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Identification and Expression Analysis of a Novel HbCIPK2-Interacting Ferredoxin from Halophyte H. brevisubulatum.

ABSTRACT: Ferredoxin is a small iron-sulfer protein involved in various one-eletron transfer pathways. Little is known about how ferredoxin is regulated to distribute electron under abiotic stress. Our previous study has showed that HbCIPK2 conferred salinity and drought tolerance. Thus, we hypothesized that HbCIPK2 could mediate the activities of interacting partners as a signal transducer. In this report, we identified a novel HbCIPK2-interacting ferredoxin (HbFd1) from halophyte Hordeum brevisubulatum by yeast two-hybrid screens, confirmed this interaction by BiFC in vivo and CoIP in vitro, and presented the expression pattern of HbFd1. HbFd1 was down-regulated under salinity and cold stress but up-regulated under PEG stress, its expression showed tissue-specific, mainly in shoot chloroplast, belonging to leaf-type subgroup. Moreover, HbCIPK2 could recruit HbFd1 to the nucleus for their interaction. The C-terminal segment in HbFd1 protein was involved in the interaction with HbCIPK2. These results provided insight into the connection between CBL-CIPK signaling network and Fd-dependent metabolic pathways.

SUBMITTER: Zhang C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4670114 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification and Expression Analysis of a Novel HbCIPK2-Interacting Ferredoxin from Halophyte H. brevisubulatum.

Zhang Chao C Ge Rongchao R Zhang Junwen J Chen Yajuan Y Wang Hongzhi H Wei Jianhua J Li Ruifen R

PloS one 20151204 12

Ferredoxin is a small iron-sulfer protein involved in various one-eletron transfer pathways. Little is known about how ferredoxin is regulated to distribute electron under abiotic stress. Our previous study has showed that HbCIPK2 conferred salinity and drought tolerance. Thus, we hypothesized that HbCIPK2 could mediate the activities of interacting partners as a signal transducer. In this report, we identified a novel HbCIPK2-interacting ferredoxin (HbFd1) from halophyte Hordeum brevisubulatum ...[more]

PMID: 26636581

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Project description:Background:Real-time quantitative PCR has been widely used as the most reliable method to measure gene expression, due to its high accuracy and specificity. Wild barley (Hordeum brevisubulatum (Trin.) Link) is a wild relative species in Triticeae that has strong tolerance to abiotic stresses and extremely wide adaptation. However, suitable references gene have not been documented for standardization of gene expression in wild barley under abiotic stress. Results:Here we report the first systematic and comprehensive analysis of reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR standardization in wild barley. We selected 11 genes, including ACT (Actin), ADP (ADP-ribosylation factor 1), CYP2 (Cyclophilin 2), EF-1α (Elongation factor 1-alpha), GAPDH (Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase), HSP90 (Heat shock protein 90), TUBα (Alpha-tubulin), TUBβ6 (Beta-tubulin 6), UBI (Ubiquitin), 18SrRNA-1 (guanine1575-N7-methyltransferase) and 18SrRNA-3 (adenine1779-N6-dimethyltransferase) from a wild barley transcriptome database and analyzed their expression stabilities in shoots and roots of wild barley seedling under various stress conditions using comparative ΔCt, BestKeeper, Normfinder and geNorm software. The results demonstrated that ADP was the most suitable reference gene in salt stress while UBI showed peak stability under mannitol and ABA stress; EF-1α was the most appropriate reference gene for PEG, GA3, ethylene and heat stress; 18SrRNA-3 was the best choice for cold stress; and TUBα was the first stable gene across different tissues. Conclusions:Our main contribution was to identify reference genes with suitable and stable expression in wild barley under various stress conditions and in different tissues to provide a useful resource for future studies. The results demonstrate the importance of transcriptome data as a useful resource for the screening of candidate reference genes and highlight the need for specific reference genes for specific conditions. Furthermore, these findings will provide valuable information for wild barley and relative species for future research.

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Identification and Expression Analysis of a Novel HbCIPK2-Interacting Ferredoxin from Halophyte H. brevisubulatum.

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Identification and Expression Analysis of a Novel HbCIPK2-Interacting Ferredoxin from Halophyte H. brevisubulatum.

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