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Karrikins enhance light responses during germination and seedling development in Arabidopsis thaliana
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Nelson, DC and Flematti, GR and Riseborough, J-A and Ghisalberti, EL and Dixon, KW and Smith, SM, Karrikins enhance light responses during germination and seedling development in Arabidopsis thaliana, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 107, (15) pp. 7095-7100. ISSN 0027-8424 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1073/pnas.0911635107
Abstract
Karrikins are a class of seed germination stimulants identified in smoke from wildfires. Microarray analysis of imbibed Arabidopsis thaliana seeds was performed to identify transcriptional responses to KAR1 before germination. A small set of genes that are regulated by KAR1, even when germination is prevented by the absence of gibberellin biosynthesis or light, were identified. Light-induced genes,
putative HY5-binding targets, and ABRE-like promoter motifs were overrepresented among KAR1-up-regulated genes. KAR1 transiently induced the light signal transduction transcription factor genes HY5 and HYH. Germination of afterripened Arabidopsis seed was triggered at lower fluences of red light when treated with KAR1. Light-dependent cotyledon expansion and inhibition of hypocotyl elongation were enhanced in the presence of germination-active
karrikins. HY5 is important for the Arabidopsis hypocotyl elongation, but not seed germination, response to karrikins. These results reveal a role for karrikins in priming
light responses in the emerging seedling, and suggest that the influence of karrikins on postfire ecology may not be limited
to germination recruitment.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | smoke, photomorphogenesis, karrikins, arabidopsis thaliana, smoke |
Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
Research Group: | Plant biology |
Research Field: | Plant physiology |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences |
UTAS Author: | Smith, SM (Professor Steven Smith) |
ID Code: | 101472 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 171 |
Deposited By: | Plant Science |
Deposited On: | 2015-06-24 |
Last Modified: | 2015-09-22 |
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