LBD18 uses a dual mode of a positive feedback loop to regulate ARF expression and transcriptional activity in Arabidopsis.
Plant J
; 95(2): 233-251, 2018 07.
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ABSTRACT
A hierarchy of transcriptional regulators controlling lateral root formation in Arabidopsis thaliana has been identified, including the AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 7 (ARF7)/ARF19-LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES DOMAIN 16 (LBD16)/LBD18 transcriptional network; however, their feedback regulation mechanisms are not known. Here we show that LBD18 controls ARF activity using the dual mode of a positive feedback loop. We showed that ARF7 and ARF19 directly bind AuxRE in the LBD18 promoter. A variety of molecular and biochemical experiments demonstrated that LBD18 binds a specific DNA motif in the ARF19 promoter to regulate its expression in vivo as well as in vitro. LBD18 interacts with ARFs including ARF7 and ARF19 via the Phox and Bem1 domain of ARF to enhance the transcriptional activity of ARF7 on AuxRE, and competes with auxin/indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) repressors for ARF binding, overriding the negative feedback loop exerted by Aux/IAA repressors. Taken together, these results show that LBD18 and ARFs form a double positive feedback loop, and that LBD18 uses the dual mode of a positive feedback loop by binding directly to the ARF19 promoter and through the protein-protein interactions with ARF7 and ARF19. This novel mechanism of feedback loops may constitute a robust feedback mechanism that ensures continued lateral root growth in response to auxin in Arabidopsis.
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Fatores de Transcrição
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Arabidopsis
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Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas
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Proteínas de Arabidopsis
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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En
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Plant J
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BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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BOTANICA
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2018
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Article