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    Interplay between R2R3 MYB-type activators and repressors regulates proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in banana (Musa acuminata)
    (John Wiley & Sons, 2022) Rajput, Ruchika; Naik, Jogindra; Stracke, Ralf; Pandey, Ashutosh
    Proanthocyanidins are oligomeric flavonoids that promote plant disease resistance and benefit human health. Banana is one of the world's most extensively farmed crops and its fruit pulp contain proanthocyanidins. However, the transcriptional regulatory network that fine-tunes proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in banana remains poorly understood. We characterized two proanthocyanidin-specific R2R3 MYB activators (MaMYBPA1-MaMYBPA2) and four repressors (MaMYBPR1-MaMYBPR4) to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the transcriptional regulation of proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in banana. Heterologous expression of MaMYBPA1 and MaMYBPA2 partially complemented the Arabidopsis thaliana proanthocyanidin-deficient transparent testa2 mutant. MaMYBPA1 and MaMYBPA2 interacted physically with MaMYCs to transactivate anthocyanin synthase, leucoanthocyanidin reductase, and anthocyanidin reductase genes in vitro and form functional MBW complexes with MaTTG1 to transactivate these promoters in vivo. Overexpression of MaMYBPAs alone or with MaMYC in banana fruits induced proanthocyanidin accumulation and transcription of proanthocyanidin biosynthesis-related genes. MaMYBPR repressors are also shown to interact with MaMYCs forming repressing MBW complexes, and diminished proanthocyanidin accumulation. Interestingly overexpression of MaMYBPA induces the expression of MaMYBPR, indicating an agile regulation of proanthocyanidin biosynthesis via the formation of competitive MBW complex. Our results reveal regulatory modules of R2R3 MYB- that fine-tune proanthocyanidin biosynthesis and offer possible targets for genetic manipulation for nutritional improvement of banana.
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    Electrophoretic mobility shift assay reveals a novel recognition sequence for Setaria italica NAC protein
    (Landes Bioscience, 2011) Puranik, Swati; Kumar, Karunesh; Srivastava, Prem S.; Prasad, Manoj
    The NAC (NAM/ATAF1,2/CUC2) proteins are among the largest family of plant transcription factors. Its members have been associated with diverse plant processes and intricately regulate the expression of several genes. Inspite of this immense progress, knowledge of their DNA-binding properties are still limited. In our recent publication,1 we reported isolation of a membrane-associated NAC domain protein from Setaria italica (SiNAC). Transactivation analysis revealed that it was a functionally active transcription factor as it could stimulate expression of reporter genes in vivo. Truncations of the transmembrane region of the protein lead to its nuclear localization. Here we describe expression and purification of SiNAC DNA-binding domain. We further report identification of a novel DNA-binding site, [C/G][A/T][T/A][G/C]TC[C/G][A/T][C/G][G/C] for SiNAC by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. The SiNAC-GST protein could bind to the NAC recognition sequence in vitro as well as to sequences where some bases had been reshuffled. The results presented here contribute to our understanding of the DNA-binding specificity of SiNAC protein.