Distinct repressing modules on the distal region of the SBP2 promoter contribute to its vascular tissue-specific expression in different vegetative organs.
The Glycine max sucrose binding protein (GmSBP2) promoter directs vascular tissue-specific expression of reporter genes in transgenic tobacco. Here we showed that an SBP2-GFP fusion protein under the control of the GmSBP2 promoter accumulates in the vascular tissues of vegetative organs, which is consistent with the proposed involvement of SBP in sucrose transport-dependent physiological processes. Through gain-of-function experiments we confirmed that the tissue-specific determinants of the SBP2 promoter reside in the distal cis-regulatory domain A, CRD-A (position -2000 to -700) that is organized into a modular configuration to suppress promoter activity in tissues other than vascular tissues. The four analyzed CRD-A sub-modules, designates Frag II (-1785/-1508), Frag III (-1507/-1237), Frag IV (-1236/-971) and Frag V (-970/-700), act independently to alter the constitutive pattern of -92pSBP2-mediated GUS expression in different organs. Frag V fused to -92pSBP2-GUS restored the tissue-specific pattern of the full-length promoter in the shoot apex, but not in other organs. Likewise, Frag IV confined GUS expression to the vascular bundle of leaves, whereas Frag II mediated vascular specific expression in roots. Strong stem expression-repressing elements were located at positions -1485 to -1212, as Frag III limited GUS expression to the inner phloem. We have also mapped a procambium silencer to the consensus sequence CAGTTnCaAccACATTcCT which is located in both distal and proximal upstream modules. Fusion of either repressing element-containing module to the constitutive -92pSBP2 promoter suppresses GUS expression in the elongation zone of roots. Together our results demonstrate the unusual aspect of distal sequences negatively controlling tissue-specificity of a plant promoter.
Freitas
Rejane L
RL
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36571-000 Vicosa, MG, Brazil.
Carvalho
Claudine M
CM
Fietto
Luciano G
LG
Loureiro
Marcelo E
ME
Almeida
Andrea M
AM
Fontes
Elizabeth P B
EP
D001483:Base Sequence; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000378:metabolism; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013025:Glycine max / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016385:TATA Box; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000235:genetics
D010940:Plant Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins
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