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Lucas DR, Damica FZ, Toledo EB, Cogo AJD, Okorokova-Façanha AL, Gomes VM, de Oliveira Carvalho A. Bioinspired peptides induce different cell death mechanisms against opportunistic yeasts. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins 2024; 16:649-672. [PMID: 37076595 PMCID: PMC10115610 DOI: 10.1007/s12602-023-10064-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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The management of fungal diseases imposes an urgent need for the development of effective antifungal drugs. Among new drug candidates are the antimicrobial peptides, and especially their derivatives. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanism of action of three bioinspired peptides against the opportunistic yeasts Candida tropicalis and Candida albicans. We assessed morphological changes, mitochondrial functionality, chromatin condensation, ROS production, activation of metacaspases, and the occurrence of cell death. Our results indicated that the peptides induced sharply contrasting death kinetics, of 6 h for RR and 3 h for D-RR to C. tropicalis and 1 h for WR to C. albicans. Both peptide-treated yeasts exhibited increased ROS levels, mitochondrial hyperpolarization, cell size reduction, and chromatin condensation. RR and WR induced necrosis in C. tropicalis and C. albicans, but not D-RR in C. tropicalis. The antioxidant ascorbic acid reverted the toxic effect of RR and D-RR, but not WR, suggesting that instead of ROS there is a second signal triggered that leads to yeast death. Our data suggest that RR induced a regulated accidental cell death in C. tropicalis, D-RR induced a programmed cell death metacaspase-independent in C. tropicalis, while WR induced an accidental cell death in C. albicans. Our results were obtained with the LD100 and within the time that the peptides induce the yeast death. Within this temporal frame, our results allow us to gain clarity on the events triggered by the peptide-cell interaction and their temporal order, providing a better understanding of the death process induced by them.
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- Douglas Ribeiro Lucas
- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, nº 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, nº 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, nº 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, nº 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, nº 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, nº 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Av. Alberto Lamego, nº 2000, Campos dos Goytacazes-RJ, 28013-602, Brazil.
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Li T, Shen T, Shi K, Zhang Y. Transcriptome analysis reveals the effect of propyl gallate on kiwifruit callus formation. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2024; 43:60. [PMID: 38334781 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-024-03140-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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KEY MESSAGE Exploring the potential action mechanisms of reactive oxygen species during the callus inducing, they can activate specific metabolic pathways in explants to regulate callus development. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role in the regulation of plant growth and development, but the mechanism of their action on plant callus formation remains to be elucidated. To address this question, kiwifruit was selected as the explant for callus induction, and the influence of ROS on callus formation was investigated by introducing propyl gallate (PG) as an antioxidant into the medium used for inducing callus. The results have unveiled that the inclusion of PG in the medium has disturbed the equilibrium of ROS during the formation of the kiwifruit callus. We selected the callus that was induced by the addition of 0.05 mmol/L PG to the MS medium. The callus exhibited a significant difference in the amount compared to the control medium without PG. The callus induced by the MS medium without PG was used as the control for comparison. KEGG enrichment indicated that PG exposure resulted in significant differences in gene expression in related pathways, such as phytohormone signaling and glutathione in kiwifruit callus. Weighted gene co-expression analysis indicated that the pertinent regulatory networks of both ROS and phytohormone signaling were critical for the establishment of callus in kiwifruit leaves. In addition, during the process of callus establishment, the ROS level of the explants was also closely related to the genes for transmembrane transport of substances, cell wall formation, and plant organ establishment. This investigation expands the theory of ROS-regulated callus formation and presents a new concept for the expeditious propagation of callus in kiwifruit.
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- Tianyuan Li
- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, China.
- Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy, Ministry of Education, Kunming, 650500, China.
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Sevilla F, Martí MC, De Brasi-Velasco S, Jiménez A. Redox regulation, thioredoxins, and glutaredoxins in retrograde signalling and gene transcription. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2023; 74:5955-5969. [PMID: 37453076 PMCID: PMC10575703 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erad270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Integration of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated signal transduction pathways via redox sensors and the thiol-dependent signalling network is of increasing interest in cell biology for their implications in plant growth and productivity. Redox regulation is an important point of control in protein structure, interactions, cellular location, and function, with thioredoxins (TRXs) and glutaredoxins (GRXs) being key players in the maintenance of cellular redox homeostasis. The crosstalk between second messengers, ROS, thiol redox signalling, and redox homeostasis-related genes controls almost every aspect of plant development and stress response. We review the emerging roles of TRXs and GRXs in redox-regulated processes interacting with other cell signalling systems such as organellar retrograde communication and gene expression, especially in plants during their development and under stressful environments. This approach will cast light on the specific role of these proteins as redox signalling components, and their importance in different developmental processes during abiotic stress.
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- Francisca Sevilla
- Abiotic Stress, Production and Quality Laboratory, Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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- Abiotic Stress, Production and Quality Laboratory, Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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- Abiotic Stress, Production and Quality Laboratory, Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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- Abiotic Stress, Production and Quality Laboratory, Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, CEBAS-CSIC, Murcia, Spain
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Kwun MS, Lee DG. Ferroptosis-Like Death in Microorganisms: A Novel Programmed Cell Death Following Lipid Peroxidation. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 33:992-997. [PMID: 37463851 PMCID: PMC10471485 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2307.07002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Ferroptosis is a new kind of programmed cell death of which occurrence in microorganisms is not clearly verified. The elevated level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) influences cellular metabolisms through highly reactive hydroxyl radical formation under the iron-dependent Fenton reaction. Iron contributes to ROS production and acts as a cofactor for lipoxygenase to catalyze poly unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) oxidation, exerting oxidative damage in cells. While ferroptosis is known to take place only in mammalian cells, recent studies discovered the possible ferroptosis-like death in few specific microorganisms. Capacity of integrating PUFA into intracellular membrane phospholipid has been considered as a key factor in bacterial or fungal ferroptosis-like death. Vibrio species in bacteria and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in fungi exhibited certain characteristics. Therefore, this review focus on introducing the occurrence of ferroptosis-like death in microorganisms and investigating the mode of action underlying the cells based on contribution of lipid peroxidation and iron-dependent reaction.
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- Min Seok Kwun
- School of Life Sciences, BK 21 FOUR KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daehakro 80, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK 21 FOUR KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daehakro 80, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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Zhou Y, Zhang Z, Zhao X, Liu L, Tang Q, Fu J, Tang X, Yang R, Lin J, Liu X, Yang Y. Receptor-Like Cytoplasmic Kinase STK Confers Salt Tolerance in Rice. RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 16:21. [PMID: 37084146 PMCID: PMC10121980 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-023-00637-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Soil salinization is a major abiotic environmental stress factor threatening crop production throughout the world. Salt stress drastically affects the growth, development, and grain yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.), and the improvement of rice tolerance to salt stress is a desirable approach for meeting increasing food demand. Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases (RLCKs) play essential roles in plant growth, development and responses to environmental stresses. However, little is known about their functions in salt stress. Previous reports have demonstrated that overexpression of an RLCK gene SALT TOLERANCE KINASE (STK) enhances salt tolerance in rice, and that STK may regulate the expression of GST (Glutathione S-transferase) genes. RESULTS The expression of STK was rapidly induced by ABA. STK was highest expressed in the stem at the heading stage. STK was localized at the plasma membrane. Overexpression of STK in rice increased tolerance to salt stress and oxidative stress by increasing ROS scavenging ability and ABA sensitivity. In contrast, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of STK increased the sensitivity of rice to salt stress and oxidative stress. Transcriptome sequencing analysis suggested that STK increased the expression of GST genes (LOC_Os03g17480, LOC_Os10g38140 and LOC_Os10g38710) under salt stress. Reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) suggested that four stress-related genes may be regulated by STK including OsABAR1, Os3BGlu6, OSBZ8 and OsSIK1. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that STK plays a positive regulatory role in salt stress tolerance by inducing antioxidant defense and associated with the ABA signaling pathway in rice.
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- Yanbiao Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, China.
- Key Laboratory of Southern Rice Innovation and Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410001, Hunan, China.
- College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Southern Rice Innovation and Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410001, Hunan, China
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southern Rice Innovation and Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410001, Hunan, China
- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southern Rice Innovation and Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410001, Hunan, China
- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southern Rice Innovation and Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410001, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southern Rice Innovation and Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410001, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southern Rice Innovation and Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410001, Hunan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Southern Rice Innovation and Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410001, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Center, Changsha, 410125, Hunan, China.
- Key Laboratory of Southern Rice Innovation and Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha, 410001, Hunan, China.
- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China.
- College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan, China.
- College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China.
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics and Developmental Regulation, College of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, Hunan, China.
