scholarly journals N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid stimulates tomato hypocotyl elongation, elevates ethylene levels and alters metabolic homeostasis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sapana Nongmaithem ◽  
Sameera Devulapalli ◽  
Yellamaraju Sreelakshmi ◽  
Rameshwar Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Butyric Acid ◽  
Metabolic Networks ◽  
Higher Plants ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Hypocotyl Elongation ◽  
Stimulated Emission ◽  
Ethylene Action ◽  
Naphthylphthalamic Acid ◽  
Exogenous Ethylene ◽  
Species Specific

One sentence summaryN-1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) treatment stimulates tomato hypocotyl elongation likely by elevating ethylene emission and lowering indole-3-butyric acid levels in the seedlings.AbstractIn higher plants, phytohormone indole-3-acetic acid is characteristically transported from the apex towards the base of the plant, termed as polar auxin transport (PAT). Among the inhibitors blocking PAT, N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) that targets ABCB transporters is most commonly used. NPA-treated light-grown Arabidopsis seedlings show severe inhibition of hypocotyl and root elongation. In light-grown tomato seedlings, NPA inhibited root growth, but contrary to Arabidopsis stimulated hypocotyl elongation. The NPA-stimulation of hypocotyl elongation was milder in blue, red, and far-red light-grown seedlings. The NPA-treatment stimulated emission of ethylene from the seedlings. The scrubbing of ethylene by mercuric perchlorate reduced NPA-stimulated hypocotyl elongation. NPA action on hypocotyl elongation was antagonized by 1-methylcyclopropene, an inhibitor of ethylene action. NPA-treated seedlings had reduced levels of indole-3-butyric acid and higher levels of zeatin in the shoots. NPA did not alter indole-3-acetic levels in shoots. The analysis of metabolic networks indicated that NPA-treatment induced moderate shifts in the networks compared to exogenous ethylene that induced a drastic shift in metabolic networks. Our results indicate that in addition to ethylene, NPA-stimulated hypocotyl elongation in tomato may also involve zeatin and indole-3-butyric acid. Our results indicate that NPA-mediated physiological responses may vary in a species-specific fashion.

scholarly journals Integrated Transcriptome and Metabolome Analysis Reveals an Essential Role for Auxin in Hypocotyl Elongation during End-of-Day Far-Red Treatment of Cucurbita moschata (Duch. Ex Lam.)

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 853
Author(s):  
Qi Liu ◽  
Hanqing Zhang ◽  
Yanhao Mei ◽  
Qi Li ◽  
Yahui Bai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Essential Role ◽  
Parenchymal Cell ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Hypocotyl Elongation ◽  
Metabolome Analysis ◽  
Hypocotyl Length ◽  
Transport Inhibitor ◽  
Auxin Transport Inhibitor ◽  
Naphthylphthalamic Acid ◽  
Shed Light

Long, robust hypocotyls are important for facilitating greenhouse transplant production. The use of far-red light at the end of the day (end-of-day far-red, EOD-FR) is known to prompt hypocotyl elongation, but the mechanism of EOD-FR-mediated hypocotyl elongation in pumpkin remains unclear. Here, we found that hypocotyl length, parenchymal cell size in hypocotyls, and plant IAA levels were significantly greater in pumpkin after EOD-FR treatment. This effect was counteracted by the application of the polar auxin transport inhibitor 1-N-naphthylphthalamic acid. Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of pumpkin hypocotyls revealed that the expression of auxin-related genes changed significantly after EOD-FR treatment, and the contents of the auxin biosynthetic precursors tryptophan and indole were also significantly higher. Our results show that auxin plays an essential role in EOD-FR-mediated hypocotyl elongation, shed light on the mechanisms of EOD-FR mediated hypocotyl elongation, and provide a theoretical basis for the use of EOD-FR in facility cultivation.

scholarly journals Guard cells control hypocotyl elongation through HXK1, HY5, and PIF4

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilor Kelly ◽  
Danja Brandsma ◽  
Aiman Egbaria ◽  
Ofer Stein ◽  
Adi Doron-Faigenboim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Blue Light ◽  
Opposite Effect ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Guard Cells ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Hypocotyl Elongation ◽  
Sugar Production ◽  
Effect Of Light

