Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Metabolic signatures of germination triggered by kinetin in Medicago truncatula
doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46866-6
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( a ) Alkaline comet assay was used to measure the accumulation of DNA strand breaks in M . truncatula seeds collected at the radicle protrusion stage. ( b ) Transcript levels of MtOGG1 and MtFPG genes in seeds collected at the radicle protrusion stage determined by q RT-PCR analyses. ( c ) EPR spectrum generated by kinetin-treated M . truncatula seeds collected at the radicle protrusion stage. The enlargement of the central part of the same EPR spectrum shows those regions corresponding to reactive oxygen species (ROS) and organic radicals, respectively. The EPR spectrum was recorded at low field. For the iron region (range from 100 to 550 mT) an applied microwave power of 10 mW with a modulation amplitude of 0.5 mT was used. For organic radicals and Mn 2+ , a range from 331 to 341 mT and an applied microwave power of 10 mW and a modulation amplitude of 0.2 mT were applied. ( d ) Transcript levels of MtAPX , MtMT2 , MtTRH1 and MtTRH2 genes in seeds collected at the radicle protrusion stage determined by q RT-PCR analyses.Values are expressed as mean ± SD of three independent replications with 20 seeds for each replication. Asterisks indicate statistically significant differences determined using Student’s t -test ( P < 0.05). a.u., arbitrary units. W, control seeds imbibed with water. Kin, seeds imbibed with 0.5 mM kinetin. APX, ascorbate peroxidase. FPG, formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase. MT2, type 2 metallothionein; OGG1, 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase.TRH, thioredoxin. mT, milliTesla.
Article Snippet: Studies carried in the model legume Medicago truncatula have demonstrated that the DNA damage response triggered during early seed imbibition features the up-regulation of key BER (base excision repair) genes, as OGG1 (8-oxoguanine glycosylase/lyase) and FPG (formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase) required to remove the DNA oxidative lesions under physiological and stress conditions , , .
Techniques: Alkaline Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, Generated, Control