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Feng J, Song B, Zhang Y. Semantic parsing of the life process by quantum biology. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 175:79-89. [PMID: 36126802 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2022.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A fact that an ever-increasingly number of research attention has focused on quantum biology demonstrates that it is, by no means, new to works in physic and mathematics, but to molecular biologists, geneticists, and biochemists. This is owing to that quantum biology serves as a distinctive discipline, by using quantum theory to study life sciences in combination with physics, mechanics, mathematics, statistics, and modern biology. Notably, quantum mechanics and its fundamental principles have been employed to clarify complex biological processes and molecular homeostasis within the organic life. Consequently, using the principles of quantum mechanics to study dynamic changes and energy transfer of molecules at the quantum level in biology has been accepted as an unusually distinguishable way to a better explanation of many phenomena in life. It is plausible that a clear conceptual quantum theoretical event is also considered to generally occur for short-term picoseconds or femtoseconds on microscopic nano- and subnanometer scales in biology and biosciences. For instance, photosynthesis, enzyme -catalyzed reactions, magnetic perception, the capture of smell and vision, DNA fragmentation, cellular breathing, mitochondrial processing, as well as brain thinking and consciousness, are all manifested within quantum superposition, quantum coherence, quantum entanglement, quantum tunneling, and other effects. In this mini-review, we describe the recent progress in quantum biology, with a promising direction for further insights into this field.
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- Jing Feng
- Bioengineering College and Graduate School, Chongqing University, No. 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400044, China; Chongqing University Jiangjin Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, No. 725 Jiangzhou Avenue, Dingshan Street, Jiangjin District, Chongqing, 402260, China; The Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry and Topogenetic Regulation, College of Bioengineering & Faculty of Medical Sciences, Chongqing University, No. 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400044, China
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- School of Optical-Electrical Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, No. 580 Jungong Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Chongqing University Jiangjin Hospital, School of Medicine, Chongqing University, No. 725 Jiangzhou Avenue, Dingshan Street, Jiangjin District, Chongqing, 402260, China; The Laboratory of Cell Biochemistry and Topogenetic Regulation, College of Bioengineering & Faculty of Medical Sciences, Chongqing University, No. 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400044, China.
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Gao L, Jin N, Ye Z, Ma T, Huang Y, Li H, Du J, Li Z. A possible connection between reactive oxygen species and the unfolded protein response in lens development: From insight to foresight. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:820949. [PMID: 36211466 PMCID: PMC9535091 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.820949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The lens is a relatively special and simple organ. It has become an ideal model to study the common developmental characteristics among different organic systems. Lens development is a complex process influenced by numerous factors, including signals from the intracellular and extracellular environment. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a group of highly reactive and oxygen-containing molecules that can cause endoplasmic reticulum stress in lens cells. As an adaptive response to ER stress, lens cells initiate the unfolded protein response (UPR) to maintain normal protein synthesis by selectively increasing/decreasing protein synthesis and increasing the degradation of misfolded proteins. Generally, the UPR signaling pathways have been well characterized in the context of many pathological conditions. However, recent studies have also confirmed that all three UPR signaling pathways participate in a variety of developmental processes, including those of the lens. In this review, we first briefly summarize the three stages of lens development and present the basic profiles of ROS and the UPR. We then discuss the interconnections between lens development and these two mechanisms. Additionally, the potential adoption of human pluripotent stem-cell-based lentoids in lens development research is proposed to provide a novel perspective on future developmental studies.
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- Lixiong Gao
- Senior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Endocrinology, The Second Medical Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Diseases, The Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Senior Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Zhaohui Li,
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Yu Y, Ni Y, Qiao T, Ji X, Xu J, Li B, Sun Q. Overexpression of VvASMT1 from grapevine enhanced salt and osmotic stress tolerance in Nicotiana benthamiana. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269028. [PMID: 35709203 PMCID: PMC9202941 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Salt and drought stresses are major environmental conditions that severely limit grape growth and productivity, while exogenous melatonin can alleviate the drought and salt damage to grapevines. N-acetylserotonin methyltransferase (ASMT) is the key enzyme in melatonin synthesis, which plays a critical role in regulating stress responses. However, the roles of ASMTs from grapevine under drought and salt stresses responses remain largely unclear. In this study, the VvASMT1 gene was isolated from grapevine, and its physiological functions in salt and mimic drought stress tolerance were investigated. Expression pattern analysis revealed that VvASMT1 was significantly induced by different salt and osmotic stresses. Ectopic expression of VvASMT1 in Nicotiana benthamiana significantly enhanced melatonin production in transgenic plants. Compared with wild-type plants, the transgenic lines exhibited a higher germination ratio, longer root length, lower degree of leaf wilting and relative water content (RWC) under salt and osmotic stresses. In addition, under salt and osmotic stresses, overexpression of VvASMT1 improved proline and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents, increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes and decreased the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Taken together, our results demonstrate the explicit role of VvASMT1 in salt and osmotic stress responses, which provides a theoretical foundation for the genetic engineering of grapevine.
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- Yanyan Yu
- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, Taian, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, Taian, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, Taian, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, Taian, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Biological Engineering, Shandong Medicine Technician College, Taian, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, Taian, People’s Republic of China
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- Shandong Academy of Grape, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taian, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong, Taian, People’s Republic of China
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Liu S, Qiu Y, Xiang R, Huang P. Characterization of H2O2-Induced Alterations in Global Transcription of mRNA and lncRNA. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11030495. [PMID: 35326145 PMCID: PMC8944526 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11030495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an important reactive oxygen species that plays a major role in redox signaling. Although H2O2 is known to regulate gene expression and affect multiple cellular processes, the characteristics and mechanisms of such transcriptional regulation remain to be defined. In this study, we utilized transcriptome sequencing to determine the global changes of mRNA and lncRNA transcripts induced by H2O2 in human pancreatic normal epithelial (HPNE) and pancreatic cancer (PANC-1) cells. Promoter analysis using PROMO and TRRUST revealed that mRNAs and lncRNAs largely shared the same sets of transcription factors in response to ROS stress. Interestingly, promoters of the upregulated genes were similar to those of the downregulated transcripts, suggesting that the H2O2-responding promoters are conserved but they alone do not determine the levels of transcriptional outputs. We also found that H2O2 induced significant changes in molecules involved in the pathways of RNA metabolism, processing, and transport. Detailed analyses further revealed a significant difference between pancreatic cancer and noncancer cells in their response to H2O2 stress, especially in the transcription of genes involved in cell-cycle regulation and DNA repair. Our study provides new insights into RNA transcriptional regulation upon ROS stress in cancer and normal cells.
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- Shihua Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China; (S.L.); (Y.Q.); (R.X.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China; (S.L.); (Y.Q.); (R.X.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China; (S.L.); (Y.Q.); (R.X.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China; (S.L.); (Y.Q.); (R.X.)
- Center for Cancer Metabolism and Intervention Research, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China
- Correspondence:
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Dai Y, Lu Y, Zhou Z, Wang X, Ge H, Sun Q. B-box containing protein 1 from Malus domestica (MdBBX1) is involved in the abiotic stress response. PeerJ 2022; 10:e12852. [PMID: 35178298 PMCID: PMC8815370 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.12852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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B-box proteins (BBXs), which act as transcription factors, mainly regulate photomorphogenesis. However, the molecular functions underlying the activity of plant BBXs in response to abiotic stress remain largely unclear. In this investigation, we found that a BBX from Malus domestica (MdBBX1) was involved in the response to various abiotic stresses. The expression of MdBBX1 was significantly upregulated in response to abiotic stresses and abscisic acid (ABA). Recombinant MdBBX1 increased stress tolerance in Escherichia coli cells. In addition, overexpression of MdBBX1 in Arabidopsis decreased sensitivity to exogenous ABA, resulting in a germination rate and root length that were greater and longer, respectively, than those of wild-type (WT) plants. Moreover, the expression of ABI5 was decreased in MdBBX1-overexpressing lines under ABA treatment. After salt and drought treatments, compared with the WT plants, the MdBBX1 transgenic plants displayed enhanced tolerance and had a higher survival rate. Furthermore, under salt stress, increased proline (PRO) contents, decreased levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), increased activity of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX)) and decreased accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were observed in the MdBBX1-overexpressing plants. Overall, our results provide evidence that MdBBX1 might play a critical role in the regulation of abiotic stress tolerance by reducing the generation of ROS.
