Haiyan Ke, Brittenny Cruz and Katayoon Dehesh ()
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Jishan Jiang: University of California
Liping Zeng: University of California
Haiyan Ke: University of California
Brittenny Cruz: University of California
Katayoon Dehesh: University of California

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract Plant survival necessitates constant monitoring of fluctuating light and balancing growth demands with adaptive responses, tasks mediated via interconnected sensing and signaling networks. Photoreceptor phytochrome B (phyB) and plastidial retrograde signaling metabolite methylerythritol cyclodiphosphate (MEcPP) are evolutionarily conserved sensing and signaling components eliciting responses through unknown connection(s). Here, via a suppressor screen, we identify two phyB mutant alleles that revert the dwarf and high salicylic acid phenotypes of the high MEcPP containing mutant ceh1. Biochemical analyses show high phyB protein levels in MEcPP-accumulating plants resulting from reduced expression of phyB antagonists and decreased auxin levels. We show that auxin treatment negatively regulates phyB abundance. Additional studies identify CAMTA3, a MEcPP-activated calcium-dependent transcriptional regulator, as critical for maintaining phyB abundance. These studies provide insights into biological organization fundamentals whereby a signal from a single plastidial metabolite is transduced into an ensemble of regulatory networks controlling the abundance of phyB, positioning plastids at the information apex directing adaptive responses.

Date: 2019
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