Jasmonate mediates saltinduced nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco 
(Nicotiana tabacum L.)

Abstract

Abstract:

Jasmonate (JA), as an important signal, plays a key role in multiple processes of plant growth, deve
lopment and stress response. Nicotine and related pyridine alkaloids in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) are essential secondary metabolites. Whether environmental factors control nicotine biosynthesis and the underlying mechanism remains previously unreported. Here, we applied physiological and biochemical approaches to investigate how salt stress affects nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco. We found that salt stress induced the biosynthesis of JA, which subsequently triggered the activation of JAresponsive gene expression and, ultimately, nicotine synthesis. Bioinformatics analysis revealed the existence of many NtMYC2arecognized Gbox motifs in the promoter regions of NtLOX, NtAOS, NtAOC and NtOPR genes. Applying exogenous JA increased nicotine content, while suppressing JA biosynthesis reduced nicotine biosynthesis. Salt treatment could not efficiently induce nicotine biosynthesis in transgenic antiCOI1 tobacco plants. These results demonstrate that JA acts as the essential signal which triggers nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco after salt stress.

Key words: Tobacco, Jasmonate, Salt stress, Nicotine biosynthesis

Xiaodong Chen, Xiaoming Zhang, Aiqun Jia, Gang Xu, Hong Hu, Xiangyang H. Jasmonate mediates saltinduced nicotine biosynthesis in tobacco
(Nicotiana tabacum L.)[J]. Plant Diversity, 2016, 38(02): 146-152.

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