Expressão de genes no embrião e endosperma durante a germinação de sementes de lobeira (Solanum lycocarpum St. Hill)

• Ano de defesa: 2014
• Autor(a) principal: Silveira, Lilian Elena Duarte [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Solanacea; Sementes - Germinação; Expressão gênica; Weeds
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/123205; http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/cathedra/13-04-2015/000819494.pdf

During the process of seed germination various enzymes are present in important metabolic reactions during respiration, such as malate dehydrogenase and alcohol dehydrogenase. In addition, for germination to take place, is necessary expansion and subsequent division of the cells of the embryo, which requires the involved of the genes cyclin and actin, respectively. Mechanisms associated with seed protection against abiotic stresses during germination, among which may be mentioned is the presence of heat shock proteins related to desiccation tolerance and enzymes such as glutathione-S-transferase, considered as antioxidant. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression profile of genes associated with respiration, cytoskeleton, cell cycle and stress in the embryo of seeds of Solanum lycocarpum during germination. Lobeira seeds were evaluated with respect to their physiological quality, determining: germination percentage, speed of germination, means germination time, frequency of germination and was also given a curve of soaking. The RNA from the embryo of the seeds was extracted at 1, 5, 10 and 15 days of imbibitions in water, followed by cDNAS synthesis The gene expression was carried out using the technique of real time PCR. The genes studied in the embryo were malate dehydrogenase (MDH), alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH2) and actin (ACT7), cyclin (CDK2), heat shock protein (HSPS17.6), glutathione-S-transferase (GST). From the results obtained we concluded that, during the process of germination of lobeira, there is variation in the expression of genes associated with respiratory, stress protection and expansion and cell division