title: Pathogen inducible voltage-dependent anion channel (AtVDAC) isoforms are localized to mitochondria membrane in Arabidopsis.
abstract: Voltage-dependent anion channels (VDACs) are reported to be porin-type, beta-barrel diffusion pores. They are prominently localized in the outer mitochondrial membrane and are involved in metabolite exchange between the organelle and the cytosol. In this study, we have investigated a family of VDAC isoforms in Arabidopsis thaliana (AtVDAC). We have shown that the heterologous expression of AtVDAC proteins can functionally complement a yeast mutant lacking the endogenous mitochondrial VDAC gene. AtVDACs tagged with GFP were localized to mitochondria in both yeast and plant cells. We also looked at the response of AtVDACs to biotic and abiotic stresses and found that four AtVDAC transcripts were rapidly up-regulated in response to a bacterial pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Division of Applied Life Science (Brain Korea 21 program), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: My Hanh Thi
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hoang
authors.forename: Hay Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Ho Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyunghee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyung Eun
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Doh Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Yeol
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Woo Sik
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chung