AtWRKY15 perturbation abolishes the mitochondrial stress response that steers osmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

Vanderauwera, Sandy; Vandenbroucke, Korneel; Inzé, Annelies; van de Cotte, Brigitte; Mühlenbock, Per; de Rycke, R; Naouar, Naïra; van Gaever, Tim; van Montagu, Marc C. E.; van Breusegem, F

doi:10.1073/pnas.1217516109

Research article2012Peer reviewedOpen access

AtWRKY15 perturbation abolishes the mitochondrial stress response that steers osmotic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis

Vanderauwera, Sandy; Vandenbroucke, Korneel; Inzé, Annelies; van de Cotte, Brigitte; Mühlenbock, Per; de Rycke, R; Naouar, Naïra; van Gaever, Tim; van Montagu, Marc C. E.; van Breusegem, F

Abstract

Environmental stresses adversely affect plant growth and development. A common theme within these adverse conditions is the perturbation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis. Here, we demonstrate that the ROS-inducible Arabidopsis thaliana WRKY15 transcription factor (AtWRKY15) modulates plant growth and salt/osmotic stress responses. By transcriptome profiling, a divergent stress response was identified in transgenic WRKY15-overexpressing plants that linked a stimulated endoplasmic reticulum-to-nucleus communication to a disrupted mitochondrial stress response under salt-stress conditions. We show that mitochondrial calcium-flux sensing might be important for regulating an active mitochondrial retrograde signaling and launching an appropriate defense response to confer salt-stress tolerance.

Keywords

abiotic stress signaling; cell expansion; microarray; hydrogen peroxide

Published in

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2012, volume: 109, number: 49, pages: 20113-20118
Publisher: NATL ACAD SCIENCES

SLU Authors

Mühlenbock, Per
- Ghent University

UKÄ Subject classification

Botany

Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1217516109

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/41168