A Tau Class GST, OsGSTU5, Interacts with VirE2 and Modulates the Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation in Rice

Overview

Journal Plant Cell Rep

Publisher Springer

Date 2022 Jan 24

PMID 35067774

Authors

Madhu Tiwari

Neelam Gautam

Yuvraj Indoliya

Maria Kidwai

Arun Kumar Mishra

Debasis Chakrabarty

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Abstract

OsGSTU5 interacts and glutathionylates the VirE2 protein of Agrobacterium and its (OsGSTU5) overexpression and downregulation showed a low and high AMT efficiency in rice, respectively. During Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (AMT), T-DNA along with several virulence proteins such as VirD2, VirE2, VirE3, VirD5, and VirF enter the plant cytoplasm. VirE2 serves as a single-stranded DNA binding (SSB) protein that assists the cytoplasmic trafficking of T-DNA inside the host cell. Though the regulatory roles of VirE2 have been established, the cellular reaction of their host, especially in monocots, has not been characterized in detail. This study identified a cellular interactor of VirE2 from the cDNA library of rice. The identified plant protein encoded by the gene cloned from rice was designated OsGSTU5, it interacted specifically with VirE2 in the host cytoplasm. OsGSTU5 was upregulated during Agrobacterium infection and involved in the post-translational glutathionylation of VirE2 (gVirE2). Interestingly, the in silico analysis showed that the 'gVirE2 + ssDNA' complex was structurally less stable than the 'VirE2 + ssDNA' complex. The gel shift assay also confirmed the attenuated SSB property of gVirE2 over VirE2. Moreover, knock-down and overexpression of OsGSTU5 in rice showed increased and decreased T-DNA expression, respectively after Agrobacterium infection. The present finding establishes the role of OsGSTU5 as an important target for modulation of AMT efficiency in rice.

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