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Author: search.filters.author.Gangappa, Sreeramaiah N.Subject: search.filters.subject.Photomorphogenesis

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    Arabidopsis CAM7 and HY5 physically interact and directly bind to the HY5 promoter to regulate its expression and thereby promote photomorphogenesis
    (American Society of Plant Biologists, 2014) Abbas, Nazia; Maurya, Jay P.; Senapati, Dhirodatta; Gangappa, Sreeramaiah N.; Chattopadhyay, Sudip
    Arabidopsis thaliana CALMODULIN7 (CAM7), a unique member of the calmodulin gene family, plays a crucial role as a transcriptional regulator in seedling development. The elongated HYPOCOTYL5 (HY5) bZIP protein, an integrator of multiple signaling pathways, also plays an important role in photomorphogenic growth and light-regulated gene expression. CAM7 acts synergistically with HY5 to promote photomorphogenesis at various wavelengths of light. Although the genetic relationships between CAM7 and HY5 in light-mediated seedling development have been demonstrated, the molecular connectivity between CAM7 and HY5 is unknown. Furthermore, whereas HY5-mediated gene regulation has been fairly well investigated, the transcriptional regulation of HY5 is largely unknown. Here, we report that HY5 expression is regulated by HY5 and CAM7 at various wavelengths of light and also at various stages of development. In vitro and in vivo DNA-protein interaction studies suggest that HY5 and CAM7 bind to closely located T/G- and E-box cis-acting elements present in the HY5 promoter, respectively. Furthermore, CAM7 and HY5 physically interact and regulate the expression of HY5 in a concerted manner. Taken together, these results demonstrate that CAM7 and HY5 directly interact with the HY5 promoter to mediate the transcriptional activity of HY5 during Arabidopsis seedling development.
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    MYC2, a bHLH transcription factor, modulates the adult phenotype of SPA1
    (Landes Bioscience, 2010) Gangappa, Sreeramaiah N.; Chattopadhyay, Sudip
    MYC2 and SPA1 are two key regulatory proteins that negatively regulate light-controlled Arabidopsis seedling development. We have recently demonstrated the genetic and molecular relationships of MYC2 and SPA1 in light and JA (jasmonic acid) signaling pathways. Here, we have further shown the genetic interactions between these two proteins in flowering time and lateral root development.