THE PLANT CELL, Vol 9, Issue 12 2197-2208, Copyright © 1997 by American Society of Plant Biologists

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Sugar Repression of a Gibberellin-Dependent Signaling Pathway in Barley Embryos

P. Perata, C. Matsukura, P. Vernieri and J. Yamaguchi
Nagoya University Bioscience Center, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-01, Japan

Increasing evidence shows that sugars can act as signals affecting plant metabolism and development. Some of the effects of sugars on plant growth and development suggest an interaction of sugar signals with hormonal regulation. We investigated the effects of sugars on the induction of [alpha]-amylase by gibberellic acid in barley embryos and aleurone layers. Our results show that sugar and hormonal signaling interact in the regulation of gibberellic acid-induced gene expression in barley grains. The induction of [alpha]-amylase by gibberellic acid in the aleurone layer is unaffected by the presence of sugars, but repression by carbohydrates is effective in the embryo. [alpha]-Amylase expression in the embryo is localized to the scutellar epithelium and is hormone and sugar modulated. The effects of glucose are independent from the effects of sugars on gibberellin biosynthesis. They are not due to an osmotic effect, they are independent of abscisic acid, and only hexokinase-phosphorylatable glucose analogs are able to trigger gene repression. Overall, the results suggest the existence of an interaction between the hormonal and metabolic regulation of [alpha]-amylase genes in barley grains.

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