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- Yaqing Dai
- College of Life Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China,Institute of Shandong River Wetlands, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China
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- Qingdao Academy of Agricultural Science, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China
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Van Nguyen T, Park CR, Lee KH, Lee S, Kim CS. BES1/BZR1 Homolog 3 cooperates with E3 ligase AtRZF1 to regulate osmotic stress and brassinosteroid responses in Arabidopsis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:636-653. [PMID: 33529338 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Proline (Pro) metabolism plays important roles in protein synthesis, redox balance, and abiotic stress response. However, it is not known if cross-talk occurs between proline and brassinosteroid (BR) signaling pathways. Here, an Arabidopsis intergenic enhancer double mutant, namely proline content alterative 41 (pca41), was generated by inserting a T-DNA tag in the Arabidopsis thaliana ring zinc finger 1 (atrzf1 ) mutant background. pca41 had a T-DNA inserted at the site of the gene encoding BES1/BZR1 Homolog 3 (BEH3). pca41 has a drought-insensitive phenotype that is stronger than atrzf1 under osmotic stress, including high Pro accumulation and decreased amounts of reactive oxygen species. Analysis of physiological, genetic, and molecular networks revealed that negative regulation of BEH3 during abiotic stress was linked to the BR signaling pathway. Our data also suggest that AtRZF1, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, might control osmotic stress, abscisic acid, and BR responses in a BEH3-dependent manner. Under darkness, pca41 displays a long hypocotyl phenotype, which is similar to atrzf1 and beh3, suggesting that BEH3 acts in the same pathway as AtRZF1. Overexpression of BEH3 results in an osmotic stress-sensitive phenotype, which is reversed by exogenous BR application. Taken together, our results indicate that AtRZF1 and BEH3 may play important roles in the osmotic stress response via ubiquitination and BR signaling.
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- Tinh Van Nguyen
- Department of Applied Biology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Biology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rural and Biosystems Engineering, Agricultural Robotics and Automation Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Research Division for Biotechnology, Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Biology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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Rust MB, Khudayberdiev S, Pelucchi S, Marcello E. CAPt'n of Actin Dynamics: Recent Advances in the Molecular, Developmental and Physiological Functions of Cyclase-Associated Protein (CAP). Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:586631. [PMID: 33072768 PMCID: PMC7543520 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.586631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cyclase-associated protein (CAP) has been discovered three decades ago in budding yeast as a protein that associates with the cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-producing adenylyl cyclase and that suppresses a hyperactive RAS2 variant. Since that time, CAP has been identified in all eukaryotic species examined and it became evident that the activity in RAS-cAMP signaling is restricted to a limited number of species. Instead, its actin binding activity is conserved among eukaryotes and actin cytoskeleton regulation emerged as its primary function. However, for many years, the molecular functions as well as the developmental and physiological relevance of CAP remained unknown. In the present article, we will compile important recent progress on its molecular functions that identified CAP as a novel key regulator of actin dynamics, i.e., the spatiotemporally controlled assembly and disassembly of actin filaments (F-actin). These studies unraveled a cooperation with ADF/Cofilin and Twinfilin in F-actin disassembly, a nucleotide exchange activity on globular actin monomers (G-actin) that is required for F-actin assembly and an inhibitory function towards the F-actin assembly factor INF2. Moreover, by focusing on selected model organisms, we will review current literature on its developmental and physiological functions, and we will present studies implicating CAP in human pathologies. Together, this review article summarizes and discusses recent achievements in understanding the molecular, developmental and physiological functions of CAP, which led this protein emerge as a novel CAPt'n of actin dynamics.
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- Marco B Rust
- Molecular Neurobiology Group, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,DFG Research Training Group, Membrane Plasticity in Tissue Development and Remodeling, GRK 2213, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior, University of Marburg and Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Molecular Neurobiology Group, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Algae-induced taste and odour problems at low temperatures and the cold stress response hypothesis. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 104:9079-9093. [PMID: 32965560 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-10884-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The existence of taste and odour (T&O) in drinking water is one of the principal causes of consumer complaints and is commonly related to algae growth. Numerous studies have confirmed the existence of algal blooms emerging specifically in low-temperature periods, herein referred to as "cold algae"; these include chrysophytes, cryptophytes, dinoflagellates and diatoms. In addition, the adaption mechanisms of these "cold algae" involve high flexibility in their nutrient intake and to the hydrological characteristics of the waters and their high contents of intracellular polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Like algae proliferating in higher temperature waters, cold algae can also produce offensive odours. The potential dominant T&O compounds of low-temperature algae probably include saturated/unsaturated aldehydes and even some terpenoids. Among these, the polyunsaturated aldehydes (PUAs), the derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids, are the dominant T&O compounds and are probably synthesized during cell rupture. It was found that, for cold algae, low temperature may have a favourable effect on the generation of algae-induced T&O compounds. Furthermore, to better understand the internal mechanisms of algal T&O production, the stress response theory is introduced, which provides ideas for T&O control in raw water and in water treatment. Finally, implications for T&O management are given based on this review. KEY POINTS: • Like algae proliferating in higher temperature waters, cold algae can produce offensive odours. • Low temperatures may have a favourable effect on the generation of algae-induced T&O compounds. • The stress response theory can help to better understand the internal mechanisms of algal T&O production.
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Zhu L, He S, Liu Y, Shi J, Xu J. Arabidopsis FAX1 mediated fatty acid export is required for the transcriptional regulation of anther development and pollen wall formation. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 104:187-201. [PMID: 32681357 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-020-01036-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The mutation of FAX1 (Fatty Acid Export 1) disrupts ROS homeostasis and suppresses transcription activity of DYT1-TDF1-AMS-MS188 genetic network, leading to atypical tapetum PCD and defective pollen formation in Arabidopsis. Fatty acids (FAs) have multiple important biological functions and exert diverse cellular effects through modulating Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) homeostasis. Arabidopsis FAX1 (Fatty Acid Export 1) mediates the export of de novo synthesized FA from chloroplast and loss of function of FAX1 impairs male fertility. However, mechanisms underlying the association of FAX1-mediated FA export with male sterility remain enigmatic. In this study, by using an integrated approach that included morphological, cytological, histological, and molecular analyses, we revealed that loss of function of FAX1 breaks cellular FA/lipid homeostasis, which disrupts ROS homeostasis and suppresses transcriptional activation of the DYT1-TDF1-AMS-MS188 genetic network of anther development, impairing tapetum development and pollen wall formation, and resulting in male sterility. This study provides new insights into the regulatory network for male reproduction in plants, highlighting an important role of FA export-mediated ROS homeostasis in the process.
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- Lu Zhu
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic & Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Rana I, Suphapimol V, Jerome JR, Talia DM, Deliyanti D, Wilkinson-Berka JL. Angiotensin II and aldosterone activate retinal microglia. Exp Eye Res 2019; 191:107902. [PMID: 31884019 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2019.107902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Microglial cells are important contributors to the neuroinflammation and blood vessel damage that occurs in ischemic retinopathies. We hypothesized that key effectors of the renin-angiotensin aldosterone system, angiotensin II (Ang II) and aldosterone, increase the density of microglia in the retina and stimulate their production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as pro-angiogenic and pro-inflammatory factors. Two animal models were studied that featured up-regulation of Ang II or aldosterone and included transgenic Ren-2 rats which overexpress renin and Ang II in tissues including the retina, and Sprague Dawley rats with ischemic retinopathy and infused with aldosterone. Complementary studies were performed in primary cultures of retinal microglia from neonatal Sprague Dawley rats exposed to hypoxia (0.5% O2) and inhibitors of the angiotensin type 1 receptor (valsartan), the mineralocorticoid receptor (spironolactone) or aldosterone synthase (FAD286). In both in vivo models, the density of ionized calcium-binding adaptor protein-1 labelled microglia/macrophages was increased in retina compared to genetic or vehicle controls. In primary cultures of retinal microglia, hypoxia increased ROS (superoxide) levels as well as the expression of the NADPH oxidase (NOX) isoforms, NOX1, NOX2 and NOX4. The elevated levels of ROS as well as NOX2 and NOX4 were reduced by all of the treatments, and valsartan and FAD286 also reduced NOX1 mRNA levels. A protein cytokine array of retinal microglia revealed that valsartan, spironolactone and FAD286 reduced the hypoxia-induced increase in the potent pro-angiogenic and pro-inflammatory agent, vascular endothelial growth factor as well as the inflammatory factors, CCL5 and interferon γ. Valsartan also reduced the hypoxia-induced increase in IL-6 and TIMP-1 as well as the chemoattractants, CXCL2, CXCL3, CXCL5 and CXCL10. Spironolactone and FAD286 reduced the levels of CXCL2 and CXCL10, respectively. In conclusion, our findings that both Ang II and aldosterone influence the activation of retinal microglia implicates the renin-angiotensin aldosterone system in the pathogenesis of ischemic retinopathies.
