Plant-Specific AtS40.4 Acts as a Negative Regulator in Abscisic Acid Signaling During Seed Germination and Seedling Growth in Arabidopsis

Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone regulating plant growth, development and stress responses. A multitude of key factors implicated in ABA signaling have been identified; however, the regulation network of these factors needs for further information. AtS40.4, a plant-specific DUF584 do...

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Published in:Frontiers in plant science 2021-02, Vol.12, p.622201-622201
Main Authors: Shi, Xiao-Pu, Ren, Jing-Jing, Qi, Hao-Dong, Lin, Yi, Wang, Yu-Yi, Li, De-Feng, Kong, Lan-Jing, Wang, Xiu-Ling
Format: Article
Language:English
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ABI4
abscisic acid signaling
Arabidopsis thaliana
AtS40.4
DUF584
Plant Science
seed germination
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Summary:Abscisic acid (ABA) is an important phytohormone regulating plant growth, development and stress responses. A multitude of key factors implicated in ABA signaling have been identified; however, the regulation network of these factors needs for further information. AtS40.4, a plant-specific DUF584 domain-containing protein, was identified previously as a senescence regulator in . In this study, our finding showed that AtS40.4 was negatively involved in ABA signaling during seed germination and early seedling growth. was highly expressed in seeds and seedlings, and the expression level was promoted by ABA. AtS40.4 was localized both in the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Moreover, the subcellular localization pattern of AtS40.4 was affected by ABA. The knockdown mutants of exhibited an increased sensitivity to ABA, whereas the overexpression of decreased the ABA response during seed germination and seedling growth of . Furthermore, AtS40.4 was involved in ABRE-dependent ABA signaling and influenced the expression levels of ( ) and . Further genetic evidence demonstrated that functioned upstream of These findings support the notion that AtS40.4 is a novel negative regulator of the ABA response network during seed germination and early seedling growth.
ISSN:1664-462X
1664-462X
DOI:10.3389/fpls.2021.622201