Involvement of 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase in the Regulation of Sesquiterpenoid Phytoalexin Synthesis in Potato 1
AUTOR(ES)
Stermer, Bruce A.
RESUMO
The importance of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase) in the regulation of sesquiterpenoid phytoalexin accumulation in potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv Kennebec) was examined. Wounding of potato tubers produced a large temporary increase in HMG-CoA reductase activity of the microsomal and organelle fractions. Treatment of wounded tuber tissue with the sesquiterpenoid phytoalexin elicitor arachidonic acid further increased and prolonged the HMG-CoA reductase activity in the microsomal but not the organelle fraction. Incubation of elicitor-treated tuber tissue in white light reduced organelle and microsomal HMG-CoA reductase activity to 50% and 10%, respectively, of the activity of tissues held in darkness. Constant light also reduced overall phytoalexin accumulation 58% by greatly reducing levels of lubimin. Rishitin accumulation was not significantly altered by light. Application of nanomolar amounts of mevinolin, a highly specific inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, to elicitor-treated tuber tissue produced a large decline in lubimin accumulation and did not markedly alter rishitin accumulation. These results indicate that HMG-CoA reductase has a role in the complex regulation of sesquiterpenoid phytoalexin accumulation in potato.
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