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Antagonistic Roles of PhyA and PhyB in Far-Red Light-Dependent Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana

Title
Antagonistic Roles of PhyA and PhyB in Far-Red Light-Dependent Leaf Senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana
Author(s)
Lim, JunhyunPark, Ji-HwanJung, SukjoonHwang, DaeheeNam, Hong GilHong, Sunghyun
DGIST Authors
Hwang, DaeheeNam, Hong Gil
Issued Date
2018-09
Type
Article
Article Type
Article
Subject
Antagonistic regulationFar-redLeaf senescencePhytochromeShadeTranscriptomic analysisPHYTOCHROME-BTRANSCRIPTION FACTORSEED-GERMINATIONRESPONSESGENESIGNALSPLANTSELONGATIONMUTANTSDEFENSE
ISSN
0032-0781
Abstract
Leaf senescence is regulated by diverse developmental and environmental factors to maximize plant fitness. The red to far-red light ratio (R:FR) detected by plant phytochromes is reduced under vegetation shade, thus initiating leaf senescence. However, the role of phytochromes in promoting leaf senescence under FR-enriched conditions is not fully understood. In this study, we investigated the role of phyA and phyB in regulating leaf senescence under FR in Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis). FR enrichment and intermittent FR pulses promoted the senescence of Arabidopsis leaves. Additionally, phyA and phyB mutants showed enhanced and repressed senescence phenotypes in FR, respectively, indicating that phyA and phyB antagonistically regulate FR-dependent leaf senescence. Transcriptomic analysis using phyA and phyB mutants in FR identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in leaf senescence-related processes, such as responses to light, phytohormones, temperature, photosynthesis and defense, showing opposite expression patterns in phyA and phyB mutants. These contrasting expression profiles of DEGs support the antagonism between phyA and phyB in FR-dependent leaf senescence. Among the genes showing antagonistic regulation, we confirmed that the expression of WRKY6, which encodes a senescence-associated transcription factor, was negatively and positively regulated by phyA and phyB, respectively. The wrky6 mutant showed a repressed senescence phenotype compared with the wild type in FR, indicating that WRKY6 plays a positive role in FR-dependent leaf senescence. Our results imply that antagonism between phyA and phyB is involved in fine-tuning leaf senescence under varying FR conditions in Arabidopsis. © 2018 The Author(s).
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11750/9390
DOI
10.1093/pcp/pcy153
Publisher
Oxford University Press

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