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- Indrajeetsinh Rana
- Department of Immunology and Pathology, The Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria University, Ballarat Road, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes, The Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes, The Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Immunology and Pathology, The Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes, The Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Diabetes, The Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Vishwakarma K, Mishra M, Patil G, Mulkey S, Ramawat N, Pratap Singh V, Deshmukh R, Kumar Tripathi D, Nguyen HT, Sharma S. Avenues of the membrane transport system in adaptation of plants to abiotic stresses. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2019; 39:861-883. [DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2019.1616669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Kanchan Vishwakarma
- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
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- Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, A Constituent Post Graduate College of University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India
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- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota, MN, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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Wang ZG, Guo LL, Ji XR, Yu YH, Zhang GH, Guo DL. Transcriptional Analysis of the Early Ripening of 'Kyoho' Grape in Response to the Treatment of Riboflavin. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10070514. [PMID: 31284601 PMCID: PMC6678464 DOI: 10.3390/genes10070514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Previous study has demonstrated that the riboflavin treatment promoted the early ripening of the ‘Kyoho’ grape berry. However, the molecular mechanism causing this was unclear. In order to reveal the regulation mechanism of riboflavin treatment on grape berry development and ripening, the different berry developmental stages of the ‘Kyoho’ berry treated with 0.5 mmol/L of riboflavin was sampled for transcriptome profiling. RNA-seq revealed that 1526 and 430 genes were up-regulated and down-regulated, respectively, for the comparisons of the treatment to the control. TCseq analysis showed that the expression patterns of most of the genes were similar between the treatment and the control, except for some genes that were related to the chlorophyll metabolism, photosynthesis–antenna proteins, and photosynthesis, which were revealed by the enrichment analysis of Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). The differentially expressed genes and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) analysis identified some significantly differentially expressed genes and some hub genes, including up-regulation of the photosynthesis-related ELIP1 and growth and development-related GDSL; and down-regulation of the oxidative stress-related ATHSP22 and berry softening-related XTH32 and GH9B15. The results suggested that the riboflavin treatment resulted in the variations of the expression levels of these genes, and then led to the early ripening of the ‘Kyoho’ berry.
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- Zhen-Guang Wang
- College of Forestry, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Quality Regulation and Controlling of Horticultural Plants, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China
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- Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Quality Regulation and Controlling of Horticultural Plants, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China
- College of Agriculture, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Quality Regulation and Controlling of Horticultural Plants, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China
- Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Quality Regulation and Controlling of Horticultural Plants, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China
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- College of Forestry, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China.
- Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Quality Regulation and Controlling of Horticultural Plants, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China.
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- College of Forestry, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China.
- Henan Engineering Technology Research Center of Quality Regulation and Controlling of Horticultural Plants, Luoyang 471023, Henan Province, China.
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Wu KC, Cui JY, Liu J, Lu H, Zhong XB, Klaassen CD. RNA-Seq provides new insights on the relative mRNA abundance of antioxidant components during mouse liver development. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 134:335-342. [PMID: 30659941 PMCID: PMC6588412 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2019.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Mammals have developed a variety of antioxidant systems to protect them from the oxygen environment and toxic stimuli. Little is known about the mRNA abundance of antioxidant components during postnatal development of the liver. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the mRNA abundance of antioxidant components during liver development. Livers from male C57BL/6J mice were collected at 12 ages from prenatal to adulthood. The transcriptome was determined by RNA-Seq with transcript abundance estimated by Cufflinks. RNA-Seq provided a complete, more accurate, and unbiased quantification of the transcriptome. Among 33 known antioxidant components examined, three ontogeny patterns of liver antioxidant components were observed: (1) Prenatal-enriched, in which the mRNAs decreased from fetal livers to adulthood, such as metallothionein and heme oxygenase-1; (2) adolescent-rich and relatively stable expression, such as peroxiredoxins; and (3) adult-rich, in which the mRNA increased with age, such as catalase and superoxide dismutase. Alternative splicing of several antioxidant genes, such as Keap1, Glrx2, Gpx3, and Txnrd1, were also detected by RNA-Seq. In summary, RNA-Seq revealed the relative abundance of hepatic antioxidant enzymes, which are important in protecting against the deleterious effects of oxidative stress.
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- Kai Connie Wu
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, United States.
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Huang H, Ullah F, Zhou DX, Yi M, Zhao Y. Mechanisms of ROS Regulation of Plant Development and Stress Responses. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:800. [PMID: 31293607 PMCID: PMC6603150 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 499] [Impact Index Per Article: 99.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plants are subjected to various environmental stresses throughout their life cycle. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play important roles in maintaining normal plant growth, and improving their tolerance to stress. This review describes the production and removal of ROS in plants, summarizes recent progress in understanding the role of ROS during plant vegetative apical meristem development, organogenesis, and abiotic stress responses, and some novel findings in recent years are discussed. More importantly, interplay between ROS and epigenetic modifications in regulating gene expression is specifically discussed. To summarize, plants integrate ROS with genetic, epigenetic, hormones and external signals to promote development and environmental adaptation.
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- Honglin Huang
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- *Correspondence: Yu Zhao,
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Li M, Zhang K, Sun Y, Cui H, Cao S, Yan L, Xu M. Growth, physiology, and transcriptional analysis of Two contrasting Carex rigescens genotypes under Salt stress reveals salt-tolerance mechanisms. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 229:77-88. [PMID: 30048907 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2018.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Salt stress is a major abiotic stress threatening plant growth and development throughout the world. In this study, we investigated the salt stress adaptation mechanism of Carex rigescens (Franch.) V. Krecz, a stress-tolerant turfgrass species with a wide distribution in northern China. Specifically, we analyzed the growth, physiology, and transcript expression patterns of two C. rigescens genotypes (Huanghua and Lvping No.1) exposed to salt stress. Results show that Huanghua demonstrated better growth performance, and higher turf quality (TQ), photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm), relative water content (RWC), proline content, and lower relative electrolyte leakage (REL) during seven days of salt treatment compared to Lvping No.1, suggesting that Huanghua is more salt tolerant. Significant differences in reactive oxygen species (ROS), Malondialdehyde (MDA), melatonin, non-enzymatic antioxidants, lignin, and flavonoid content, as well as in antioxidant activity between Huanghua and Lvping No.1 after salt stress indicate the diverse regulation involved in salt stress adaptation in C. rigescens. These results, combined with those of the transcript expression pattern of involved genes, suggest that Huanghua is more active and efficient in ROS scavenging, Ca2+ binding, and its phytohormone response than Lvping No.1. Meanwhile, Lvping No.1 showed relatively higher phenylpropanoid synthesis, using flavonoid and lignin as supplements for the inadequate ROS-scavenging capacity and the development of vascular tissues, respectively. These performances illustrate the differences between the two genotypes in multifaceted and sophisticated actions contributing to the tolerance mechanism of salt stress in C. rigescens. In addition, the significantly higher content of melatonin and the rapid induction of Caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) highlight the role of melatonin in the salt stress response in Huanghua. The results of our study expand existing knowledge of the complexity of the salt stress response involving the antioxidant system, Ca2+ signaling, phytohormone response signaling, and phenylpropanoid pathways. It also provides a basis for further study of the underlying mechanism of salt tolerance in C. rigescens and other plant species.
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- Mingna Li
- Grassland Science Department, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Grassland Science Department, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Grassland Science Department, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
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- Grassland Science Department, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Grassland Science Department, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Grassland Science Department, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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- Grassland Science Department, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China
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Chakraborty S, Ganguli S, Chowdhury A, Ibba M, Banerjee R. Reversible inactivation of yeast mitochondrial phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase under oxidative stress. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2018; 1862:1801-1809. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2018.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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He H, Van Breusegem F, Mhamdi A. Redox-dependent control of nuclear transcription in plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:3359-3372. [PMID: 29659979 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Redox-dependent regulatory networks are affected by altered cellular or extracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Perturbations of ROS production and scavenging homeostasis have a considerable impact on the nuclear transcriptome. While the regulatory mechanisms by which ROS modulate gene transcription in prokaryotes, lower eukaryotes, and mammalian cells are well established, new insights into the mechanism underlying redox control of gene expression in plants have only recently been known. In this review, we aim to provide an overview of the current knowledge on how ROS and thiol-dependent transcriptional regulatory networks are controlled. We assess the impact of redox perturbations and oxidative stress on transcriptome adjustments using cat2 mutants as a model system and discuss how redox homeostasis can modify the various parts of the transcriptional machinery.
