Friedrichsen Danielle M, Nemhauser Jennifer, Muramitsu Takamichi, Maloof Julin N, Alonso José, Ecker Joseph R, Furuya Masaki, Chory Joanne
Plant Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
Genetics. 2002 Nov;162(3):1445-56. doi: 10.1093/genetics/162.3.1445.
Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a class of polyhydroxylated steroids that are important regulators of plant growth and development. We have identified three closely related basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors, BEE1, BEE2, and BEE3, as products of early response genes required for full BR response. Comparison of the phenotypes of plants that overexpress BEE1 with bee1 bee2 bee3 triple-knockout mutant plants suggests that BEE1, BEE2, and BEE3 are functionally redundant positive regulators of BR signaling. Expression of BEE1, BEE2, and BEE3 is also regulated by other hormones, notably abscisic acid (ABA), a known antagonist of BR signaling. Reduced ABA response in plants overexpressing BEE1 suggests that BEE proteins may function as signaling intermediates in multiple pathways.
油菜素甾醇(BRs)是一类多羟基类固醇,是植物生长和发育的重要调节剂。我们已经鉴定出三个密切相关的碱性螺旋-环-螺旋(bHLH)转录因子BEE1、BEE2和BEE3,它们是BR完全应答所需的早期反应基因的产物。过表达BEE1的植物与bee1 bee2 bee3三敲除突变体植物的表型比较表明,BEE1、BEE2和BEE3是BR信号传导功能冗余的正调节因子。BEE1、BEE2和BEE3的表达也受其他激素调节,尤其是脱落酸(ABA),它是已知的BR信号传导拮抗剂。过表达BEE1的植物中ABA反应降低,这表明BEE蛋白可能作为多种途径中的信号中间体发挥作用。