Regulation of the gibberellin pathway by auxin and DELLA proteins
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-17, 04:45authored byO'Neill, DP, Davidson, SE, Clarke, VC, Yamauchi, Y, Yamaguchi, S, Kamiya, Y, James ReidJames Reid, John RossJohn Ross
The synthesis and deactivation of bioactive gibberellins (GA) are regulated by auxin and by GA signalling. The effect of GA on its own pathway is mediated by DELLA proteins. Like auxin, the DELLAs promote GA synthesis and inhibit its deactivation. Here, we investigate the relationships between auxin and DELLA regulation of the GA pathway in stems, using a pea double mutant that is deficient in DELLA proteins. In general terms our results demonstrate that auxin and DELLAs independently regulate the GA pathway, contrary to some previous suggestions. The extent to which DELLA regulation was able to counteract the effects of auxin regulation varied from gene to gene. For Mendel’s LE gene (PsGA3ox1) no counteraction was observed. However, for another synthesis gene, a GA 20-oxidase, the effect of auxin was weak and in WT plants appeared to be completely over-ridden by DELLA regulation. For a key GA deactivation (2-oxidase) gene, PsGA2ox1, the up-regulation induced by auxin deficiency was reduced to some extent by DELLA regulation. A second pea 2-oxidase gene, PsGA2ox2, was up-regulated by auxin, in a DELLA-independent manner. In Arabidopsis also, one 2-oxidase gene was down-regulated by auxin while another was up-regulated. Monitoring the metabolism pattern of GA20 showed that in Arabidopsis, as in pea, auxin can promote the accumulation of bioactive GA.
History
Publication title
Planta
Volume
232
Issue
5
Pagination
1141-1149
ISSN
0032-0935
Department/School
School of Natural Sciences
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Place of publication
175 Fifth Ave, New York, USA, Ny, 10010
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