摘要
The phytohormone abscisic acid （ABA） regulates many aspects of division. Previous study indicates that ABA treatment increases DNA plant growth, including seed germination, root growth and cell damage and somatic homologous recombination （HR） in Arabi- dopsis abo4/pol ε （aba overly-sensitive 4/DNA polymerase ε） 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 e/abo4, rfcl 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 ,rfcl. These results suggest that RFCI plays critical roles in ABA-mediated HR in Arabidopsis.
The phytohormone abscisic acid （ABA） regulates many aspects of division. Previous study indicates that ABA treatment increases DNA plant growth, including seed germination, root growth and cell damage and somatic homologous recombination （HR） in Arabi- dopsis abo4/pol ε （aba overly-sensitive 4/DNA polymerase ε） 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 e/abo4, rfcl 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 ,rfcl. These results suggest that RFCI plays critical roles in ABA-mediated HR in Arabidopsis.
