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The Arabidopsis 14-3-3 family -target protein specificity and expression of isoforms

Arkell, Annika LU (2010)
Abstract
14-3-3 proteins comprise a family of highly conserved proteins. 14-3-3 proteins have been found in all organisms examined except for members of the prokaryotic kingdom. 14-3-3s are involved in numerous processes in the cell and they typically bind to phosphorylated motifs in other proteins and regulate their activities.

In plants, 14-3-3 proteins are recognized as key regulators of primary metabolism and membrane transport. In Arabidopsis, there are 15 genes coding for 14-3-3s and hence several 14-3-3 isoforms may be present simultaneously in the plant. The aim of my work has been to understand why there are so many 14-3-3 isoforms.

To investigate if there is specificity in 14-3-3/target protein interaction, the... (More)
14-3-3 proteins comprise a family of highly conserved proteins. 14-3-3 proteins have been found in all organisms examined except for members of the prokaryotic kingdom. 14-3-3s are involved in numerous processes in the cell and they typically bind to phosphorylated motifs in other proteins and regulate their activities.

In plants, 14-3-3 proteins are recognized as key regulators of primary metabolism and membrane transport. In Arabidopsis, there are 15 genes coding for 14-3-3s and hence several 14-3-3 isoforms may be present simultaneously in the plant. The aim of my work has been to understand why there are so many 14-3-3 isoforms.

To investigate if there is specificity in 14-3-3/target protein interaction, the H+-ATPase/14-3-3 interaction was used as a model system. The study indicated some specificity but also a wide redundancy. To further analyse the question of specificity at different levels promoter:GUS fusions were utilized. The results clearly indicate a developmental, cell-, tissue- and organ-specific expression for all of the 14-3-3 isoforms in Arabidopsis. There is not a single case where the promoter of one isoform shows an expression that is identical to the expression of another isoform. (Less)
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protein-protein interaction, GUS, Arabidopsis, 14-3-3, H+-ATPase, expression
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  abstract     = {{14-3-3 proteins comprise a family of highly conserved proteins. 14-3-3 proteins have been found in all organisms examined except for members of the prokaryotic kingdom. 14-3-3s are involved in numerous processes in the cell and they typically bind to phosphorylated motifs in other proteins and regulate their activities. <br/><br>
In plants, 14-3-3 proteins are recognized as key regulators of primary metabolism and membrane transport. In Arabidopsis, there are 15 genes coding for 14-3-3s and hence several 14-3-3 isoforms may be present simultaneously in the plant. The aim of my work has been to understand why there are so many 14-3-3 isoforms. <br/><br>
To investigate if there is specificity in 14-3-3/target protein interaction, the H+-ATPase/14-3-3 interaction was used as a model system. The study indicated some specificity but also a wide redundancy. To further analyse the question of specificity at different levels promoter:GUS fusions were utilized. The results clearly indicate a developmental, cell-, tissue- and organ-specific expression for all of the 14-3-3 isoforms in Arabidopsis. There is not a single case where the promoter of one isoform shows an expression that is identical to the expression of another isoform.}},
  author       = {{Arkell, Annika}},
  isbn         = {{978-91-7422-254-8}},
  keywords     = {{protein-protein interaction; GUS; Arabidopsis; 14-3-3; H+-ATPase; expression}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Licentiate Thesis}},
  publisher    = {{Lund University}},
  title        = {{The Arabidopsis 14-3-3 family -target protein specificity and expression of isoforms}},
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  year         = {{2010}},
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