A glycine-rich RNA-binding protein affects gibberellin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis
A glycine-rich RNA-binding protein affects gibberellin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis
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DOI:
10.1007/s11033-013-2878-7
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
B. Löhr;C. Streitner;A. Steffen;T. Lange;D. Staiger
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作者:
B. Löhr;C. Streitner;A. Steffen;T. Lange;D. Staiger
The RNA-binding proteinArabidopsis thalianaglycine-rich RNA-binding protein 7 (AtGRP7) regulates the steady-state abundance of numerous target transcripts inA. thaliana. Here we show that theGA1andGA2transcripts encoding the first enzymes of the gibberellin biosynthetic pathway are expressed at reduced levels in transgenic plants ectopically over-expressingAtGRP7 (AtGRP7-ox plants). Furthermore, the levels of the bioactive phytohormone GA4as well as of several intermediates of the GA biosynthetic pathway are reduced inAtGRP7-ox plants. The transgenic plants show a reduced length of the vegetative stem. The application of exogenous GA largely reverses the phenotype by increasing the number of vegetative internodes.AtGRP7-ox plants flower with fewer leaves than wt plants, suggesting that the floral promotive effect ofAtGRP7 bypasses the effect of a reduced GA level inAtGRP7-ox plants. Upon GA treatment,AtGRP7-ox plants flower only slightly earlier than wild type plants. Thus, exogenous GA has only a small additional effect in reducing the number of leaves at the onset of flowering inAtGRP7-ox plants.