The Gene Encoding the Universal Stress Protein AtUSP is Regulated by Phytohormones and Involved in Seed Germination of Arabidopsis thaliana

D S Gorshkova; I A Getman; A S Voronkov; S I Chizhova; Vl V Kuznetsov; E S Pojidaeva

doi:10.1134/S1607672918020151

The Gene Encoding the Universal Stress Protein AtUSP is Regulated by Phytohormones and Involved in Seed Germination of Arabidopsis thaliana

Dokl Biochem Biophys. 2018 Mar;479(1):105-107. doi: 10.1134/S1607672918020151. Epub 2018 May 19.

Authors

D S Gorshkova^{1

2}, I A Getman¹, A S Voronkov^{1

3}, S I Chizhova¹, Vl V Kuznetsov^{1

2}, E S Pojidaeva⁴

Affiliations

¹ Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 127276, Russia.
² Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia.
³ State University of Humanities and Technology, Orekhovo-Zuevo, Moscow oblast, 142611, Russia.
⁴ Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 127276, Russia. alenapoj@mail.ru.

PMID: 29779109
DOI: 10.1134/S1607672918020151

Abstract

For the first time, the organ-specific expression pattern of the AtUSP (At3g58450) gene, which also undergoes hormonal regulation, was shown. The USP protein encoded by this gene is involved in seed germination of Arabidopsis thaliana and, unlike abscisic acid, stimulates this process.

MeSH terms

Arabidopsis / genetics*
Arabidopsis / growth & development*
Arabidopsis / metabolism
Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics*
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
Germination*
Plant Growth Regulators / metabolism*
Seeds / growth & development*

Substances

Arabidopsis Proteins
Plant Growth Regulators