Stress-induced synthesis of proline confers tolerance to water deficit in transgenic wheat |
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Authors: | Vendruscolo Eliane Cristina Gruszka Schuster Ivan Pileggi Marcos Scapim Carlos Alberto Molinari Hugo Bruno Correa Marur Celso Jamil Vieira Luiz Gonzaga Esteves |
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Institution: | Universidade Federal do Paraná-Campus Palotina, Rua Pioneiro, 2153, CEP 85950-000 Palotina-Pr, Brazil. vendruscolo@ufpr.br |
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Abstract: | Water deficit is one of the main abiotic factors that affect spring wheat planted in subtropical regions. Accumulation of proline appears to be a promising approach to maintain the productivity of plants under stress condition. However, morphological alterations and growth reduction are observed in transgenic plants carrying genes coding for osmoprotectants controlled by constitutive promoters. We report here the effects of water deficit on wheat plants transformed with the Vigna aconitifolia Delta(1)-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (P5CS) cDNA that encodes the key regulatory enzyme in proline biosynthesis, under the control of a stress-induced promoter complex-AIPC. Transgenic wheat plants submitted to 15 days of water shortage presented a distinct response. We have found that drought resulted in the accumulation of proline. The tolerance to water deficit observed in transgenic plants was mainly due to protection mechanisms against oxidative stress and not caused by osmotic adjustment. |
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Keywords: | Drought tolerance P5CS Proline Wheat Transformation |
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