Figure 6. ABO3 protein binds to the cis-elements of the ABF2 promoter.
(a) SDS-PAGE analysis of purified GST-ABO3 fusion protein (about 56 kDa).
(b) Sequences and positions of oligonucleotides within the ABF2 promoter used in the EMSA for APN1 and APN2. Letters in bold indicate the sequences of WRKY recognition motifs. mAPN1 and mAPN2: WRKY recognition motifs in APN1 and APN2 were mutated, as indicated by stars.
(c) Interaction between ABO3 protein and the 32P-labeled APN1, APN2, mAPN1 and mAPN2 fragments. A 1-μg portion of protein was incubated with 32P-labeled 1 nM APN1, APN2, mAPN1 or mAPN2, respectively. For the competition test, 100 nM non-labeled APN1 or APN2 was added in the above experiment.