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The role of putrescine against the long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon polymorphisms induced by salinity stress in Triticum aestivum

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This study aimed to research the impact of putrescine against the long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon polymorphisms (Nikita-E2647, Sukkula, Stowaway, WLTR2105 and 5′LTR) induced by salinity stress in Triticum aestivum using inter-retrotransposon amplified polymorphism (IRAP) assay. The results showed that the LTR retrotransposon polymorphisms can be induced by all treated sodium chloride (NaCl) doses (0, 50, 100, 200 and 300 mM NaCl). On the other hand, the LTR retrotransposons polymorphisms were decreased effectively by treatment with putrescine (0, 0.01, 0.1 and 1 mM) together with NaCl. These results suggest that putrescine could effectively inhibit salt-induced LTR retrotransposon polymorphisms, and putrescine positively contributed to salt stress tolerance.

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The authors are grateful to the Ataturk University Research Project Foundation (Contract no: 2013/291) for financial support.

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  1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey

    Burcu Sigmaz, Guleray Agar & Esra Arslan

  2. Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey

    Murat Aydin

  3. Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey

    Mahmut Sinan Taspinar

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Sigmaz, B., Agar, G., Arslan, E. et al. The role of putrescine against the long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposon polymorphisms induced by salinity stress in Triticum aestivum . Acta Physiol Plant 37, 251 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-015-2002-9

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