Suppression of a hexokinase gene, SlHXK1, leads to accelerated leaf senescence and stunted plant growth in tomato
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| Publié dans: | Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology. - 1985. - 298(2020) vom: 08. Sept., Seite 110544 |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2020
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| Accès à la collection: | Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Hexokinase Leaves Plant growth Senescence Starch Tomato Plant Proteins EC 2.7.1.1 |
| Résumé: | Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Sugars are the key regulatory molecules that impact diverse biological processes in plants. Hexokinase, the key rate-limiting enzyme in hexose metabolism, takes part in the first step of glycolytic pathway. Acting as a sensor that mediates sugar regulation, hexokinase has been proved to play significant roles in regulating plant growth and development. Here, we isolated a hexokinase gene SlHXK1 from tomato. Its transcript levels were higher in flowers and leaves than in other organs and decreased during leaf and petiole development. SlHXK1-RNAi lines displayed advanced leaf senescence and stunted plant growth. Physiological features including plant height, leaf length, thickness and size, the contents of chlorophyll, starch and MDA, and hexokinase activity were dramatically altered in SlHXK1-RNAi plants. Dark-induced leaf senescence were advanced and the transcripts of senescence-related genes after darkness treatment were markedly increased in SlHXK1-RNAi plants. RNA-seq and qRT-PCR analyses showed that the transcripts of genes related to plant hormones, photosynthesis, chloroplast development, chlorophyll synthesis and metabolism, cellular process, starch and sucrose metabolism, and senescence were significantly altered in SlHXK1-RNAi plants. Taken together, our data demonstrate that SlHXK1 is a significant gene involved in leaf senescence and plant growth and development in tomato through affecting starch turnover |
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| Description: | Date Completed 02.03.2021 Date Revised 07.12.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1873-2259 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110544 |