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- Huaming He
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium
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Xu SF, Ji LL, Wu Q, Li J, Liu J. Ontogeny and aging of Nrf2 pathway genes in livers of rats. Life Sci 2018; 203:99-104. [PMID: 29689272 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Nrf2/Keap1 antioxidant system plays important roles in protecting against oxidative stress and toxic stimuli, which may vary in infants, elderly, and females. AIM The constitutive expression of the Nrf2 genes during development and aging in both sexes would help our understanding of the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway in toxicological studies. MAIN METHODS Sprague Dawley rat livers were collected at 11 age points from prenatal (-2 d), neonatal (1, 7, 14 and 21 d), at puberty (28 and 35 d), at adulthood (60 and 180 d), to aging (540 and 800 d) from both sexes. Total RNA and proteins were extracted for real-time RT-PCR and Western-blot analysis. KEY FINDINGS The abundant mRNA expression was in the order of Nrf2, Gclm, Nqo1, Gclc, Ho-1, and Keap1. The expression of these genes except Gclc was high in fetal livers, decreased at birth, reached the first peak at 7 days of age, and gradually decreased to adult levels till 180 days of age. All these genes remained high at 540 days of age, but declined at 800 days of age, with more increases with Nqo1 and Ho-1. Females had lower fetal, neonatal, and aged levels than males. Protein expressions of Nrf2, Nqo1, Ho-1, GCLC and GCLM agree with mRNA analysis. SIGNIFICANCE This study characterized the age- and sex-related changes of Nrf2-related gene/proteins in livers of rats, and higher expressions in newborns and aged rats could cope with increased oxidative stress in infants and elderly.
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- Shang-Fu Xu
- Key Lab for Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China; The MOE Key Lab for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- The MOE Key Lab for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Key Lab for Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Research Center for Medicine & Biology, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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- Key Lab for Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education and Joint International Research Laboratory of Ethnomedicine, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
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Carmona-Gutierrez D, Bauer MA, Zimmermann A, Aguilera A, Austriaco N, Ayscough K, Balzan R, Bar-Nun S, Barrientos A, Belenky P, Blondel M, Braun RJ, Breitenbach M, Burhans WC, Büttner S, Cavalieri D, Chang M, Cooper KF, Côrte-Real M, Costa V, Cullin C, Dawes I, Dengjel J, Dickman MB, Eisenberg T, Fahrenkrog B, Fasel N, Fröhlich KU, Gargouri A, Giannattasio S, Goffrini P, Gourlay CW, Grant CM, Greenwood MT, Guaragnella N, Heger T, Heinisch J, Herker E, Herrmann JM, Hofer S, Jiménez-Ruiz A, Jungwirth H, Kainz K, Kontoyiannis DP, Ludovico P, Manon S, Martegani E, Mazzoni C, Megeney LA, Meisinger C, Nielsen J, Nyström T, Osiewacz HD, Outeiro TF, Park HO, Pendl T, Petranovic D, Picot S, Polčic P, Powers T, Ramsdale M, Rinnerthaler M, Rockenfeller P, Ruckenstuhl C, Schaffrath R, Segovia M, Severin FF, Sharon A, Sigrist SJ, Sommer-Ruck C, Sousa MJ, Thevelein JM, Thevissen K, Titorenko V, Toledano MB, Tuite M, Vögtle FN, Westermann B, Winderickx J, Wissing S, Wölfl S, Zhang ZJ, Zhao RY, Zhou B, Galluzzi L, Kroemer G, Madeo F. Guidelines and recommendations on yeast cell death nomenclature. MICROBIAL CELL (GRAZ, AUSTRIA) 2018; 5:4-31. [PMID: 29354647 PMCID: PMC5772036 DOI: 10.15698/mic2018.01.607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Elucidating the biology of yeast in its full complexity has major implications for science, medicine and industry. One of the most critical processes determining yeast life and physiology is cel-lular demise. However, the investigation of yeast cell death is a relatively young field, and a widely accepted set of concepts and terms is still missing. Here, we propose unified criteria for the defi-nition of accidental, regulated, and programmed forms of cell death in yeast based on a series of morphological and biochemical criteria. Specifically, we provide consensus guidelines on the differ-ential definition of terms including apoptosis, regulated necrosis, and autophagic cell death, as we refer to additional cell death rou-tines that are relevant for the biology of (at least some species of) yeast. As this area of investigation advances rapidly, changes and extensions to this set of recommendations will be implemented in the years to come. Nonetheless, we strongly encourage the au-thors, reviewers and editors of scientific articles to adopt these collective standards in order to establish an accurate framework for yeast cell death research and, ultimately, to accelerate the pro-gress of this vibrant field of research.
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología, Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa-CABIMER, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medi-cine, Miami, USA
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Brown University, Providence, USA
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR1078, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Etablissement Français du Sang Bretagne, CHRU Brest, Hôpital Morvan, Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Brest, France
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- European Research Institute for the Biology of Ageing, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Dept. Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rowan University, Stratford, USA
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- Center of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institute for Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Laboratory Biology of the Nucleus, Institute for Molecular Biology and Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Charleroi, Belgium
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Laboratoire de Biotechnologie Moléculaire des Eucaryotes, Center de Biotechnologie de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Institute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnologies, National Research Council, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Kent Fungal Group, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Biomembranes, Bioenergetics and Molecular Biotechnologies, National Research Council, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Minho, Portugal
- ICVS/3B’s - PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institut de Biochimie et de Génétique Cellulaires, UMR5095, CNRS & Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Biotechnolgy and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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- Instituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti - Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwin", La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Sprott Center for Stem Cell Research, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, DK2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Neurodegeneration, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, Center for Biostructural Imaging of Neurodegeneration, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany
- Institute of Neuroscience, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
- CEDOC, Chronic Diseases Research Centre, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Malaria Research Unit, SMITh, ICBMS, UMR 5246 CNRS-INSA-CPE-University Lyon, Lyon, France
- Institut of Parasitology and Medical Mycology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Biological Sciences, UC Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Biosciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- Kent Fungal Group, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biology, Division of Microbiology, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
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- A.N. Belozersky Institute of physico-chemical biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute for Biology/Genetics, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Center of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Center for Microbiology, VIB, Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), SBIGEM, CEA-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Kent Fungal Group, School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ZBMZ, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Functional Biology, KU Leuven, Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium
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- Institute of Pharmacy and Molecu-lar Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
- Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Université Paris Descartes/Paris V, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes/Paris V, Paris, France
- Equipe 11 Labellisée Ligue Contre le Cancer, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France
- Cell Biology and Metabolomics Platforms, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Center, Villejuif, France
- INSERM, U1138, Paris, France
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie/Paris VI, Paris, France
- Pôle de Biologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
- Institute, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed Graz, Graz, Austria
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Hu J, Xue P, Mao X, Xie L, Li G, You Z. SUMO1/UBC9‑decreased Nox1 activity inhibits reactive oxygen species generation and apoptosis in diabetic retinopathy. Mol Med Rep 2017; 17:1690-1698. [PMID: 29138839 PMCID: PMC5780112 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.8037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is an increasing global health concern that causes vision loss and blindness. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are considered to be a principal cause of DR. An important source of ROS is the oxidization of NADPH. In the present study, NADPH oxidase 1 (Nox1)-expressing human retinal epithelial cell (HREC) lines were generated and infected with small ubiquitin-like modifier 1 (SUMO1) and/or ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 I (UBC9) lentiviral pGMLV constructs. The viabilities, apoptotic capacities and ROS production levels of the HREC lines were quantified using Hoechst 33258, annexin V/propidium iodide and dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate assays, respectively. Additionally, rat DR models were established. From these models, the apoptotic capacities of retinal tissues were visualized using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assays, and the pathologies were evaluated. The mRNA and protein expression levels of SUMO1, UBC9 and Nox1 were analyzed using reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot analyses, respectively. Compared with controls, the relative mRNA levels of SUMO1 and UBC9 were significantly upregulated, and the Nox1 levels significantly downregulated, in cells infected with SUMO1 or UBC9 alone or in combination. The ROS production and apoptosis rates of cells and retinal tissues were decreased. In addition, pathological symptoms in DR tissues improved when they were simultaneously transfected with SUMO1 and UBC9 via intraocular injection. In conclusion, the SUMO1/UBC9 axis may regulate Nox1-mediated DR by inhibiting ROS generation and apoptosis in rat and cellular model systems.
