Silencing of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase in plants alters abiotic stress signal transduction

Autor: Sandy Vanderauwera, Brigitte van de Cotte, Michael Metzlaff, Marc De Block, Nancy Van de Steene, Frank Van Breusegem
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104:15150-15155
ISSN: 1091-6490
0027-8424
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706668104
Popis: Transgenic plants with reduced poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) levels have broad-spectrum stress-resistant phenotypes. Both Arabidopsis thaliana and oilseed rape ( Brassica napus ) lines overexpressing RNA interference-PARP constructs were more resistant to various abiotic stress treatments in laboratory and greenhouse experiments without negative effects on growth, development, and seed production. This outperforming stress tolerance was initially attributed solely to a maintained energy homeostasis due to reduced NAD + consumption. We show that in PARP2-deficient Arabidopsis plants, the observed abiotic stress resistance can also be explained by alterations in abscisic acid levels that facilitate the induction of a wide set of defense-related genes.
Databáze: OpenAIRE