Gibberellin - wikipedia Gibberellin Gibberellin Names IUPAC name ( 3S, 3aS, 4S, 4aS, 7S, 9aR, 9bR, 12S ) - 7, 12 - dihydroxy - 3 - methyl - 6 - methylene - 2 - oxoperhydro - 4a, 7 - methano - 9b, 3 - propenoazuleno ( 1, 2 - b ) furan - 4 - carboxylic acid Identifiers CAS Number 77 - 06 - 5 3D model ( JSmol ) Interactive image ChEBI CHEBI : 28833 ChEMBL ChEMBL566653 ChemSpider 7995349 EC Number 201 - 001 - 0 KEGG C01699 PubChem CID 522636 UNII BU0A7MWB6L InChI InChI = 1S / C19H22O6 / c1 - 9 - 7 - 17 - 8 - 18 ( 9, 24 ) 5 - 3 - 10 ( 17 ) 19 - 6 - 4 - 11 ( 20 ) 16 ( 2, 15 ( 23 ) 25 - 19 ) 13 ( 19 ) 12 ( 17 ) 14 ( 21 ) 22 / h4, 6, 10 - 13, 20, 24H, 1, 3, 5, 7 - 8H2, 2H3, ( H, 21, 22 ) / t10 -, 11 +, 12 -, 13 -, 16 +, 17 +, 18 +, 19 - / m1 / s1 Key : IXORZMNAPKEEDV - SNTJWBGVSA - N InChI = 1 / C19H22O6 / c1 - 9 - 7 - 17 - 8 - 18 ( 9, 24 ) 5 - 3 - 10 ( 17 ) 19 - 6 - 4 - 11 ( 20 ) 16 ( 2, 15 ( 23 ) 25 - 19 ) 13 ( 19 ) 12 ( 17 ) 14 ( 21 ) 22 / h4, 6, 10 - 13, 20, 24H, 1, 3, 5, 7 - 8H2, 2H3, ( H, 21, 22 ) / t10 -, 11 +, 12 -, 13 -, 16 +, 17 +, 18 +, 19 - / m1 / s1 Key : IXORZMNAPKEEDV - SNTJWBGVBW SMILES O = C1O ( C @ @ ) 52 C = C / ( C@H ) ( O ) ( C @ ) 1 ( ( C@H ) 5 ( C@H ) ( C ( = O ) O ) ( C @ ) 43 ( C@H ) 2CC ( C @ @ ) ( O ) ( C ( = C ) C3 ) C4 ) C Properties Chemical formula Molar mass 346.37 g / mol Melting point 233 to 235 ° C ( 451 to 455 ° F ; 506 to 508 K ) ( decomposition ) Solubility in water 5 g / l ( 20 ° C ) Hazards EU classification ( DSD ) ( outdated ) Irritant ( Xi ) R - phrases ( outdated ) R36 S - phrases ( outdated ) R26, S36 Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state ( at 25 ° C ( 77 ° F ), 100 kPa ). N verify ( what is ? ) Infobox references Gibberellins ( GAs ) are plant hormones that regulate various developmental processes, including stem elongation, germination, dormancy, flowering, flower development and leaf and fruit senescence. GAs are one of the longest - known classes of plant hormone. It is thought that the ( albeit unconscious ) selective breeding of crop strains that were deficient in GA synthesis was one of the key drivers of the `` green revolution '' in the 1960 's, a revolution that is credited to have saved over a billion lives worldwide. Contents 1 History 2 Chemistry 2.1 Bioactive GAs 3 Biological function 4 Metabolism 4.1 Biosynthesis 4.1. 1 Sites of biosynthesis 4.1. 2 Differences between biosynthesis in fungi and lower plants 4.2 Catabolism 4.3 Homeostasis 5 Regulation 5.1 Regulation by other hormones 5.2 Regulation by environmental factors 5.3 Role in seed development 6 Signalling mechanism 6.1 Receptor 6.2 DELLA proteins : Repression of a repressor 6.3 Targets of DELLA proteins 6.3. 1 Transcription factors 6.3. 2 Prefoldins and microtubule assembly 7 References 8 External links History The first inroads into the understanding of GAs were developments from the plant pathology field, with studies on the bakanae, or `` foolish seedling '' disease in rice. Foolish seedling disease causes a strong elongation of rice stems and leaves and eventually causes them to topple over. In 1926, Japanese scientist Eiichi Kurosawa identified that foolish seedling disease was caused by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi. Later work at the University of Tokyo ( notable from Yabuta, Sumiki and Hayashi ) showed that a substance produced by this fungus triggered the symptoms of foolish seedling disease and they named this substance `` gibberellin ''. The increased communication between Japan and the west following World War II enhanced the interest in gibberellin in the United Kingdom ( UK ) and the United States ( US ). Workers at Imperial Chemical Industries in the UK and the Department of Agriculture in the US both independently isolated gibberellic acid ( with the Americans originally referring to the chemical as `` gibberellin - X '', before adopting the British name and the chemical is known as gibberellin A or GA in Japan ). Knowledge of gibberellins spread around the world as the potential for its use on various commercially important plants became more obvious. For example, research that started at the University of California, Davis in the mid-1960s led to its commercial use on Thompson seedless table grapes throughout California by 1962. A known gibberellin biosynthesis inhibitor is paclobutrazol ( PBZ ), which in turn inhibits growth and induces early fruitset as well as seedset. A chronic food shortage was feared during the rapid climb in world population in the 1960s. This was averted with the development of a high - yielding