AbstractThe hypocotyls of germinating seedlings elongate in a search for light to enable autotrophic sugar production. Upon exposure to light, photoreceptors that are activated by blue and red light halt elongation by preventing the degradation of the hypocotyl-elongation inhibitor HY5 and by inhibiting the activity of the elongation-promoting transcription factors PIFs. The question of how sugar affects hypocotyl elongation and which cell types stimulate and stop that elongation remains unresolved. We found that overexpression of a sugar sensor, Arabidopsis hexokinase 1 (HXK1), in guard cells promotes hypocotyl elongation under white and blue light through PIF4. Furthermore, expression of PIF4 in guard cells is sufficient to promote hypocotyl elongation in the light, while expression of HY5 in guard cells is sufficient to inhibit the elongation of the hy5 mutant and the elongation stimulated by HXK1. HY5 exits the guard cells and inhibits hypocotyl elongation, but is degraded in the dark. We also show that the inhibition of hypocotyl elongation by guard cells’ HY5 involves auto-activation of HY5 expression in other tissues. It appears that guard cells are capable of coordinating hypocotyl elongation and that sugar and HXK1 have the opposite effect of light on hypocotyl elongation, converging at PIF4.

scholarly journals Interactive Effects of Light Quality and Temperature on Arabidopsis Growth and Immunity

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 933-941
Author(s):  
Xiaoying Liu ◽  
Chunmei Xue ◽  
Le Kong ◽  
Ruining Li ◽  
Zhigang Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Resistance ◽  
Blue Light ◽  
Light Quality ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Complex Interaction ◽  
Hypocotyl Elongation ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Phytochrome B ◽  
Light Conditions ◽  
Effects Of Temperature

Abstract We report here the interactive effects of three light qualities (white, red and blue) and three growth temperatures (16�C, 22�C and 28�C) on rosette growth, hypocotyl elongation and disease resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. While an increase in temperature promotes hypocotyl elongation irrespective of light quality, the effects of temperature on rosette growth and disease resistance are dependent on light quality. Maximum rosette growth rate under white, red and blue light are observed at 28�C, 16�C and 22�C, respectively. The highest disease resistance is observed at 16�C under all three light conditions, but the highest susceptibility is observed at 28�C for white light and 22�C for red and blue light. Interestingly, rosette growth is inhibited by phytochrome B (PHYB) under blue light at 28�C and by cryptochromes (CRYs) under red light at 16�C. In addition, disease resistance is inhibited by PHYB under blue light and promoted by CRYs under red light. Therefore, this study reveals a complex interaction between light and temperature in modulating rosette growth and disease resistance as well as the contribution of PHYB and CRY to disease resistance.

BIOSYNTHETIC POTENTIALS FROM SPECIES-SPECIFIC METABOLIC NETWORKS

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
GEORG BASLER ◽  
ZORAN NIKOLOSKI ◽  
OLIVER EBENHÖH ◽  
THOMAS HANDORF
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Networks ◽  
Species Specific

scholarly journals Metabolic networks of the Nicotiana genus in the spotlight: content, progress and outlook

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartmut Foerster ◽  
James N D Battey ◽  
Nicolas Sierro ◽  
Nikolai V Ivanov ◽  
Lukas A Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Nicotiana Tabacum ◽  
Metabolic Pathway ◽  
Nicotiana Benthamiana ◽  
Metabolic Networks ◽  
External Database ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Current Content ◽  
Species Specific ◽  
Solanaceae Family

Abstract Manually curated metabolic databases residing at the Sol Genomics Network comprise two taxon-specific databases for the Solanaceae family, i.e. SolanaCyc and the genus Nicotiana, i.e. NicotianaCyc as well as six species-specific databases for Nicotiana tabacum TN90, N. tabacum K326, Nicotiana benthamiana, N. sylvestris, N. tomentosiformis and N. attenuata. New pathways were created through the extraction, examination and verification of related data from the literature and the aid of external database guided by an expert-led curation process. Here we describe the curation progress that has been achieved in these databases since the first release version 1.0 in 2016, the curation flow and the curation process using the example metabolic pathway for cholesterol in plants. The current content of our databases comprises 266 pathways and 36 superpathways in SolanaCyc and 143 pathways plus 21 superpathways in NicotianaCyc, manually curated and validated specifically for the Solanaceae family and Nicotiana genus, respectively. The curated data have been propagated to the respective Nicotiana-specific databases, which resulted in the enrichment and more accurate presentation of their metabolic networks. The quality and coverage in those databases have been compared with related external databases and discussed in terms of literature support and metabolic content.

