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F-Box Family Genes, LTSF1 and LTSF2, Regulate Low-Temperature Stress Tolerance in Pepper (Capsicum chinense).


ABSTRACT: The F-box proteins belong to a family of regulatory proteins that play key roles in the proteasomal degradation of other proteins. Plant F-box proteins are functionally diverse, and the precise roles of many such proteins in growth and development are not known. Previously, two low-temperature-sensitive F-box protein family genes (LTSF1 and LTSF2) were identified as candidates responsible for the sensitivity to low temperatures in the pepper (Capsicum chinense) cultivar 'sy-2'. In the present study, we showed that the virus-induced gene silencing of these genes stunted plant growth and caused abnormal leaf development under low-temperature conditions, similar to what was observed in the low-temperature-sensitive 'sy-2' line. Protein-protein interaction analyses revealed that the LTSF1 and LTSF2 proteins interacted with S-phase kinase-associated protein 1 (SKP1), part of the Skp, Cullin, F-box-containing (SCF) complex that catalyzes the ubiquitination of proteins for degradation, suggesting a role for LTSF1 and LTSF2 in protein degradation. Furthermore, transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana plants overexpressing the pepper LTSF1 gene showed an increased tolerance to low-temperature stress and a higher expression of the genes encoding antioxidant enzymes. Taken together, these results suggest that the LTSF1 and LTSF2 F-box proteins are a functional component of the SCF complex and may positively regulate low-temperature stress tolerance by activating antioxidant-enzyme activities.

SUBMITTER: Venkatesh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7570372 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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F-Box Family Genes, <i>LTSF1</i> and <i>LTSF2,</i> Regulate Low-Temperature Stress Tolerance in Pepper (<i>Capsicum chinense</i>).

Venkatesh Jelli J   Kang Min-Young MY   Liu Li L   Kwon Jin-Kyung JK   Kang Byoung-Cheorl BC  

Plants (Basel, Switzerland) 20200911 9


The F-box proteins belong to a family of regulatory proteins that play key roles in the proteasomal degradation of other proteins. Plant F-box proteins are functionally diverse, and the precise roles of many such proteins in growth and development are not known. Previously, two low-temperature-sensitive F-box protein family genes (<i>LTSF1</i> and <i>LTSF2</i>) were identified as candidates responsible for the sensitivity to low temperatures in the pepper (<i>Capsicum chinense</i>) cultivar '<i>  ...[more]

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