| Title: | The Snapdragon LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL Plays A Dual Role in Activating Floral Growth and Scent Emission |
| Author(s): | Terry MI; Perez-Sanz F; Navarro PJ; Weiss J; Egea-Cortines M; |
| Address: | "Genetica Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain. Biomedical Informatic and Bioinformatic Platform, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia, University Clinical Hospital 'Virgen de la Arrixaca', University of Murcia, 30120 Murcia, Spain. Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieria de Telecomunicacion (DSIE), Campus Muralla del Mar, s/n, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain. Genetica Molecular, Instituto de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Edificio I+D+I, Plaza del Hospital s/n, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena, 30202 Cartagena, Spain. marcos.egea@upct.es" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2073-4409 (Electronic) 2073-4409 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The plant circadian clock controls a large number of internal processes, including growth and metabolism. Scent emission displays a circadian pattern in many species such as the snapdragon. Here we show that knocking down LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL in Antirrhinum majus affects growth and scent emission. In order to gain an understanding of the growth kinetics, we took a phenomic approach using in-house artificial vision systems, obtaining time-lapse videos. Wild type flowers showed a higher growth speed than knockdown plants. The maximal growth rate was decreased by 22% in plants with lower LHY expression. Floral volatiles were differentially affected as RNAi plants showed advanced emission of compounds synthesized from cinnamic acid and delayed emission of metabolites of benzoic acid. The monoterpenes myrcene and ocimene were delayed, whereas the sesquiterpene farnesene was advanced. Overall, transgenic lines showed an altered volatile emission pattern and displayed a modified scent profile. Our results show that AmLHY plays an important role in the quantitative and qualitative control of floral growth and scent emission" |
| Keywords: | "*Antirrhinum/growth & development/metabolism Circadian Clocks/*physiology Circadian Rhythm Signaling Peptides and Proteins/*physiology *Flowers/growth & development/metabolism Gene Expression Regulation, Plant Plant Proteins/*physiology Volatile Organic C;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineTerry, Marta I Perez-Sanz, Fernando Navarro, Pedro J Weiss, Julia Egea-Cortines, Marcos eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Switzerland 2019/08/21 Cells. 2019 Aug 17; 8(8):920. doi: 10.3390/cells8080920" |
