Natural alleles of a proteasome α2 subunit gene contribute to thermotolerance and adaptation of African rice
Xin-Min Li,
Dai-Yin Chao,
Yuan Wu,
Xuehui Huang,
Ke Chen,
Long-Gang Cui,
Lei Su,
Wang-Wei Ye,
Hao Chen,
Hua-Chang Chen,
Nai-Qian Dong,
Tao Guo,
Min Shi,
Qi Feng,
Peng Zhang,
Bin Han,
Jun-Xiang Shan,
Ji-Ping Gao,
Hong-Xuan Lin
July, 2015
Abstract
Hong-Xuan Lin, Ji-Ping Gao, Jun-Xiang Shan and colleagues show that natural variation in a proteasome α2 subunit gene contributes to thermotolerance in African rice. Their follow-up studies suggest that the variant allele protects cells from heat stress by enhancing the elimination of cytotoxic denatured proteins and maintaining heat-response processes.
Publication
Nature Genetics