variety of rice. This variety of semi-dwarf rice is called IR8, and it has a short height because of a mutation in the sd1 gene. Sd1 encodes GA20ox, so a mutant sd1 is expected to exhibit a short height that is consistent with GA deficiency. Chemistry All known gibberellins are diterpenoid acids that are synthesized by the terpenoid pathway in plastids and then modified in the endoplasmic reticulum and cytosol until they reach their biologically - active form. All gibberellins are derived via the ent - gibberellane skeleton, but are synthesised via ent - kaurene. The gibberellins are named GA1 through GAn in order of discovery. Gibberellic acid, which was the first gibberellin to be structurally characterized, is GA3. As of 2003, there were 126 GAs identified from plants, fungi, and bacteria. Gibberellins are tetracyclic diterpene acids. There are two classes based on the presence of either 19 or 20 carbons. The 19 - carbon gibberellins, such as gibberellic acid, have lost carbon 20 and, in place, possess a five - member lactone bridge that links carbons 4 and 10. The 19 - carbon forms are, in general, the biologically active forms of gibberellins. Hydroxylation also has a great effect on the biological activity of the gibberellin. In general, the most biologically active compounds are dihydroxylated gibberellins, which possess hydroxyl groups on both carbon 3 and carbon 13. Gibberellic acid is a dihydroxylated gibberellin. Bioactive GAs The bioactive GAs are GA1, GA3, GA4, and GA7. There are three common structural traits between these GAs : 1 ) a hydroxyl group on C - 3β, 2 ) a carboxyl group on C - 6, and 3 ) a lactone between C - 4 and C - 10. The 3β - hydroxyl group can be exchanged for other functional groups at C - 2 and / or C - 3 positions. GA5 and GA6 are examples of bioactive GAs that do not have a hydroxyl group on C - 3β. The presence of GA1 in various plant species suggests that it is a common bioactive GA. Gibberellin A1 ( GA1 ) Gibberellic acid ( GA3 ) ent - Gibberellane ent - Kaurene Biological function 1. Shows a plant lacking gibberellins and has an internode length of `` 0 '' as well as it is a dwarf plant. 2. Shows your average plant with a moderate amount of gibberellins and an average internode length. 3. Shows a plant with a large amount of gibberellins and so has a much longer internode length because gibberellins promotes cell division in the stem. Gibberellins are involved in the natural process of breaking dormancy and other aspects of germination. Before the photosynthetic apparatus develops sufficiently in the early stages of germination, the stored energy reserves of starch nourish the seedling. Usually in germination, the breakdown of starch to glucose in the endosperm begins shortly after the seed is exposed to water. Gibberellins in the seed embryo are believed to signal starch hydrolysis through inducing the synthesis of the enzyme α - amylase in the aleurone cells. In the model for gibberellin - induced production of α - amylase, it is demonstrated that gibberellins ( denoted by GA ) produced in the scutellum diffuse to the aleurone cells, where they stimulate the secretion α - amylase. α - Amylase then hydrolyses starch, which is abundant in many seeds, into glucose that can be used in cellular respiration to produce energy for the seed embryo. Studies of this process have indicated gibberellins cause higher levels of transcription of the gene coding for the α - amylase enzyme, to stimulate the synthesis of α - amylase. Gibberellins are produced in greater mass when the plant is exposed to cold temperatures. They stimulate cell elongation, breaking and budding, seedless fruits, and seed germination. They do the last by breaking the seed 's dormancy and acting as a chemical messenger. Its hormone binds to a receptor, and Ca activates the protein calmodulin, and the complex binds to DNA, producing an enzyme to stimulate growth in the embryo. Metabolism Biosynthesis GAs are usually synthesized from the methylerythritol phosphate ( MEP ) pathway in higher plants. In this pathway, bioactive GA is produced from trans - geranylgeranyl diphosphate ( GGDP ). In the MEP pathway, three classes of enzymes are used to yield GA from GGDP : 1 ) terpene synthases ( TPSs ), 2 ) cytochrome P450 monooxygenases ( P450s ), and 3 ) 2 - oxoglutarate -- dependent dioxygenases ( 2ODDs ). There are 8 steps in the methylerythritol phosphate pathway : - 1 ) GGDP is converted to ent - copalyl diphosphate ( ent - CPD ) by ent - copalyl diphosphate synthase - 2 ) etn - CDP is