Juvenile Hevea transgenic plants over-expressing transcription factor HbERF-IXc5 develop more latex cells than wild-type material
Mechanical wounding through tapping has long been known to induce laticifer differentiation in Hevea brasiliensis. Recent studies reveal that dehydration, hydrogen peroxide, and jasmonates can similarly play a role in wound-induced laticifer differentiation. The Hevea ethylene response factor gene, HbERF-IXc5, is thought to be an ortholog to ERF1 of Arabidopsis. ERF1 has been suggested as a component of defence responses through the involvement of the ethylene and jasmonic acid signalling pathways. In this study, Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation was carried out with this candidate gene. A histological analysis of HbERF-IXc5 lines revealed several changes in anatomy, particularly in terms of the number of laticifer cells. The results suggest that HbERF-IXc5 is a transcription factor driving the expression of some target genes involved in jasmonate-induced laticifer differentiation.
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Language: | eng |
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Subjects: | F30 - Génétique et amélioration des plantes, F60 - Physiologie et biochimie végétale, |
Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/582428/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/582428/1/Lestari_2016_IRRDB_Conference.pdf |
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Summary: | Mechanical wounding through tapping has long been known to induce laticifer differentiation in Hevea brasiliensis. Recent studies reveal that dehydration, hydrogen peroxide, and jasmonates can similarly play a role in wound-induced laticifer differentiation. The Hevea ethylene response factor gene, HbERF-IXc5, is thought to be an ortholog to ERF1 of Arabidopsis. ERF1 has been suggested as a component of defence responses through the involvement of the ethylene and jasmonic acid signalling pathways. In this study, Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation was carried out with this candidate gene. A histological analysis of HbERF-IXc5 lines revealed several changes in anatomy, particularly in terms of the number of laticifer cells. The results suggest that HbERF-IXc5 is a transcription factor driving the expression of some target genes involved in jasmonate-induced laticifer differentiation. |
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