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ArticleNature communications2025

A multiprotein regulatory module, MED16-MBR1&2, controls MED25 homeostasis during jasmonate signaling.

Fangming Wu, Chuanlong Sun, Ziying Zhu, Lei Deng, Feifei Yu, Qi Xie, Chuanyou Li

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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7 authors.

Fangming Wu *Key Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. wufangming@genetics.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7608-5088
Chuanlong Sun *Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
Ziying ZhuKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Lei DengTaishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
Feifei YuCollege of Grassland Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1984-2462
Qi XieKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8262-9093
Chuanyou LiKey Laboratory of Seed Innovation, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. chuanyouli@sdau.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0202-3890

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31991183National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32161133018National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32370332
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mediator25 (MED25) has been ascribed as a signal-processing and -integrating center that controls jasmonate (JA)-induced and MYC2-dependent transcriptional output. A better understanding of the regulation of MED25 stability will undoubtedly advance our knowledge of the precise regulation of JA signaling-related transcriptional output. Here, we report that Arabidopsis MED16 activates JA-responsive gene expression by promoting MED25 stability. Conversely, two homologous E3 ubiquitin ligases, MED25-BINDING RING-H2 PROTEIN1 (MBR1) and MBR2, negatively regulate JA-responsive gene expression by promoting MED25 degradation. MED16 competes with MBR1&2 to bind to the von Willebrand Factor A (vWF-A) domain of MED25, thereby antagonizing the MBR1&2-mediated degradation of MED25 in vivo. In addition, we show that MED16 promotes hormone-induced interactions between MYC2 and MED25, leading to the activation of JA-responsive gene expression. Collectively, our findings reveal a multiprotein regulatory module that robustly and tightly maintains MED25 homeostasis, which determines the strength of the transcriptional output of JA signaling.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCyclopentanesMediator ComplexOxylipinsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsGene Expression Regulation, PlantHomeostasisPlants, Genetically ModifiedProteolysisSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsArabidopsis ProteinsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCyclopentanesjasmonic acidMediator ComplexMYC2 protein, ArabidopsisOxylipinsSFR6 protein, ArabidopsisTrans-ActivatorsUbiquitin-Protein Ligases

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PMID39824838
PMCPMC11748718

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