Coordinated Transcriptional Regulation by the UVB Photoreceptor and Multiple Transcription Factors for Plant UV-B Responses

Non-damaging ultraviolet B(UV-B)light promotes photomorphogenic development and stress acclimation through UV-B-specific signal transduction in Arabidopsis.UV-B irradiation induces monomerization and nuclear translocation of the UV-B photoreceptor UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8(UVR8).However,it is not clear how the nuclear localization of UVR8 leads to changes in global gene expression.Here,we reveal that nuclear UVR8 governs UV-B-responsive transcriptional networks in concert with several previously known transcription factors,including ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5(HY5)and PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 4(PIF4).Based on the transcriptomic analysis,we identify MYB13 as a novel positive regulator in UV-B-induced cotyledon expansion and stress acclimation.MYB13 is UV-B inducible and is predominantly expressed in the cotyledons.Our results demonstrate that MYB13 protein functions as a transcription factor to regulate the expression of genes involved in auxin response and flavonoid biosynthesis through direct binding with their promoters.In addition,photoactivated UVR8 interacts with MYB13 in a UV-B-dependent manner and differentially modulates the affinity of MYB13 with its targets.Taken together,our results elucidate the cooperative function of the UV-B photoreceptor UVR8 with various transcription factors in the nucleus to orchestrate the expression of specific sets of downstream genes and,ultimately,mediate plant responses to UV-B light.