Browsing by Author "Prasad, V. Babu Rajendra"

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    Functional interconnection of MYC2 and SPA1 in the photomorphogenic seedling development of Arabidopsis
    (American Society of Plant Biologists, 2010) Gangappa, Sreeramaiah N.; Prasad, V. Babu Rajendra; Chattopadhyay, Sudip
    MYC2 is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor that cross talks with light, abscisic acid (ABA), and jasmonic acid (JA) signaling pathways. Here, we have shown that Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) MYC2 directly binds to the G-box present in the SUPPRESSOR OF PHYTOCHROME A1 (SPA1) promoter and that it controls the expression of SPA1 in a COP1-dependent manner. Analyses of atmyc2 spa1 double mutants suggest that whereas MYC2 and SPA1 act redundantly to suppress photomorphogenic growth in the dark, they function synergistically for the suppression of photomorphogenic growth in the light. Our studies have also revealed that MYC2-mediated ABA and JA responses are further modulated by SPA1. Taken together, this study demonstrates the molecular and physiological interrelations of MYC2 and SPA1 in light, ABA, and JA signaling pathways.
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    HY1 genetically interacts with GBF1 and regulates the activity of the Z-box containing promoters in light signaling pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana
    (Elsevier, 2012) Prasad, V. Babu Rajendra; Gupta, Nisha; Nandi, Ashis; Chattopadhyay, Sudip
    Arabidopsis HY1/HO1, heme oxygenase enzyme, catalyses the oxygenation of heme to produce biliverdin, an essential step in the phytochrome-chromophore biosynthesis pathway. GBF1/ZBF2 is a G/Z-box binding bZIP protein that plays a dual but opposite regulatory roles in blue light-mediated seedling development and gene expression. Here, we show the genetic interactions of HY1 and GBF1 in seedling photomorphogenesis, and the role of HY1 in the regulation of promoters containing the Z-box light responsive element. Our results indicate that whereas the additional mutation in GBF1 does not affect the phenotype of hy1 mutant seedlings in red or far-red light, the additional mutation in HY1 suppresses the hyper photomorphogenic phenotype of gbf1 in BL. Further, transgenic studies using promoter-reporter constructs indicate that functional HY1 is essential for the optimal induction of Z-box containing synthetic and native promoters at various stages of Arabidopsis growth and development. Thus, this study establishes a functional relation of HY1 with GBF1, and HY1-mediated regulation of Z-box containing promoters in Arabidopsis seedling development.