Reciprocal antagonistic regulation of E3 ligases controls ACC synthase stability and responses to stress
Reciprocal antagonistic regulation of E3 ligases controls ACC synthase stability and responses to stress
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.2011900118
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发表时间:
2021-08-20
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11.1
通讯作者:
Yoon, Gyeong Mee
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作者:
Lee, Han Yong;Park, Hye Lin;Yoon, Gyeong Mee
Ethylene influences plant growth, development, and stress responses via crosstalk with other phytohormones; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms are still unclear. Here, we describe a mechanistic link between the brassinosteroid (BR) and ethylene biosynthesis, which regulates cellular protein homeostasis and stress responses. We demonstrate that as a scaffold, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthases (ACS), a rate-limiting enzyme in ethylene biosynthesis, promote the interaction between Seven-in-Absentia of Arabidopsis (SINAT), a RING-domain containing E3 ligase involved in stress response, and ETHYLENE OVERPRODUCER 1 (ETO1) and ETO1-like (EOL) proteins, the E3 ligase adaptors that target a subset of ACS isoforms. Each E3 ligase promotes the degradation of the other, and this reciprocally antagonistic interaction affects the protein stability of ACS. Furthermore, 14-3-3, a phosphoprotein-binding protein, interacts with SINAT in a BR-dependent manner, thus activating reciprocal degradation. Disrupted reciprocal degradation between the E3 ligases compromises the survival of plants in carbon-deficient conditions. Our study reveals a mechanism by which plants respond to stress by modulating the homeostasis of ACS and its cognate E3 ligases.