Tobacco ubiquitin-specific protease 12 (NbUBP12) positively modulates drought resistance
- Authors
- Lim, Chae Woo; Baek, Woonhee; Lee, Sung Chul
- Issue Date
- Dec-2021
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
- Keywords
- Ubiquitin-specific protease 12; deubiquitination; dehydration stress; abscisic acid; Nicotiana benthamiana
- Citation
- PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR, v.16, no.12
- Journal Title
- PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR
- Volume
- 16
- Number
- 12
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/50890
- DOI
- 10.1080/15592324.2021.1974725
- ISSN
- 1559-2316
1559-2324
- Abstract
- Deubiquitination, a type of post-translational modification, cleaves ubiquitin from target proteins, thereby regulating their stability or activity. Deubiquitination enzymes, ubiquitin-specific proteases (UBP/USP), have been reported to be involved in numerous cellular processes in plants, including meristem development, circadian clock regulation, and immunity. In contrast to model plants, however, the functions of UBP in other higher plants remain poorly understood. Here, we isolated a deubiquitination enzyme, ubiquitin-specific protease 12 (NbUBP12), from Nicotiana benthamiana, which shows high sequence homology with the core enzyme regions of UBP12 from other plants. Quantitative reverse-transcription PCR analysis revealed that NbUBP12 gene expression was significantly induced after drought treatment, and its level was higher in seed than in other tissues. Using a virus-induced gene silencing technique, we generated NbUBP12-silenced tobacco plants to analyze NbUBP12 gene function in response to drought stress and found that compared with control plants, NbUBP12-silenced plants exhibited a lower survival rate after exposure to drought stress. In addition, they were characterized by lower leaf surface temperatures and larger stomatal pore size following abscisic acid (ABA) treatment. On the basis of these observations, we suggest that NbUBP12 is involved in modulating drought resistance in N. benthamiana, which is associated with ABA-mediated stomatal closure.
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