Patatin-Related Phospholipase pPLAIIIγ Involved in Osmotic and Salt Tolerance in Arabidopsis.

Jianwu Li, Maoyin Li, Shuaibing Yao, Guangqin Cai, Xuemin Wang

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Abstract

Patatin-related phospholipases (pPLAs) are acyl-hydrolyzing enzymes implicated in various processes, including lipid metabolism, signal transduction, plant growth and stress responses, but the function for many specific pPLAs in plants remains unknown. Here we determine the effect of patatin-related phospholipase A pPLAIIIγ on Arabidopsis response to abiotic stress. Knockout of pPLAIIIγ rendered plants more sensitive whereas overexpression of pPLAIIIγ enhanced plant tolerance to NaCl and drought in seed germination and seedling growth. The pPLAIIIγ-knockout and overexpressing seedlings displayed a lower and higher level of lysolipids and free fatty acids than that of wild-type plants in response to NaCl stress, respectively. These results indicate that pPLAIIIγ acts a positive regulator of salt and osmatic stress tolerance in Arabidopsis.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalPlants (Basel, Switzerland)
Volume9
DOIs
StatePublished - May 20 2020

Keywords

  • Arabidopsis
  • abiotic stress
  • free fatty acid
  • lysophospholipids
  • patatin-related phospholipase A
  • signaling mediators

Disciplines

  • Biochemistry

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