Elucidation of the role of glutamine synthetase seed isoform GLN1;5 in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) with a reverse genetics approach

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Glutamine synthetase (E.C. 6.3.1.2) is a key enzyme of plant nitrogen metabolism that assimilates ammonia into glutamine. The Arabidopsis thaliana genome encodes one chloroplastic (GLN2) and five cytosolic (GLN1;1 - GLN1;5) isoforms with different expression patterns, kinetic properties, regulation and functions. Physiological roles of different isoforms have been elucidated mainly by studying knockout mutants. However, the role of GLN1;5, which is expressed in dry seeds, remains unknown. To clarifty the function of GLN1;5, we studied a GLN1;5 knockout line (GLN1;5KO) homozygous for T-DNA insertion within the GLN1;5. GLN1;5 deficiency results in a phenotype with slightly delayed bolting and fewer siliques. The dry weight of GLN1;5KO seeds was 73.3% of wild-type (WT) seed weight, with seed length 90.9% of WT seeds. Finally, only 18.33% of the mutant seeds germinated in water within 10 days in comparison to 34.67% of WT seeds. KNO3 strongly stimulated germination of both GLN1;5KO and WT seeds, while germination in the presence of increasing NH4Cl concentrations potentiated the differences between the two genotypes. It can be concluded that GLN1;5 activity supports silique development and grain filling and that it has a role in ammonium reassimilation in the seed, as well as assimilation and/or detoxification of ammonium from the environment.

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Dragićević, M. B., Ćuković, K. B., Zdravković-Korać, S. R., Simonović, A. D., Bogdanović, M. D., & Todorović, S. I. (2019). Elucidation of the role of glutamine synthetase seed isoform GLN1;5 in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) with a reverse genetics approach. Archives of Biological Sciences, 71(3), 443–453. https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS190315026D

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