“Study of the participation of the PHYTOCROME INTERACTOR FACTOR 3 gene from Daucus carota (DcPIF3) in photomorphogenesis and carotenoid synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana”
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Canales-Pérez, Jonathan MisaelAbstract
Carotenoids are pigments that are involved in photosynthesis, photoprotection and plant hormones synthesis. Carotenoid synthesis is induced by light through the signal transduction mechanism induced by photoreceptors in photosynthetic tissues, which leds to the expression of PSY, that codifies for phytoene synthase enzyme, the main point of regulation in carotenoid synthesis.
Daucus carota (carrot) accumulates high levels of carotenoids in its ...
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Carotenoids are pigments that are involved in photosynthesis, photoprotection and plant hormones synthesis. Carotenoid synthesis is induced by light through the signal transduction mechanism induced by photoreceptors in photosynthetic tissues, which leds to the expression of PSY, that codifies for phytoene synthase enzyme, the main point of regulation in carotenoid synthesis.
Daucus carota (carrot) accumulates high levels of carotenoids in its storage root that develops in darkness. Contrary to other plants, light inhibits storage root swelling, carotenoid synthesis and gene expression. To understand the molecular mechanisms behind this phenomenon, an RNA-seq analysis was carried out comparing roots grown in dark and in the presence of light. Interestingly, some light regulated genes, such as PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 3 (PIF3), were up-regulated in dark grown roots. In Arabidopsis, PIF3 codes for a transcription factor that represses photomorphogenesis and carotenoid synthesis in darkness. In carrot, DcPIF3 expresses mostly in dark grown roots during storage root development. In this thesis we determined that carrot DcPIF3 presents 48% of identity and 58% of similarity when compared to AtPIF3, and contains conserved DNA and protein binding domains. Its subcellular localization was found to be nuclear, according to the expected function. Arabidopsis DcPIF3 transgenic plants of 8 weeks, showed an elongated hypocotyl and a decrease in the levels of expression of AtPSY, together with a decrease in total carotenoids. Four day-old transgenic seedling that were subjected to grow four days in dark presented a longer hypocotyl, lower levels of AtPSY expression and total carotenoids. On the contrary, seedlings that were maintained 8 days under photoperiod, showed a reduced length in hypocotyl compared to wild type, and higher AtPSY transcript levels and carotenoid content. These results let us to conclude that DcPIF3 codifies for a functional factor that in darkness negatively regulates photomorphogenesis and carotenoid synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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2020Academic guide
Stange - Klein, Claudia Renate Andrea
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