Abstract
Arabidopsis PATATIN-RELATED PHOSPHOLIPASE 2A (pPLA-IIα) participates in the responses to various growth conditions. The factors affecting pPLA-IIα gene expression and pPLA-IIα protein activity for gycerolipids have been studied thoroughly, but the role of pPLA-IIα during the reproductive phase remains unclear. The effect of pPLA-IIα on flowering time was therefore investigated. ppla-iiα mutants flowered later than wild-type plants under long day conditions. Expression of the floral stimulators FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) and SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1 (SOC1) was downregulated in ppla-iiα mutants compared with their expression in wild-type plants, but expression of the floral repressor FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) was upregulated. In addition, expression levels of COLDAIR, a long intronic noncoding RNA, decreased in ppla-iiα mutants. Taken together, these data indicate that pPLA-IIα acts as a positive regulator of flowering time through repression of FLC expression.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 16-20 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
| Volume | 582 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 10 Dec 2021 |
Keywords
- COLDAIR
- FLC
- Flowering
- PATATIN-RELATED PHOSPHOLIPASE 2A
- pPLA-IIα