Distinct UV-B and UV-A blue light signal transduction pathways induce chalcone synthase gene expression in Arabidopsis cells
Distinct UV-B and UV-A blue light signal transduction pathways induce chalcone synthase gene expression in Arabidopsis cells
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DOI:
10.1105/tpc.8.9.1555
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发表时间:
1996-09-01
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11.6
通讯作者:
Jenkins, GI
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作者:
Christie, JM;Jenkins, GI
UV and blue light control the expression of flavonoid biosynthesis genes in a range of higher plants. To investigate the signal transduction processes involved in the induction of chalcone synthase (CHS) gene expression by UV-B and UV-A/blue light, we examined the effects of specific agonists and inhibitors of known signaling components in mammalian systems in a photomixotrophic Arabidopsis cell suspension culture. CHS expression is induced specifically by these wavelengths in the cell culture, in a manner similar to that in mature Arabidopsis leaf tissue. Both the UV-B and UV-A/blue phototransduction processes involve calcium, although the elevation of cytosolic calcium is insufficient on its own to stimulate CHS expression. The UV-A/blue light induction of CHS expression does not appear to involve calmodulin, whereas the UV-B response does; this difference indicates that the signal transduction pathways are, at least in part, distinct. We provide evidence that both pathways involve reversible protein phosphorylation and require protein synthesis. The UV-B and UV-A/blue light signaling pathways are therefore different from the phytochrome signal transduction pathway regulating CHS expression in other species.