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Suppression of the osmoinduced proline response of rapeseed leaf discs by polyamines
1F. Larher (corresponding author, e-mail flarher@univ-rennes1.fr) et al., Groupe de Biologie Végétale, UMR CNRS 6553, UFR S.V.E., Univ. de Rennes I, Campus de Beaulieu, F-35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
Abstract:
Rapeseed leaf discs (RLD) subjected to upshock osmotic stress accumulate proline (Pro). Di- and polyamines (PA) supplied to the external medium suppressed Pro accumulation. These effects were dependent not only on diamine and PA concentrations but also on their cationic charge. The suppression of Pro accumulation required that diamine and PA be taken up and further accumulated in the leaf tissues. Glycine betaine (GB) also inhibited Pro accumulation, with the effects of GB and PA being additive. Experiments to elucidate the mechanism(s) responsible for the inhibitory effect of spermine (Spm) indicated that it could be simulated with methionine sulfoximine (MSO), a potent inhibitor of glutamine synthetase. The inhibitory effects of Spm and MSO were both alleviated by supplying glutamine to the RLD. In addition, Spm as well as MSO increased glutamate content, indicating that these compounds could inhibit the conversion of glutamate to proline. A comparison of the changes in chlorophyll and protein content of RLD osmotreated with or without added Spm indicates that this PA behaves as an antisenescent compound, preventing chlorophyll breakdown and proteolysis and hence the conversion of amino acids to Pro. Since the PA concentrations used in this work were much higher than the endogenous concentrations in RLD, the significance of PA under osmotic stress remains unclear. This study shows, however, that PA can suppress Pro accumulation.
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