title: The Arabidopsis mutant cev1 has constitutively active jasmonate and ethylene signal pathways and enhanced resistance to pathogens.
abstract: Jasmonates (JAs) inhibit plant growth and induce plant defense responses. To define genes in the Arabidopsis JA signal pathway, we screened for mutants with constitutive expression of a luciferase reporter for the JA-responsive promoter from the vegetative storage protein gene VSP1. One mutant, named constitutive expression of VSP1 (cev1), produced plants that were smaller than wild type, had stunted roots with long root hairs, accumulated anthocyanin, had constitutive expression of the defense-related genes VSP1, VSP2, Thi2.1, PDF1.2, and CHI-B, and had enhanced resistance to powdery mildew diseases. Genetic evidence indicated that the cev1 phenotype required both COI1, an essential component of the JA signal pathway, and ETR1, which encodes the ethylene receptor. We conclude that cev1 stimulates both the JA and the ethylene signal pathways and that CEV1 regulates an early step in an Arabidopsis defense pathway.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ellis
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000382:microbiology; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D001203:Ascomycota; D002688:Chitinases / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003517:Cyclopentanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D023082:Defensins; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D017343:Genes, Plant; D008156:Luciferases; D009154:Mutation; D054883:Oxylipins; D010641:Phenotype; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics; D019076:Transgenes
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; C112279:COI1 protein, Arabidopsis; D003517:Cyclopentanes; D023082:Defensins; D005030:Ethylenes; D054883:Oxylipins; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D010940:Plant Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C083750:ethylene receptors, plant; C011006:jasmonic acid; C036216:ethylene; D008156:Luciferases; D002688:Chitinases; C094255:PLC-B protein, Phytolacca americana