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Fenarimol, a Pyrimidine-Type Fungicide, Inhibits Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis.

Abstract
The plant steroid hormone brassinosteroids (BRs) are important signal mediators that regulate broad aspects of plant growth and development. With the discovery of brassinoazole (Brz), the first specific inhibitor of BR biosynthesis, several triazole-type BR biosynthesis inhibitors have been developed. In this article, we report that fenarimol (FM), a pyrimidine-type fungicide, exhibits potent inhibitory activity against BR biosynthesis. FM induces dwarfism and the open cotyledon phenotype of Arabidopsis seedlings in the dark. The IC50 value for FM to inhibit stem elongation of Arabidopsis seedlings grown in the dark was approximately 1.8 ± 0.2 μM. FM-induced dwarfism of Arabidopsis seedlings could be restored by brassinolide (BL) but not by gibberellin (GA). Assessment of the target site of FM in BR biosynthesis by feeding BR biosynthesis intermediates indicated that FM interferes with the side chain hydroxylation of BR biosynthesis from campestanol to teasterone. Determination of the binding affinity of FM to purified recombinant CYP90D1 indicated that FM induced a typical type II binding spectrum with a Kd value of approximately 0.79 μM. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis of the expression level of the BR responsive gene in Arabidopsis seedlings indicated that FM induces the BR deficiency in Arabidopsis.
AuthorsKeimei Oh, Tadashi Matsumoto, Ayumi Yamagami, Tomoki Hoshi, Takeshi Nakano, Yuko Yoshizawa
JournalInternational journal of molecular sciences (Int J Mol Sci) Vol. 16 Issue 8 Pg. 17273-88 (Jul 29 2015) ISSN: 1422-0067 [Electronic] Switzerland
PMID26230686 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Arabidopsis Proteins
  • Brassinosteroids
  • Pyrimidines
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
  • cytochrome P-450 90D1, Arabidopsis
  • fenarimol
Topics
  • Antifungal Agents (pharmacology, toxicity)
  • Arabidopsis (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Arabidopsis Proteins (metabolism)
  • Brassinosteroids (biosynthesis)
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System (metabolism)
  • Protein Binding
  • Pyrimidines (pharmacology, toxicity)
  • Seedlings (drug effects, growth & development)

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