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- Title
Methyl jasmonate differentially affects tocopherol content and tyrosine amino transferase activity in cultured cells of Amaranthus caudatus and Chenopodium quinoa.
- Authors
Antognoni, F.; Faudale, M.; Poli, F.; Biondi, S.
- Abstract
Tocopherols are lipid-soluble compounds synthesised exclusively by photosynthetic organisms. In this study, in vitro callus cultures were established from two plants that are naturally rich in tocopherols, Amaranthus caudatus and Chenopodium quinoa, in order to examine whether callus cultures were able to produce these compounds at levels comparable to those observed in planta. In both species, cotyledon explants produced the best callus induction and, once established, callus cultures were grown under two different hormonal treatments to check for effects of growth and to induce chloroplast differentiation in the cells. A rapid differentiation of chloroplasts occurred only in C. quinoa cell aggregates grown in the presence of benzyladenine, leading to the production of a homogeneous green callus. In both species, only α-tocopherol was produced by callus cultures, although levels were much lower than in planta, and the production was not influenced by the hormonal conditions. Interestingly, cell cultures of the two species responded in different ways to methyl jasmonate (MJ). In A. caudatus cultures, treatment with 100 μm MJ increased the production of α-tocopherol up to fivefold, and the inductive effect was influenced by the hormonal composition of the medium. This increase in α-tocopherol was associated with a proportional increase in tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) activity, one of the key enzymes involved in tocopherol biosynthesis. By contrast, in C. quinoa cultures, elicitation with MJ did not have any effect, neither on tocopherol production, nor on TAT activity. These results are discussed in relation to chloroplast differentiation and the interplay between jasmonates and phytohormones.
- Subjects
AMARANTHUS caudatus; TYROSINE; AMINOTRANSFERASES; VITAMIN E; GOOSEFOOTS; CELL culture
- Publication
Plant Biology, 2009, Vol 11, Issue 2, p161
- ISSN
1435-8603
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00110.x