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Published on August 31, 2007; 10.1105/tpc.106.048702

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Received November 2, 2006
Returned for revision July 24, 2007
Accepted August 13, 2007

N-Acylethanolamine Metabolism Interacts with Abscisic Acid Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana Seedlings

Neal D. Teaster 1, Christy M. Motes 2, Yuhong Tang 2, William C. Wiant 1, Matthew Q. Cotter 1, Yuh-Shuh Wang 2, Aruna Kilaru 1, Barney J. Venables 1, Karl H. Hasenstein 3, Gabriel Gonzalez 1, Elison B. Blancaflor 2, and Kent D. Chapman 1*

1 Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Plant Lipid Research, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203
2 Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
3 Department of Biology, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana 70504

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: chapman{at}unt.edu.

N-Acylethanolamines (NAEs) are bioactive acylamides that are present in a wide range of organisms. In plants, NAEs are generally elevated in desiccated seeds, suggesting that they may play a role in seed physiology. NAE and abscisic acid (ABA) levels were depleted during seed germination, and both metabolites inhibited the growth of Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings within a similar developmental window. Combined application of low levels of ABA and NAE produced a more dramatic reduction in germination and growth than either compound alone. Transcript profiling and gene expression studies in NAE-treated seedlings revealed elevated transcripts for a number of ABA-responsive genes and genes typically enriched in desiccated seeds. The levels of ABI3 transcripts were inversely associated with NAE-modulated growth. Overexpression of the Arabidopsis NAE degrading enzyme fatty acid amide hydrolase resulted in seedlings that were hypersensitive to ABA, whereas the ABA-insensitive mutants, abi1-1, abi2-1, and abi3-1, exhibited reduced sensitivity to NAE. Collectively, our data indicate that an intact ABA signaling pathway is required for NAE action and that NAE may intersect the ABA pathway downstream from ABA. We propose that NAE metabolism interacts with ABA in the negative regulation of seedling development and that normal seedling establishment depends on the reduction of the endogenous levels of both metabolites.




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