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Chaperone-like protein DAY plays critical roles in photomorphogenesis

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Lee, Ho-Seok 
Choi, Ilyeong 
Jeon, Young 
Cho, Huikyong 

Abstract

Abstract: Photomorphogenesis, light-mediated development, is an essential feature of all terrestrial plants. While chloroplast development and brassinosteroid (BR) signaling are known players in photomorphogenesis, proteins that regulate both pathways have yet to be identified. Here we report that DE-ETIOLATION IN THE DARKANDYELLOWING IN THE LIGHT (DAY), a membrane protein containing DnaJ-like domain, plays a dual-role in photomorphogenesis by stabilizing the BR receptor, BRI1, as well as a key enzyme in chlorophyll biosynthesis, POR. DAY localizes to both the endomembrane and chloroplasts via its first transmembrane domain and chloroplast transit peptide, respectively, and interacts with BRI1 and POR in their respective subcellular compartments. Using genetic analysis, we show that DAY acts independently on BR signaling and chlorophyll biogenesis. Collectively, this work uncovers DAY as a factor that simultaneously regulates BR signaling and chloroplast development, revealing a key regulator of photomorphogenesis that acts across cell compartments.

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Article, /631/449/2686, /631/449/2653/1359, /13/89, /14/19, /14/35, /14/63, /38/1, /38/39, /38/90, article

Journal Title

Nature Communications

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Journal ISSN

2041-1723

Volume Title

12

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Nature Publishing Group UK