Members of two gene families encoding ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, AtUBC1-3 and AtUBC4-6, fromArabidopsis thaliana are differentially expressed |
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Authors: | Sharon Thoma Michael L. Sullivan Richard D. Vierstra |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706 Madison, WI, USA;(2) Present address: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706 Madison, WI, USA;(3) Present address: Institute of Molecular Virology, Bock Laboratories, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706 Madison, WI, USA |
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Abstract: | Covalent attachment of ubiquitin to other intracellular proteins is essential for many physiological processes in eukaryotes, including selective protein degradation. Selection of proteins for ubiquitin conjugation is accomplished, in part, by a group of enzymes designated E2s or ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes (UBCs). At least six types of E2s have been identified in the plantArabidopsis thaliana; each type is encoded by a small gene family. Previously, we described the isolation and characterization of two three-member gene families, designatedAtUBC1-3 andAtUBC4-6, encoding two of these E2 types. Here, we investigated the expression patterns, of theAtUBC1-3 andAtUBC4-6 genes by the histochemical analysis of transgenicArabidopsis containing the corresponding promoters fused to the -glucuronidase-coding region. Staining patterns showed that these genes are active in many stages of development and some aspects of cell death, but are not induced by heat stress. Within the two gene families, individual members exhibited both overlapping and complementary expression patterns, indicating that at least one member of each gene family is expressed in most cell types and at most developmental stages. Different composite patterns of expression were observed between theAtUBC1-3 andAtUBC4-6 families, suggesting distinct biochemical and/or physiological functions for the encoded E2s inArabidopsis. |
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Keywords: | ubiquitin proteolysis ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes gene families gene expression Arabidopsis thaliana |
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