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. 1992 Apr;98(4):1479–1483. doi: 10.1104/pp.98.4.1479

Inhibition of Sucrose Enhancer Effect of the Potato Proteinase Inhibitor II Promoter by Salicylic Acid 1

Seong-Ryong Kim 1,2, Younghee Kim 1,2, Michael A Costa 1,2, Gynheung An 1,2
PMCID: PMC1080374  PMID: 16668817

Abstract

Effect of salicylic acid (SA) on the expression of the potato proteinase inhibitor (PI) II promoter was studied with transgenic tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum) carrying a gene fusion between the PI-II promoter and the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (cat) reporter. As previously observed, the PI-II promoter was inducible by wounding and the promoter activity was further enhanced by sucrose. Addition of SA did not influence the wound induction of the PI-II promoter but significantly inhibited the sucrose response. The 5′-deletion mutant −573 was unable to respond to wounding but did respond to sucrose and SA. The 3′-deletion analysis indicated the presence of a sucrose-responsive element between −574 and −520. A study of the insertion mutants revealed the function of another sucrose-responsive element between −522 and −500. Enhancer effects of these sucrose-responsive elements were inhibited by SA. These studies suggest that SA inhibits PI-II promoter activity by decreasing the sucrose response. Analysis of SA-related chemicals revealed that only acetyl-SA showed a similar inhibitory effect, and other hydroxybenzoic acids had little or no effect on the sucrose enhancer activity. Therefore, it seems that the interaction between SA and the receptor molecule is specific.

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