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Circadian clock-dependent gating in ABA signalling networks

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Plant growth and development are intimately attuned to fluctuations in environmental variables such as light, temperature and water availability. A broad range of signalling and dynamic response mechanisms allows them to adjust their physiology so that growth and reproductive capacity are optimised for the prevailing conditions. Many of the response mechanisms are mediated by the plant hormones. The hormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays a dominant role in fundamental processes such as seed dormancy and germination, regulation of stomatal movements and enhancing drought tolerance in response to the osmotic stresses that result from water deficit, salinity and freezing. Whereas plants maintain a constant vigilance, there is emerging evidence that the capacity to respond is gated by the circadian clock so that it varies with diurnal fluctuations in light, temperature and water status. Clock regulation enables plants to anticipate regular diurnal fluctuations and thereby presumably to maximise metabolic efficiency. Circadian clock-dependent gating appears to regulate the ABA signalling network at numerous points, including metabolism, transport, perception and activity of the hormone. In this review, we summarise the basic principles and recent progress in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of circadian gating of the ABA response network and how it can affect fundamental processes in plant growth and development.

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Circadian regulated early ABA responsive genes. Genes shown to be upregulated by ABA were sourced from Genevestigator (Exp. ID: At-00420) from work published by Mizoguchi et al. (2010). Col-0 plants were grown on GM agar (16 h light/8 h dark, 22°C) for 2 weeks and subsequently treated with 100 μM ABA for 1 h. ABA responsive genes were analysed for circadian regulation using the Diurnal Search Tool (http://diurnal.cgrb.oregonstate.edu/) to identify circadian regulation [LL23(LDHH)] (Mockler et al. 2007). Time 0 lights on. (XLSX 66 kb)

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Seung, D., Risopatron, J.P.M., Jones, B.J. et al. Circadian clock-dependent gating in ABA signalling networks. Protoplasma 249, 445–457 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-011-0304-3

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