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ArticlePlant physiology2010

Cross talk between the KNOX and ethylene pathways is mediated by intron-binding transcription factors in barley.

Michela Osnato, Maria Rosaria Stile, Yamei Wang, Donaldo Meynard, Serena Curiale, Emmanuel Guiderdoni, Yongxiu Liu, David S Horner, Pieter B F Ouwerkerk, Carlo Pozzi and 3 more

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13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Michela OsnatoDipartimento di Produzione Vegetale, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Maria Rosaria Stile
Yamei Wang
Donaldo Meynard
Serena Curiale
Emmanuel Guiderdoni
Yongxiu Liu
David S Horner
Pieter B F Ouwerkerk
Carlo Pozzi
Kai J Müller
Francesco Salamini
Laura Rossini
University of Naples Federico II · ITMax Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research · DEParco Tecnologico Padano · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

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Abstract

In the barley (Hordeum vulgare) Hooded (Kap) mutant, the duplication of a 305-bp intron sequence leads to the overexpression of the Barley knox3 (Bkn3) gene, resulting in the development of an extra flower in the spikelet. We used a one-hybrid screen to identify four proteins that bind the intron-located regulatory element (Kap intron-binding proteins). Three of these, Barley Ethylene Response Factor1 (BERF1), Barley Ethylene Insensitive Like1 (BEIL1), and Barley Growth Regulating Factor1 (BGRF1), were characterized and their in vitro DNA-binding capacities verified. Given the homology of BERF1 and BEIL1 to ethylene signaling proteins, we investigated if these factors might play a dual role in intron-mediated regulation and ethylene response. In transgenic rice (Oryza sativa), constitutive expression of the corresponding genes produced phenotypic alterations consistent with perturbations in ethylene levels and variations in the expression of a key gene of ethylene biosynthesis. In barley, ethylene treatment results in partial suppression of the Kap phenotype, accompanied by up-regulation of BERF1 and BEIL1 expression, followed by down-regulation of Bkn3 mRNA levels. In rice protoplasts, BEIL1 activates the expression of a reporter gene driven by the 305-bp intron element, while BERF1 can counteract this activation. Thus, BEIL1 and BERF1, likely in association with other Kap intron-binding proteins, should mediate the fine-tuning of Bkn3 expression by ethylene. We propose a hypothesis for the cross talk between the KNOX and ethylene pathways.

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IntronsEthylenesHomeodomain ProteinsHordeumMolecular Sequence DataOryzaPhylogenyPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedTranscription FactorsethyleneEthylenesHomeodomain ProteinsKn1 protein, plantPlant ProteinsTranscription Factors

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