title: Isolation of tobacco ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme cDNA in a yeast two-hybrid system with tobacco ERF3 as bait and its characterization of specific interaction.
abstract: Tobacco ETHYLENE-RESPONSIVE FACTOR3 (ERF3) is a member of the ERF-domain transcription factors and has a transcriptional repressor activity, whereas other ERF proteins show activation activity. To understand the regulation of ERF3-repressor activity, protein(s) were screened which interact with ERF3 in a yeast two-hybrid system. A partial sequence (B8) of NtUBC2, a tobacco ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme was isolated. This B8 specifically interacted with ERF3 in the yeast two-hybrid system. Further analyses revealed that the region unique to ERF3 interacted with B8. The physiological functions of NtUBC2 and the stability of ERF3 are discussed in relation to the regulation of the repression activity of ERF3.
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomotsugu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Sakihito
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitajima
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohme-Takagi
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinshi
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D008025:Ligases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism; D044763:Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D025801:Ubiquitin; C093680:ethylene-responsive element binding protein; D044763:Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes; D008025:Ligases