Proteasomal degradation of BRAHMA promotes Boron tolerance in Arabidopsis

Takuya Sakamoto; Yayoi Tsujimoto-Inui; Naoyuki Sotta; Takeshi Hirakawa; Tomoko M. Matsunaga; Yoichiro Fukao; Sachihiro Matsunaga; Toru Fujiwara

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07393-6

Nature Communications (Dec 2018)

Proteasomal degradation of BRAHMA promotes Boron tolerance in Arabidopsis

Takuya Sakamoto,
Yayoi Tsujimoto-Inui,
Naoyuki Sotta,
Takeshi Hirakawa,
Tomoko M. Matsunaga,
Yoichiro Fukao,
Sachihiro Matsunaga,
Toru Fujiwara

Affiliations

Takuya Sakamoto: Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Yayoi Tsujimoto-Inui: Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Naoyuki Sotta: Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Takeshi Hirakawa: Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Tomoko M. Matsunaga: Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Yoichiro Fukao: Plant Global Education Project, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Sachihiro Matsunaga: Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Toru Fujiwara: Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07393-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

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Boron is essential for plant survival but high levels can impair growth and cause DNA damage. Here the authors show that Arabidopsis can ameliorate Boron toxicity via proteasomal degradation of BRAHMA to minimize open chromatin and reduce the likelihood of DNA double strand breaks.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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