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Promotion of plant growth by ACC deaminase-producing soil bacteria

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Plant growth-promoting bacteria that contain the enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase facilitate plant growth and development by decreasing plant ethylene levels, especially following a variety of environmental stresses. In this review, the physiological basis for this growth-promotion effect is examined in some detail. In addition, models are presented that endeavour to explain (i) the seemingly paradoxical effects of ethylene on a plant’s response to stress, (ii) how the expression of this enzyme is transcriptionally regulated in many bacterial strains and (iii) how ACC deaminase-containing plant growth-promoting bacteria alter plant gene expression and positively modulate plant growth.

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Abbreviations

ACC:

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate

AOA:

Aminooxyacetic acid

AVG:

L-α-(aminoethoxyvinyl)-glycine

CRP:

Cyclic AMP receptor protein

FNR:

Fumarate–nitrate reduction regulatory protein

IAA:

Indole-3-acetic acid

Lrp:

Leucine-responsive regulatory protein

1-MCP:

1-Methylcyclopropene

PAHs:

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

PCBs:

Polycyclic biphenyls

RAP PCR:

RNA arbitrarily primed PCR

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The work described in this review was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, to B.R.G. and a fellowship to J.C. We thank Dr. Elisa Gamalero for critically reading the manuscript.

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Glick, B.R., Cheng, Z., Czarny, J. et al. Promotion of plant growth by ACC deaminase-producing soil bacteria. Eur J Plant Pathol 119, 329–339 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-007-9162-4

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