title: Evidence of a role for tyrosine dephosphorylation in the control of postgermination arrest of development by abscisic acid in Arabidopsis thaliana L.
abstract: In the present paper evidence is presented indicating that tyrosine dephosphorylation is a key regulatory mechanism in postgermination arrest of Arabidopsis thaliana L. seed development mediated by abscisic acid (ABA). By using phenylarsine oxide (PAO), an inhibitor of tyrosine phosphatases, the sensitivity to the inhibitory effect of ABA on seed germination is enhanced. Consistent with this finding, we demonstrate that the ABA-responsive gene, RAB18, is hyperinduced in seeds imbibed in ABA plus PAO, compared with seeds imbibed only with ABA.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Biología, Centro Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza de los Doctores de la Reina s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nicolás
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nicolás
mesh_terms: D000040:Abscisic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000494:pharmacology; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018525:Germination; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000502:physiology; D010766:Phosphorylation / Q000187:drug effects; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism*; D020691:rab GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D001152:Arsenicals; C078703:rab18 protein, Arabidopsis; C029341:oxophenylarsine; D014443:Tyrosine; D000040:Abscisic Acid; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; D020691:rab GTP-Binding Proteins