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- Jiaoli Hu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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Zhang D, Dong Y, Yu Q, Kai Z, Zhang M, Jia C, Xiao C, Zhang B, Zhang B, Li M. Function of glutaredoxin 3 (Grx3) in oxidative stress response caused by iron homeostasis disorder in Candida albicans. Future Microbiol 2017; 12:1397-1412. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2017-0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Aim: Glutaredoxin is a conserved oxidoreductase in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. This study aimed to determine the role of Grx3 in cell survival, iron homeostasis and the oxidative stress response in Candida albicans. Materials & methods: A grx3Δ/Δ mutant was obtained using PCR-mediated homologs recombination. The function of Grx3 was investigated by a series of biochemical methods. Results: Deletion of GRX3 impaired growth and cell cycle, disturbance of iron homeostasis and activated the oxidative stress response. Furthermore, disruption of GRX3 caused oxidative damage and growth defects of C. albicans. Conclusion: Our findings provide new insights into the role of GRX3 in C. albicans.
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- Dan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- The State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease & Insect Pests, Institute of Plant protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural sciences, Beijing 100871, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- College of language and culture, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Technology, Ministry of Education, Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Regulatory Role of Redox Balance in Determination of Neural Precursor Cell Fate. Stem Cells Int 2017; 2017:9209127. [PMID: 28804501 PMCID: PMC5540383 DOI: 10.1155/2017/9209127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In 1990s, reports of discovery of a small group of cells capable of proliferation and contribution to formation of new neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) reversed a century-old concept on lack of neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain. These cells are found in all stages of human life and contribute to normal cellular turnover of the CNS. Therefore, the identity of regulating factors that affect their proliferation and differentiation is a highly noteworthy issue for basic scientists and their clinician counterparts for therapeutic purposes. The cues for such control are embedded in developmental and environmental signaling through a highly regulated tempo-spatial expression of specific transcription factors. Novel findings indicate the importance of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the regulation of this signaling system. The elusive nature of ROS signaling in many vital processes from cell proliferation to cell death creates a complex literature in this field. Here, we discuss the emerging thoughts on the importance of redox regulation of proliferation and maintenance in mammalian neural stem and progenitor cells under physiological and pathological conditions. The current knowledge on ROS-mediated changes in redox-sensitive proteins that govern the molecular mechanisms in proliferation and differentiation of these cells is reviewed.
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Ren Z, Li S, Zhang T, Qi L, Xing N, Yu H, Jian J, Chon TS, Tang B. Behavior persistence in defining threshold switch in stepwise response of aquatic organisms exposed to toxic chemicals. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 165:409-417. [PMID: 27668718 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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As a characteristic in bacterial colony, persistence model described the dynamics of two subpopulations (normal (n) and persister (p)). In order to illustrate the switch of "Threshold" in the stepwise behavior responses of organisms, it is hypothesized that total behavior (Bt) of organisms consists of two types in behavior tendency, intoxication (Bp) and normal/recovery behavior (Bn). Both Bp and Bn could be concurrently affected by environmental stress E, and behavior response modes (M) are decided by the relationship between E and toxicity threshold of test organisms (Ti). The results suggested stress constant λ was decided by the constant rates gnE,gpE, an and ap. Due to different stress constant λ, the behavior responses of indicators showed great difference in different M, which included 'safe mode' (Ms), 'acclimation mode' (Mac), 'adjustment mode' (Maj) and 'toxic effect' (Mte). Usually, Bt during Ms could maintain around 0.8, and Mte would happen once it is lower than 0.2. According to the relationship between Bt values and E changes in 7 Majs, behavior persistence relying on adjustment could reflect the behavior homeostasis of organisms under environmental stress and be regarded as a threshold switch for the stepwise behavior responses. The mathematical analysis of behavior persistence allows making a quantitative prediction on environment assessment that would promote the emergence of persistence, as well as evaluating its ecological implications.
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- Zongming Ren
- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, PR China.
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, PR China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, PR China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 609735, Republic of Korea; Ecology and Future Research Association, Busan 609802, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, PR China.
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Salazar-Henao JE, Vélez-Bermúdez IC, Schmidt W. The regulation and plasticity of root hair patterning and morphogenesis. Development 2016; 143:1848-58. [DOI: 10.1242/dev.132845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Root hairs are highly specialized cells found in the epidermis of plant roots that play a key role in providing the plant with water and mineral nutrients. Root hairs have been used as a model system for understanding both cell fate determination and the morphogenetic plasticity of cell differentiation. Indeed, many studies have shown that the fate of root epidermal cells, which differentiate into either root hair or non-hair cells, is determined by a complex interplay of intrinsic and extrinsic cues that results in a predictable but highly plastic pattern of epidermal cells that can vary in shape, size and function. Here, we review these studies and discuss recent evidence suggesting that environmental information can be integrated at multiple points in the root hair morphogenetic pathway and affects multifaceted processes at the chromatin, transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels.
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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Ślesak I, Ślesak H, Zimak-Piekarczyk P, Rozpądek P. Enzymatic Antioxidant Systems in Early Anaerobes: Theoretical Considerations. ASTROBIOLOGY 2016; 16:348-58. [PMID: 27176812 PMCID: PMC4876498 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2015.1328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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UNLABELLED It is widely accepted that cyanobacteria-dependent oxygen that was released into Earth's atmosphere ca. 2.5 billion years ago sparked the evolution of the aerobic metabolism and the antioxidant system. In modern aerobes, enzymes such as superoxide dismutases (SODs), peroxiredoxins (PXs), and catalases (CATs) constitute the core of the enzymatic antioxidant system (EAS) directed against reactive oxygen species (ROS). In many anaerobic prokaryotes, the superoxide reductases (SORs) have been identified as the main force in counteracting ROS toxicity. We found that 93% of the analyzed strict anaerobes possess at least one antioxidant enzyme, and 50% have a functional EAS, that is, consisting of at least two antioxidant enzymes: one for superoxide anion radical detoxification and another for hydrogen peroxide decomposition. The results presented here suggest that the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) was not a strict anaerobe. O2 could have been available for the first microorganisms before oxygenic photosynthesis evolved, however, from the intrinsic activity of EAS, not solely from abiotic sources. KEY WORDS Archaea-Atmospheric gases-Evolution-H2O2 resistance-Oxygenic photosynthesis. Astrobiology 16, 348-358.
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- Ireneusz Ślesak
- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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Zaffagnini M, Fermani S, Calvaresi M, Orrù R, Iommarini L, Sparla F, Falini G, Bottoni A, Trost P. Tuning Cysteine Reactivity and Sulfenic Acid Stability by Protein Microenvironment in Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases of Arabidopsis thaliana. Antioxid Redox Signal 2016; 24:502-17. [PMID: 26650776 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2015.6417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIMS Cysteines and H2O2 are fundamental players in redox signaling. Cysteine thiol deprotonation favors the reaction with H2O2 that generates sulfenic acids with dual electrophilic/nucleophilic nature. The protein microenvironment surrounding the target cysteine is believed to control whether sulfenic acid can be reversibly regulated by disulfide formation or irreversibly oxidized to sulfinates/sulfonates. In this study, we present experimental oxidation kinetics and a quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) investigation to elucidate the reaction of H2O2 with glycolytic and photosynthetic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from Arabidopsis thaliana (cytoplasmic AtGAPC1 and chloroplastic AtGAPA, respectively). RESULTS Although AtGAPC1 and AtGAPA have almost identical 3D structure and similar acidity of their catalytic Cys149, AtGAPC1 is more sensitive to H2O2 and prone to irreversible oxidation than AtGAPA. As a result, sulfenic acid is more stable in AtGAPA. INNOVATION Based on crystallographic structures of AtGAPC1 and AtGAPA, the reaction potential energy surface for Cys149 oxidation by H2O2 was calculated by QM. In both enzymes, sulfenic acid formation was characterized by a lower energy barrier than sulfinate formation, and sulfonate formation was prevented by very high energy barriers. Activation energies for both oxidation steps were lower in AtGAPC1 than AtGAPA, supporting the higher propensity of AtGAPC1 toward irreversible oxidation. CONCLUSIONS QM/MM calculations coupled to fingerprinting analyses revealed that two Arg of AtGAPA (substituted by Gly and Val in AtGAPC1), located at 8-15 Å distance from Cys149, are the major factors responsible for sulfenic acid stability, underpinning the importance of long-distance polar interactions in tuning sulfenic acid stability in native protein microenvironments.
