The effect of translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) on programmed cell death in plants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP), a well known protein of the animal kingdom, was shown to be a Ca(2+)-binding protein with important functions in many different cellular processes (e.g. protection against stress and apoptosis, cell growth, cell cycle progression, and microtubule organization). However, only little is known about TCTP in plants. Transcript and protein levels of plant TCTPs were shown to be altered by various stress conditions (e.g. cold, salt, draught, aluminium, and pathogen infection), and Arabidopsis thaliana TCTP (AtTCTP) was described as an important regulator of growth. The aim of this study was to further characterize plant TCTP relating to one of its major functions in animals: the protection against cell death.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Hoepflinger MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3847524 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature