Oxygen sensing in plants is mediated by an N-end rule pathway for protein destabilization

Francesco Licausi (), Monika Kosmacz, Daan A. Weits, Beatrice Giuntoli, Federico M. Giorgi, Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek, Pierdomenico Perata and Joost T. van Dongen ()
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Francesco Licausi: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, 14476
Monika Kosmacz: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, 14476
Daan A. Weits: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, 14476
Beatrice Giuntoli: PlantLab, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33
Federico M. Giorgi: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, 14476
Laurentius A. C. J. Voesenek: Plant Ecophysiology, Institute of Environmental Biology, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8
Pierdomenico Perata: PlantLab, Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33
Joost T. van Dongen: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Muehlenberg 1, 14476

Nature, 2011, vol. 479, issue 7373, 419-422

Abstract: How plants sense oxygen shortage Tolerance of plants to flooding is an important factor for food security, particularly in the developing world. When plants are submerged in water they experience hypoxia, which triggers changes in gene transcription that promote anaerobic metabolism and sustain ATP production. Two complementary studies identify the mechanism that senses reduced oxygen levels in Arabidopsis. They report that the N-end rule pathway of targeted proteolysis regulates the stability of key hypoxia-response transcription factors. Enhanced stability of these proteins under low oxygen conditions improves plant survival, suggesting a target for possible genetic improvement of flooding-tolerance in crops.

Date: 2011
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