Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 54, No. 393, pp. 2701-2708,
December 1, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press
Interaction between two auxin-resistant mutants and their effects on lateral root formation in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Received 7 July 2003; Accepted 4 September 2003
1 Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan
2 Radioisotope Research Center, Kobe University, Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
* To whom correspondence should be addressed: Fax: +81 87 891 3127. E-mail: s01x604{at}stmail.ag.kagawa-u.ac.jp
Since root elongation is very sensitive to auxin, screening for reduced inhibition in root elongation has been an important method for the detection of auxin-resistant mutants. Two recessive auxin-resistant lines of rice (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica cv. IR8), arm1 and arm2, have been isolated by screening for resistance to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). arm1 displays a variety of morphological defects including reduced lateral root formation, increased seminal root elongation, reduced root diameter, and impaired xylem development in roots, while the arm2 phenotype is almost similar to wild-type IR8 except for a slightly reduced lateral root formation, impaired xylem development in roots and an enhanced plant height. Although the growth of arm2 roots exhibited a resistance to 2,4-D, it was sensitive to 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) as the wild type. At the same time, the arm2 roots showed a reduced [14C]2,4-D uptake while uptake of [3H]NAA was normal, suggesting that the resistance to 2,4-D of arm2 roots is due to a defect in 2,4-D uptake. To investigate the possible interaction between arm1 and arm2 genes, a double mutant has been constructed. The roots of arm1 arm2 double mutant were more resistant to 2,4-D and formed fewer lateral roots than those of either single mutant, suggesting that the two genes show synergistic effects with respect to both auxin response and lateral root formation. By contrast, all these mutants displayed the normal gravitropic response in roots, as did the wild-type plants. Taken together, Arm1 and Arm2 genes seem to function in different processes in the auxin-response pathways leading to lateral root formation.
Key words: Auxin influx, auxin-resistant mutant, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, gravitropic response, lateral root formation, rice root, root elongation, xylem development.
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