Ectopic expression of OsJAZ6, which interacts with OsJAZ1, alters JA signaling and spikelet development in rice

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  • Lichun Cao
  • Jiaqi Tian
  • Yilin Liu
  • Xiaofei Chen
  • Siqi Li
  • Persson, Staffan
  • Dan Lu
  • Mingjiao Chen
  • Zhijing Luo
  • Dabing Zhang
  • Zheng Yuan

Jasmonates (JAs) are key phytohormones that regulate plant responses and development. JASMONATE-ZIM DOMAIN (JAZ) proteins safeguard JA signaling by repressing JA-responsive gene expression in the absence of JA. However, the interaction and cooperative roles of JAZ repressors remain unclear during plant development. Here, we found that OsJAZ6 interacts with OsJAZ1 depending on a single amino acid in the so-called ZIM domain of OsJAZ6 in rice JA signaling transduction and JA-regulated rice spikelet development. In vivo protein distribution analysis revealed that the OsJAZ6 content is efficiently regulated during spikelet development, and biochemical and genetic evidence showed that OsJAZ6 is more sensitive to JA-mediated degradation than OsJAZ1. Through over- and mis-expression experiments, we further showed that the protein stability and levels of OsJAZ6 orchestrate the output of JA signaling during rice spikelet development. A possible mechanism, which outlines how OsJAZ repressors interact and function synergistically in specifying JA signaling output through degradation titration, is also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPlant Journal
Volume108
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)1083-1096
ISSN0960-7412
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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    Research areas

  • degradation rate, jasmonate, OsJAZ repressor complex, rice (Oryza sativa L.), spikelet, stability

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