Arabidopsis CAMTA family proteins enhance V-PPase expression in pollen

Plant Cell Physiol. 2003 Oct;44(10):975-81. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcg137.

Abstract

The pollen-specific cis-acting region of the AVP1 gene is involved in the expression of the Arabidopsis V-PPase gene during pollen development. We isolate AtCAMTA5, which binds to the 38-bp pollen-specific cis-acting region, by one-hybrid screening using the cis-acting region as a probe. The green fluorescent protein-fused AtCAMTA5 is specifically localized to the nucleus in Arabidopsis suspension cultured cells. The promoter-beta-glucuronidase reporter experiment shows the expression not only of AtCAMTA5 but also of AtCAMTA1 in pollen. In particular, AtCAMTA1 is specifically expressed in pollen. Both the one-hybrid analysis in the reporter yeast and in vivo transient effector-reporter analysis in Arabidopsis suspension cultured cells revealed that AtCAMTA1 could regulate gene expression depending on the CGCG-box within the 38-bp pollen-specific cis-acting region. These results indicate that AtCAMTA1 as well as AtCAMTA5 possibly enhance AVP1 expression in pollen.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis / enzymology*
  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics*
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • Gene Library
  • Glucuronidase / genetics
  • Glucuronidase / metabolism
  • Plants, Genetically Modified
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Pyrophosphatases / genetics*
  • RNA, Messenger / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Restriction Mapping

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • DNA Primers
  • DNA, Complementary
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Glucuronidase
  • Pyrophosphatases