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    INFLORESCENCE DEFICIENT IN ABSCISSION-like is an abscission-associated and phytohormone-regulated gene in flower separation of Lupinus luteus

    Year: 2018

    Journal: Plant Growth Regul., Volume 85, MAY, page 91–100

    Authors: Wilmowicz, Emilia; Kucko, Agata; Ostrowski, Maciej; Panek, Katarzyna

    Organizations: Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development [149/2011, 222/2015]; consortium of Agrifood International Doctorate School and Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (eidA3-ceiA3)

    Keywords: Abscisic acid; Abscission zone; Ethylene; INFLORESCENCE DEFICIENT IN ABSCISSION-like; Lupinus luteus; Cell ultrastructure

    Abscission is a natural process that occurs to facilitate shedding of no longer needed organs, but on the other hand, can be triggered by certain environmental conditions, e.g. biotic or abiotic stresses. Regardless of the stimuli, organ shedding takes place specifically at the abscission zone (AZ). A signaling pathway that controls this process in Arabidopsis thaliana from ligand to receptors has been proposed. However, knowledge concerning the influence of plant hormones on these molecular elements still remains enigmatic. Excessive and premature flower abscission in the crop species Lupinus luteus L. is a process of substantial interest to the agricultural industry, as it can affect yield. Our strategy combined molecular studies, comprehensive ultrastructural and histological analysis, as well as exogenous hormone treatment to describe the contribution of the Lupinus IDA-like gene in flower abscission. In the AZ of the naturally abscised flowers, the differentiation of morphologically distinct cells characterized by progressive degradation processes was accompanied by LlIDL mRNA accumulation. A similar effect was observed following early steps of AZ activation and after abscisic acid or ethylene treatments. These phytohormones, previously pointed out as key stimulators of flower separation, altered the temporal expression pattern of LlIDL. Exogenous EPIP peptide synthesized on the basis of LlIDL sequence, significantly increased flower abortion rate, which indicates that this motif governs protein activity. In conclusion, our data provide new evidence for LlIDA involvement in both the early and late events of flower abscission supported by detailed spatiotemporal characterization of AZ cell structure and ultrastructure.
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