A molecular study of dormancy breaking and germination in seeds of Trollius ledebouri

被引:16
作者
Bailey, PC [1 ]
Lycett, GW [1 ]
Roberts, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NOTTINGHAM, FAC AGR & FOOD SCI, DEPT PHYSIOL & ENVIRONM SCI, LOUGHBOROUGH LE12 5RD, LEICS, ENGLAND
关键词
gene expression; Trollius ledebouri; germination; glucose/ribitol dehydrogenase; glutathione S-transferase; late embryogenesis abundant; seed dormancy;
D O I
10.1007/BF00019110
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A cDNA library was generated from seeds of Trollius ledebouri cv. Golden Queen after GA(3) treatment. Five clones encoded mRNAs which were down-regulated during dormancy breaking and the initial stages of germination. Two of these showed homology to storage proteins (pPCB3 and pPCB4) and one each to the late-embryogenesis-abundant (LEA) group 2 dehydrin proteins (pPCB2), a barley glucose dehydrogenase (pPCB6) and the glutathione S-transferase (GST) superfamily (pPCB7). Transcript levels declined over 8 days in GA(3)-treated seeds. In dormant imbibed seeds transcript levels were relatively unchanged over the same period except for the PCB3 transcript, the level of which increased.
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页码:559 / 564
页数:6
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