title: The effect of translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) on programmed cell death in plants.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP), a well known protein of the animal kingdom, was shown to be a Ca(2+)-binding protein with important functions in many different cellular processes (e.g. protection against stress and apoptosis, cell growth, cell cycle progression, and microtubule organization). However, only little is known about TCTP in plants. Transcript and protein levels of plant TCTPs were shown to be altered by various stress conditions (e.g. cold, salt, draught, aluminium, and pathogen infection), and Arabidopsis thaliana TCTP (AtTCTP) was described as an important regulator of growth. The aim of this study was to further characterize plant TCTP relating to one of its major functions in animals: the protection against cell death.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We used two different activators of programmed cell death (PCD) in plants: the mammalian pro-apoptotic protein BAX and tunicamycin, an inhibitor of glycosylation and trigger of unfolded protein response (UPR). Over-expression of AtTCTP significantly decreased cell death in tobacco leaf discs in both studies. A (45)Ca overlay assay showed AtTCTP to be a Ca(2+)-binding protein and localization experiments revealed cytosolic distribution of AtTCTP-GFP in Arabidopsis seedlings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study showed cytoprotective effects of plant TCTP for the first time. Furthermore, we showed the ability of AtTCTP to bind to Ca(2+) and its cytosolic distribution within the cell. If these results are combined, two putative modes of action can be assumed: 1) AtTCTP acts as Ca(2+) sequester, preventing PCD by reducing cytosolic Ca(2+) levels as described for animals. 2) AtTCTP could directly or indirectly interact with other cytosolic or membrane-bound proteins of the cell death machinery, thereby inhibiting cell death progression. As no homologous proteins of the anti-apoptotic machinery of animals were found in plants, and functional homologues still remain to be elucidated, future work will provide more insight.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Division of Plant Physiology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstraße 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria. marion.hoepflinger2@sbg.ac.at.
authors.forename: Marion Christine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Hoepflinger
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reitsamer
authors.forename: Anja Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Geretschlaeger
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mehlmer
authors.forename: Raimund
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tenhaken
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000166:cytology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000090324:Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000090324:Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1
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