PMID- 25129550 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151203 LR - 20200930 IS - 1873-2690 (Electronic) IS - 0981-9428 (Linking) VI - 83 DP - 2014 Oct TI - alpha-linolenic acid concentration and not wounding per se is the key regulator of octadecanoid (oxylipin) pathway activity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) leaves. PG - 117-25 LID - S0981-9428(14)00233-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.07.013 [doi] AB - Using an in vitro system composed of crushed leaf tissues to simulate the wounding response in rice leaves, we established that synthesis of jasmonic acid (JA) and jasmonic acid-isoleucine (JA-Ile) can only occur in unwounded tissue and, in wounded tissue, that only the chloroplast-located section of the octadecanoid pathway is active, resulting in the accumulation of 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid (OPDA). We further showed that OPDA accumulation in vitro was inhibited by 90% using the general lipase inhibitor, tetrahydrolipstatin, indicating that production of alpha-linolenic acid was the rate-limiting step in octadecanoid pathway activity in rice following wounding and the enzyme capacity for an active pathway was already present. We confirmed this result by showing that added alpha-linolenic acid stimulated OPDA synthesis in vitro and stimulated OPDA, JA and JA-Ile synthesis in vivo in unwounded tissue. Thus, the response to wounding can be mimicked by the provision of free alpha-linolenic acid. Our results draw attention to the key importance of lipase activity in initiation of JA and JA-Ile biosynthesis and our lack of knowledge of the cognate lipase(s), lipase substrate identity and mechanism(s) of activation in wounded and unwounded tissue. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. FAU - Christeller, John T AU - Christeller JT AD - Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Chuo 2-10-1, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0046, Japan. Electronic address: john.christeller@plantandfood.co.nz. FAU - Galis, Ivan AU - Galis I AD - Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Chuo 2-10-1, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0046, Japan. Electronic address: igalis@rib.okayama-u.ac.jp. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140804 PL - France TA - Plant Physiol Biochem JT - Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB JID - 9882449 RN - 0 (Oxylipins) RN - 0RBV727H71 (alpha-Linolenic Acid) SB - IM MH - Oryza/*metabolism MH - Oxylipins/*metabolism MH - Plant Leaves/*metabolism MH - alpha-Linolenic Acid/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid OT - Jasmonic acid OT - Octadecanoid pathway OT - Oryza sativa OT - alpha-Linolenic acid EDAT- 2014/08/19 06:00 MHDA- 2015/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2014/08/18 06:00 PHST- 2014/05/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/07/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/08/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/08/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [medline] AID - S0981-9428(14)00233-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.07.013 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Plant Physiol Biochem. 2014 Oct;83:117-25. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.07.013. Epub 2014 Aug 4.