The 14-3-3 protein HbGF14a interacts with a RING zinc finger protein to regulate expression of the rubber transferase gene in Hevea brasiliensis. (8th February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guo, Dong; Yang, Zi-Ping; Li, Hui-Liang; Wang, Ying; Zhu, Jia-Hong; Peng, Shi-Qing
• Is Part Of: Journal of experimental botany. Volume 69:Number 8(2018)
• Page Start: 1903
• Page End: 1912
• Publication Date: 2018-02-08
• Subjects: Expression -- Hevea brasiliensis -- 14-3-3 protein -- natural rubber -- RING zinc finger protein -- rubber transferase; Botany -- Periodicals; Botany, Experimental -- Periodicals; Plant physiology -- Periodicals; 580
• DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0957

Abstract

Abstract : HbGF14a interacts with a RING zinc finger protein to regulate expression of the rubber transferase gene, a key gene participating in natural rubber biosynthesis in Hevea brasiliensis . Abstract: Hevea brasiliensis is a key commercial source of natural rubber ( cis 1, 4-polyisoprene). In H. brasiliensis, rubber transferase is responsible for cis -1, 4-polymerization of isoprene units from isopentenyl diphosphate and thus affects the yield of rubber. Little is known about the regulatory mechanisms of the rubber transferase gene at a molecular level. In this study we show that the 5′UTR intron of the promoter of the rubber transferase gene ( HRT2 ) suppresses the expression of HRT2 . A H. brasiliensis RING zinc finger protein (designated as HbRZFP1) was able to interact specifically with the HRT2 promoter to down-regulate its transcription in vivo . A 14-3-3 protein (named as HbGF14a) was identified as interacting with HbRZFP1, both in yeast and in planta . Transient co-expression of HbGF14a and HbRZFP1-encoding cDNAs resulted in HbRZFP1-mediated HRT2 transcription inhibition being relieved. HbGF14a repressed the protein–DNA binding of HbRZFP1 with the HRT2 promoter in yeast. We propose a regulatory mechanism by which the binding of HbGF14a to HbRZFP1 interferes with the interaction of HbRZFP1 with the HRT2 promoter, thereby repressing the protein–DNA binding between them. This study provides new insights into the role of HbGF14a in mediating expression of the rubber transferase gene in Hevea brasiliensis .