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THE PLANT CELL, Vol 5, Issue 2 171-179, Copyright © 1993 by American Society of Plant Biologists

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Arabidopsis Flavonoid Mutants Are Hypersensitive to UV-B Irradiation

J. Li, T. M. Ou-Lee, R. Raba, R. G. Amundson and R. L. Last
Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853-1801

Increases in the terrestrial levels of ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation (280 to 320 nm) due to diminished stratospheric ozone have prompted an investigation of the protective mechanisms that contribute to UV-B tolerance in plants. In response to UV-B stress, flowering plants produce a variety of UV-absorptive secondary products derived from phenylalanine. Arabidopsis mutants with defects in the synthesis of these compounds were tested for UV-B sensitivity. The transparent testa-4 (tt4) mutant, which has reduced flavonoids and normal levels of sinapate esters, is more sensitive to UV-B than the wild type when grown under high UV-B irradiance. The tt5 and tt6 mutants, which have reduced levels of UV-absorptive leaf flavonoids and the monocyclic sinapic acid ester phenolic compounds, are highly sensitive to the damaging effects of UV-B radiation. These results demonstrate that both flavonoids and other phenolic compounds play important roles in vivo in plant UV-B protection.




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