converted to ent - kaurene by ent - kaurene synthase - 3 ) ent - kaurene is converted to ent - kaurenol by ent - kaurene oxidase ( KO ) - 4 ) ent - kaurenol is converted to ent - kaurenal by KO - 5 ) ent - kaurenal is converted to ent - kaurenoic acid by KO - 6 ) ent - kaurenoic acid is converted to ent - 7a - hydroxykaurenoic acid by ent - kaurene acid oxidase ( KAO ) - 7 ) ent - 7a - hydroxykaurenoic acid is converted to GA12 - aldehyde by KAO - 8 ) GA12 - aldehyde is converted to GA12 by KAO. GA12 is processed to the bioactive GA4 by oxidations on C - 20 and C - 3, which is accomplished by 2 soluble ODDs : GA 20 - oxidase and GA 3 - oxidase. One or two genes encode the enzymes responsible for the first steps of GA biosynthesis in Arabidopsis and rice. The null alleles of the genes encoding CPS, KS, and KO result in GA - deficient Arabidopsis dwarves. Multigene families encode the 2ODDs that catalyze the formation of GA12 to bioactive GA4. AtGA3ox1 and AtGA3ox2, two of the four genes that encode GA3ox in Arabidopsis, affect vegetative development. Environmental stimuli regulate AtGA3ox1 and AtGA3ox2 activity during seed germination. In Arabidopsis, GA20ox overexpression leads to an increase in GA concentration. Sites of biosynthesis Most bioactive GAs are located in actively growing organs on plants. Both GA20ox and GA3ox genes ( genes coding for GA 20 - oxidase and GA 3 - oxidase ) and the SLENDER1 gene ( a GA signal transduction gene ) are found in growing organs on rice, which suggests bioactive GA synthesis occurs at their site of action in growing organs in plants. During flower development, the tapetum of anthers is believed to be a primary site of GA biosynthesis. Differences between biosynthesis in fungi and lower plants Arabidopsis, a plant, and Gibberella fujikuroi, a fungus, possess different GA pathways and enzymes. P450s in fungi perform functions analogous to the functions of KAOs in plants. The function of CPS and KS in plants is performed by a single enzyme, CPS / KS, in fungi. In fungi, the GA biosynthesis genes are found on one chromosome, but in plants, they are found randomly on multiple chromosomes. Plants produce low amount of GA3, therefore the GA3 is produced for industrial purposes by microorganisms. Industrially the gibberellic acid can be produced by submerged fermentation, but this process presents low yield with high production costs and hence higher sale value, nevertheless other alternative process to reduce costs of the GA3 production is Solid - State Fermentation ( SSF ) that allows the use of agro-industrial residues. Catabolism Several mechanisms for inactivating GAs have been identified. 2β - hydroxylation deactivates GA, and is catalyzed by GA2 - oxidases ( GA2oxs ). Some GA2oxs use C19 - GAs as substrates, and other GA2oxs use C20 - GAs. Cytochrome P450 mono - oxygenase, encoded by elongated uppermost internode ( eui ), converts GAs into 16α, 17 - epoxides. Rice eui mutants amass bioactive GAs at high levels, which suggests cytochrome P450 mono - oxygenase is a main enzyme responsible for deactivation GA in rice. The Gamt1 and gamt2 genes encode enzymes that methylate the C - 6 carboxyl group of GAs. In a gamt1 and gamt2 mutant, concentrations of GA is developing seeds is increased. Homeostasis Feedback and feedforward regulation maintains the levels of bioactive GAs in plants. Levels of AtGA20ox1 and AtGA3ox1 expression are increased in a GA deficient environment, and decreased after the addition of bioactive GAs, Conversely, expression of AtGA2ox1 and AtGA2ox2, GA deactivation genes, is increased with addition of GA. Regulation Regulation by other hormones The auxin indole - 3 - acetic acid ( IAA ) regulates concentration of GA1 in elongating internodes in peas. Removal of IAA by removal of the apical bud, the auxin source, reduces the concentration of GA1, and reintroduction of IAA reverses these effects to increase the concentration of GA1. This phenomenon has also been observed in tobacco plants. Auxin increases GA 3 - oxidation and decreases GA 2 - oxidation in barley. Auxin also regulates GA biosynthesis during fruit development in peas. These discoveries in different plant species suggest the auxin regulation of GA metabolism may be a universal mechanism. Ethylene decreases the concentration of bioactive GAs. Regulation by environmental factors Recent evidence suggests fluctuations in GA concentration influence light - regulated seed germination, photomorphogenesis during de-etiolation, and photoperiod regulation of stem elongation and