Figure 5.
Sumoylation Modulates ABA-Induced Growth Inhibition.
(A) ABA-mediated root growth inhibition is attenuated in SUMO-overexpressing plants. T2 transgenic plants expressing His-AtSUMO1/2 (AtS1 and AtS2), AtSCE1a cosuppression (co-AtSCE1a), or carrying the empty vector (pBA002 [BA]) were germinated on medium A plates for 3 days, transferred to medium A control or medium A supplemented with 200 mM NaCl, 400 mM mannitol, 10 μM ABA (ABA10), or 50 μM ABA (ABA50), and incubated for 4 additional days before root growth was scored (n = 20). Root length obtained in control medium A was taken to be 100%, and growth in the other conditions was expressed with respect to the control value. Error bars are shown.
(B) ABA-induced growth inhibition is attenuated in SUMO-overexpressing plants and accentuated in plants showing AtSCE1a cosuppression. Three-day-old T2 seedlings were transferred to medium A supplemented with 5 μM ABA and incubated for 24 days before photographs were taken. Bar = 1 cm.