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The NAC transcription factor RIM1 of rice is a new regulator of jasmonate signaling
Author(s) -
Yoshii Motoyasu,
Yamazaki Muneo,
Rakwal Randeep,
KishiKaboshi Mitsuko,
Miyao Akio,
Hirochika Hirohiko
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the plant journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.058
H-Index - 269
eISSN - 1365-313X
pISSN - 0960-7412
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2009.04107.x
Subject(s) - biology , jasmonate , transcription factor , mutant , microbiology and biotechnology , coronatine , signal transduction , regulator , arabidopsis , gene , genetics
Summary Jasmonates (JAs) are lipid‐derived regulators that play crucial roles in both host immunity and development. We recently identified the NAC transcription factor RIM1 as a host factor involved in multiplication of rice dwarf virus (RDV). Here, we report that RIM1 functions as a transcriptional regulator of JA signaling and is degraded in response to JA treatment via a 26S proteasome‐dependent pathway. Plants carrying rim1 mutations show a phenotype of root growth inhibition. The expression profiles of the mutants were significantly correlated with those of JA‐treated wild‐type plants without accumulation of endogenous JA, indicating that RIM1 functions as a component of JA signaling. The expression of genes encoding JA biosynthetic enzymes (lipoxygenase (LOX), allene oxide synthase 2 (AOS2) and OPDA reductase 7 (OPR7)) was up‐regulated in the rim1 mutants under normal conditions, and a rapid and massive accumulation of endogenous JA was detected in the mutants after wounding. These results suggest that RIM1 may represent a new molecular link in jasmonate signaling, and may thereby provide new insights into the well‐established coronatine‐insensitive 1 (COI1)‐Jasmonate ZIM‐domain (JAZ) JA signaling pathway.