Abscisic Acid Suppresses the Highly Occurred Somatic Homologous Recombination in Arabidopsis rfc1 Mutant

Tingxiu Yao; Dan Jin; Qian Liu; Zhizhong Gong

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2013.05.006

Volume 40 Issue 9

Sep. 2013

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Abscisic Acid Suppresses the Highly Occurred Somatic Homologous Recombination in Arabidopsis rfc1 Mutant

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2013.05.006

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State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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National Center for Plant Gene Research, Beijing 100193, China

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: gongzz@cau.edu.cn (Zhizhong Gong)
Received Date: 2013-04-09
Accepted Date: 2013-05-29
Rev Recd Date: 2013-05-28

Available Online: 2013-06-10

Publish Date: 2013-09-20

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Abstract

The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) regulates many aspects of plant growth, including seed germination, root growth and cell division. Previous study indicates that ABA treatment increases DNA damage and somatic homologous recombination (HR) in Arabidopsis abo4/pol ɛ (aba overly-sensitive 4 /DNA polymerase ɛ) mutants. DNA replication factor C (RFC) complex is required for loading PCNA (Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen) during DNA replication. The defect in RFC1, the largest subunit of RFC, causes the high HR and DNA damage sensitivity in Arabidopsis. Here we found that like pol ε/abo4, rfc1 is sensitive to ABA in both ABA-inhibiting seed germination and root growth. However, ABA treatment greatly reduces HR and also reduces the expression of the DNA-damaged marker genes in rfc1. These results suggest that RFC1 plays critical roles in ABA-mediated HR in Arabidopsis.
- Abscisic acid,
- DNA replication factor C1,
- Genomic stability

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