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The seed‐specific heat shock factor A9 regulates the depth of dormancy in Medicago truncatula seeds via ABA signaling

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During the later stages of seed maturation, two key adaptive traits are acquired that contribute to seed lifespan and dispersal, longevity and dormancy. The seed-specific heat shock transcription factor A9 is an important hub gene in the transcriptional network of late seed maturation. Here we demonstrate that HSFA9 plays a role in thermotolerance rather than in ex situ seed conservation. Storage of hsfa9 seeds of Medicago truncatula and Arabidopsis had comparable lifespan at moderate storage relative humidity (RH), whereas at high RH, hsfa9 seeds lost their viability much faster than wild type seeds. Furthermore, we show that in M. truncatula, Mthsfa9 seeds acquired more dormancy during late maturation than wild type. Transient expression of MtHSFA9 in hairy roots and transcriptome analysis of Mthsfa9 Tnt1 insertion mutants identified a deregulation of genes involved in ABA biosynthesis, catabolism and signalling. Consistent with these results, Mthsfa9 seeds exhibited increased ABA levels and higher sensitivity to ABA. These data suggest that in legumes, HSFA9 acts as a negative regulator of the depth of seed dormancy during seed development via the modulation of hormonal balance.
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hal-02911644 , version 1 (04-08-2020)

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Julia Zinsmeister, Souha Berriri, Denise Puntel Basso, Benoît Ly Vu, Thi Thu Dang, et al.. The seed‐specific heat shock factor A9 regulates the depth of dormancy in Medicago truncatula seeds via ABA signaling. Plant, Cell and Environment, 2020, Early Access, 15 p. ⟨10.1111/pce.13853⟩. ⟨hal-02911644⟩
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