Nod factors, lipo-chitooligosaccharides (LCOs), are rhizobial signal molecules important in the establishment of nodule formation, leading to atmospheric dinitrogen fixation in legume-rhizobium symbioses. Recently, LCOs were also found to regulate other plant processes. We demonstrated that, at 10 -6 M, four LCOs produced by Bradyrhizobium japonicum enhanced soybean seed germination. Evaluation of G-protein inhibitors showed that U-73122, a phospholipase C inhibitor, also increased soybean seed germination, similar to the increase by LCO NodBj-V(C18:1 MeFuc), indicating different mechanisms for the plant perception to LCOs for nodule initiation and seed germination. This was confirmed as LCOs were not able to break dormancy of skotodormant lettuce seeds. Soybean early seedling growth was also increased by the application of LCOs. Pulse 14Ca2+ experimentation showed that the increase might also be related to an increase in Ca 2+ uptake by shoots. We confirmed this with both genistein-induced and non-induced B. japonicum 532C; however, strain 168 (a mutant unable to produce LCO) and non-host rhizobia (Rhizobium leguminosarum, Sinorhizobium meliloti), did not increase Ca2+ uptake. Addition of 1.6 g L-1 casein hydrolysate in yeast extract mannitol broth drastically increased bacterial growth and increased volume-basis LCO production, but decreased LCO production per cell. Best conditions for sterilizing and storing LCOs were determined. LCO should be sterilized by using polyestersulfone filter or autoclaving for up to 30 minutes. LCO was degraded faster when stored at room temperatures (23 +/- 2°C) than low temperature (4 +/- 1°C) and can be stored more than one year.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.86055 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Creators | Supanjani |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy (Department of Plant Science.) |
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| Relation | alephsysno: 002270808, proquestno: AAINR21702, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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