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Conformational plasticity of the intrinsically disordered protein ASR1 modulates its function as a drought stress-responsive gene

Authors :
Hernán Andrés Bucci
Jimena Rinaldi
Norberto D. Iusem
Julio J. Caramelo
Diana E. Wetzler
Federico Fuchs Wightman
Martiniano María Ricardi
Source :
PLoS ONE, CONICET Digital (CONICET), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, instacron:CONICET, PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 8, p e0202808 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Public Library of Science, 2018.

Abstract

Plants in arid zones are constantly exposed to drought stress. The ASR protein family (Abscisic, Stress, Ripening) -a subgroup of the late embryogenesis abundant superfamily-is involved in the water stress response and adaptation to dry environments. Tomato ASR1, as well as other members of this family, is an intrinsically disordered protein (IDP) that functions as a transcription factor and a chaperone. Here we employed different biophysical techniques to perform a deep in vitro characterization of ASR1 as an IDP and showed how both environmental factors and in vivo targets modulate its folding. We report that ASR1 adopts different conformations such as α-helix or polyproline type II in response to environmental changes. Low temperatures and low pH promote the polyproline type II conformation (PII). While NaCl increases PII content and slightly destabilizes α-helix conformation, PEG and glycerol have an important stabilizing effect of α-helix conformation. The binding of Zn 2 + in the low micromolar range promotes α-helix folding, while extra Zn 2+ results in homo-dimerization. The ASR1-DNA binding is sequence specific and dependent on Zn 2+ . ASR1 chaperone activity does not change upon the structure induction triggered by the addition of Zn 2+ . Furthermore, trehalose, which has no effect on the ASR1 structure by itself, showed a synergistic effect on the ASR1-driven heat shock protection towards the reporter enzyme citrate synthase (CS). These observations prompted the development of a FRET reporter to sense ASR1 folding in vivo. Its performance was confirmed in Escherichia coli under saline and osmotic stress conditions, representing a promising probe to be used in plant cells. Overall, this work supports the notion that ASR1 plasticity is a key feature that facilitates its response to drought stress and its interaction with specific targets. Fil: Wetzler, Diana Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina Fil: Fuchs Wightman, Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina Fil: Bucci, Hernán Andrés. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina Fil: Rinaldi, Jimena Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires. Fundación Instituto Leloir. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Caramelo, Julio Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires. Fundación Instituto Leloir. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires; Argentina Fil: Iusem, Norberto Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina Fil: Ricardi, Martiniano María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina

Subjects

Subjects :
0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Glycerol
STRESS
Oligonucleotides
lcsh:Medicine
IDP
Gene Expression
Plant Science
Disaccharides
01 natural sciences
Biochemistry
Physical Chemistry
Fluorophotometry
Protein Structure, Secondary
Polyethylene Glycols
purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https]
chemistry.chemical_compound
Spectrum Analysis Techniques
Solanum lycopersicum
Plant Resistance to Abiotic Stress
Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
Citrate synthase
lcsh:Science
FOLDING
Plant Proteins
Multidisciplinary
biology
Ecology
Chemistry
Organic Compounds
Nucleotides
Physics
ASR1
Bioquímica y Biología Molecular
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Condensed Matter Physics
Droughts
Cold Temperature
Zinc
Spectrophotometry
Plant Physiology
Physical Sciences
Dimerization
CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
Research Article
Protein Binding
Osmotic shock
Protein family
Materials Science
Material Properties
Carbohydrates
Intrinsically disordered proteins
Research and Analysis Methods
Ciencias Biológicas
03 medical and health sciences
Stress, Physiological
Plant-Environment Interactions
DNA-binding proteins
Genetics
Plant Defenses
Gene Regulation
purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 [https]
Transcription factor
Polyproline helix
Protein Unfolding
Plant Ecology
lcsh:R
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Organic Chemistry
Chemical Compounds
Biology and Life Sciences
Proteins
Trehalose
Plant Pathology
Regulatory Proteins
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
030104 developmental biology
Chemical Properties
Chaperone (protein)
biology.protein
Biophysics
Anisotropy
lcsh:Q
Protein Multimerization
010606 plant biology & botany
Transcription Factors

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19326203
Volume :
13
Issue :
8
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
PLoS ONE
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....5464c74b7ae277c7c7bfd145e406f96f