Seed dormancy and ABA signaling The breakthrough goes on

被引:152
作者
del Carmen Rodriguez-Gacio, Maria [1 ]
Matilla-Vazquez, Miguel A. [2 ]
Matilla, Angel J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Santiago de Compostela, Dept Plant Physiol, La Coruna, Spain
[2] CSIC, Environm Protect Dept, Estn Expt Zaidin, Granada, Spain
关键词
ABA/GA balance; ABA in woody plants; ABA-receptors; biosynthetic ABA mutants; rhizosphere ABA; seed dormancy;
D O I
10.4161/psb.4.11.9902
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
The seed is an important organ in higher plants, it is an important organ for plant survival and species dispersion. The transition between seed dormancy and germination represents a critical stage in the plant life cycle and it is an important ecological and commercial trait. A dynamic balance of synthesis and catabolism of two antagonistic hormones, abscisic acid (ABA) and giberellins (GAs), controls the equilibrium between seed dormancy and germination. Embryonic ABA plays a central role in induction and maintenance of seed dormancy and also inhibits the transition from embryonic to germination growth. Therefore, the ABA metabolism must be highly regulated at both temporal and spatial levels during phase of dessication tolerance. On the other hand, the ABA levels do not depend exclusively on the seeds because sometimes it becomes a strong sink and imports it from the roots and rhizosphere through the xylem and/or phloem. These events are discussed in depth here. Likewise, the role of some recently characterized genes belonging to seeds of woody species and related to ABA signaling are also included. Finally, although four possible ABA receptors have been reported, not much is known about how they mediate ABA signaling transduction. However, new publications seem to show that almost all these receptors lack several properties to consider them as such.
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页码:1035 / 1048
页数:14
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