The effect of phytohormones on the expression of USP encoding genes in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings
Abstract
Universal stress proteins (USP) are potentially involved in the processes that control plant morphogenesis, in which phytohormones play an important role. In this study, we searched for the genes of Arabidopsis thaliana USP that modulate their expression in response to the action of phytohormones. Fifteen USP genes have been identified whose expression is differently regulated by two or more phytohormones. Moreover, the accumulation of transcripts of the most studied genes was observed under the action of hormones involved in the formation of plant resistance to stress – abscisic acid, ethylene, and methyl jasmonate. At the same time, auxins and gibberellins, hormones that regulate plant growth, suppressed the expression of the studied USP genes. The obtained results revealed potential genes of USP, whose functional activity may be directly or indirectly associated with phytohormone-dependent processes that ensure plant growth under normal and stress conditions.
Keywords
Abscisic acid,
auxins,
gibberellins,
methyl jasmonate,
universal stress proteins,
ethylene,
Arabidopsis thaliana,
GRUSP
Supporting agencies: The research was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 19-34-90017.
About the Authors
D. S. Gorshkova
Lomonosov Moscow State University; Timiryasev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Department of Plant Physiology, School of Biology
Leninskiye gory 1–12, Moscow, 119234
Botanicheskaya st. 35, Moscow, 127276
E. S. Pojidaeva
Timiryasev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Botanicheskaya st. 35, Moscow, 127276
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Gorshkova D.S., Pojidaeva E.S. The effect of phytohormones on the expression of USP encoding genes in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 16. Biologiya. 2021;76(4):241-249. (In Russ.)
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