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- Mirko Zaffagnini
- 1 Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 2 Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician," University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 2 Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician," University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 1 Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 1 Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 1 Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 2 Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician," University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 2 Department of Chemistry "G. Ciamician," University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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- 1 Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
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Schippers JH, Foyer CH, van Dongen JT. Redox regulation in shoot growth, SAM maintenance and flowering. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 29:121-8. [PMID: 26799134 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2015.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 11/18/2015] [Accepted: 11/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and associated reduction/oxidation (redox) controls involving glutathione, glutaredoxins and thioredoxins play key roles in the regulation of plant growth and development. While many questions remain concerning redox functions in the shoot apical meristem (SAM), accumulating evidence suggests that redox master switches integrate major hormone signals and transcriptional networks in the SAM, and so regulate organ growth, polarity and floral development. Auxin-induced activation of plasma-membrane located NADPH-oxidases and mitochondrial respiratory bioenergetics are likely regulators of the ROS bursts that drive the cell cycle in proliferating regions, with other hormones such as jasmonic acid playing propagating or antagonistic roles in gene regulation. Moreover, the activation of oxygen production by photosynthesis and oxygen-dependent N-end rule controls are linked to the transition from cell proliferation to cell expansion and differentiation. While much remains to be understood, the nexus of available redox controls provides a key underpinning mechanism linking hormonal controls, energy metabolism and bioenergetics to plant growth and development.
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- Jos Hm Schippers
- Institute of Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- Centre for Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Institute of Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Chen TC, Yu MC, Chien CC, Wu MS, Lee YC, Chen YC. Nilotinib reduced the viability of human ovarian cancer cells via mitochondria-dependent apoptosis, independent of JNK activation. Toxicol In Vitro 2015; 31:1-11. [PMID: 26549707 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 09/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nilotinib (AMN) induces apoptosis in various cancer cells; however the effect of AMN on human ovarian cancer cells is still unclear. A reduction in cell viability associated with the occurrence of apoptotic characteristics was observed in human SKOV-3 ovarian cancer cells under AMN but not sorafenib (SORA) or imatinib (STI) stimulation. Activation of apoptotic pathway including increased caspase (Casp)-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) protein cleavage by AMN was detected with disrupted mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) accompanied by decreased Bcl-2 protein and increased cytosolic cytochrome (Cyt) c/cleaved Casp-9 protein expressions was found, and AMN-induced cell death was inhibited by peptidyl Casp inhibitors, VAD, DEVD and LEHD. Increased phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) protein expression was detected in AMN- but not SORA- or STI-treated SKOV-3 cells, and the JNK inhibitors, SP600125 and JNKI, showed slight but significant enhancement of AMN-induced cell death in SKOV-3 cells. The intracellular peroxide level was elevated by AMN and H2O2, and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) prevented H2O2- but not AMN-induced peroxide production and apoptosis in SKOV-3 cells. AMN induction of apoptosis with increased intracellular peroxide production and JNK protein phosphorylation was also identified in human A2780 ovarian cancer cells, cisplatin-resistant A2780CP cells, and clear ES-2 cells. The evidence supporting AMN effectively reducing the viability of human ovarian cancer cells via mitochondrion-dependent apoptosis is provided.
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- Tze-Chien Chen
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Respiratory Therapy, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nephrology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Food Nutrition, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 116, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; Cancer Research Center and Orthopedics Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan.
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Airaki M, Leterrier M, Valderrama R, Chaki M, Begara-Morales JC, Barroso JB, del Río LA, Palma JM, Corpas FJ. Spatial and temporal regulation of the metabolism of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species during the early development of pepper (Capsicum annuum) seedlings. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2015; 116:679-93. [PMID: 25808658 PMCID: PMC4577988 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcv023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The development of seedlings involves many morphological, physiological and biochemical processes, which are controlled by many factors. Some reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS, respectively) are implicated as signal molecules in physiological and phytopathological processes. Pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a very important crop and the goal of this work was to provide a framework of the behaviour of the key elements in the metabolism of ROS and RNS in the main organs of pepper during its development. METHODS The main seedling organs (roots, hypocotyls and green cotyledons) of pepper seedlings were analysed 7, 10 and 14 d after germination. Activity and gene expression of the main enzymatic antioxidants (catalase, ascorbate-glutathione cycle enzymes), NADP-generating dehydrogenases and S-nitrosoglutathione reductase were determined. Cellular distribution of nitric oxide ((·)NO), superoxide radical (O2 (·-)) and peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) was investigated using confocal laser scanning microscopy. KEY RESULTS The metabolism of ROS and RNS during pepper seedling development was highly regulated and showed significant plasticity, which was co-ordinated among the main seedling organs, resulting in correct development. Catalase showed higher activity in the aerial parts of the seedling (hypocotyls and green cotyledons) whereas roots of 7-d-old seedlings contained higher activity of the enzymatic components of the ascorbate glutathione cycle, NADP-isocitrate dehydrogenase and NADP-malic enzyme. CONCLUSIONS There is differential regulation of the metabolism of ROS, nitric oxide and NADP dehydrogenases in the different plant organs during seedling development in pepper in the absence of stress. The metabolism of ROS and RNS seems to contribute significantly to plant development since their components are involved directly or indirectly in many metabolic pathways. Thus, specific molecules such as H2O2 and NO have implications for signalling, and their temporal and spatial regulation contributes to the success of seedling establishment.
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- Morad Airaki
- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, E-18080 Granada, Spain and
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- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, E-18080 Granada, Spain and
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- Group of Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus 'Las Lagunillas', University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Group of Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus 'Las Lagunillas', University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Group of Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus 'Las Lagunillas', University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Group of Biochemistry and Cell Signaling in Nitric Oxide, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Campus 'Las Lagunillas', University of Jaén, E-23071 Jaén, Spain
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- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, E-18080 Granada, Spain and
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- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, E-18080 Granada, Spain and
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- Group of Antioxidants, Free Radicals and Nitric Oxide in Biotechnology, Food and Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology of Plants, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Apartado 419, E-18080 Granada, Spain and
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Xie Q, Niu J, Xu X, Xu L, Zhang Y, Fan B, Liang X, Zhang L, Yin S, Han L. De novo assembly of the Japanese lawngrass (Zoysia japonica Steud.) root transcriptome and identification of candidate unigenes related to early responses under salt stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:610. [PMID: 26347751 PMCID: PMC4542685 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Japanese lawngrass (Zoysia japonica Steud.) is an important warm-season turfgrass that is able to survive in a range of soils, from infertile sands to clays, and to grow well under saline conditions. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved in its resistance to salt stress. Here, we used high-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to investigate the changes in gene expression of Zoysia grass at high NaCl concentrations. We first constructed two sequencing libraries, including control and NaCl-treated samples, and sequenced them using the Illumina HiSeq™ 2000 platform. Approximately 157.20 million paired-end reads with a total length of 68.68 Mb were obtained. Subsequently, 100,800 unigenes with an N50 length of 1104 bp were assembled using Trinity, among which 70,127 unigenes were functionally annotated (E ≤ 10(-5)) in the non-redundant protein (NR) database. Furthermore, three public databases, the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), Swiss-prot, and Clusters of Orthologous Groups (COGs), were used for gene function analysis and enrichment. The annotated genes included 46 Gene Ontology (GO) terms, 120 KEGG pathways, and 25 COGs. Compared with the control, 6035 genes were significantly different (false discovery rate ≤0.01, |log2Ratio|≥1) in the NaCl-treated samples. These genes were enriched in 10 KEGG pathways and 58 GO terms, and subjected to 25 COG categories. Using high-throughput next-generation sequencing, we built a database as a global transcript resource for Z. japonica Steud. roots. The results of this study will advance our understanding of the early salt response in Japanese lawngrass roots.
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- Qi Xie
- Institute of Turfgrass Science, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing, China
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- Lab of Systematic Evolution and Biogeography of Woody Plants, College of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing, China
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- Bioinformatics, College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural UniversityChangsha, China
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- Institute of Turfgrass Science, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing, China
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- Institute of Turfgrass Science, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing, China
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- Institute of Turfgrass Science, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing, China
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- Institute of Turfgrass Science, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing, China
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- Shenzhen Tourism College, Jinan UniversityShenzhen, China
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- Institute of Turfgrass Science, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing, China
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- Institute of Turfgrass Science, College of Forestry, Beijing Forestry UniversityBeijing, China
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Ball R, Brindley J. The life story of hydrogen peroxide II: a periodic pH and thermochemical drive for the RNA world. J R Soc Interface 2015; 12:20150366. [PMID: 26202683 PMCID: PMC4535408 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2015.0366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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It is now accepted that primordial non-cellular RNA communities must have been subject to a periodic drive in order to replicate and prosper. We have proposed the oxidation of thiosulfate by hydrogen peroxide as this drive. This reaction system behaves as (i) a thermochemical and (ii) a pH oscillator, and in this work, we unify (i) and (ii) for the first time. We report thermally self-consistent, dynamical simulations in which the system transitions smoothly from nearly isothermal pH to fully developed thermo-pH oscillatory regimes. We use this oscillator to drive simulated replication of a 39-bp RNA species. Production of replicated duplex under thermo-pH drive was significantly enhanced compared with that under purely thermochemical drive, effectively allowing longer strands to replicate. Longer strands are fitter, with more potential to evolve enzyme activity and resist degradation. We affirm that concern over the alleged toxicity of hydrogen peroxide to life is largely misplaced in the current context, we survey its occurrence in the solar system to motivate its inclusion as a biosignature in the search for life on other worlds and highlight that pH oscillations in a spatially extended, bounded system manifest as the fundamental driving force of life: a proton gradient.
