Plant and Cell Physiology, 2001, Vol. 42, No. 11 1193-1200
© 2001 Oxford University Press
The Phytochrome A Specific Signaling Component PAT3 is a Positive Regulator of Arabidopsis Photomorphogenesis
Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, U.S.A.
Phytochrome A plays a major role in early seedling development by triggering the transition from etiolated growth to greening. Seedlings germinated under constant far-red (FR) light show a partially de-etiolated phenotype that is not seen in phyA mutants. This phytochrome A specific response was used to screen a population of T-DNA mutagenized Arabidopsis seedlings. One mutant line, pat3 (phytochrome A signal transduction3), which showed no inhibition of hypocotyl elongation under FR light conditions and no FR-induced killing response, contained a T-DNA insertion in a 609-bp ORF. The recessive mutation co-segregated with the T-DNA resistance marker and could be allelic to fhy1. A 2,248-bp genomic fragment of the PAT3 locus can complement the pat3 mutant phenotype. PAT3 transcript peaked 3 d after germination and was downregulated by light. PAT3 has no significant homology to any known protein and shows no preferential cellular localization. The protein can activate transcription in yeast when fused to the GAL4 DNA-binding domain. Our results show that PAT3 is a positive regulator of phytochrome A signal transduction.
1 Present address: Botanisches Institute der Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität München, Menzinger Strasse 67, D-München, Germany.
2 Corresponding author: E-mail, chua@rockerfeller.edu; Fax, +1-212-327-8327.
![]()
CiteULike
Connotea
Del.icio.us What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
S. W. Yang, I.-C. Jang, R. Henriques, and N.-H. Chua FAR-RED ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL1 and FHY1-LIKE Associate with the Arabidopsis Transcription Factors LAF1 and HFR1 to Transmit Phytochrome A Signals for Inhibition of Hypocotyl Elongation PLANT CELL, May 1, 2009; 21(5): 1341 - 1359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
I.-C. Jang, S. W. Yang, J.-Y. Yang, and N.-H. Chua Independent and interdependent functions of LAF1 and HFR1 in phytochrome A signaling Genes & Dev., August 15, 2007; 21(16): 2100 - 2111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
J. Rosler, I. Klein, and M. Zeidler Arabidopsis fhl/fhy1 double mutant reveals a distinct cytoplasmic action of phytochrome A PNAS, June 19, 2007; 104(25): 10737 - 10742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
I.-C. Chen, I-C. Huang, M.-J. Liu, Z.-G. Wang, S.-S. Chung, and H.-L. Hsieh Glutathione S-Transferase Interacting with Far-Red Insensitive 219 Is Involved in Phytochrome A-Mediated Signaling in Arabidopsis Plant Physiology, March 1, 2007; 143(3): 1189 - 1202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. Hiltbrunner, A. Tscheuschler, A. Viczian, T. Kunkel, S. Kircher, and E. Schafer FHY1 and FHL Act Together to Mediate Nuclear Accumulation of the Phytochrome A Photoreceptor Plant Cell Physiol., August 1, 2006; 47(8): 1023 - 1034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
G. Sessa, M. Carabelli, M. Sassi, A. Ciolfi, M. Possenti, F. Mittempergher, J. Becker, G. Morelli, and I. Ruberti A dynamic balance between gene activation and repression regulates the shade avoidance response in Arabidopsis Genes & Dev., December 1, 2005; 19(23): 2811 - 2815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
Y. Shen, S. Feng, L. Ma, R. Lin, L.-J. Qu, Z. Chen, H. Wang, and X. W. Deng Arabidopsis FHY1 Protein Stability Is Regulated by Light via Phytochrome A and 26S Proteasome Plant Physiology, November 1, 2005; 139(3): 1234 - 1243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
I.-C. Jang, J.-Y. Yang, H. S. Seo, and N.-H. Chua HFR1 is targeted by COP1 E3 ligase for post-translational proteolysis during phytochrome A signaling Genes & Dev., March 1, 2005; 19(5): 593 - 602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
P. D. Hare, S. G. Moller, L.-F. Huang, and N.-H. Chua LAF3, a Novel Factor Required for Normal Phytochrome A Signaling Plant Physiology, December 1, 2003; 133(4): 1592 - 1604. [Abstract] [Full Text] |
||||




