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Auxin-responsive gene expression: genes, promoters and regulatory
factors
Abstract
A molecular approach to investigate auxin signaling in plants has led to the identification of several classes of early/primary auxin response genes. Within the promoters of these genes,
cis elements that confer auxin responsiveness referred to as auxin-response elements or AuxREs) have been defined, and a family of trans-acting transcription factors (auxin-response factors or ARFs) that bind with specificity to AuxREs has been characterized. A family of auxin regulated proteins referred to as Aux/IAA proteins also play a key role in regulating these auxinresponse genes. Auxin may regulate transcription on early response genes by influencing the types of interactions between ARFs and Aux/IAAs.
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Introduction
Auxins play a critical role in most major growth
responses throughout the development of a plant. Auxins
are thought to regulate or influence diverse responses
on a whole-plant level, such as tropisms, apical
dominance and root initiation, and responses on a
cellular level, such as cell extension, division and differentiation.
Over the past 20 years, it has been clearly
demonstrated that auxins can also exert rapid and specific
effects on genes at the molecular level. Numerous
sequences that are up-regulated or down-regulated by
auxin have been described (for reviews, see Abel
and Theologis, 1996; Sitbon and Perrot-Rechenmann,
1997; Guilfoyle, 1999). Research efforts in a number
of labs are currently focused on characterizing
the mechanisms involved in the regulation of genes
by auxin. The genes that have been most extensively
studied are those that are specifically induced by active
auxins within minutes of exposure to the hormone,
and are induced by auxin in the absence of protein
synthesis. These genes are referred to as early, or primary
auxin response genes, and fall into three major
classes (
Aux/IAAs, SAURs and GH3
s). In this review,
we will briefly discuss the early/primary auxin response
gene families, the TGTCTC-containing auxin
response promoter elements and the auxin response
factor (ARF) family of transcription factors. A number
of reviews that cover these areas in more detail
have been published (Guilfoyle, 1999; Guilfoyle
et al.
,
1998a, b). This review will expand on these areas and
focus on information that has recently emerged (for
example, information derived from the publication of
the genome sequence of
Arabidopsis
) or has recently
been published. We also present a working model for
the regulation of auxin response genes, based on the
current available information.
Auxin-responsive genes
genes have been identified in several laboratories
differential hybridization with probes from untreated
and auxin-treated hypocotyls or epicotyls (Walker and
Key, 1982; Hagen et al., 1984; Theologis et al., 1985).
The original Aux/IAA genes to be described (soybean
GmAux22
, GmAux28, GH1 and pea PS-IAA4/5 and
PS-IAA6
) were expressed to moderate levels in elongating
regions of etiolated hypocotyls or epicotyls.
When these elongating regions are excised and incubated
in auxin-freemedium, the Aux/IAA mRNAs are
rapidly depleted, and can be rapidly induced by addition
of auxin to the medium. Aux/IAA mRNAs are
specifically induced by active auxins; protein synthesis
inhibitors, such as cycloheximide, also induce the
accumulation of Aux/IAA transcripts (for review, see
Guilfoyle, 1999).
Aux/IAA
genes are present as multigene families
in soybean (Ainley et al., 1988), pea (Oeller et al.,
1993), mung bean (Yamamoto et al., 1992), tobacco
(Dargeviciute et al., 1998) and tomato (Nebenfuhr et
al
(see article by Liscum and Reed, 2002). Most of the
Arabidopsis
genes are induced by auxin and show a
range of induction kinetics (Abel et al., 1995); however,
IAA 28
is not responsive to exogenous auxin
(Rogg et al., 2001). Aux/IAA genes are also found
in monocots and gymnosperms (GenBank EST database),
but are not found in organisms other than
plants.
Aux/IAA proteins generally range in size from
20 to 35 kDa. They are short-lived and localize to
the nucleus (Abel et al., 1994; Abel and Theologis,
1995). Four conserved motifs are found in most
Aux/IAA proteins, and these are referred to as domains
I, II, III and IV (Figure 1; Ainley et al., 1988;
Abel et al., 1995). Domain II plays a role in destabilizing
Aux/IAA proteins, and may be a target for
ubiquitination (Worley et al., 2000; Colon-Carmona
et al.
, 2000; Ouellet et al., 2001). Domain III is
part of a motif that is predicted to resemble the amphipathic
βαα
-fold found in the β-ribbon multimerization
and DNA-binding domains of Arc and MetJ
repressor proteins (Abel et al., 1994). The predicted
βαα
motif has been shown to play a role in dimerization/
multimerization of Aux/IAA proteins and in
heterodimerization between Aux/IAA and ARF proteins
(Kim et al., 1997;Ulmasov et al., 1997b; Morgan
et al.
