Chaperone network composition in Solanum lycopersicum explored by transcriptome profiling and microarray meta-analysis

Abstract

Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are molecular chaperones primarily involved in maintenance of protein homeostasis. Their function has been best characterized in heat stress (HS) response during which Hsps are transcriptionally controlled by HS transcription factors (Hsfs). The role of Hsfs and Hsps in HS response in tomato was initially examined by transcriptome analysis using the massive analysis of cDNA ends (MACE) method. Approximately 9.6% of all genes expressed in leaves are enhanced in response to HS, including a subset of Hsfs and Hsps. The underlying Hsp-Hsf networks with potential functions in stress responses or developmental processes were further explored by meta-analysis of existing microarray datasets. We identified clusters with differential transcript profiles with respect to abiotic stresses, plant organs and developmental stages. The composition of two clusters points towards two major chaperone networks. One cluster consisted of constitutively expressed plastidial chaperones and other genes involved in chloroplast protein homeostasis. The second cluster represents genes strongly induced by heat, drought and salinity stress, including HsfA2 and many stress-inducible chaperones, but also potential targets of HsfA2 not related to protein homeostasis. This observation attributes a central regulatory role to HsfA2 in controlling different aspects of abiotic stress response and tolerance in tomato. more

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Titel	Chaperone network composition in Solanum lycopersicum explored by transcriptome profiling and microarray meta-analysis
Medien	Plant, Cell & Environment
Heft	4
Band	38
ISSN	1365-3040
Verfasser	Sotirios Fragkostefanakis, Prof. Dr. Stefan Simm, Puneet Paul, Daniela Bublak, Klaus-Dieter Scharf, Enrico Schleiff
Seiten	693–709
Veröffentlichungsdatum	4.2015
Zitation	Fragkostefanakis, Sotirios; Simm, Stefan; Paul, Puneet; Bublak, Daniela; Scharf, Klaus-Dieter; Schleiff, Enrico (2015): Chaperone network composition in Solanum lycopersicum explored by transcriptome profiling and microarray meta-analysis. Plant, Cell & Environment 38 (4), 693–709. DOI: 10.1111/pce.12426