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JcZFP8, a C2H2 zinc finger protein gene from Jatropha curcas, influences plant development in transgenic tobacco
Shi, Xiaodong; Wu, Yan; Dai, Tingwei; Gu, Yuxi; Wang, Linghui; Qin, Xiaobo; Xu, Ying; Chen, Fang.
  • Shi, Xiaodong; Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science. Molecular Genetics Key Laboratory of China Tobacco. Guiyang. CN
  • Wu, Yan; Sichuan University. College of Life Sciences. Chengdu. CN
  • Dai, Tingwei; Sichuan University. College of Life Sciences. Chengdu. CN
  • Gu, Yuxi; Sichuan University. College of Life Sciences. Chengdu. CN
  • Wang, Linghui; Sichuan University. College of Life Sciences. Chengdu. CN
  • Qin, Xiaobo; Sichuan Natural Resource Institute,. Chengdu. CN
  • Xu, Ying; Sichuan University. College of Life Sciences. Chengdu. CN
  • Chen, Fang; Sichuan University. College of Life Sciences. Chengdu. CN
Electron. j. biotechnol ; 34: 76-82, july. 2018. ilus, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1047373
ABSTRACT

Background:

Jatropha curcas L., as an important strategic biofuel resource with considerable economic potential, has attracted worldwide attention. However, J. curcas has yet to be domesticated. Plant height, an important agronomic trait of J. curcas, has not been sufficiently improved, and the genetic regulation of this trait in J. curcas is not fully understood. Zinc finger proteins (ZFPs), a class of transcription factors, have previously been shown to play critical roles in regulating multiple aspects of plant growth and development and may accordingly be implicated in the genetic regulation of plant height in J. curcas.

Results:

In this study, we cloned JcZFP8, a C2H2 ZFP gene in J. curcas. We found that the JcZFP8 protein was localized in the nucleus and contained a conserved QALGGH motif in its C2H2 structure. Furthermore, ectopic expression of JcZFP8 under the control of the 35S promoter in transgenic tobacco resulted in dwarf plants with malformed leaves. However, when JcZFP8 was knocked out, the transgenic tobacco did not show the dwarf phenotype. After treatment with the gibberellic acid (GA) biosynthesis inhibitor paclobutrazol (PAC), the dwarf phenotype was more severe than plants that did not receive the PAC treatment, whereas application of exogenous gibberellin3 (GA3) reduced the dwarf phenotype in transgenic plants.

Conclusions:

The results of this study indicate that JcZFP8 may play a role in J. curcas plant phenotype through GA-related pathways. Our findings may help us to understand the genetic regulation of plant development in J. curcas and to accelerate breeding progress through engineering of the GA metabolic pathway in this plant. How to cite Shi X,Wu Y, Dai T, et al. JcZFP8, a C2H2 zinc-finger protein gene from Jatropha curcas, influences plant development in transgenic tobacco.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Tobacco / Jatropha / Plant Development / CYS2-HIS2 Zinc Fingers Language: English Journal: Electron. j. biotechnol Journal subject: Biotechnology Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: China Institution/Affiliation country: Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science/CN / Sichuan Natural Resource Institute,/CN / Sichuan University/CN

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Tobacco / Jatropha / Plant Development / CYS2-HIS2 Zinc Fingers Language: English Journal: Electron. j. biotechnol Journal subject: Biotechnology Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: China Institution/Affiliation country: Guizhou Academy of Tobacco Science/CN / Sichuan Natural Resource Institute,/CN / Sichuan University/CN