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http://dx.doi.org/10.5352/JLS.2021.31.2.109

The Effect of Oryzalin on Growth and Gravitropism in Arabidopsis Roots  

Go, Jin Gyu (School of Biotechnology, Biological Science Major, Andong National University)
Park, Sun Ill (School of Biotechnology, Biological Science Major, Andong National University)
Kim, Soon Young (School of Biotechnology, Biological Science Major, Andong National University)
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Journal of Life Science / v.31, no.2, 2021 , pp. 109-114 More about this Journal
Abstract
Oryzalin is a dinitroaniline herbicide that has been known to disrupt microtubules. Microtubules and microfilaments are components of cytoskeletons that are implicated in plant cell growth, which requires the synthesis of cellulose when cell walls elongate. In addition, microtubules are also involved in the sedimentation of statoliths, which regulate the perception of gravity in the columella cells of root tips. In this study, we investigated the effect of oryzalin on the growth and gravitropic response of Arabidopsis roots. The role of ethylene in oryzalin's effect was also examined using these roots. Treatment of oryzalin at a concentration of 10-4 M completely inhibited the roots' growth and gravitropic response. At a concentration of 10-6 M oryzalin, root growth was inhibited by 47% at 8 hr when compared to control. Gravitropic response was inhibited by about 38% compared to control in roots treated with 10-6 M oryzalin for 4 hr. To understand the role of oryzalin in the regulation of root growth and gravitropic response, we measured ethylene production in root segments treated with oryzalin. It was found that the addition of oryzalin stimulated ethylene production through the activation of ACC oxidase and ACC synthase genes, which are key components in the synthesis of ethylene. From these findings, it can be inferred that oryzalin inhibits the growth and gravitropic response of Arabidopsis roots by stimulating ethylene production. The increased ethylene alters the arrangement of the microtubules, which eventually interferes with the growth of the cell wall.
Keywords
Arabidopsis root; ethylene; gravitropic response; growth; oryzalin;
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