Sucrose increases pathogenesis-related PR-2 gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana through an SA-dependent but NPR1-independent signaling pathway

Pathogenesis-related (PR) protein-coding gene expression was studied in Arabidopsis thaliana grown in liquid medium in the presence of sugars (sucrose or glucose). PR protein transcripts accumulated in the presence of sugar in the medium. A potential effect linked to osmolarity changes induced by su...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB. - 1991. - 42(2004), 1 vom: 22. Jan., Seite 81-8
1. Verfasser: Thibaud, Marie-Christine (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Gineste, Sandrine, Nussaume, Laurent, Robaglia, Christophe
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2004
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
Schlagworte:Journal Article Arabidopsis Proteins Culture Media NPR1 protein, Arabidopsis Plant Proteins pathogenesis-related proteins, plant Sucrose 57-50-1 RNA 63231-63-0 mehr... Glucuronidase EC 3.2.1.31 Salicylic Acid O414PZ4LPZ
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Zusammenfassung:Pathogenesis-related (PR) protein-coding gene expression was studied in Arabidopsis thaliana grown in liquid medium in the presence of sugars (sucrose or glucose). PR protein transcripts accumulated in the presence of sugar in the medium. A potential effect linked to osmolarity changes induced by sugar addition in the medium was ruled out using osmotica (NaCl or polyethylene glycol). Two major proteins were purified from the culture medium and found to be homologous to A. thaliana PR-2 (acidic form of beta-1, 3-glucanase) and PR-5 (thaumatin-like PR-protein). The expression of the corresponding genes was increased in the presence of sucrose and was detected exclusively in the green parts of the plant. The use of mutants and transgenic plants of A. thaliana indicated that salicylic acid (SA) was involved in the sugar-dependent activation of these PR protein-coding genes. Activation of the PR-2-coding gene was demonstrated not to be hexokinase-dependent and to be linked to a sugar metabolite acting as an internal signal as shown with non-metabolizable sugars, which were inefficient for the induction of the PR-2-coding gene. Moreover, the activation of this gene occurred in the npr1 mutant suggesting that the sugar signal acts either downstream or independently of NPR1
Beschreibung:Date Completed 05.05.2004
Date Revised 30.09.2020
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Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1873-2690