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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Transcriptome analysis of germinating maize kernels exposed to smoke-water and the active compound KAR
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BMC Plant Biology, Volume 10, Article 236, Year 2010
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Background: Smoke released from burning vegetation functions as an important environmental signal promoting the germination of many plant species following a fire. It not only promotes the germination of species from fire-prone habitats, but several species from non-fire-prone areas also respond, including some crops. The germination stimulatory activity can largely be attributed to the presence of a highly active butenolide compound, 3-methyl-2H-furo[2,3-c]pyran-2-one (referred to as karrikin 1 or KAR1), that has previously been isolated from plant-derived smoke. Several hypotheses have arisen regarding the molecular background of smoke and KAR1 action.Results: In this paper we demonstrate that although smoke-water and KAR1 treatment of maize kernels result in a similar physiological response, the gene expression and the protein ubiquitination patterns are quite different. Treatment with smoke-water enhanced the ubiquitination of proteins and activated protein-degradation-related genes. This effect was completely absent from KAR1-treated kernels, in which a specific aquaporin gene was distinctly upregulated.Conclusions: Our findings indicate that the array of bioactive compounds present in smoke-water form an environmental signal that may act together in germination stimulation. It is highly possible that the smoke/KAR1 'signal' is perceived by a receptor that is shared with the signal transduction system implied in perceiving environmental cues (especially stresses and light), or some kind of specialized receptor exists in fire-prone plant species which diverged from a more general one present in a common ancestor, and also found in non fire-prone plants allowing for a somewhat weaker but still significant response. Besides their obvious use in agricultural practices, smoke and KAR1 can be used in studies to gain further insight into the transcriptional changes during germination. © 2010 Soós et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Soõs, Vilmos
Hungary, Martonvasar
Agricultural Institute
Sebestyén, Endre
Hungary, Martonvasar
Agricultural Institute
Juhász, Angéla
Hungary, Martonvasar
Agricultural Institute
Light, Marnie E.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Kohout, Ladislav
Czech Republic, Prague
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Szalai, Gabriella
Hungary, Martonvasar
Agricultural Institute
Tandori, Júlia
Hungary, Martonvasar
Agricultural Institute
van Staden, Johannes V.
South Africa, Durban
University of Kwazulu-natal
Balàzs, Ervin
Hungary, Martonvasar
Agricultural Institute
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Citations: 55
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1471-2229-10-236
e-ISSN:
14712229
Research Areas
Environmental
Genetics And Genomics