Antisense suppression of phospholipase D alpha retards abscisic acid- and ethylene-promoted senescence of postharvest Arabidopsis leaves

The Plant Cell
L FanX Wang

Abstract

Membrane disruption has been proposed to be a key event in plant senescence, and phospholipase D (PLD; EC 3.1.4.4) has been thought to play an important role in membrane deterioration. We recently cloned and biochemically characterized three different PLDs from Arabidopsis. In this study, we investigated the role of the most prevalent phospholipid-hydrolyzing enzyme, PLD alpha, in membrane degradation and senescence in Arabidopsis. The expression of PLD alpha was suppressed by introducing a PLD alpha antisense cDNA fragment into Arabidopsis. When incubated with abscisic acid and ethylene, leaves detached from the PLD alpha-deficient transgenic plants showed a slower rate of senescence than did those from wild-type and transgenic control plants. The retardation of senescence was demonstrated by delayed leaf yellowing, lower ion leakage, greater photosynthetic activity, and higher content of chlorophyll and phospholipids in the PLD alpha antisense leaves than in those of the wild type. Treatment of detached leaves with abscisic acid and ethylene stimulated PLD alpha expression, as indicated by increases in PLD alpha mRNA, protein, and activity. In the absence of abscisic acid and ethylene, however, detached leaves from the PLD al...Continue Reading

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