Gubler Frank, Hughes Trijntje, Waterhouse Peter, Jacobsen John
Plant Industry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia.
Plant Physiol. 2008 Jun;147(2):886-96. doi: 10.1104/pp.107.115469. Epub 2008 Apr 11.
White light strongly promotes dormancy in freshly harvested cereal grains, whereas dark and after-ripening have the opposite effect. We have analyzed the interaction of light and after-ripening on abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellin (GA) metabolism genes and dormancy in barley (Hordeum vulgare 'Betzes'). Analysis of gene expression in imbibed barley grains shows that different ABA metabolism genes are targeted by white light and after-ripening. Of the genes examined, white light promotes the expression of an ABA biosynthetic gene, HvNCED1, in embryos. Consistent with this result, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays show that dormant grains imbibed under white light have higher embryo ABA content than grains imbibed in the dark. After-ripening has no effect on expression of ABA biosynthesis genes, but promotes expression of an ABA catabolism gene (HvABA8'OH1), a GA biosynthetic gene (HvGA3ox2), and a GA catabolic gene (HvGA2ox3) following imbibition. Blue light mimics the effects of white light on germination, ABA levels, and expression of GA and ABA metabolism genes. Red and far-red light have no effect on germination, ABA levels, or HvNCED1. RNA interference experiments in transgenic barley plants support a role of HvABA8'OH1 in dormancy release. Reduced HvABA8'OH1 expression in transgenic HvABA8'OH1 RNAi grains results in higher levels of ABA and increased dormancy compared to nontransgenic grains.
白光强烈促进新收获谷物种子的休眠,而黑暗和后熟则具有相反的作用。我们分析了光照和后熟对大麦(Hordeum vulgare 'Betzes')中脱落酸(ABA)和赤霉素(GA)代谢基因以及休眠的相互作用。对吸胀大麦籽粒的基因表达分析表明,不同的ABA代谢基因受到白光和后熟的靶向作用。在所检测的基因中,白光促进胚胎中一个ABA生物合成基因HvNCED1的表达。与这一结果一致,酶联免疫吸附测定表明,在白光下吸胀的休眠籽粒比在黑暗中吸胀的籽粒具有更高的胚胎ABA含量。后熟对ABA生物合成基因的表达没有影响,但在吸胀后促进一个ABA分解代谢基因(HvABA8'OH1)、一个GA生物合成基因(HvGA3ox2)和一个GA分解代谢基因(HvGA2ox3)的表达。蓝光模拟白光对发芽、ABA水平以及GA和ABA代谢基因表达的影响。红光和远红光对发芽、ABA水平或HvNCED1没有影响。转基因大麦植株的RNA干扰实验支持HvABA8'OH1在休眠解除中的作用。与非转基因籽粒相比,转基因HvABA8'OH1 RNAi籽粒中HvABA8'OH1表达降低导致ABA水平升高和休眠增加。