@article{CastellanosFriedrichPetrovicetal.2020, author = {Castellanos, Reynel Urrea and Friedrich, Thomas and Petrovic, Nevena and Altmann, Simone and Brzezinka, Krzysztof and Gorka, Michal and Graf, Alexander and B{\"a}urle, Isabel}, title = {FORGETTER2 protein phosphatase and phospholipase D modulate heat stress memory in Arabidopsis}, series = {The plant journal}, volume = {104}, journal = {The plant journal}, number = {1}, publisher = {Wiley}, address = {Hoboken}, issn = {0960-7412}, doi = {10.1111/tpj.14927}, pages = {7 -- 17}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Plants can mitigate environmental stress conditions through acclimation. In the case of fluctuating stress conditions such as high temperatures, maintaining a stress memory enables a more efficient response upon recurring stress. In a genetic screen forArabidopsis thalianamutants impaired in the memory of heat stress (HS) we have isolated theFORGETTER2(FGT2) gene, which encodes a type 2C protein phosphatase (PP2C) of the D-clade.Fgt2mutants acquire thermotolerance normally; however, they are defective in the memory of HS. FGT2 interacts with phospholipase D alpha 2 (PLD alpha 2), which is involved in the metabolism of membrane phospholipids and is also required for HS memory. In summary, we have uncovered a previously unknown component of HS memory and identified the FGT2 protein phosphatase and PLD alpha 2 as crucial players, suggesting that phosphatidic acid-dependent signaling or membrane composition dynamics underlie HS memory.}, language = {en} }