Involvement of endogenous abscisic acid in methyl jasmonate-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis

Plant Physiol. 2011 May;156(1):430-8. doi: 10.1104/pp.111.172254. Epub 2011 Mar 14.

Abstract

In this study, we examined the involvement of endogenous abscisic acid (ABA) in methyl jasmonate (MeJA)-induced stomatal closure using an inhibitor of ABA biosynthesis, fluridon (FLU), and an ABA-deficient Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mutant, aba2-2. We found that pretreatment with FLU inhibited MeJA-induced stomatal closure but not ABA-induced stomatal closure in wild-type plants. The aba2-2 mutation impaired MeJA-induced stomatal closure but not ABA-induced stomatal closure. We also investigated the effects of FLU and the aba2-2 mutation on cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](cyt)) in guard cells using a Ca(2+)-reporter fluorescent protein, Yellow Cameleon 3.6. In wild-type guard cells, FLU inhibited MeJA-induced [Ca(2+)](cyt) elevation but not ABA-induced [Ca(2+)](cyt) elevation. The aba2-2 mutation did not affect ABA-elicited [Ca(2+)](cyt) elevation but suppressed MeJA-induced [Ca(2+)](cyt) elevation. We also tested the effects of the aba2-2 mutation and FLU on the expression of MeJA-inducible VEGETATIVE STORAGE PROTEIN1 (VSP1). In the aba2-2 mutant, MeJA did not induce VSP1 expression. In wild-type leaves, FLU inhibited MeJA-induced VSP1 expression. Pretreatment with ABA at 0.1 μm, which is not enough concentration to evoke ABA responses in the wild type, rescued the observed phenotypes of the aba2-2 mutant. Finally, we found that in wild-type leaves, MeJA stimulates the expression of 9-CIS-EPOXYCAROTENOID DIOXYGENASE3, which encodes a crucial enzyme in ABA biosynthesis. These results suggest that endogenous ABA could be involved in MeJA signal transduction and lead to stomatal closure in Arabidopsis guard cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abscisic Acid / metabolism*
  • Acetates / pharmacology*
  • Arabidopsis / drug effects
  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Arabidopsis / physiology*
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Cyclopentanes / pharmacology*
  • Dioxygenases / genetics*
  • Dioxygenases / metabolism
  • Endopeptidases / genetics
  • Endopeptidases / metabolism
  • Herbicides / pharmacology
  • Mutation
  • Oxylipins / pharmacology*
  • Plant Growth Regulators / metabolism*
  • Plant Growth Regulators / pharmacology
  • Plant Leaves / drug effects
  • Plant Leaves / genetics
  • Plant Leaves / physiology
  • Plant Proteins / genetics*
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism
  • Plant Stomata / drug effects
  • Plant Stomata / genetics
  • Plant Stomata / physiology
  • Pyridones / pharmacology
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects*

Substances

  • Acetates
  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • Cyclopentanes
  • Herbicides
  • Oxylipins
  • Plant Growth Regulators
  • Plant Proteins
  • Pyridones
  • fluridone
  • Abscisic Acid
  • methyl jasmonate
  • Dioxygenases
  • 9-cis-epoxy-carotenoid dioxygenase
  • VSP1 protein, Arabidopsis
  • Endopeptidases
  • Calcium