Expression of succinate dehydrogenase and fumarase genes in maize leaves is mediated by cryptochrome

•Blue light inhibits succinate dehydrogenase and fumarase in maize at the level of gene expression.•Blue light causes changes in the transcripts levels of Sdh1-2, Sdh2-3 and Fum1 genes.•The effect of blue light is mediated by cryptochrome via the transcription factors COP1 and HY5.•Calcium ions are...

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Published in:Journal of plant physiology 2018-02, Vol.221, p.81-84
Main Authors: Eprintsev, Alexander T., Fedorin, Dmitry N., Cherkasskikh, Mikhail V., Igamberdiev, Abir U.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blue light
Calcium
Calcium ions
Corn
Cryptochrome
Dehydrogenase
Dehydrogenases
Enzymatic activity
Enzyme activity
Fumarase
Gene expression
Genes
Iron
Iron-sulfur proteins
Irradiation
Leaves
Mitochondria
Proteasomes
Proteins
Radiation
Succinate dehydrogenase
Sulfur
Transcription factors
Zea mays
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Summary:•Blue light inhibits succinate dehydrogenase and fumarase in maize at the level of gene expression.•Blue light causes changes in the transcripts levels of Sdh1-2, Sdh2-3 and Fum1 genes.•The effect of blue light is mediated by cryptochrome via the transcription factors COP1 and HY5.•Calcium ions are not involved in cryptochrome-mediated regulation of succinate dehydrogenase and fumarase. Blue light inhibits succinate dehydrogenase and fumarase enzyme activity and gene expression in green leaves of maize (Zea mays L.). Irradiation of maize plants by blue light resulted in the transient decrease of transcripts of genes Sdh1-2 and Sdh2-3 encoding correspondingly the flavoprotein and iron-sulfur protein subunits of succinate dehydrogenase, and of Fum1 encoding the mitochondrial form of fumarase. The blue light effect was probably mediated by transcription factors COP1 and HY5, with the expression of the latter increased upon blue light treatment. This was accompanied by a decrease in the expression of COP1, presumably involved in proteasome degradation of HY5. It was also demonstrated that calcium ions do not participate in this process.
ISSN:0176-1617
1618-1328
DOI:10.1016/j.jplph.2017.12.004