PMID- 36976396 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230330 LR - 20230330 IS - 1432-2048 (Electronic) IS - 0032-0935 (Linking) VI - 257 IP - 5 DP - 2023 Mar 28 TI - The Arabidopsis Phytoglobin 2 mediates phytochrome B (phyB) light signaling responses during somatic embryogenesis. PG - 88 LID - 10.1007/s00425-023-04121-3 [doi] AB - During the light induction of somatic embryogenesis, phyB-Pfr suppresses Phytoglobin 2, known to elevate nitric oxide (NO). NO depresses Phytochrome Interacting Factor 4 (PIF4) relieving its inhibition on embryogenesis through auxin. An obligatory step of many in vitro embryogenic systems is the somatic-embryogenic transition culminating with the formation of the embryogenic tissue. In Arabidopsis, this transition requires light and is facilitated by high levels of nitric oxide (NO) generated by either suppression of the NO scavenger Phytoglobin 2 (Pgb2), or its removal from the nucleus. Using a previously characterized induction system regulating the cellular localization of Pgb2, we demonstrated the interplay between phytochrome B (phyB) and Pgb2 during the formation of embryogenic tissue. The deactivation of phyB in the dark coincides with the induction of Pgb2 known to reduce the level of NO; consequently, embryogenesis is inhibited. Under light conditions, the active form of phyB depresses the levels of Pgb2 transcripts, thus expecting an increase in cellular NO. Induction of Pgb2 increases Phytochrome Interacting Factor 4 (PIF4) suggesting that high levels of NO repress PIF4. The PIF4 inhibition is sufficient to induce several auxin biosynthetic (CYP79B2, AMI1, and YUCCA 1, 2, and 6) and response (ARF5, 8, and 16) genes, conducive to the formation of the embryonic tissue and production of somatic embryos. Auxin responses mediated by ARF10 and 17 appear to be regulated by Pgb2, possibly through NO, in a PIF4-independent fashion. Overall, this work provides a new and preliminary model integrating Pgb2 (and NO) with phyB in the light regulation of in vitro embryogenesis. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Mira, Mohammed M AU - Mira MM AD - Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada. AD - Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, 31527, Egypt. FAU - Day, Sam AU - Day S AD - Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada. FAU - Ibrahim, Shimaa AU - Ibrahim S AD - Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada. FAU - Hill, Robert D AU - Hill RD AD - Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada. FAU - Stasolla, Claudio AU - Stasolla C AD - Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada. stasolla@ms.umanitoba.ca. LA - eng GR - 13245/NSERC/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230328 PL - Germany TA - Planta JT - Planta JID - 1250576 RN - 136250-22-1 (Phytochrome B) RN - 0 (Arabidopsis Proteins) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - 11121-56-5 (Phytochrome) RN - 0 (Indoleacetic Acids) RN - 0 (PHYB protein, Arabidopsis) SB - IM MH - *Arabidopsis/physiology MH - Phytochrome B/genetics MH - *Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Nitric Oxide MH - *Phytochrome/genetics MH - Indoleacetic Acids MH - Light MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Plant OTO - NOTNLM OT - Auxin OT - Light signaling OT - Nitric oxide OT - Phytoglobin OT - Somatic embryogenesis EDAT- 2023/03/29 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/30 06:11 CRDT- 2023/03/28 11:17 PHST- 2023/02/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/03/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/03/30 06:11 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/28 11:17 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/29 06:00 [pubmed] AID - 10.1007/s00425-023-04121-3 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00425-023-04121-3 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Planta. 2023 Mar 28;257(5):88. doi: 10.1007/s00425-023-04121-3.