F-Box Family Genes, LTSF1 and LTSF2, Regulate Low-Temperature Stress Tolerance in Pepper (Capsicum chinense).

ABSTRACT: The F-box proteins belong to a family of regulatory proteins that play key roles in the proteasomal degradation of other proteins. Plant F-box proteins are functionally diverse, and the precise roles of many such proteins in growth and development are not known. Previously, two low-temperature-sensitive F-box protein family genes (LTSF1 and LTSF2) were identified as candidates responsible for the sensitivity to low temperatures in the pepper (Capsicum chinense) cultivar 'sy-2'. In the present study, we showed that the virus-induced gene silencing of these genes stunted plant growth and caused abnormal leaf development under low-temperature conditions, similar to what was observed in the low-temperature-sensitive 'sy-2' line. Protein-protein interaction an

SUBMITTER: Venkatesh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7570372 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature