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Organ-Specific Expression of Brassinosteroid-Biosynthetic Genes and Distribution of Endogenous Brassinosteroids in Arabidopsis

Yukihisa Shimada, Hideki Goda, Ayako Nakamura, Suguru Takatsuto, Shozo Fujioka, Shigeo Yoshida
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Published January 2003. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.013029

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Abstract

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are steroidal plant hormones that are essential for growth and development. There is only limited information on where BRs are synthesized and used. We studied the organ specificity of BR biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, using two different approaches: We analyzed the expression of BR-related genes using real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, and analyzed endogenous BRs using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Before starting this study, we cloned the second BR-6-oxidase (BR6ox2) gene from Arabidopsis and found that the encoded enzyme has the same substrate specificity as the enzyme encoded by the previously isolated 6-oxidase gene (BR6ox1) of Arabidopsis. Endogenous BRs and the expression of BR-related genes were detected in all organs tested. The highest level of endogenous BRs and the highest expression of the BR6ox1,BR6ox2, and DWF4 genes were observed in apical shoots, which contain actively developing tissues. These genes are important in BR biosynthesis because they encode the rate-limiting or farthest downstream enzyme in the BR biosynthesis pathway. The second highest level of endogenous BRs and expression ofBR6ox1 and DWF4 were observed in siliques, which contains actively developing embryos and seeds. These findings indicate that BRs are synthesized in all organs tested, but are most actively synthesized in young, actively developing organs. In contrast, synthesis was limited in mature organs. Our observations are consistent with the idea that BRs function as the growth-promoting hormone in plants.

  • Received August 14, 2002.
  • Revision received September 6, 2002.
  • Accepted October 15, 2002.
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Organ-Specific Expression of Brassinosteroid-Biosynthetic Genes and Distribution of Endogenous Brassinosteroids in Arabidopsis
Yukihisa Shimada, Hideki Goda, Ayako Nakamura, Suguru Takatsuto, Shozo Fujioka, Shigeo Yoshida
Plant Physiology Jan 2003, 131 (1) 287-297; DOI: 10.1104/pp.013029

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Organ-Specific Expression of Brassinosteroid-Biosynthetic Genes and Distribution of Endogenous Brassinosteroids in Arabidopsis
Yukihisa Shimada, Hideki Goda, Ayako Nakamura, Suguru Takatsuto, Shozo Fujioka, Shigeo Yoshida
Plant Physiology Jan 2003, 131 (1) 287-297; DOI: 10.1104/pp.013029
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