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J Biol Chem, Vol. 273, Issue 41, 26631-26637, October 9, 1998

Auxin-induced Stress Potentiates trans-activation by a Conserved Plant Basic/Leucine-zipper Factor

From the Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742.

The promoter element activation sequence-1 (as-1) confers tissue-specific and signal-responsive transcription in plants. Hormone and chemical stress cues are thought to activate as-1-dependent transcription through specific basic/leucine-zipper proteins, termed TGA factors, that bind this element. We report here that a highly conserved TGA factor of tobacco, TGA1a, can selectively activate transcription in response to micromolar concentrations of auxin hormones or their analogs. This induction is chemically specific, as a range of other compounds tested at similar concentrations had little or no effect. Auxin was found to augment the trans-activation potential of TGA1a through carboxyl-terminal residues. The amino-terminal domain of TGA1a, by gain-of-function assays, was found to both constitutively activate transcription and maximize the response to auxin. Further evidence indicates that the trans-activation potential of this domain in TGA1a is repressed, under basal conditions, by carboxyl-terminal residues. Because TGA1a and endogenous TGA factors are stimulated by auxin only at concentrations that inhibited cell growth, this response is likely to involve chemical stress.

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