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Research Paper
Cytokinin induces expansin gene expression in Melilotus alba Desr. wild-type and the non-nodulating, non-mycorrhizal (Nod-Myc-) mutant Masym3
Angie Lee, Walter Giordano and Ann M. Hirsch
volume 3 | issue 4
april 2008Pages: 218 - 223
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We previously showed that applying 10-6 M of the cytokinin 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) to uninoculated roots of Masym3, a Nod-Myc- Melilotus alba (Desr.) mutant, resulted in the accumulation of MaENOD40 transcripts to levels similar to BAP-treated wild-type roots. In contrast, inoculation with a Nod- S. meliloti mutant expressing the trans-zeatin synthase gene of Agrobacterium tumefaciens (Nod-/pTZS+) did not induce MaENOD40 transcript accumulation in either wild-type or Masym3 roots. However, Masym3 root hairs became swollen at their tips following inoculation with wild-type or Nod-/pTZS+ rhizobia. Because root hair distention and elongation are often correlated with increased expansin activity, we investigated whether BAP treatment or inoculation with Nod-/pTZS+ S. meliloti upregulated the expression of expansion mRNAs. We first determined that treating wild-type roots with 10-5 or 10-6 M BAP resulted in greater MaEXPA1 transcript accumulation than treating roots with comparable concentrations of the auxin NAA. When Masym3 roots were treated with 10-6 M BAP, MaEXPA1 mRNAs accumulated to levels comparable to wild-type roots. We then showed that MaEXPA1 mRNAs accumulated in wild-type M. alba roots in response to the Nod-/pTZS+ S. meliloti strain. Masym3 mutant roots inoculated with Nod-/pTZS+ rhizobia were also upregulated for MaEXPA1 expression.
Authors
Angie Lee
University of California at Los Angeles; Los Angeles, California USA
Walter Giordano
University of California at Los Angeles; Los Angeles, California USA
Ann M. Hirsch
University of California at Los Angeles; Los Angeles, California USA