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Author Hakata M., Kuroda M., Miyashita T., Yamaguchi T., Kojima M., Sakakibara H., Mitsui T., Yamakawa H.
Title Suppression of alpha-amylase genes improves quality of rice grain ripened under high temperature.
Abstract:
High temperature impairs rice (Oryza sativa) grain filling by inhibiting the deposition of storage materials such as starch, resulting in mature grains with a chalky appearance, currently a major problem for rice farming in Asian countries. Such deterioration of grain quality is accompanied by the altered expression of starch metabolism-related genes. Here we report the involvement of a starch-hydrolyzing enzyme, alpha-amylase, in high temperature-triggered grain chalkiness. In developing seeds, high temperature induced the expression of alpha-amylase genes, namely Amy1A, Amy1C, Amy3A, Amy3D and Amy3E, as well as alpha-amylase activity, while it decreased an alpha-amylase-repressing plant hormone, ABA, suggesting starch to be degraded by alpha-amylase in developing grains under elevated temperature. Furthermore, RNAi-mediated suppression of alpha-amylase genes in ripening seeds resulted in fewer chalky grains under high-temperature conditions. As the extent of the decrease in chalky grains was highly correlated to decreases in the expression of Amy1A, Amy1C, Amy3A and Amy3B, these genes would be involved in the chalkiness through degradation of starch accumulating in the developing grains. The results show that activation of alpha-amylase by high temperature is a crucial trigger for grain chalkiness and that its suppression is a potential strategy for ameliorating grain damage from global warming.
Journal Plant Biotechnol. J.
Country Japan
Volume 10(9)
Pages 1110-7
Year 2012
PubMed ID 22967050
PubMed Central ID -
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2012.00741.x
URL -
Relation
Gene AMY1A AMY1C AMY3A AMY3D AMY3E
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Stages in Each Organ
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