MeJA-responsive bHLH transcription factor LjbHLH7 regulates cyanogenic glucoside biosynthesis in Lotus japonicus

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 73(2022), 8 vom: 18. Apr., Seite 2650-2665
1. Verfasser: Chen, Cheng (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Liu, Fu, Zhang, Kaixuan, Niu, Xiaolei, Zhao, Hui, Liu, Qiuxu, Georgiev, Milen I, Xu, Xiaoheng, Zhang, Xinquan, Zhou, Meiliang
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Lotus japonicus JAZ bHLH cyanogenic glucosides jasmonates transcription factor Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors Cyclopentanes mehr... Glucosides Glycosides Oxylipins
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Zusammenfassung:© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissionsoup.com.
Cyanogenic glucosides (CNglcs) play an important role in plant defense response; however, the mechanism of regulation of CNglc synthesis by the external environment and endogenous hormones is largely unclear. In this study, we found that jasmonates (JAs) promoted the synthesis of CNglcs by activating the expression of CNglc biosynthesis genes in Lotus japonicus. Several differentially expressed basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) family genes related to the synthesis of CNglcs were identified by RNA-seq. LjbHLH7 can directly activate the expression of CYP79D3 gene, the first step of CNglc synthesis, by binding to the G-box sequence of its promoter. Transgenic plants overexpressing LjbHLH7 exhibited higher relative CNglc content and enhanced insect resistance compared with the wild type. Furthermore, the transcriptional activity of LjbHLH7 was suppressed by the interaction with the L. japonicus JASMONATE-ZIM DOMAIN protein LjJAZ4. Based on these results, we propose that LjbHLH7 acts as an activator and LjJAZ4 acts as a repressor of JA-induced regulation of CNglc biosynthesis in L. japonicus
Beschreibung:Date Completed 20.04.2022
Date Revised 23.05.2022
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1460-2431
DOI:10.1093/jxb/erac026