Physiological and interactomic analysis reveals versatile functions of Arabidopsis 14-3-3 quadruple mutants in response to Fe deficiency
Abstract To date, few phenotypes have been described for Arabidopsis 14-3-3 mutants or the phenotypes showing the role of 14-3-3 in plant responding to abiotic stress. Although one member of the 14-3-3 protein family (14-3-3 omicron ) was shown to be involved in the proper operation of Fe acquisitio...
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Published in | Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 15551 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
London
Nature Publishing Group
30.07.2021
Nature Publishing Group UK Nature Portfolio |
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Summary: | Abstract
To date, few phenotypes have been described for
Arabidopsis
14-3-3 mutants or the phenotypes showing the role of 14-3-3 in plant responding to abiotic stress. Although one member of the 14-3-3 protein family (14-3-3
omicron
) was shown to be involved in the proper operation of Fe acquisition mechanisms at physiological and gene expression levels in
Arabidopsis thaliana
, it remains to be explored whether other members play a role in regulating iron acquisition. To more directly and effectively observe whether members of 14-3-3 non-epsilon group have a function in Fe-deficiency adaptation, three higher order quadruple KOs, kappa/lambda/phi/chi (
klpc
), kappa/lambda/upsilon/nu(
klu
n), and upsilon/nu/phi/chi (
unpc
) were generated and studied for physiological analysis in this study. The analysis of iron-utilization efficiency, root phenotyping, and transcriptional level of Fe-responsive genes suggested that the mutant with
kl
background showed different phenotypes from Wt when plants suffered Fe starved, while these phenotypes were absent in the
unpc
mutant. Moreover, the absence of the four 14-3-3 isoforms in the
klun
mutant has a clear impact on the 14-3-3 interactome upon Fe deficiency. Dynamics of 14-3-3-client interactions analysis showed that 27 and 17 proteins differentially interacted with 14-3-3 in Wt and
klun
roots caused by Fe deficiency, respectively. Many of these Fe responsive proteins have a role in glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation and TCA cycle, the FoF1-synthase and in the cysteine/methionine synthesis. A clear explanation for the observed phenotypes awaits a more detailed analysis of the functional aspects of 14-3-3 binding to the target proteins identified in this study. |
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ISSN: | 2045-2322 2045-2322 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-021-94908-9 |