, 1999; Ouellet et al., 2001); however, a role
for this motif in DNA binding has not been demonstrated.
The function of domains I and IV in Aux/IAA
proteins is not clear, but recent experiments suggest
that domain I may play a role in homodimerization of
Aux/IAA proteins (Ouellet et al., 2001).
A number of mutations in Aux/IAA genes have
been identified that provide insight into the role played
by these proteins in auxin responses. Some of these
mutants display light-grown phenotypes when grown
in the dark, suggesting that they bypass a requirement
for phytochrome in selected aspects of photomorphogenesis.
In this regard, recent studies have shown that
phytochrome A interacts with and phosphorylates the
amino-terminal half (encompassing domains I and II)
of selected Aux/IAA proteins in vitro (Colon-Carmona
et al.
, 2000). The Aux/IAA mutants are discussed in
more detail in the article by Liscum and Reed in this
issue.
SAUR genes
A group of small, auxin-induced RNAs, referred to as
SAURs, was identified in a differential hybridization
screen of clones from auxin-treated soybean elongating
hypocotyl sections (McClure and Guilfoyle,
1987). These RNAs are induced within 2-5 min of
exposure to exogenous auxin. SAURs are moderately
abundant in the zone of cell elongation in soybean
hypocotyls, and most strongly expressed in epidermal
and cortical cells; induction by auxin results in
an elevation of transcripts within the same cell types
(Gee et al., 1991). Auxin induction of soybean SAURs
is transcriptionally regulated (McClure et al., 1989)
and specific for active auxins (McClure and Guilfoyle,
1987). Treatment with the protein synthesis inhibitor
cycloheximide (CHX) does not inhibit or enhance
auxin-induced transcriptional activation of soybean
SAURs, but does result in an increase in the abundance
of SAUR transcripts (McClure and Guilfoyle, 1987).
This induction by CHX was shown, however, not to
be at the level of transcription, and must result from
the stabilization of SAUR transcripts (Franco et al.,
1990).
Sequence analysis of three soybean SAUR cDNAs
and genes revealed that the genes contain no introns
(McClure et al., 1989). The deduced open reading
frames (ORF) encode proteins of 9-10 kDa. Five soybean
SAUR
genes are clustered in a single 7 kb locus
of the nuclear genome, and each gene is oriented in
an opposing orientation. The 5 ORFs show a high
degree of homology, particularly in the C-terminal
portion of the protein. Database searches indicate that
the predicted structures of SAUR proteins are not
highly homologous to any other published amino acid
sequences.
Auxin-inducible SAURs have also been described
from mung bean (Yamamoto et al., 1992), pea (Guilfoyle
et al.
, 1993), Arabidopsis (Gil et al., 1994),
radish (Anai et al., 1998) and Zea mays (Yang and
Poovaiah, 2000). In addition to auxin, some of these
SAUR mRNAs are induced by CHX (Gil et al., 1994).
In contrast to the soybean SAURs, the Arabidopsis
SAUR-AC1 appears to be transcriptionally induced by
CHX (Gil et al., 1994); SAUR-AC1 is also induced
by the plant hormone cytokinin (Timpte et al., 1995).
There are over 70 SAUR genes in Arabidopsis (Table
1). With one exception (AtSAUR11), all genes appear
to lack introns (GenBank annotations for AtSAUR26,
-33, -39
suspect that these annotations are incorrect and that
these genes consist of single exons, because the annotated
3' exons are unrelated to conserved SAUR
sequences). Many of the SAUR genes in Arabidopsis
are found in clusters, like those originally identified in
soybean. Clusters of eight, five, six and seven, and five
SAUR
genes are found on chromosomes 1, 3, 4 and
5, respectively (Figure 2). It is not known how many
genes in this large gene family are expressed and are
auxin-inducible.
As mentioned above, at least some SAUR genes
are transcriptionally regulated by active auxins. There
is evidence, however, that SAURs are also regulated
post-transcriptionally. SAURs encode unstable mRNAs
(McClure and Guilfoyle, 1989; Franco et al.,
1990), and their high turnover rate may be due, in part,
to a conserved element (DST) in the 3
-untranslated
region of the mRNA (McClure et al., 1989; Newman
et al.
, 1993) and/or elements within the ORF (Li
et al.
