Journal
PLANTA
Volume 235, Issue 6, Pages 1271-1288Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-011-1573-y
Keywords
Annexin; Arabidopsis; Proteomics; Sacred lotus; Seed thermotolerance; Seed vigor
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- Guangdong Agriculture Science and Technology Team [2011A0 2010210]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [30370912, 30971564, 90919038]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [2006B20101010, 9151027501000075]
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Annexins are multifunctional proteins characterized by their capacity to bind calcium ions and negatively charged lipids. Although there is increasing evidence implicating their importance in plant stress responses, their functions in seeds remain to be further studied. In this study, we identified a heat-induced annexin, NnANN1, from the embryonic axes of sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) using comparative proteomics approach. Moreover, the expression of NnANN1 increased considerably in response to high-temperature treatment. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) revealed that the transcripts of NnANN1 were detected predominantly during seed development and germination in sacred lotus, implicating a role for NnANN1 in plant seeds. Ectopic expression of NnANN1 in Arabidopsis resulted in enhanced tolerance to heat stress in transgenic seeds. In addition, compared to the wild-type seeds, transgenic seeds ectopically expressing NnANN1 exhibited improved resistance to accelerated aging treatment used for assessing seed vigor. Furthermore, transgenic seeds showed enhanced peroxidase activities, accompanied with reduced lipid peroxidation and reduced ROS release levels compared to the wild-type seeds. Taken together, these results indicate that NnANN1 plays an important role in seed thermotolerance and germination vigor.
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