Journal
FEBS LETTERS
Volume 583, Issue 6, Pages 992-996Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.02.036
Keywords
Ethylene; Leaf aging; Tocopherol; Vitamin E; Water-stress
Funding
- Spanish Government [BFU2006-01127]
- Generalitat de Catalunya
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Tocopherol biosynthesis was investigated in ein3-1, etr1-1 and eto1-1 mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana, which show a defect in ethylene signaling, perception and over-produce ethylene, respectively. A mutation in the EIN3 gene delayed the water-stress related increase in alpha-tocopherol and caused a reduction in the levels of this antioxidant by ca. 30% compared to the wild type. In contrast to the wild type and ein3-1 mutants, both etr1-1 and eto1-1 mutants showed a sharp (up to 5-fold) increase in alpha-tocopherol levels during leaf aging. It is concluded that ethylene perception and signaling may be involved in the regulation of tocopherol biosynthesis during water stress and leaf aging. (C) 2009 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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