title: The ubiquitin receptor DA1 interacts with the E3 ubiquitin ligase DA2 to regulate seed and organ size in Arabidopsis.
abstract: Seed size in higher plants is determined by the coordinated growth of the embryo, endosperm, and maternal tissue. Several factors that act maternally to regulate seed size have been identified, such as auxin response factor2, apetala2, KLUH, and DA1, but the genetic and molecular mechanisms of these factors in seed size control are almost totally unknown. We previously demonstrated that the ubiquitin receptor DA1 acts synergistically with the E3 ubiquitin ligase enhancer1 OF DA1 (EOD1)/big brother to regulate the final size of seeds in Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we describe another RING-type protein with E3 ubiquitin ligase activity, encoded by DA2, which regulates seed size by restricting cell proliferation in the maternal integuments of developing seeds. The da2-1 mutant forms large seeds, while overexpression of DA2 decreases seed size of wild-type plants. Overexpression of rice (Oryza sativa) grain width and weight2, a homolog of DA2, restricts seed growth in Arabidopsis. Genetic analyses show that DA2 functions synergistically with DA1 to regulate seed size, but does so independently of EOD1. Further results reveal that DA2 interacts physically with DA1 in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, our findings define the genetic and molecular mechanisms of three ubiquitin-related proteins DA1, DA2, and EOD1 in seed size control and indicate that they are promising targets for crop improvement.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dumenil
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Andrei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamenski
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Bevan
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yunhai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D035264:Flowers / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D060588:LIM Domain Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D009929:Organ Size; D012275:Oryza / Q000235:genetics; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping; D036226:Seedlings / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D012639:Seeds / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; C529975:DA1 protein, Arabidopsis; D060588:LIM Domain Proteins; C515186:BIG BROTHER protein, Arabidopsis; C000597110:DA2 protein, Arabidopsis; D044767:Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
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