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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-2-3
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to investigate the process of glycerol catabolism in germinating Arabidopsis seed. A genetic screen was performed to isolate glycerol-insensitive (gli) mutant seedlings. Three separate mutant loci were identified (gli1, gli2 and gli3). Of these, only gli1 is unable to utilise glycerol. Following germination, gli1 seedlings transiently accumulate glycerol derived from the breakdown of storage oil and are more resistant to hyperosmotic stress, salt stress, oxidative stress, freezing and desiccation. Enzyme assays revealed that gli1 lacks glycerol kinase activity. GLI1 mapped to chromosome 1 near the putative glycerol kinase gene NHO1. Mutations in this gene were identified in three independent gli1 alleles. A cDNA encoding GLI1 was cloned and its function was proven by complementation of an Escherichia coli glycerol kinase (glpK) deletion strain. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis showed that GLI1 is expressed in all tissues, but is transiently upregulated during early post-germinative growth and leaf senescence. These data show that glycerol kinase is required for glycerol catabolism in Arabidopsis and that the accumulation of glycerol can enhance resistance to a variety of abiotic stresses associated with dehydration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0960-7412
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
617-25
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Amitrole, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Arabidopsis, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Arabidopsis Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Desiccation, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Glycerol, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Glycerol Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Mannitol, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Seeds, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Sodium Chloride, pubmed-meshheading:14756771-Stress, Mechanical
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Glycerol-insensitive Arabidopsis mutants: gli1 seedlings lack glycerol kinase, accumulate glycerol and are more resistant to abiotic stress.
pubmed:affiliation
CNAP, Department of Biology, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK. pje4@york.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't