Heat shock protein 101 effects in A. thaliana: genetic variation, fitness and pleiotropy in controlled temperature conditions.

ABSTRACT: The Hsp100/ClpB heat shock protein family is ancient and required for high temperature survival, but natural variation in expression and its phenotypic effects is unexplored in plants. In controlled environment experiments, we examined the effects of variation in the Arabidopsis cytosolic AtHsp101 (hereafter Hsp101). Ten wild-collected ecotypes differed in Hsp101 expression responses across a 22 to 40 degrees C gradient. Genotypes from low latitudes expressed the least Hsp101. We tested fitness and pleiotropic consequences of varying Hsp101 expression in 'control' vs. mild thermal stress treatments (15/25 degrees C D/N vs. 15/25 degrees D/N plus 3 h at 35 degrees C 3 days/week). Comparing wild type and null mutants, wt Columbia (Col) produced approximately 33% more fruits compared to its H

SUBMITTER: Tonsor SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2727869 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature