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Serotonin N -acetyltransferase ( SNAT ) is the penultimate enzyme in the melatonin biosynthetic pathway, in which serotonin is converted into N -acetylserotonin ( NAS ) in plants. To date, two SNAT isogenes with low amino acid sequence homologies have been identified. Their single suppression in rice has been reported, but their double suppression in rice has not yet been attempted. Here, we generated double-suppression transgenic rice ( snat1+2 ) using the RNA interference technique. The snat1+2 exhibited retarded seedling growths in conjunction with severe decreases in melatonin compared to wild-types and single-suppression rice plants ( snat1 or snat2 ). The laminar angle was decreased in the snat1+2 rice compared to that of the wild-types and snat1 , but was comparable to that of snat2 . The reduced germination speed in the snat1+2 was comparable to that of snat2 . Seed-aging testing revealed that snat1 was the most severely deteriorated, followed by snat1+2 and snat2 , suggesting that melatonin is positively involved in seed longevity.

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Simultaneous Suppression of Two Distinct Serotonin N-Acetyltransferase Isogenes by RNA Interference Leads to Severe Decreases in Melatonin and Accelerated Seed Deterioration in Rice