title: Exogenous Classic Phytohormones Have Limited Regulatory Effects on Fructan and Primary Carbohydrate Metabolism in Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.).
abstract: Fructans are polymers of fructose and one of the main constituents of water-soluble carbohydrates in forage grasses and cereal crops of temperate climates. Fructans are involved in cold and drought resistance, regrowth following defoliation and early spring growth, seed filling, have beneficial effects on human health and are used for industrial processes. Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) serves as model species to study fructan metabolism. Fructan metabolism is under the control of both synthesis by fructosyltransferases (FTs) and breakdown through fructan exohydrolases (FEHs). The accumulation of fructans can be triggered by high sucrose levels and abiotic stress conditions such as drought and cold stress. However, detailed studies on the mechanisms involved in the regulation of fructan metabolism are scarce. Since different phytohormones, especially abscisic acid (ABA), are known to play an important role in abiotic stress responses, the possible short term regulation of the enzymes involved in fructan metabolism by the five classical phytohormones was investigated. Therefore, the activities of enzymes involved in fructan synthesis and breakdown, the expression levels for the corresponding genes and levels for water-soluble carbohydrates were determined following pulse treatments with ABA, auxin (AUX), ethylene (ET), gibberellic acid (GA), or kinetin (KIN). The most pronounced fast effects were a transient increase of FT activities by AUX, KIN, ABA, and ET, while minor effects were evident for 1-FEH activity with an increased activity in response to KIN and a decrease by GA. Fructan and sucrose levels were not affected. This observed discrepancy demonstrates the importance of determining enzyme activities to obtain insight into the physiological traits and ultimately the plant phenotype. The comparative analyses of activities for seven key enzymes of primary carbohydrate metabolism revealed no co-regulation between enzymes of the fructan and sucrose pool.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasperl
authors.affiliation: Normandie UniversitéCaen, France; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Université de Caen NormandieCaen, France; INRA, UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCSCaen, France.
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morvan-Bertrand
authors.affiliation: Normandie UniversitéCaen, France; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Université de Caen NormandieCaen, France; INRA, UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCSCaen, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Pascale
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Prud'homme
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van der Graaff
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Sciences, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roitsch
keywords: enzymatic activity; fructan exohydrolase; fructan metabolism; fructosyltransferase; perennial ryegrass; phytohormones; primary carbohydrate metabolism
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