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ArticleThe Plant cell2024

The U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase PUB35 negatively regulates ABA signaling through AFP1-mediated degradation of ABI5.

Chang Du, Meng Liu, Yujie Yan, Xiaoyu Guo, Xiuping Cao, Yuzhe Jiao, Jiexuan Zheng, Yanchun Ma, Yuting Xie, Hongbo Li and 4 more

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14 authors.

Chang DuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0009-0002-4230-1648
Meng LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0009-0005-5278-0066
Yujie YanGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0009-0004-4687-5803
Xiaoyu GuoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0009-0001-6738-5991
Xiuping CaoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0009-0003-4674-6545
Yuzhe JiaoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0009-0001-0808-6326
Jiexuan ZhengGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0009-0004-3292-7449
Yanchun MaCollege of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, Shandong, China.ORCID 0009-0009-0956-827X
Yuting XieGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3081-1720
Hongbo LiGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5654-1928
Chengwei YangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2648-3181
Caiji GaoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3958-4499
Qingzhen ZhaoCollege of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, Shandong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4039-0368
Zhonghui ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology for Plant Development, School of Life Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3732-8010

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32170593Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong 2021A1515110451Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China 2020B1515020007Pearl River Talent Plan 2019QN01N108Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China ZR2021MC069
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abscisic acid (ABA) signaling is crucial for plant responses to various abiotic stresses. The Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) transcription factor ABA INSENSITIVE 5 (ABI5) is a central regulator of ABA signaling. ABI5 BINDING PROTEIN 1 (AFP1) interacts with ABI5 and facilitates its 26S-proteasome-mediated degradation, although the detailed mechanism has remained unclear. Here, we report that an ABA-responsive U-box E3 ubiquitin ligase, PLANT U-BOX 35 (PUB35), physically interacts with AFP1 and ABI5. PUB35 directly ubiquitinated ABI5 in a bacterially reconstituted ubiquitination system and promoted ABI5 protein degradation in vivo. ABI5 degradation was enhanced by AFP1 in response to ABA treatment. Phosphorylation of the T201 and T206 residues in ABI5 disrupted the ABI5-AFP1 interaction and affected the ABI5-PUB35 interaction and PUB35-mediated degradation of ABI5 in vivo. Genetic analysis of seed germination and seedling growth showed that pub35 mutants were hypersensitive to ABA as well as to salinity and osmotic stresses, whereas PUB35 overexpression lines were hyposensitive. Moreover, abi5 was epistatic to pub35, whereas the pub35-2 afp1-1 double mutant showed a similar ABA response to the two single mutants. Together, our results reveal a PUB35-AFP1 module involved in fine-tuning ABA signaling through ubiquitination and 26S-proteasome-mediated degradation of ABI5 during seed germination and seedling growth.

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Abscisic AcidArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantSignal TransductionUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsGerminationMutationPhosphorylationPlants, Genetically ModifiedProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein BindingProteolysisABI5 protein, ArabidopsisAbscisic AcidArabidopsis ProteinsBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID38924024
PMCPMC11371175

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