flowering. Microarray analysis showed about one fourth cold - responsive genes are related to GA - regulated genes, which suggests GA influences response to cold temperatures. Plants reduce growth rate when exposed to stress. A relationship between GA levels and amount of stress experienced has been suggested in barley. Role in seed development Bioactive GAs and abcisic acid levels have an inverse relationship and regulate seed development and germination. Levels of FUS3, an Arabidopsis transcription factor, are upregulated by ABA and downregulated by GA, which suggests that there is a regulation loop that establishes the balance of GA and ABA. Signalling mechanism Receptor In the early 1990 's, there were several lines of evidence that suggested the existence of a GA receptor in oat seeds that was located at the plasma membrane. However despite intensive research, to date, no membrane - bound GA receptor has been isolated. This, along with the discovery of a soluble receptor, GA INSENSITIVE DWARF 1 ( GID1 ) has led many to doubt that a membrane - bound receptor exists. GA - GID1 - DELLA signal pathway : In the absence of GA, DELLA proteins bind to and inhibit transcription factors ( TFs ) and prefoldins ( PFDs ). When GA is present, GID1 triggers the degradation of DELLAs and releases the TFs and PFDs GID1 was first identified in rice and in Arabidopsis there are three orthologs of GID1, AtGID1a, b, and c. GID1s have a high affinity for bioactive GAs. GA binds to a specific binding pocket on GID1 ; the C3 - hydoxyl on GA makes contact with tyrosine - 31 in the GID1 binding pocket. GA binding to GID1 causes changes in GID1 structure, causing a ' lid ' on GID1 to cover the GA binding pocket. The movement of this lid results in the exposure of a surface which enables the binding of GID1 to DELLA proteins. DELLA proteins : repression of a repressor DELLA proteins, such as SLR1 in rice or GAI and RGA in Arabidopsis are repressors of plant development. DELLAs inhibit seed germination, seed growth, flowering and GA reverses these effects. DELLA proteins are characterized by the presence of a DELLA motif ( aspartate - glutamate - leucine - leucine - alanine or D-E-L-L-A in the single letter amino acid code ). When GA binds to the GID1 receptor, it enhances the interaction between GID1 and DELLA proteins, forming a GA - GID1 - DELLA complex. When in the GA - GID1 - DELLA complex, it is thought that DELLA proteins undergo changes in structure that enable their binding to F - box protein s ( SLY1 in arabidopsis or GID2 in rice ). F - box proteins catalyse the addition of ubiquitin to their targets. The addition of ubiquitin to DELLA proteins promotes their degradation via the 26S - proteosome. The degradation of DELLA proteins releases cells from their repressive effects. Targets of DELLA proteins Transcription factors The first targets of DELLA proteins identified were PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTORs ( PIFs ). PIFs are transcription factors that negatively regulate light signalling and are strong promoters of elongation growth. In the presence of GA, DELLAs are degraded and this then allows PIFs to promote elongation. It was later found that DELLAs repress a large number of other transcription factors, among which are positive regulators of auxin, brassinosteriod and ethylene signalling. DELLAs can repress transcription factors either by stopping their binding to DNA or by promoting their degradation. Prefoldins and microtubule assembly In addition to repressing transcription factors, DELLAs also bind to prefoldins ( PFDs ). PFDs are molecular chaperones, meaning they assist in the folding of other proteins. PFDs function in the cytosol but when DELLAs bind to PFDs, it restricts them to the nucleus. An important function of PFDs is to assist in the folding of β - tubulin. As such, in the absence of GA ( when there is a high level of DELLA proteins ), PDF function is reduced and there is a lower cellular pool of β - tubulin. When GA is present the DELLAs are degraded, PDFs can move to the cytosol and assist in the folding of β - tubulin. β - tubulin is a vital component of the cytoskeleton ( in the form of microtubules ). As such, GA allows for re-organisation of the cytoskeleton, and the elongation of cells. 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Question: what is the role of gibberellins in plants
Answer: that regulate various developmental processes, including stem elongation, germination, dormancy, flowering, flower development and leaf and fruit senescence