title: Polyamine oxidase, a hydrogen peroxide-producing enzyme, is up-regulated by light and down-regulated by auxin in the outer tissues of the maize mesocotyl.
abstract: Exogenously supplied auxin (1-naphthaleneacetic acid) inhibited light-induced activity increase of polyamine oxidase (PAO), a hydrogen peroxide-producing enzyme, in the outer tissues of maize (Zea mays) mesocotyl. The same phenomenon operates at PAO protein and mRNA accumulation levels. The wall-bound to extractable PAO activity ratio was unaffected by auxin treatment, either in the dark or after light exposure. Ethylene treatment did not affect PAO activity, thus excluding an effect of auxin via increased ethylene biosynthesis. The auxin polar transport inhibitors N(1)-naphthylphthalamic acid or 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid caused a further increase of PAO expression in outer tissues after light treatment. The small increase of PAO expression, normally occurring in the mesocotyl epidermis during plant development in the dark, was also inhibited by auxin, although to a lesser extent with respect to light-exposed tissue, and was stimulated by N(1)-naphthylphthalamic acid or 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid, thus suggesting a complex regulation of PAO expression. Immunogold ultrastructural analysis in epidermal cells revealed the association of PAO with the secretory pathway and the cell walls. The presence of the enzyme in the cell walls of this tissue greatly increased in response to light treatment. Consistent with auxin effects on light-induced PAO expression, the hormone treatment inhibited the increase in immunogold staining both intraprotoplasmically and in the cell wall. These results suggest that both light and auxin finely tune PAO expression during the light-induced differentiation of the cell wall in the maize mesocotyl epidermal tissues.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi "Roma Tre," Viale Guglielmo Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cona
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cenci
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cervelli
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Federico
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mariottini
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Angelini
mesh_terms: D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000235:genetics / Q000528:radiation effects; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008027:Light; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron; D000587:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010797:Phthalimides / Q000494:pharmacology; D019441:Plant Epidermis / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012639:Seeds / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D003313:Zea mays / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D000097667:Polyamine Oxidase
chemical_list: D005030:Ethylenes; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D000587:Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors; D010797:Phthalimides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014283:Triiodobenzoic Acids; D000097667:Polyamine Oxidase; C002687:alpha-naphthylphthalamic acid; C036216:ethylene; C052968:2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid