A Novel MAPKK Involved in Cell Death and Defense Signaling.
A high-throughput in planta overexpression screen of a Nicotiana benthamiana cDNA library identified a mitogen activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK), NbMKK1, as a potent inducer of hypersensitive response (HR)-like cell death. NbMKK1-mediated cell death was attenuated in plants whereby expression of NbSIPK, an ortholog of tobacco SIPK and Arabidopsis AtMPK6, was knocked down by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), suggesting that NbMKK1 functions upstream of NbSIPK. In accordance with this result, NbMKK1 phosphorylated NbSIPK in vitro, and furthermore NbMKK1 and NbSIPK physically interacted in yeast two-hybrid assay. VIGS of NbMKK1 in N. benthamiana resulted in a delay of Phytophthora infestans INF1 elicitin-mediated HR as well as in the reduction of resistance against a non-host pathogen Pseudomonas cichorii. Our data of NbMKK1, together with that of LeMKK4,1 demonstrate the presence of a novel defense signaling pathway involving NbMKK1/LeMKK4 and SIPK.
Yoshihiro
Takahashi
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Iwate Biotechnology Research Center; Kitakami, Iwate, Japan.
Nasir
Khairun Hisam Bin
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Ito
Akiko
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Kanzaki
Hiroyuki
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Matsumura
Hideo
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Saitoh
Hiromasa
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Fujisawa
Shizuko
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Kamoun
Sophien
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Terauchi
Ryohei
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