Desenvolvimento in vitro e imunolocalização de 5-metilcitosina em raízes tuberizadas e não-tuberizadas de Viguiera arenaria Baker (Asteraceae) / In vitro development and immunolocalization of 5-methylcytosine in tuberized and nontuberized roots of Viguiera arenaria Baker (Asteraceae)

AUTOR(ES)

Luciano Rodolfo Ferreira de Lucena

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2010

RESUMO

Viguiera arenaria Baker is an herbaceous Asteraceae from Cerrado presenting alternate phyllotaxis, capitulum inflorescence and tuberized roots. Although phytochemical analyses have found substances with biological activities of therapeutic interest, little is known about the biology of the plant. In this study, we sought to contribute to the knowledge of aspects related to the development of V. arenaria, aiming to achieve three specific goals: to determine the germination rate under in vitro conditions; to establish a protocol for in vitro regeneration; to check epigenetic modifications (cytosine methylation) in DNA of cambial cells in tuberized and non-tuberized roots, which may be associated with the tuberization process. The seeds and roots were collected in a Cerrado area in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in two different times: in May 2008 (seeds only) and March 2009 (seeds and roots). Seeds and embryos of V. arenaria were placed to germinate, respectively, on filter paper soaked with a solution of nystatin and solid medium (MS with half-strength macronutrients), and maintained in a growth chamber (24 ° C and 16 hours/ light) to evaluate time for germination and percentages of germination and viable embryos. In the experiment of in vitro regeneration, leaves of seedlings, seven weeks after germination and hypocotyl segments, one week after germination were inoculated in the same medium supplemented with different concentrations of NAA (0, 0.01 and 0.05 mg.L-1), BAP (0.0, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 mg.L-1) and Zeatin (0.0, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 mg.L-1). Explants were kept under the same conditions of the germination experiment. In the study of immunolocalization of 5- methylcytosine, permanent slides containing transverse sections of tuberized and non-tuberized roots were stained with fluorescent antibodies against 5-methylcytosine and counterstained with DAPI. We observed an effect of harvest time, as the one held in March 2009 presented the highest percentage of viable embryos (72%) and germination of seeds and embryos (>62% and 87% respectively), although the germination rate was higher (~7 days) compared to the harvest made in 2008 (~3 days). The in vitro assays showed some recalcitrance of the species in the regeneration of adventitious buds, as the percentage of explants with shoots were less than 25% in most treatments. However, there was 100% callus formation in different treatments. Finally, changes in the methylation pattern were observed as well as three-fold increase in DNA content in tuberized roots relatively to non-tuberized roots.

ASSUNTO(S)

compositae-regeneration-in vitro techniques micropropagação cerrado dna seeds germination-in vitro techniques micropropagation cerrado plat cytogenetics raíz. citosine root. compositae - regeneração - técnicas in vitro dna citogenética vegetal citosina germinação de sementes - técnicas in vitro

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