Abscisic acid and the induction of desiccation tolerance in the extremely xerophilic liverwort Exormotheca holstii
Abscisic acid and the induction of desiccation tolerance in the extremely xerophilic liverwort Exormotheca holstii
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00714466
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发表时间:
1994-12
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影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
E. Hellwege;K. Dietz;O. Volk;W. Hartung
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作者:
E. Hellwege;K. Dietz;O. Volk;W. Hartung
Abscisic acid (ABA) induces formation of a set of proteins in the xerophilic liverwortExormotheca holstii. Some of them have immunological properties similar to the dehydrins of desiccated corn embryos and the desiccation-related proteins ofCraterostigma plantagineum. The fluctuations of endogenous ABA during cycles of desiccation and rehydration seem to be sufficiently high to indicate a role for ABA as a stress hormone and there by as an endogenous inductor of stress-related protein synthesis. Desiccation tolerance disappears when thalli are cultivated for a longer period under well-watered conditions; such thalli are not able to increase stress-dependent ABA biosynthesis sufficiently, or to form the desiccation-related proteins unless they are treated with external ABA. The rehydrated thalli cannot recover from a rapid water loss, while ABA-treated, non-hardened thalli regain their photosynthetic activity within two hours.