Gibberellin A1 metabolism contributes to the control of photoperiod-mediated tuberization in potato |
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Authors: | Bou-Torrent Jordi Martínez-García Jaime F García-Martínez José Luis Prat Salomé |
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Institution: | Centre de Recerca en Agrigenòmica CSIC-IRTA-UAB, Bellaterra, Spain. jordi.bou@cragenomica.es |
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Abstract: | Some potato species require a short-day (SD) photoperiod for tuberization, a process that is negatively affected by gibberellins (GAs). Here we report the isolation of StGA3ox2, a gene encoding a GA 3-oxidase, whose expression is increased in the aerial parts and is repressed in the stolons after transfer of photoperiod-dependent potato plants to SD conditions. Over-expression of StGA3ox2 under control of constitutive or leaf-specific promoters results in taller plants which, in contrast to StGA20ox1 over-expressers previously reported, tuberize earlier under SD conditions than the controls. By contrast, StGA3ox2 tuber-specific over-expression results in non-elongated plants with slightly delayed tuber induction. Together, our experiments support that StGA3ox2 expression and gibberellin metabolism significantly contribute to the tuberization time in strictly photoperiod-dependent potato plants. |
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