Crosstalk between ABA and auxin signaling pathways in roots of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.
Studies of abscisic acid (ABA) and auxin have revealed that these pathways impinge on each other. The Daucus carota (L.) Dc3 promoter: uidA (beta-glucuronidase: GUS) chimaeric reporter (ProDc3:GUS) is induced by ABA, osmoticum, and the auxin indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) in vegetative tissues of transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Here, we describe the root tissue-specific expression of ProDc3:GUS in the ABA-insensitive-2 (abi2-1), auxin-insensitive-1 (aux1), auxin-resistant-4 (axr4), and rooty (rty1) mutants of Arabidopsis in response to ABA, IAA and synthetic auxins naphthalene acetic acid (NAA), and 2, 4-(dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid. Quantitative analysis of ProDc3:GUS expression showed that the abi2-1 mutant had reduced GUS activity in response to ABA, IAA, or 2, 4-D: , but not to NAA. Similarly, chromogenic staining of ProDc3:GUS activity showed that the aux1 and axr4 mutants gave predictable hypomorphic ProDc3:GUS expression phenotypes in roots treated with IAA or 2, 4-D: , but not the diffusible auxin NAA. Likewise the rty mutant, which accumulates auxin, showed elevated ProDc3:GUS expression in the absence or presence of hormones relative to wild type. Interestingly, the aux1 and axr4 mutants showed a hypomorphic effect on ABA-inducible ProDc3:GUS expression, demonstrating that ABA and IAA signaling pathways interact in roots. Possible mechanisms of crosstalk between ABA and auxin signaling are discussed.
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Christopher D
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Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131, USA. chris.rock@ttu.edu
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D015084:2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000040:Abscisic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009280:Naphthaleneacetic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000494:pharmacology; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*
C100794:AUX1 protein, Arabidopsis; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D009280:Naphthaleneacetic Acids; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D015084:2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid; C034182:1-naphthaleneacetic acid; C030737:indoleacetic acid; D000040:Abscisic Acid; C087434:ABI1 protein, Arabidopsis; C106443:ABI2 protein, Arabidopsis; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases