Inhibition of the mitochondrial TCA cycle by monofluoroacetate in Arabidopsis thaliana
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ABSTRACT: Plant mitochondria signal to the nucleus leading to altered transcription of nuclear genes by a process called mitochondrial retrograde regulation (MRR). MRR is implicated in metabolic homeostasis and responses to stress conditions. Transcriptional consequences on nuclear gene expression of mitochondrial perturbations were examined by a microarray analyses. Expression of 606 genes was altered by monofluoroacetate (MFA) inhibition of the TCA cycle in leaves of soil grown Arabidopsis plants in the dark for 10 hours. Functional gene category (MapMan) and cluster analyses showed that genes with expression levels affected by perturbation from MFA inhibition were most similarly affected by biotic stresses such as pathogens, not oxidative stresses. Overall, the data provide further evidence for the presence of mtROS-independent MRR signaling, and support the proposed involvement of MRR and mitochondrial function in plant responses to biotic stress.
ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
PROVIDER: GSE29268 | GEO | 2013/01/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA142935
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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