Relevance of the Axis Spermidine/eIF5A for Plant Growth and Development
March 2016
in “
Frontiers in Plant Science
”
TLDR Spermidine is essential for plant growth and adaptation to stress.
The study investigated the role of the spermidine/eIF5A axis in Arabidopsis plant growth and development, focusing on the effects of conditional inactivation of the deoxyhypusine synthase (DHS) enzyme. This inactivation led to developmental changes such as early flowering, altered plant architecture, and increased sensitivity to osmotic stressors. The research highlighted the importance of the spermidine/eIF5A axis in translating polyproline-rich proteins, which are vital for plant development and stress responses. The findings suggested that the pathway might have co-evolved with these proteins and indicated potential targets for further empirical validation. Additionally, some phenotypic changes were proposed to be independent of eIF5A's ribosomal function, possibly involving other pathways like auxin and cytokinin signaling.