, 1994). SAUR proteins may also be regulated
posttranslationally. Based on studies using anti-SAUR
antibodies, there is evidence that SAUR protein abun-
Figure 2.
Chromosome positions of SAUR genes in Arabidopsis.
SAUR
genes are indicated in boxes along with the BAC clone on
which they are found. Gray boxes above chromosomes 1 and 4
indicate that the chromosome position has not been determined.
See Table 1 for SAUR gene nomenclature and GenBank Gen Info
Identifier Number (Gene ID).
dance is low (Guilfoyle, 1999), suggesting that SAUR
protein half-life may be very short.
The function of SAUR proteins is still unknown;
however, they may play some role in an auxin signal
transduction pathway that involves calcium and
calmodulin. This possible role is suggested from recent
experiments that demonstrate in vitro binding
of calmodulin to an amino terminal domain in several
SAUR proteins (i.e., maize ZmSAUR1, soybean
SAUR 10A5 and Arabidopsis SAUR-AC1; Yang and
Poovaiah, 2000). While the amino terminus is not
highly conserved in amino acid sequence among the
SAUR proteins, a putative basic α-amphipathic helix
domain found in the amino terminus may provide a
calmodulin-binding site in these proteins.
GH3 genes
The GH3 mRNA is one of several sequences that
was recovered in a differential hybridization screen of
auxin-induced cDNA sequences derived from auxintreated,
etiolated soybean seedlings
Auxin-responsive promoters, promoter elements
and interacting factors
The promoters of several auxin-responsive genes (soybean
GH3
, soybean SAUR15A and pea PS-IAA4/5
)
have been analyzed in some detail, using a variety
of methods (e.g. deletion analysis, linker-scanning,
site directed mutagenesis, gain of function analysis;
reviewed by Guilfoyle, 1999). The smallest element
to be identified as auxin-responsive is a six-base pair
sequence, TGTCTC (Ulmasov
et al.
, 1997a, b). This
element has been shown to function in both composite
and simple auxin-response elements (AuxREs; Figure
3). In composite AuxREs, such as those found
in the GH3 promoter fragments D1 and D4, the
TGTCTC element is only functional if combined with
a coupling or constitutive element (Figure 3; reviewed
by Guilfoyle
et al.
, 1998a; Guilfoyle, 1999). Simple
AuxREs, derived from the alteration of naturally
occurring AuxREs, may function in the absence of
a coupling element if the TGTCTC elements occur
as direct or palindromic repeats that are appropriately
spaced (Figure 3; P3 (4X)-palindromic repeats
spaced by 3 bp; ER7-everted repeats spaced by 7 bp;
DR5-direct repeats spaced by 5 bp; DR5R-direct repeats
in the inverse orientation; reviewed by Guilfoyle
et al.
, 1998a; Guilfoyle, 1999). These simple, synthetic
AuxREs are 5-10 times more auxin-responsive
than natural AuxREs (Guilfoyle, 1999).
Natural AuxRE promoter-reporter constructs have
been used to study organ and tissue expression patterns
of auxin-responsive genes (Guilfoyle, 1999). These
constructs have been valuable tools to follow gene
expression events during growth responses associated
with changes in auxin gradients or sensitivities, such
as gravitropismand phototropism(Li
et al.
, 1999), and
in studies of signal transduction pathways in plants
(Kovtun
et al., 1998; Kovtun et al.
, 2000). Synthetic
AuxRE-reporter genes have been shown to respond to
auxin in a wide variety of organs, tissues and cell types
(Ulmasov
et al., 1997b; Oono et al.
, 1998). These
synthetic AuxREs, when fused to minimal promoterreporter
genes, have been used to monitor cell and/or
tissue responses to endogenous auxin in wild type
and mutant plants carrying the reporter gene (Sabatini
et al.
, 1999; Mockaitis and Howell, 2000; Zhao et al.
,
2001). In addition, these constructs have provided the
basis to develop genetic screens for auxin response
mutants (Oono
et al., 1998; Murfett et al.
, 2001).
To identify proteins that bind to the TGTCTC element,
Ulmasov
et al.
(1997) used the synthetic AuxRE
P3 (4X) (see Figure 3) as a bait in a yeast one-hybrid
screen of an
Arabidopsis
cDNA expression library.
A novel transcription factor, referred to as auxinresponse
actor 1 or ARF1, was identified and shown to
bind with specificity to TGTCTC AuxREs.
Arabidopsis
has 23
ARF
-related genes (Table 3). One of these
genes (ARF23)
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