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. 2007 Aug 9;448(7154):661-5.
doi: 10.1038/nature05960. Epub 2007 Jul 18.

JAZ repressor proteins are targets of the SCF(COI1) complex during jasmonate signalling

Bryan Thines  1 , Leron Katsir, Maeli Melotto, Yajie Niu, Ajin Mandaokar, Guanghui Liu, Kinya Nomura, Sheng Yang He, Gregg A Howe, John Browse
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JAZ repressor proteins are targets of the SCF(COI1) complex during jasmonate signalling

Bryan Thines et al. Nature. .

Abstract

Jasmonate and related signalling compounds have a crucial role in both host immunity and development in plants, but the molecular details of the signalling mechanism are poorly understood. Here we identify members of the jasmonate ZIM-domain (JAZ) protein family as key regulators of jasmonate signalling. JAZ1 protein acts to repress transcription of jasmonate-responsive genes. Jasmonate treatment causes JAZ1 degradation and this degradation is dependent on activities of the SCF(COI1) ubiquitin ligase and the 26S proteasome. Furthermore, the jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile) conjugate, but not other jasmonate-derivatives such as jasmonate, 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid, or methyl-jasmonate, promotes physical interaction between COI1 and JAZ1 proteins in the absence of other plant proteins. Our results suggest a model in which jasmonate ligands promote the binding of the SCF(COI1) ubiquitin ligase to and subsequent degradation of the JAZ1 repressor protein, and implicate the SCF(COI1)-JAZ1 protein complex as a site of perception of the plant hormone JA-Ile.

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