Journal of Plant Biotechnology

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  • Pages.142-154
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  • 2023
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  • 2384-1397(eISSN)
한국식물생명공학회 (The Korean Society of Plant Biotechnology)
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탈리 신호전달의 메커니즘에 대한 최신 연구동향 및 미래 농업의 적용 방안

Plant abscission: An age-old yet ongoing challenge in future agriculture

  • 이진수 (서울대학교 기초과학연구원)
  • Jinsu Lee (Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • 투고 : 2023.08.02
  • 심사 : 2023.08.04
  • 발행 : 2023.08.29
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식물의 탈리(abscission)는 기관 혹은 조직이 분리되는 현상으로, 필요 없어진 기관을 떨어트리거나 종자와 과실을 널리 퍼트리기 위해 자연이 선택해온 전략이다. 하지만 농업적 관점에서 이러한 종자나 과실의 탈리는 작물의 생산성과 상품의 품질을 떨어트리는 주요 요인이 될 수 있다. 때문에 전통 농업의 작물화 과정을 통해 탈리가 저해된 돌연변이들이 선택되어 교배되면서 자연적으로 익은 과일이나 종자를 떨어트리지 않는 현대의 벼, 토마토, 유채, 콩과 같은 주요 작물 품종을 얻을 수 있었다. 한 세기 가량 진행된 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) 연구 및 애기장대에서의 유전학적･분자생물학적 연구를 통해 탈리 활성에 관여하는 다양한 세포생물학적 메커니즘과 신호전달 경로 및 전사조절인자가 규명되었다. 뿐만 아니라, 식물 생장에 관여하는 다양한 호르몬 신호전달 역시 탈리 활성을 조절하는 데에 중요함이 밝혀졌으며, 이들 호르몬과 신호전달에 작용하는 여러 케미칼 처리제가 개발되어 작물의 수확량을 증대시키는데 사용되어왔다. 본 리뷰에선 최근까지 밝혀진 탈리 활성에 관여하는 신호전달과 주요 조절인자에 대해 소개하고, smart farm 시대의 미래농업에 적용되어야할 작물의 탈리 조절 메커니즘 연구가 무엇일지, 또 이를 위해 모델시스템에서 앞으로 더 연구되어야 할 것이 무엇인지에 대해 논의하고자 한다.

Plant abscission is a natural process in which plant organs or tissues undergo detachment, a strategy selected by nature for the disposal of nonessential organs and widespread dissemination of seeds and fruits. However, from an agricultural perspective, the abscission of seeds or fruits represents a major factor that reduces crop productivity and product quality. Therefore, during the crop domestication process in traditional agriculture, mutants exhibiting suppressed abscission were selected and crossbred, thereby enabling the production of modern crop varieties such as rice, tomatoes, canola, and soybeans. These crops possess a unique trait of retaining ripe fruits or seeds in contrast to disposal via abscission. During the previous century, research on quantitative trait loci along with genetic and molecular biological studies on Arabidopsis thaliana have elucidated various cell biological mechanisms, signaling pathways, and transcription regulators involved in abscission. Additionally, it has been revealed that various hormone signals, which are involved in plant growth, play crucial roles in modulating abscission activity. Researchers have developed several chemical treatments that target these hormones and signal transduction pathways to enhance crop yields. This review aimed to introduce the previously identified signal transduction pathways and pivotal regulators implicated in abscission activity. Moreover, this review will discuss the future direction of research required to investigate crop abscission mechanisms for their potential application in smart farming and other areas of agriculture, as well as areas within model systems that require extensive research.

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이 논문은 서경배 과학재단(Suh Kyungbae Foundation (SUHF19010003)) 과 대한민국 정부(MEST)의 재원으로 한국연구재단(National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2019R1A6A1A10073437)의 지원을 받아 수행된 기초연구사업임.

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