TY - JOUR
T1 - SKP1-like-related genes interact with various F-box proteins and may form SCF complexes with Cullin-F-box proteins in wheat
AU - Hong, Min Jeong
AU - Kim, Dae Yeon
AU - Seo, Yong Weon
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This research was supported by the Technology Development Program for Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries, Republic of Korea. This work was also supported by a grant from the Next-Generation Bio-Green 21 Program (Plant Molecular Breeding Center No. PJ0080312012), Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - S-phase kinase-associated protein 1 (SKP1), a core component of the SKP1-Cullin-F-box (SCF) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, functions as an adaptor protein, connecting cullin and F-box proteins. SKP1 plays crucial roles in cell-cycle progression, transcriptional regulation, flower formation, signal transduction, and many other cellular processes. SKP1-like genes have been largely unstudied in wheat. Here, we isolated six wheat SKP1-like (TaSKP) genes from common wheat (Triticum aestivum) and analyzed the expression patterns of these six genes using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Based on gene expression patterns, we divided the genes into two groups. Our data demonstrated that green fluorescent protein-tagged TaSKP proteins were targeted to the plasma membrane or cytoplasm in plant cells. In a yeast two-hybrid system, all TaSKP proteins interacted with TaCFBD, TaSKP1, and TaSKP5, while TaSKP6 interacted with RA and RLK. A BiFC assay suggested that specific combinations of TaSKP and F-box proteins may influence localization patterns in plant cells. TaSKP1, TaSKP5, and TaSKP6 interacted with TaCullin, while TaSKP2, TaSKP3, and TaSKP4 were not found to interact with TaCullin in the yeast two-hybrid system. This evidence indicated that some TaSKP proteins may have the ability to form SCF complexes. Taken together, these data suggested that TaSKP1, TaSKP5, and TaSKP6 proteins may act as a bridge between various F-box proteins and cullin proteins and that TaSKP genes may be involved in various growth and flower development processes.
AB - S-phase kinase-associated protein 1 (SKP1), a core component of the SKP1-Cullin-F-box (SCF) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, functions as an adaptor protein, connecting cullin and F-box proteins. SKP1 plays crucial roles in cell-cycle progression, transcriptional regulation, flower formation, signal transduction, and many other cellular processes. SKP1-like genes have been largely unstudied in wheat. Here, we isolated six wheat SKP1-like (TaSKP) genes from common wheat (Triticum aestivum) and analyzed the expression patterns of these six genes using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Based on gene expression patterns, we divided the genes into two groups. Our data demonstrated that green fluorescent protein-tagged TaSKP proteins were targeted to the plasma membrane or cytoplasm in plant cells. In a yeast two-hybrid system, all TaSKP proteins interacted with TaCFBD, TaSKP1, and TaSKP5, while TaSKP6 interacted with RA and RLK. A BiFC assay suggested that specific combinations of TaSKP and F-box proteins may influence localization patterns in plant cells. TaSKP1, TaSKP5, and TaSKP6 interacted with TaCullin, while TaSKP2, TaSKP3, and TaSKP4 were not found to interact with TaCullin in the yeast two-hybrid system. This evidence indicated that some TaSKP proteins may have the ability to form SCF complexes. Taken together, these data suggested that TaSKP1, TaSKP5, and TaSKP6 proteins may act as a bridge between various F-box proteins and cullin proteins and that TaSKP genes may be involved in various growth and flower development processes.
KW - Common wheat
KW - F-box protein
KW - Spike development
KW - TaSKP
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U2 - 10.1007/s11033-012-2139-1
DO - 10.1007/s11033-012-2139-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 23065282
AN - SCOPUS:84878373353
VL - 40
SP - 969
EP - 981
JO - Molecular Biology Reports
JF - Molecular Biology Reports
SN - 0301-4851
IS - 2
ER -