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The Arabidopsis 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase-2 (kat2-1) mutant exhibits increased flowering but reduced reproductive success
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Footitt, S and Cornah, JE and Pracharoenwattana, I and Bryce, JH and Smith, SM, The Arabidopsis 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase-2 (kat2-1) mutant exhibits increased flowering but reduced reproductive success, Journal of Experimental Botany, 58, (11) pp. 2959-2968. ISSN 0022-0957 (2007) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
The enzyme 3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase (KAT) (EC 2.3.1.16) catalyses a key step in fatty acid β-oxidation. In Arabidopsis thaliana, expression of the KAT2 gene is known to be required for the efficient mobilization of triacylglycerol during germination and seedling establishment.
Here, data from the Arabidopsis kat2-1 mutant are presented, showing that perturbation of β-oxidation also affects vegetative growth and reproductive success. In
the wild type, the KAT2 protein was detected in all organs tested. In the kat2-1 mutant, rosette leaf area and dry weight, but not leaf number, were greatly increased relative to wild type. Global proliferative
arrest of flowering was delayed, resulting in increased silique production in kat2-1 plants. However, total silique dry weight was not increased. kat2-1 siliques were smaller and had a reduced seed number caused by increased ovule abortion. In kat2-1 ovules, carbon flow into sugars via gluconeogeneis and respiration were both reduced in comparison to the wild type. In conclusion,
these data indicate that a functional β-oxidation pathway is required to maintain the balance between silique development
and the continued initiation of floral meristems.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Arabidopsis, beta-oxidation, embryogenesis, flowering, lipid mobilization, peroxisome, respiration. |
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: | 101507 |
Year Published: | 2007 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 35 |
Deposited By: | Plant Science |
Deposited On: | 2015-06-25 |
Last Modified: | 2015-09-24 |
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