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Published on February 23, 2007; 10.1104/pp.106.093096

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Received November 15, 2006
Accepted February 16, 2007

Roles of Brassinosteroids and Related mRNAs in Pea Seed Growth and Germination

Takahito Nomura , Masaaki Ueno , Yumiko Yamada , Suguru Takatsuto , Yasutomo Takeuchi , and Takao Yokota *

Department of Biosciences, Teikyo University, Utsunomiya, 320-8551, Japan; Center for Research on Wild Plants, Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya 320-8505, Japan; Department of Chemistry, Joetsu University of Education, Joetsu, 943-8512, Japan

* Corresponding author; email: yokota{at}nasu.bio.teikyo-u.ac.jp.

The levels of endogenous brassinosteroids (BRs) and the expression of the biosynthesis genes involved have been investigated during the development and germination of pea (Pisum sativum) seeds. When seeds were rapidly growing, the level of biologically active BRs, brassinolide (BL) and castasterone (CS) as well as the transcript levels of two BR C-6 oxidases (CYP85A1 and CYP85A6) reached a maximum, suggesting the significance of BL and CS in seed development. In the early stages of germination, CS, but not BL, appeared and its level increased in the growing tissues in which the transcript level of CYP85A1 and CYP85A6 was high, suggesting the significance of CS in seed germination and early seedling growth of pea. 6-Deoxocathasterone (6-deoxoCT) was the quantitatively major BR in mature seeds. At the early stage of germination, the level of 6-deoxoCT was specifically decreased while the levels of down stream intermediates were increased. It seems that 6-deoxoCT is the major storage BR and utilized during germination and early growth stages. The level of the mRNAs of BR biosynthesis and perception genes fluctuated during seed development. In mature seeds, most of mRNAs were present but the level was generally lower compared with immature seeds. However, CYP90A9 mRNA rapidly increased during seed development and reached the maximum in mature seeds. The mRNAs stored in mature pea seeds seem to be utilized when seeds germinate. However, it was found that de novo transcription of mRNAs also starts as early as during seed imbibition.




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