Physiology and plastid fine structure of deetiolating Lemna minor

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (15) ◽  
pp. 1819-1826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh Frick ◽  
Raymond F. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Higher Plants ◽  
Lemna Minor ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Acid Synthesis ◽  
Light Illumination ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Plastid Development ◽  
Prolamellar Bodies ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Etiolated Plants

During the 12-h lag period in chlorophyll accumulation after the onset of white-light illumination of Lemna minor etiolated for 35 days, a rapid increase in visible fronds per culture occurred. This new frond production then assumed a log-linear rate of increase, and total protein per unit fresh weight came to parallel the rate of increase in fresh weight per plant. The ribosomal RNA content of 45-day-etiolated plants was deficient in 23S and 16S species compared with green plants. The prolamellar bodies of etioplasts were either tightly or loosely paracrystalline within the same cell; they were without extended perforate lamellae, which developed during far-red-light illumination even while prolamellar bodies persisted. The development of chloroplasts in deetiolating L. minor was typical of other higher plants. The developmental sequence in green Lemna included proplastid to deeply stacked granal chloroplast within several millimetres. Plastid profiles suggestive of division configurations occurred only in primordial cells of green and etiolated plants. The relatively small numbers of plastids in any given stage of differentiation may account for the sensitivity of plastid development to inhibitors of protein and nucleic acid synthesis.

scholarly journals DFL2, a New Member of the Arabidopsis GH3 Gene Family, is Involved in Red Light-Specific Hypocotyl Elongation

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1071-1080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoyuki Takase ◽  
Miki Nakazawa ◽  
Akie Ishikawa ◽  
Katsushi Manabe ◽  
Minami Matsui
Keyword(s):  
Gene Family ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Hypocotyl Elongation

scholarly journals Controlling Ethylene Responses in Horticultural Crops at the Receptor Level

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward C. Sisler ◽  
Raphael Goren ◽  
Akiva Apelbaum
Keyword(s):  
Water Soluble ◽  
Plant Responses ◽  
Ethylene Receptor ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Simultaneous Treatment ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
Structural Analogues ◽  
Ethylene Action ◽  
Exogenous Ethylene ◽  
Well Assay

Ethylene is a plant hormone that controls many plant responses, such as growth, senescence, ripening, abscission and seed germination. Recently, 1-methy- cyclopropene (1-MCP), was shown to bind to ethylene receptor for a certain period of time and prevent ethylene action. The objectives of this research were to synthesize analogues of 1-MCP and test their potency to block the ethylene receptor and inhibit ethylene action. During the course of this project, procedures for synthesis and shipment of the cyclopropene compounds were developed as well assay procedures for each compound were worked out. Thirteen new compounds were synthesized. All of them are structural analogues of 1-MCP, with substitution in the 1-position and a side chain containing 2 to 10 carbons. After preliminary studies, nine promising compounds were selected for in-depth study. The potency of the compounds to inhibit ethylene action was tested on a wide scope of systems like: climacteric fruits (banana, avocado and tomato), the triple response (etiolated peas), and leaf abscission (citrus). As the putative inhibitors are suspected to compete for the site of binding and a competitive type of inhibition could be considered, a high concentration of ethylene (300 m1.L-1) was used to induce ripening and other physiological processes. The tests were conducted under extreme conditions which hasten ripening like treatment and storage at 22 to 25oC. There were fluctuations in the responses as related to the concentrations of the inhibitors. Some required much higher concentration to exert the same effect, while some, when applied at the same concentration, blocked the receptor for a longer period of time than the others. Some fruits and other plant organs responded differently to the same inhibitor, indicating differences in characteristics and availability of the ethylene receptors in the various tissues. The potency of the putative inhibitors was found to be greatly affected by their molecular structural and size. In addition, it was found that treatment with the inhibitor should be given before the onset of ethylene action In the case of fruit, treatment should be carried out before the pre-climacteric stage. Simultaneous treatment with ethylene and the inhibitors reduced the inhibitors' effect. The relationship between ethylene and the inhibitors is of a non-competitive nature. All the fruits treated with the putative inhibitors resumed normal ripening after recovery from the inhibition. This fact is of great importance when considering the inhibitors for practical use. The advantage of using inhibitors of ethylene action over inhibitors of ethylene production lies in the ability of the inhibitors of ethylene action to protect the tissue against both endogenous and exogenous ethylene, thus providing better overall protection. Our findings indicate that 1-MCP and its structural analogues are potent inhibitors of ethylene action capable of providing good protection against endogenous and exogenous ethylene. The fact that the compounds are in a gas phase and are non-phytotoxic, odorless and effective at minute concentrations, renders them promising candidates for commercial use. However, the development of water-soluble inhibitors will expand the potential use of the inhibitors in agriculture.

