title: Expression analysis of rice VQ genes in response to biotic and abiotic stresses.
abstract: WRKY transcription factors are encoded by a large gene superfamily with a broad range of roles in plants. Proteins containing a short VQ (FxxxVQxLTG) motif have been recently shown to interact with WRKY transcription factors, implying that AtVQ proteins are important in the plant defense responses in Arabidopsis, either as positive or negative cofactors of WRKY transcription factors. Thirty-nine Oryza sativa genes containing the VQ motif (OsVQs) were identified and the genome structures of OsVQ proteins were characterized through genome-wide analysis in rice. Also, phylogenetic tree analysis was performed with the VQ domain of Arabidopsis and rice. The expression patterns of these OsVQ genes in plants under several stress treatments were assessed, specifically, following infection with the bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), treatment with abscisic acid (ABA), or exposure to drought. The cellular localization of a few OsVQ proteins was examined using rice protoplast system. Based on our results, we suggest that OsVQ proteins function as important co-regulators during the plant defense response to biotic and abiotic stresses.
authors: National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, 441-707, Republic of Korea; Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 440-746, Republic of Korea.
authors: D Y
authors: DY
authors: Kim
authors: S I
authors: SI
authors: Kwon
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Choi
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Lee
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Ahn
authors: S R
authors: SR
authors: Park
authors: S C
authors: SC
authors: Bae
authors: S C
authors: SC
authors: Lee
authors: D J
authors: DJ
authors: Hwang
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014974:Xanthomonas
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins
keywords: ETI; Effector-triggered immunity; LRR; Leucine rich repeat domain; NLS; Nuclear localization signal; Oryzae sativa VQ domain protein; OsVQ; PAMP; PAMP-triggered immunity; PCD; PTI; Pathogen-associated molecular pattern; Programmed cell death; R gene; Resistance gene; Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae; Xoo