期刊
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 51, 期 12, 页码 1975-1987出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq155
关键词
Arabidopsis thaliana; Caleosin; Drought tolerance; Oil bodies; Stomata
资金
- University Paul Sabatier (Toulouse III)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA)
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-06-BLAN-0122]
- French Ministry of National Education and Research
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) [ANR-06-BLAN-0122] Funding Source: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
Plants overcome water deficit conditions by combining molecular, biochemical and morphological changes. At the molecular level, many stress-responsive genes have been isolated, but knowledge of their physiological functions remains fragmentary. Here, we report data for RD20, a stress-inducible Arabidopsis gene that belongs to the caleosin family. As for other caleosins, we showed that RD20 localized to oil bodies. Although caleosins are thought to play a role in the degradation of lipids during seed germination, induction of RD20 by dehydration, salt stress and ABA suggests that RD20 might be involved in processes other than germination. Using plants carrying the promoter RD20::uidA construct, we show that RD20 is expressed in leaves, guard cells and flowers, but not in root or in mature seeds. Water deficit triggers a transient increase in RD20 expression in leaves that appeared predominantly dependent on ABA signaling. To assess the biological significance of these data, a functional analysis using rd20 knock-out and overexpressing complemented lines cultivated either in standard or in water deficit conditions was performed. The rd20 knock-out plants present a higher transpiration rate that correlates with enhanced stomatal opening and a reduced tolerance to drought as compared with the wild type. These results support a role for RD20 in drought tolerance through stomatal control under water deficit conditions.
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