scholarly journals Procuste1 mutants identify two distinct genetic pathways controlling hypocotyl cell elongation, respectively in dark- and light-grown Arabidopsis seedlings

Development ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 683-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Desnos ◽  
V. Orbovic ◽  
C. Bellini ◽  
J. Kronenberger ◽  
M. Caboche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blue Light ◽  
Cell Elongation ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Hypocotyl Elongation ◽  
Growth Defect ◽  
Hypocotyl Growth ◽  
Genetic Pathways ◽  
Blue Light Receptor ◽  
Light Receptor

Plant morphogenesis is dependent on a tight control of cell division and expansion. Cell elongation during post-embryonic hypocotyl growth is under the control of a light-regulated developmental switch. Light is generally believed to exert its effects on hypocotyl elongation through a phytochrome-and blue-light receptor-mediated inhibitory action on a so far unknown cell elongation mechanism. We describe here a new class of allelic mutants in Arabidopsis, at the locus PROCUSTE1 (prc1-1 to −4), which have a hypocotyl elongation defect specifically associated with the dark-grown development program. Normal hypocotyl elongation is restored in plants grown in white, blue or red light. In agreement with this, the constitutive photomorphogenic mutation cop1-6, which induces a de-etiolated phenotype in the dark, is epistatic to prc1-2 for the hypocotyl phenotype. Epistasis analyses in red and blue light respectively, indicate that phytochrome B but not the blue light receptor HY4, is required for the switch from PRC1-dependent to PRC1-independent elongation. The conditional hypocotyl growth defect is associated with a deformation of the hypocotyl surface due to an uncontrolled swelling of epidermal, cortical or endodermal cells, suggesting a defect in the structure of the expanding cell wall. A similar phenotype was observed in elongating roots, which was however, independent of the light conditions. The aerial part of mature mutant plants grown in the light was indistinguishable from the wild type. prc1 mutants provide a means of distinguishing, for the first time, two genetic pathways regulating hypocotyl cell elongation respectively in dark- and light-grown seedlings, whereby light not only inhibits hypocotyl growth, but also activates a PRC1-independent cell elongation program.

scholarly journals Suppression of Ethylene Responses Through Application of 1-Methylcyclopropene: A Powerful Tool for Elucidating Ripening and Senescence Mechanisms in Climacteric and Nonclimacteric Fruits and Vegetables

HortScience ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald J. Huber
Keyword(s):  
Growth Regulator ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Higher Plants ◽  
Direct Control ◽  
Vegetative Organs ◽  
Molecular Approaches ◽  
Ethylene Action ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Subsequent Introduction

The discovery of 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) as an inhibitor of ethylene action has provided yet another effective tool for understanding the role of this hormone in the development of higher plants. In the nearly 12 years since the description of the effects of this growth regulator on ethylene action, the subsequent introduction of stable formulations has resulted in an explosive increase in 1-MCP-targeted research, particularly, although not exclusively, in the discipline of postharvest science. The vicinal relationship between 1-MCP and postharvest biology is understandable in view of the established roles of ethylene, both beneficial and detrimental, in the handling and storage behaviors of a vast majority of harvested fruit and vegetative organs. The use of 1-MCP is proving to be supplemental to molecular approaches for identifying and understanding the spectrum of senescence and ripening processes under the direct control of ethylene perception. Climacteric fruits have served as the predominant target for investigations of 1-MCP, and the responses of these fruits have confirmed that the antagonist operates in opposition to ethylene. Studies of nonclimacteric fruits challenged with 1-MCP and other ethylene action inhibitors have identified both ethylene-dependent and ethylene-independent ripening processes and have posed interesting questions regarding the canonical distinctions between climacteric and nonclimacteric fruits.

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