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Ectopic RING zinc finger gene from hot pepper induces totally different genes in lettuce and tobacco

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Authors

Kesawat, Mahipal Singh; Kim, Dong Kyun; Zeba, Naheed; Suh, Mi Chung; Xia, Xinli; Hong, Choo Bong

Issue Date
2018-06
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Citation
Molecular Breeding, Vol.38 No.6, p. 70
Abstract
Advances in molecular biology have improved crops through transferring genes from one organism to new hosts, and these efforts have raised concerns about potential unexpected outcomes. Here, we provide evidence that a gene with a specific function in one organism can yield completely different effects in a new host. CaRZFP1 is a C3HC4-type RING zinc finger protein gene previously isolated from a cDNA library for heat-stressed hot pepper. In our previous work investigating in vivo CaRZFP1 function, we transferred CaRZFP1 into tobacco; transgenic tobacco exhibited enhanced growth and tolerance to abiotic stresses. As further analysis of CaRZFP1 ectopic expression in a heterologous host plant, here we mobilized and constitutively overexpressed CaRZFP1 in lettuce. In contrast to tobacco, transgenic lettuce exhibited poorer growth and delayed flowering compared with vector-only controls. To identify genes that might be involved in this phenotypic effect, transcriptome analyses on transgenic plants of both species were performed, uncovering dozens of genes that reflect the different outcomes between tobacco and lettuce. These included protein kinase, transcriptional factor, transporter protein, hormone and metabolism-related genes, and some unannotated genes. The opposite effects of CaRZFP1 ectopic expression in lettuce and tobacco address concerns of unexpectedly different outcomes in different host species.
ISSN
1380-3743
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/201662
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11032-018-0812-3
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