PMID- 21685177 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20111205 LR - 20211020 IS - 1532-2548 (Electronic) IS - 0032-0889 (Print) IS - 0032-0889 (Linking) VI - 156 IP - 4 DP - 2011 Aug TI - Nuclear localization and interaction with COP1 are required for STO/BBX24 function during photomorphogenesis. PG - 1772-82 LID - 10.1104/pp.111.180208 [doi] AB - Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) SALT TOLERANCE/B-BOX ZINC FINGER PROTEIN24 (STO/BBX24) is a negative regulator of the light signal transduction that localizes to the nucleus of plant cells and interacts with CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENIC1 (COP1) in the yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) two-hybrid system. The protein contains two B-box zinc-finger motives at the N terminus and a conserved motif at the C-terminal part required for the interaction with COP1. BBX24 accumulates during deetiolation of young seedlings in the first hours of exposure to light. However, this accumulation is transient and decreases after prolonged light irradiation. Here, we identified the amino acidic residues necessary for the nuclear import of the protein. In addition, we created mutated forms of the protein, and analyzed them by overexpression in the bbx24-1 mutant background. Our results indicate that the degradation of BBX24 occurs, or at least is initiated in the nucleus, and this nuclear localization is a prerequisite to fulfill its function in light signaling. Moreover, mutations in the region responsible for the interaction with COP1 revealed that a physical interaction of the proteins is also required for degradation of BBX24 in the light and for normal photomorphogenesis. FAU - Yan, Huili AU - Yan H AD - Faculty of Biology, Cell Biology, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany. FAU - Marquardt, Katrin AU - Marquardt K FAU - Indorf, Martin AU - Indorf M FAU - Jutt, Dominic AU - Jutt D FAU - Kircher, Stefan AU - Kircher S FAU - Neuhaus, Gunther AU - Neuhaus G FAU - Rodriguez-Franco, Marta AU - Rodriguez-Franco M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110617 PL - United States TA - Plant Physiol JT - Plant physiology JID - 0401224 RN - 0 (Arabidopsis Proteins) RN - 0 (BBX24 protein, Arabidopsis) RN - 0 (Mutant Proteins) RN - 0 (Nuclear Localization Signals) RN - 0 (Repressor Proteins) RN - 0 (STO protein, Arabidopsis) RN - 0 (enhanced green fluorescent protein) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (AT2G32950 protein, Arabidopsis) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases) SB - IM MH - Arabidopsis/genetics/*growth & development/*radiation effects MH - Arabidopsis Proteins/*metabolism MH - Cell Nucleus/*metabolism/radiation effects MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism MH - *Light MH - Morphogenesis/*radiation effects MH - Mutant Proteins/metabolism MH - Nuclear Localization Signals/metabolism MH - Plants, Genetically Modified MH - Protein Binding/radiation effects MH - Protein Transport/radiation effects MH - Proteolysis/radiation effects MH - Repressor Proteins/*metabolism MH - Sequence Deletion MH - Subcellular Fractions/metabolism MH - Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/*metabolism PMC - PMC3149933 EDAT- 2011/06/21 06:00 MHDA- 2011/12/13 00:00 PMCR- 2012/08/01 CRDT- 2011/06/21 06:00 PHST- 2011/06/21 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/06/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/12/13 00:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - pp.111.180208 [pii] AID - 180208 [pii] AID - 10.1104/pp.111.180208 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Plant Physiol. 2011 Aug;156(4):1772-82. doi: 10.1104/pp.111.180208. Epub 2011 Jun 17.