Abscisic acid regulation of heterophylly in Marsilea quadrifolia L.: effects of R-(−) and S-(+) isomers
| Autor: | Bai-Ling Lin, Jang-Shiun Wang, L. Irina Zaharia, Huei-Jen Wang, Suzanne R. Abrams |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Physiology
Endogeny Stimulation Plant Science Biology Plant Roots Petiole (botany) chemistry.chemical_compound Isomerism Plant Growth Regulators Biosynthesis Gene Expression Regulation Plant Gene expression Marsilea quadrifolia Abscisic acid Dose-Response Relationship Drug Molecular Structure organic chemicals fungi food and beverages biology.organism_classification chemistry Biochemistry Marsileaceae Plant hormone Plant Shoots Abscisic Acid Signal Transduction |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Experimental Botany. 56:2935-2948 |
| ISSN: | 1460-2431 0022-0957 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jxb/eri290 |
| Popis: | The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) induces a developmental switch in the aquatic fern Marsilea quadrifolia, causing the formation of aerial type characteristics, including the elongation of petioles and roots, a change in leaf morphology, the expansion of leaf surface area, and the shortening of the internodes. A number of ABA-responsive heterophylly (ABRH) genes are induced early during the transition. Using optically pure isomers of ABA, it was found that both the natural S-(+)-ABA and the unnatural R-(-)-ABA are capable of inducing a heterophyllous switch and regulating ABRH gene expression. When dose responses are compared, the unnatural ABA gives stronger morphogenic effects than the natural ABA at the same concentration, it is effective at lower concentrations, and its optimal concentration is also lower compared with the natural ABA. Deuterium-labelled ABA enantiomers were used to trace the fate of applied ABA and to distinguish the applied compound and its metabolites from the endogenous counterparts. In tissues, the supplied (+)-ABA was metabolized principally to dihydrophaseic acid, while the supplied (-)-ABA was converted at a slower rate to 7'-hydroxy abscisic acid. Treatment with either enantiomer resulted in increased biosynthesis of ABA, as reflected in the accumulation of endogenous dihydrophaseic acid. Taken together, these results suggest two distinct mechanisms of action for (-)-ABA: either (-)-ABA is intrinsically active, or its activity is due to the stimulation of ABA biosynthesis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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