期刊
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
卷 67, 期 15, 页码 4581-4591出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw232
关键词
Indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) biosynthesis; light dependent; maize; root cap; root gravitropism; yucasin; Zmvt2; Zmyuc
资金
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan [25120722]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [15J05849, 261654]
- [15K07111]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15J05849, 14J01654, 15K07111] Funding Source: KAKEN
The light-dependent gravitropic U-turn behaviour of maize roots is based on a de novo YUC pathway-dependent increase in auxin abundance in the root apex transition zone.Gravitropism refers to the growth or movement of plants that is influenced by gravity. Roots exhibit positive gravitropism, and the root cap is thought to be the gravity-sensing site. In some plants, the root cap requires light irradiation for positive gravitropic responses. However, the mechanisms regulating this phenomenon are unknown. We herein report that maize roots exposed to white light continuously for a parts per thousand yen1-2h show increased indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) levels in the root tips, especially in the transition zone (1-3mm from the tip). Treatment with IAA biosynthesis inhibitors yucasin and l-kynurenine prevented any increases in IAA content and root curvature under light conditions. Analyses of the incorporation of a stable isotope label from tryptophan into IAA revealed that some of the IAA in roots was synthesized in the root apex. Furthermore, Zmvt2 and Zmyuc gene transcripts were detected in the root apex. One of the Zmyuc genes (ZM2G141383) was up-regulated by light irradiation in the 0-1mm tip region. Our findings suggest that IAA accumulation in the transition zone is due to light-induced activation of Zmyuc gene expression in the 0-1mm root apex region. Light-induced changes in IAA levels and distributions mediate the maize root gravitropic U-turn.
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