HONSU, a protein phosphatase 2C, Regulates Seed Dormancy by Inhibiting Abscisic Acid Signaling in Arabidopsis.
Seed dormancy, a seed status that prohibits germination even in the presence of inductive germination signals, is a poorly understood process. To identify molecular components that regulate seed dormancy, we screened T-DNA insertion lines and identified a mutant designated honsu (hon). HON loss-of-function mutants display deep seed dormancy, whereas HON-overexpressing ... lines display shallow seed dormancy. HON encodes a seed-specific group A phosphatase 2C (PP2C) and is one of major negative regulators of seed dormancy among group A PP2Cs. Like other PP2C family members, HON interacts with PYR1/RCAR11 in the presence of abscisic acid (ABA). Our analysis indicates that HON inhibits ABA signaling and activates gibberellin (GA) signaling, and both of these conditions must be satisfied to promote the release of seed dormancy. However, HON mRNA levels are increased in mutants displaying deep seed dormancy or under conditions that deepen seed dormancy, and decreased in mutants displaying shallow seed dormancy or under conditions that promote the release of seed dormancy. Taken together, our results indicate that the expression of HON mRNA is homeostatically regulated by seed dormancy.
Plant Cell Physiol.
Date: Feb. 01, 2013
PubMed ID: 23378449
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