MLK1 and MLK2 Coordinate RGA and CCA1 Activity to Regulate Hypocotyl Elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana
MLK1 and MLK2 Coordinate RGA and CCA1 Activity to Regulate Hypocotyl Elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana
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MLK1和MLK2协调RGA和CCA1活性来调节拟南芥下胚轴伸长
DOI:
10.1105/tpc.17.00830
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发表时间:
2018
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影响因子:
11.6
通讯作者:
Ding Yong
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作者:
Zheng Han;Zhang Fei;Wang Shiliang;Su Yanhua;Ji Xiaoru;Jiang Pengfei;Chen Rihong;Hou Suiwen;Ding Yong
Gibberellins (GAs) modulate diverse developmental processes throughout the plant life cycle. However, the interaction between GAs and the circadian rhythm remains unclear. Here, we report that MUT9p-LIKE KINASE1 (MLK1) and MLK2 mediate the interaction between GAs and the circadian clock to regulate hypocotyl elongation inArabidopsis thaliana. DELLA proteins function as master growth repressors that integrate phytohormone signaling and environmental pathways in plant development. MLK1 and MLK2 interact with the DELLA protein REPRESSOR OFga1-3(RGA). Loss ofMLK1andMLK2function results in plants with short hypocotyls and hyposensitivity to GAs. MLK1/2 and RGA directly interact with CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 (CCA1), which targets the promoter ofDWARF4(DWF4) to regulate its roles in cell expansion. MLK1/2 antagonize the ability of RGA to bind CCA1, and these factors coordinately regulate the expression ofDWF4. RGA suppressed the ability of CCA1 to activate expression from theDWF4promoter, but MLK1/2 reversed this suppression. Genetically,MLK1/2act in the same pathway asRGAandCCA1in hypocotyl elongation. Together, our results provide insight into the mechanism by which MLK1 and MLK2 antagonize the function of RGA in hypocotyl elongation and suggest that MLK1/2 coordinately mediate the regulation of plant development by GAs and the circadian rhythm in Arabidopsis.