MES7 Modulates Seed Germination via Regulating Salicylic Acid Content in Arabidopsis
2021
Wenrui Gao | Yan Liu | Juan Huang | Yaqiu Chen | Chen Chen | Lu Lu | Hongwei Zhao | Shuzhen Men | Xiaoming Zhang
Seed germination is an important phase transitional period of angiosperm plants during which seeds are highly sensitive to different environmental conditions. Although seed germination is under the regulation of salicylic acid (SA) and other hormones, the molecular mechanism underlying these regulations remains mysterious. In this study, we determined the expression of SA methyl esterase (<i>MES</i>) family genes during seed germination. We found that <i>MES7</i> expression decreases significantly in imbibed seeds, and the dysfunction of <i>MES7</i> decreases SA content. Furthermore, <i>MES7</i> reduces and promotes seed germination under normal and salt stress conditions, respectively. The application of SA restores the seed germination deficiencies of <i>mes7</i> mutants under different conditions. Taking together, our observations uncover a MeSA hydrolytic enzyme, MES7, regulates seed germination via altering SA titer under normal and abiotic stress conditions.
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