Plant gene responses to frequency-specific sound signals

Jeong, Mi‐Jeong; Shim, Chang-Ki; Lee, Jin-Ohk; Kwon, Hawk-Bin; Kim, Yang-Han; Lee, Seong Kon; Byun, Myeong-Ok; Park, Soo-Chul

doi:10.1007/s11032-007-9122-x

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“…Furthermore, transgenic rice plants harboring an Alcohol dehydrogenase (Ald) promoter:GUS reporter construct showed a significant increase in GUS expression after sound treatment at 125 Hz, 250 Hz, or 1 kHz. By contrast, these plants showed a significant decrease in GUS mRNA levels after a treatment of 50 Hz, suggesting that the Ald promoter responds to sound in a frequency-specific manner (Jeong et al, 2008). In addition, through biochemical analyses, Bochu et al (2004) reported that sound wave stimuli (1.4 kHz, 95 dB, 10 days) were associated with increased levels of indole acetic acid (IAA) and decreased levels of abscisic acid (ABA) in Chrysanthemum.…”

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Sound waves delay tomato fruit ripening by negatively regulating ethylene biosynthesis and signaling genes

Kim

Lee²,

Kwon

et al. 2015

Postharvest Biology and Technology

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A B S T R A C TRegulation of tomato fruit ripening may help extend fruit shelf life and prevent losses due to spoilage. Here, tomato fruit were investigated whether sound treatment could delay their ripening. Harvested fruit were treated with low-frequency sound waves (1 kHz) for 6 h, and then monitored various characteristics of the fruit over 14-days at 23 AE 1 C. Seven days after the treatment, 85% of the treated fruit were green, versus fewer than 50% of the non-treated fruit. Most of the tomato fruit had transitioned to the red ripening stage by 14 days after treatment. Ethylene production and respiration rate were lower in the sound-treated than non-treated tomatoes. Furthermore, changes in surface color and flesh firmness were delayed in the treated fruit. To investigate how sound wave treatment effects on fruit ripening, the expression of ethylene-related genes was analyzed by quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis. The expression level of several ethylene biosynthetic (ACS2, ACS4, ACO1, E4 and E8) and ripening-regulated (RIN, TAGL1, HB-1, NOR, CNR) genes was influenced by sound wave treatment. These results indicated that sound wave treatment delays tomato fruit ripening by altering the expression of important genes in the ethylene biosynthesis and ethylene signaling pathways. 2015 [90_TD$DIFF]Z. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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Sound waves delay tomato fruit ripening by negatively regulating ethylene biosynthesis and signaling genes

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Lee²,

Kwon

et al. 2015

Postharvest Biology and Technology

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“…Bochu et al (2004) demonstrated that IAA levels increased and ABA levels decreased in response to sound-wave stimulus in Chrysanthemum callus, suggesting that sound waves may be involved not only in the control of callus growth but also in the regulation of endogenous hormone levels. In addition, our group (Jeong et al 2008) reported that gene expression in rice did not change in response to musical sounds, but several genes were differentially expressed after exposure to specific sound frequencies. The expression of the aldolase (AID) gene was regulated in a frequency-specific manner, increasing in response to frequencies of 125 and 250-Hz and decreasing in response to 50-Hz sound waves.…”

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Comparative proteomic analysis of plant responses to sound waves in Arabidopsis

Kwon¹,

Jeong²,

Cha³

et al. 2012

Journal of Plant Biotechnology

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Environmental factors greatly influence the growth, development, and even genetic characteristics of plants. The mechanisms by which sound influences plant growth, however, remain obscure. Previously, our group reported that several genes were differentially regulated by specific frequenciesof sound treatmentusing a sound-treated subtractive library. In this study, we used a proteomic approach to investigate plant responses to sound waves in Arabidopsis. The plants were exposed to 250-Hz or 500-Hz sound waves, and total proteins were extracted from leaves 8 h and 24 h after treatment. Proteins extracted from leaves were subjected to 2-DE analysis. Thirty-eight spots were found to be differentially regulated in response to sound waves and were identified using MALDI-TOF MS and MALDI-TOF/TOF MS. The functions of the identified proteins were classified into photosynthesis, stress and defense, nitrogen metabolism, and carbohydrate metabolism. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the analysis of protein changes in response to sound waves in Arabidopsis leaves. These findings provide a better understanding of the molecular basis of responses to sound waves in Arabidopsis.

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“…For example, mechano stimulation induced expression of the touch (TCH) genes (Braam, 1992;Braam et al, 1997;Sistrunk et al, 1994;Braam, 2005), and frequency specific sound led to significant upregulation of the expression of genes encoding a putative fructose 1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (ald) and ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (Rubisco) small subunit (rbcS) in rice plants (Jeong et al, 2008). The 1,506-bp ald promoter was also found to be a sound-responsive promoter, indicating that specific frequencies of sound can regulate the expression of any gene fused with the ald promoter (Jeong et al, 2008). The authors concluded that gene expression was upregulated at 250 Hz, but down regulated at 50 Hz.…”

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Update on the Effects of Sound Wave on Plants

Chowdhury¹,

Lim²,

Bae³

2014

Research in Plant Disease

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Plant growth is considered the sum of cell proliferation and subsequent elongation of the cells. The continuous proliferation and elongation of plant cells are vital to the production of new organs, which have a significant impact on overall plant growth. Accordingly, the relationship between environmental stimuli, such as temperature, light, wind, and sound waves to plant growth is of great interest in studies of plant development. Sound waves can have negative or positive effects on plant growth. In this review paper we have summarized the relationship between sound waves and plant growth response. Sound waves with specific frequencies and intensities can have positive effects on various plant biological indices including seed germination, root elongation, plant height, callus growth, cell cycling, signaling transduction systems, enzymatic and hormonal activities, and gene expression.

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Plant gene responses to frequency-specific sound signals

Cited by 63 publications

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Sound waves delay tomato fruit ripening by negatively regulating ethylene biosynthesis and signaling genes

Sound waves delay tomato fruit ripening by negatively regulating ethylene biosynthesis and signaling genes

Comparative proteomic analysis of plant responses to sound waves in Arabidopsis

Update on the Effects of Sound Wave on Plants

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