MYB75 phosphorylation by MPK4 is required for light-induced anthocyanin accumulation in arabidopsis

Shengnan Li, Wenyi Wang, Jinlan Gao, Kangquan Yin, Rui Wang, Chengcheng Wang, Morten Petersen, John Mundy, Jin-Long Qiu

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Abstract

Light is a major environmental cue affecting various physiological and metabolic processes in plants. Although plant photoreceptors are well characterized, the mechanisms by which light regulates downstream responses are less clear. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the accumulation of photoprotective anthocyanin pigments is light dependent, and the R2R3 MYB transcription factor MYB75/PAP1 regulates anthocyanin accumulation. Here, we report that MYB75 interacts with and is phosphorylated by MAP KINASE4 (MPK4). Their interaction is dependent on MPK4 kinase activity and is required for full function of MYB75. MPK4 can be activated in response to light and is involved in the light-induced accumulation of anthocyanins. We show that MPK4 phosphorylation of MYB75 increases its stability and is essential for light-induced anthocyanin accumulation. Our findings reveal an important role for a MAPK pathway in light signal transduction.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftThe Plant Cell
Vol/bind28
Udgave nummer11
Sider (fra-til)2866-2883
Antal sider18
ISSN1040-4651
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2016

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