Capsicum annuum tobacco mosaic virus-induced clone 1 expression perturbation alters the plant's response to ethylene and interferes with the redox homeostasis.
Capsicum annuum tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)-induced clone 1 (CaTin1) gene was expressed early during incompatible interaction of hot pepper (Caspsicum annuum) plants with TMV and Xanthomonas campestris. RNA-blot analysis showed that CaTin1 gene was expressed only in roots in untreated plants and induced mainly in leaf in response to ethylene, NaCl, and methyl viologen but not by salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate. The ethylene dependence of CaTin1 induction upon TMV inoculation was demonstrated by the decrease of CaTin1 expression in response to several inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis or its action. Transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants expressing CaTin1 gene in sense- or antisense-orientation showed interesting characteristics such as the accelerated growth and the enhanced resistance to biotic as well as abiotic stresses. Such characteristics appear to be caused by the elevated level of ethylene and H2O2. Moreover, in transgenic plants expressing antisense CaTin1 gene, the expression of some pathogenesis-related genes was enhanced constitutively, which may be mainly due to the increased ethylene level. The promoter of CaTin1 has four GCC-boxes, two AT-rich regions, and an elicitor-inducible W-box. The induction of the promoter activity by ethylene depends on GCC-boxes and by TMV on W-box. Taken together, we propose that the CaTin1 up-regulation or down-regulation interferes with the redox balance of plants leading to the altered response to ethylene and biotic as well as abiotic stresses.
Shin
Ryoung
R
School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea.
An
Jong-Min
JM
Park
Chang-Jin
CJ
Kim
Young Jin
YJ
Joo
Sunjoo
S
Kim
Woo Taek
WT
Paek
Kyung-Hee
KH
D000085:Acetates / Q000494:pharmacology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002212:Capsicum / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000494:pharmacology; D004190:Disasters; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D054883:Oxylipins; D010269:Paraquat / Q000494:pharmacology; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020156:Salicylic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D014027:Tobacco Mosaic Virus / Q000254:growth & development*; D016959:Xanthomonas campestris / Q000254:growth & development
D000085:Acetates; D003517:Cyclopentanes; D005030:Ethylenes; D054883:Oxylipins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012965:Sodium Chloride; C072239:methyl jasmonate; C036216:ethylene; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D005966:Glucuronidase; D020156:Salicylic Acid; D010269:Paraquat