Ju Young Ahn1, Yi Hyun Jung1, Hayoung Song1, Hankuil Yi2, Yoonkang Hur3. 1. Department of Biological Sciences, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Biological Sciences, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea. hankuil.yi@cnu.ac.kr. 3. Department of Biological Sciences, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, 34134, Republic of Korea. ykhur@cnu.ac.kr.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis), clade IIb lateral organ boundary domain (LBD) 37, 38, and 39 proteins negatively regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis and affect nitrogen responses. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible role of LBD genes in anthocyanin accumulations among green and purple cabbages (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), we determined sequence variations and expression levels of cabbage homologs of Arabidopsis LBD37, 38, and 39. METHODS: DNA and mRNA sequences of BoLBD37, BoLBD37L (BoLBD37-like), BoLBD38, BoLBD38L (BoLBD38-like), and BoLBD39 gene in cabbage were determined. Allelic variations of BoLBD37L alleles in cabbages, resulting from insertions, were validated by genomic DNA PCR. Gene expressions were examined by semi-quantitative reverse transcription (RT-PCR) or quantitative RT-PCR. RESULTS: Based on the expression analyses, BoLBD37L with two alleles, BoLBD37L-G and BoLBD37L-P, was selected as a candidate gene important for differential anthocyanin accumulation. BoLBD37L-P contains an 136 base pair insertion in the 2nd exon, producing two splicing variants encoding truncated proteins. Most purple cabbage lines were found to have BoLBD37L-P allele as homozygotes or heterozygotes, and only two out of sixty-four purple cabbages were identified as BoLBD37L-G homozygotes. Expression analyses of anthocyanin biosynthesis genes and their upstream regulators, including BoLBD37L, suggest that truncated proteins encoded by splicing variants of BoLBD37L-P may disrupt the BoLBD37L function as repressor. CONCLUSION: Difference in the C-terminal region of BoLBD37L-G and BolBD37L-P may affect the expression of downstream genes, BoMYB114L and BoTT8, resulting in differential anthocyanin accumulation.
BACKGROUND: In Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis), clade IIb lateral organ boundary domain (LBD) 37, 38, and 39 proteins negatively regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis and affect nitrogen responses. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible role of LBD genes in anthocyanin accumulations among green and purple cabbages (Brassica oleracea var. capitata), we determined sequence variations and expression levels of cabbage homologs of Arabidopsis LBD37, 38, and 39. METHODS: DNA and mRNA sequences of BoLBD37, BoLBD37L (BoLBD37-like), BoLBD38, BoLBD38L (BoLBD38-like), and BoLBD39 gene in cabbage were determined. Allelic variations of BoLBD37L alleles in cabbages, resulting from insertions, were validated by genomic DNA PCR. Gene expressions were examined by semi-quantitative reverse transcription (RT-PCR) or quantitative RT-PCR. RESULTS: Based on the expression analyses, BoLBD37L with two alleles, BoLBD37L-G and BoLBD37L-P, was selected as a candidate gene important for differential anthocyanin accumulation. BoLBD37L-P contains an 136 base pair insertion in the 2nd exon, producing two splicing variants encoding truncated proteins. Most purple cabbage lines were found to have BoLBD37L-P allele as homozygotes or heterozygotes, and only two out of sixty-four purple cabbages were identified as BoLBD37L-G homozygotes. Expression analyses of anthocyanin biosynthesis genes and their upstream regulators, including BoLBD37L, suggest that truncated proteins encoded by splicing variants of BoLBD37L-P may disrupt the BoLBD37L function as repressor. CONCLUSION: Difference in the C-terminal region of BoLBD37L-G and BolBD37L-P may affect the expression of downstream genes, BoMYB114L and BoTT8, resulting in differential anthocyanin accumulation.
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