Abstract
Jasmonates are a family of plant hormones that regulate plant growth, development and responses to stress. The F-box protein CORONATINE INSENSITIVE 1 (COI1) mediates jasmonate signalling by promoting hormone-dependent ubiquitylation and degradation of transcriptional repressor JAZ proteins. Despite its importance, the mechanism of jasmonate perception remains unclear. Here we present structural and pharmacological data to show that the true Arabidopsis jasmonate receptor is a complex of both COI1 and JAZ. COI1 contains an open pocket that recognizes the bioactive hormone (3R,7S)-jasmonoyl-l-isoleucine (JA-Ile) with high specificity. High-affinity hormone binding requires a bipartite JAZ degron sequence consisting of a conserved α-helix for COI1 docking and a loop region to trap the hormone in its binding pocket. In addition, we identify a third critical component of the jasmonate co-receptor complex, inositol pentakisphosphate, which interacts with both COI1 and JAZ adjacent to the ligand. Our results unravel the mechanism of jasmonate perception and highlight the ability of F-box proteins to evolve as multi-component signalling hubs.
MeSH Terms
Amino Acid Sequence
Amino Acids/chemistry,metabolism
Arabidopsis/chemistry,metabolism
Arabidopsis Proteins/chemistry,metabolism
Binding Sites
Crystallography, X-Ray
Cyclopentanes/chemistry,metabolism
F-Box Proteins/chemistry,metabolism
Indenes/chemistry,metabolism
Inositol Phosphates/metabolism
Isoleucine/analogs & derivatives,chemistry,metabolism
Models, Molecular
Molecular Sequence Data
Oxylipins/chemistry,metabolism
Peptide Fragments/chemistry,metabolism
Plant Growth Regulators/chemistry,metabolism
Protein Binding
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Repressor Proteins/chemistry,metabolism
Signal Transduction
Chemicals
ASK1 protein, Arabidopsis
Amino Acids
Arabidopsis Proteins
COI1 protein, Arabidopsis
Cyclopentanes
F-Box Proteins
Indenes
Inositol Phosphates
JAZ1 protein, Arabidopsis
JAZ6 protein, Arabidopsis
Oxylipins
Peptide Fragments
Plant Growth Regulators
Repressor Proteins
jasmonoyl-isoleucine
Isoleucine
inositol pentaphosphate
coronatine
jasmonic acid
Authors & Affiliations
14 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Sheard Laura B
Department of Pharmacology, Box 357280, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Tan Xu
Mao Haibin
Withers John
Ben-Nissan Gili
Hinds Thomas R
Kobayashi Yuichi
Hsu Fong-Fu
Sharon Michal
Browse John
He Sheng Yang
Rizo Josep
Howe Gregg A
Zheng Ning
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