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ArticleThe Plant cell2014

The gentio-oligosaccharide gentiobiose functions in the modulation of bud dormancy in the herbaceous perennial Gentiana.

Hideyuki Takahashi, Tomohiro Imamura, Naotake Konno, Takumi Takeda, Kohei Fujita, Teruko Konishi, Masahiro Nishihara, Hirofumi Uchimiya

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Article in The Plant cell, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hideyuki TakahashiIwate Biotechnology Research Center, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003, Japan h-takahashi@ibrc.or.jp.
Tomohiro ImamuraIwate Biotechnology Research Center, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003, Japan.
Naotake KonnoIwate Biotechnology Research Center, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003, Japan.
Takumi TakedaIwate Biotechnology Research Center, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003, Japan.
Kohei FujitaIwate Biotechnology Research Center, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003, Japan.
Teruko KonishiDepartment of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan.
Masahiro NishiharaIwate Biotechnology Research Center, Kitakami, Iwate 024-0003, Japan.
Hirofumi UchimiyaInstitute of Environmental Science and Technology, Saitama University, Sakura-Ku, Saitama City, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
Iwate Biotechnology Research Center · JPSaitama University · JPUniversity of the Ryukyus · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bud dormancy is an adaptive strategy that perennials use to survive unfavorable conditions. Gentians (Gentiana), popular alpine flowers and ornamentals, produce overwintering buds (OWBs) that can persist through the winter, but the mechanisms regulating dormancy are currently unclear. In this study, we conducted targeted metabolome analysis to obtain clues about the metabolic mechanisms involved in regulating OWB dormancy. Multivariate analysis of metabolite profiles revealed metabolite patterns characteristic of dormant states. The concentrations of gentiobiose [β-D-Glcp-(1→6)-D-Glc] and gentianose [β-D-Glcp-(1→6)-D-Glc-(1→2)-d-Fru] significantly varied depending on the stage of OWB dormancy, and the gentiobiose concentration increased prior to budbreak. Both activation of invertase and inactivation of β-glucosidase resulted in gentiobiose accumulation in ecodormant OWBs, suggesting that gentiobiose is seldom used as an energy source but is involved in signaling pathways. Furthermore, treatment with exogenous gentiobiose induced budbreak in OWBs cultured in vitro, with increased concentrations of sulfur-containing amino acids, GSH, and ascorbate (AsA), as well as increased expression levels of the corresponding genes. Inhibition of GSH synthesis suppressed gentiobiose-induced budbreak accompanied by decreases in GSH and AsA concentrations and redox status. These results indicate that gentiobiose, a rare disaccharide, acts as a signal for dormancy release of gentian OWBs through the AsA-GSH cycle.

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Amino AcidsAscorbic Acidbeta-FructofuranosidaseCarbohydrate MetabolismDisaccharidesGene Expression Regulation, PlantGentianaGlutathioneHexokinaseMeristemMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMetabolomeMetabolomicsMolecular Sequence DataPhosphoglucomutasePlant ProteinsAmino AcidsAscorbic Acidbeta-FructofuranosidaseDisaccharidesgentiobioseGlutathioneHexokinasePhosphoglucomutasePlant Proteins

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PMID25326293
PMCPMC4247589
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