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Molecular characterization of a biotic and abiotic stress resistance-related gene RelA/SpoT homologue (PepRSH) from pepper

Authors
Kim, Tae-HoOk, Sung HanKim, DonghernSuh, Seok-CheolByun, Myung OkShin, Jeong Sheop
Issue Date
May-2009
Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
Keywords
(p)ppGpp synthetase; Biotic and abiotic stress; Pepper
Citation
PLANT SCIENCE, v.176, no.5, pp.635 - 642
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Journal Title
PLANT SCIENCE
Volume
176
Number
5
Start Page
635
End Page
642
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/120190
DOI
10.1016/j.plantsci.2009.02.004
ISSN
0168-9452
Abstract
A gene encoding a putative guanosine T-diphosphate (or 5'-triphosphate) 3'-diphosphate ((p)ppGpp) synthetase, designated PepRSH (Pepper RelA/SpoT homologue), was isolated from hot peppers. PepRSH was found to contain five introns and six exons and a 2166-bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 721 amino acids; this protein displayed significant homology with other plant (p)ppGpp synthetases. A genomic DNA gel blot analysis revealed that the pepper genome has at least a single copy of PepRSH. PepRSH transcripts were highly accumulated in non-host resistance response-induced leaves and in leaves following induction with salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate, wounding, hydrogen peroxide, and ultraviolet-B. The expression of PepRSH was also influenced by abiotic stresses, such as flooding and high salinity. The deduced PepRSH protein has a putative chloroplast-targeting transit peptide at its N-terminus, and immunolocalization studies verified the translocation of PepRSH to the chloroplast. The predicted PepRSH protein is markedly similar to known plant and bacterial RSH proteins. Expression of a putative (p)ppGpp synthetase domain in an Escherichia coli single mutant (RelA(-)SpoT(+)) complemented growth of the mutant but not of an E. coli double mutant (RelA(-)SpoT(-)), demonstrating that PepRSH has (p)ppGpp synthetase activity only in the (p)ppGpp synthetase domain. Site-directed mutagenesis of the conserved histidine and aspartic acid (HD) site in the putative HD domain of PepRSH revealed that the histidine and aspartic acid dual sites were critical residues for the (p)ppGpp synthetase activity of PepRSH protein. Mutation of the HD site limited the tolerance of bacteria to both salt and osmotic stress. Our results indicate that pepper plants have a (p)ppGpp regulatory system that is similar to that of bacteria and which may transduce stress-related signals through the regulation of (p)ppGpp by PepRSH localized in chloroplasts. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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