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- Title
Impaired Expression of Chloroplast HSP90C Chaperone Activates Plant Defense Responses with a Possible Link to a Disease-Symptom-Like Phenotype.
- Authors
Islam, Shaikhul; Bhor, Sachin Ashok; Tanaka, Keisuke; Sakamoto, Hikaru; Yaeno, Takashi; Kaya, Hidetaka; Kobayashi, Kappei
- Abstract
RNA-seq analysis of a transgenic tobacco plant, i-hpHSP90C, in which chloroplast HSP90C genes can be silenced in an artificially inducible manner resulting in the development of chlorosis, revealed the up- and downregulation of 2746 and 3490 genes, respectively. Gene ontology analysis of these differentially expressed genes indicated the upregulation of ROS-responsive genes; the activation of the innate immunity and cell death pathways; and the downregulation of genes involved in photosynthesis, plastid organization, and cell cycle. Cell death was confirmed by trypan blue staining and electrolyte leakage assay, and the H2O2 production was confirmed by diaminobenzidine staining. The results collectively suggest that the reduced levels of HSP90C chaperone lead the plant to develop chlorosis primarily through the global downregulation of chloroplast- and photosynthesis-related genes and additionally through the light-dependent production of ROS, followed by the activation of immune responses, including cell death.
- Subjects
PLANT defenses; CELL death; PHENOTYPES; GENETIC regulation; CHLOROSIS (Plants); CHLOROPLASTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 12, p4202
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms21124202