The reciprocal regulation of abscisic acid and ethylene biosyntheses

Plant Signal Behav. 2011 Nov;6(11):1647-50. doi: 10.4161/psb.6.11.17756. Epub 2011 Nov 1.

Abstract

Ethylene and abscisic acid (ABA) have compact effects on plant development and stress responses. It is not well understood about the mechanism of ABA modulation in ethylene biosynthesis. In our recent research, HY5-AtERF11 regulon was evidenced to connect the ABA action and ethylene biosynthesis. In this paper, by analyzing the expression of ABA biosynthesis genes and the ABA concentration in ethylene over-production mutants, we demonstrated that ethylene production affected by HY5-AtERF11 regulon targeted gene increased the expression of ABA biosynthesis genes and its contents. In addition, we discussed that HY5 might function as a convergence point of multiple hormones in response to light.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abscisic Acid / biosynthesis*
  • Arabidopsis / genetics
  • Arabidopsis / metabolism*
  • Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism
  • Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors / metabolism
  • Ethylenes / biosynthesis*
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
  • Gene Regulatory Networks
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
  • Regulon
  • Signal Transduction
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors
  • Ethylenes
  • HY5 protein, Arabidopsis
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • Abscisic Acid
  • ethylene