Involvement of the PLC/PKC pathway in chitosan-induced anthraquinone production by Rubia tinctorum L. cell cultures. Andrea Vasconsuelo, Ana María Giuletti, Gabriela Picotto, Julián Rodriguez-Talou and Ricardo Boland. .

ANDREA VASCONSUELO,; ANA MARÍA GIULETTI,; GABRIELA PICOTTO,; JULIÁN RODRIGUEZ-TALOU; RICARDO BOLAND

PLANT SCIENCE

Elsevier

Año: 2003 vol. 165 p. 429 - 436

0168-9452

The signal transduction pathway by which the plant elicitor Chitosan affects secondary metabolite formation in Rubia tinctorumRubia tinctorum was investigated. Chitosan significantly stimulated (
/100%) anthraquinone (Aqs) synthesis in cultured R. tinctorum. The action of the elicitor could be greatly reduced by inhibition of phospholipase C (neomycin, U-73122) and protein kinase C (PKC) (calphostin C, bisindolylmaleimide, PKC down-regulation). The phorbol ester PMA mimicked the effects of Chitosan on Aqs production. Furthermore, a marked increase in PKC activity and PKC a associated to the cell membranes was observed in response to the elicitor. Compound 2-APB, a blocker of IP3 receptor-mediated release of Ca2
from inner stores, inhibited Chitosan stimulation of Aqs formation. These results indicate that Chitosan modulation of Aqs levels in R. tinctorum involves activation of the phopholipase C/PKC pathway, with the Ca2
-dependent PKC a isoform playing a major role.vestigated. Chitosan significantly stimulated (
/100%) anthraquinone (Aqs) synthesis in cultured R. tinctorum. The action of the elicitor could be greatly reduced by inhibition of phospholipase C (neomycin, U-73122) and protein kinase C (PKC) (calphostin C, bisindolylmaleimide, PKC down-regulation). The phorbol ester PMA mimicked the effects of Chitosan on Aqs production. Furthermore, a marked increase in PKC activity and PKC a associated to the cell membranes was observed in response to the elicitor. Compound 2-APB, a blocker of IP3 receptor-mediated release of Ca2
from inner stores, inhibited Chitosan stimulation of Aqs formation. These results indicate that Chitosan modulation of Aqs levels in R. tinctorum involves activation of the phopholipase C/PKC pathway, with the Ca2
-dependent PKC a isoform playing a major role.vity and PKC a associated to the cell membranes was observed in response to the elicitor. Compound 2-APB, a blocker of IP3 receptor-mediated release of Ca2
from inner stores, inhibited Chitosan stimulation of Aqs formation. These results indicate that Chitosan modulation of Aqs levels in R. tinctorum involves activation of the phopholipase C/PKC pathway, with the Ca2
-dependent PKC a isoform playing a major role.3 receptor-mediated release of Ca2
from inner stores, inhibited Chitosan stimulation of Aqs formation. These results indicate that Chitosan modulation of Aqs levels in R. tinctorum involves activation of the phopholipase C/PKC pathway, with the Ca2
-dependent PKC a isoform playing a major role.vels in R. tinctorum involves activation of the phopholipase C/PKC pathway, with the Ca2
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