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- Rowena Ball
- Mathematical Sciences Institute and Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra 2602, Australia
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- School of Mathematics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Matsuo M, Johnson JM, Hieno A, Tokizawa M, Nomoto M, Tada Y, Godfrey R, Obokata J, Sherameti I, Yamamoto YY, Böhmer FD, Oelmüller R. High REDOX RESPONSIVE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR1 Levels Result in Accumulation of Reactive Oxygen Species in Arabidopsis thaliana Shoots and Roots. MOLECULAR PLANT 2015; 8:1253-73. [PMID: 25882345 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2015.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2015] [Revised: 03/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Redox Responsive Transcription Factor1 (RRTF1) in Arabidopsis is rapidly and transiently upregulated by H2O2, as well as biotic- and abiotic-induced redox signals. RRTF1 is highly conserved in angiosperms, but its physiological role remains elusive. Here we show that inactivation of RRTF1 restricts and overexpression promotes reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation in response to stress. Transgenic lines overexpressing RRTF1 are impaired in root and shoot development, light sensitive, and susceptible to Alternaria brassicae infection. These symptoms are diminished by the beneficial root endophyte Piriformospora indica, which reduces ROS accumulation locally in roots and systemically in shoots, and by antioxidants and ROS inhibitors that scavenge ROS. More than 800 genes were detected in mature leaves and seedlings of transgenic lines overexpressing RRTF1; ∼ 40% of them have stress-, redox-, ROS-regulated-, ROS-scavenging-, defense-, cell death- and senescence-related functions. Bioinformatic analyses and in vitro DNA binding assays demonstrate that RRTF1 binds to GCC-box-like sequences in the promoter of RRTF1-responsive genes. Upregulation of RRTF1 by stress stimuli and H2O2 requires WRKY18/40/60. RRTF1 is co-regulated with the phylogenetically related RAP2.6, which contains a GCC-box-like sequence in its promoter, but transgenic lines overexpressing RAP2.6 do not accumulate higher ROS levels. RRTF1 also stimulates systemic ROS accumulation in distal non-stressed leaves. We conclude that the elevated levels of the highly conserved RRTF1 induce ROS accumulation in response to ROS and ROS-producing abiotic and biotic stress signals.
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- Mitsuhiro Matsuo
- Institute of Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Straße 159, 07743 Jena, Germany; Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1-5 Hangi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Straße 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu City 501-1193, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu City 501-1193, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Center for Gene Research, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biomedicine, Jena University Hospital, 00743 Jena, Germany; Molecular Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1-5 Hangi-cho, Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Straße 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu City 501-1193, Japan
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- Institute of Molecular Cell Biology, Center for Molecular Biomedicine, Jena University Hospital, 00743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Straße 159, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Zhang Y, Wang Y, Taylor JL, Jiang Z, Zhang S, Mei F, Wu Y, Wu P, Ni J. Aequorin-based luminescence imaging reveals differential calcium signalling responses to salt and reactive oxygen species in rice roots. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:2535-45. [PMID: 25754405 PMCID: PMC4986864 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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It is well established that both salt and reactive oxygen species (ROS) stresses are able to increase the concentration of cytosolic free Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)]i), which is caused by the flux of calcium (Ca(2+)). However, the differences between these two processes are largely unknown. Here, we introduced recombinant aequorin into rice (Oryza sativa) and examined the change in [Ca(2+)]i in response to salt and ROS stresses. The transgenic rice harbouring aequorin showed strong luminescence in roots when treated with exogenous Ca(2+). Considering the histological differences in roots between rice and Arabidopsis, we reappraised the discharging solution, and suggested that the percentage of ethanol should be 25%. Different concentrations of NaCl induced immediate [Ca(2+)]i spikes with the same durations and phases. In contrast, H₂O₂ induced delayed [Ca(2+)]i spikes with different peaks according to the concentrations of H₂O₂. According to the Ca(2+) inhibitor research, we also showed that the sources of Ca(2+) induced by NaCl and H₂O₂ are different. Furthermore, we evaluated the contribution of [Ca(2+)]i responses in the NaCl- and H₂O₂-induced gene expressions respectively, and present a Ca(2+)- and H₂O₂-mediated molecular signalling model for the initial response to NaCl in rice.
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- Yanyan Zhang
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Gibbet Hill Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
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Sevilla F, Camejo D, Ortiz-Espín A, Calderón A, Lázaro JJ, Jiménez A. The thioredoxin/peroxiredoxin/sulfiredoxin system: current overview on its redox function in plants and regulation by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:2945-55. [PMID: 25873657 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In plants, the presence of thioredoxin (Trx), peroxiredoxin (Prx), and sulfiredoxin (Srx) has been reported as a component of a redox system involved in the control of dithiol-disulfide exchanges of target proteins, which modulate redox signalling during development and stress adaptation. Plant thiols, and specifically redox state and regulation of thiol groups of cysteinyl residues in proteins and transcription factors, are emerging as key components in the plant response to almost all stress conditions. They function in both redox sensing and signal transduction pathways. Scarce information exists on the transcriptional regulation of genes encoding Trx/Prx and on the transcriptional and post-transcriptional control exercised by these proteins on their putative targets. As another point of control, post-translational regulation of the proteins, such as S-nitrosylation and S-oxidation, is of increasing interest for its effect on protein structure and function. Special attention is given to the involvement of the Trx/Prx/Srx system and its redox state in plant signalling under stress, more specifically under abiotic stress conditions, as an important cue that influences plant yield and growth. This review focuses on the regulation of Trx and Prx through cysteine S-oxidation and/or S-nitrosylation, which affects their functionality. Some examples of redox regulation of transcription factors and Trx- and Prx-related genes are also presented.
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- Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology of Plants, EEZ, CSIC, 18007 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, CEBAS-CSIC, Campus Universitario de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Ethylene Response Factors Are Controlled by Multiple Harvesting Stresses in Hevea brasiliensis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0123618. [PMID: 25906196 PMCID: PMC4408094 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Tolerance of recurrent mechanical wounding and exogenous ethylene is a feature of the rubber tree. Latex harvesting involves tapping of the tree bark and ethephon is applied to increase latex flow. Ethylene is an essential element in controlling latex production. The ethylene signalling pathway leads to the activation of Ethylene Response Factor (ERF) transcription factors. This family has been identified in Hevea brasiliensis. This study set out to understand the regulation of ERF genes during latex harvesting in relation to abiotic stress and hormonal treatments. Analyses of the relative transcript abundance were carried out for 35 HbERF genes in latex, in bark from mature trees and in leaves from juvenile plants under multiple abiotic stresses. Twenty-one HbERF genes were regulated by harvesting stress in laticifers, revealing an overrepresentation of genes in group IX. Transcripts of three HbERF-IX genes from HbERF-IXc4, HbERF-IXc5 and HbERF-IXc6 were dramatically accumulated by combining wounding, methyl jasmonate and ethylene treatments. When an ethylene inhibitor was used, the transcript accumulation for these three genes was halted, showing ethylene-dependent induction. Subcellular localization and transactivation experiments confirmed that several members of HbERF-IX are activator-type transcription factors. This study suggested that latex harvesting induces mechanisms developed for the response to abiotic stress. These mechanisms probably depend on various hormonal signalling pathways. Several members of HbERF-IX could be essential integrators of complex hormonal signalling pathways in Hevea.
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Schippers JHM, Lai AG, Mueller-Roeber B, Dijkwel PP. Could ROS signals drive tissue-specific clocks? Transcription 2015; 4:206-8. [PMID: 24135705 PMCID: PMC4114656 DOI: 10.4161/trns.26362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Circadian clocks have emerged to tune the physiology of organisms to periodic changes in the environment in a dynamic fashion. Negative implications of circadian disruptions in humans, animals and plants have encouraged extensive studies of clock-controlled biological processes in various model species. Recently, it has been shown that the transcription-dependent and -independent biological oscillators are largely driven by cellular oxidative cycles that are intrinsically linked with metabolism. Essentially, the clock is viewed as an integrated network that encompasses cytosolic, genetic and metabolic dimensions. Furthermore, in multicellular organisms, the clock network is organized in a tissue-specific manner. Here we discuss questions that remain unanswered: How do these dimensions communicate with each other and how do tissue-specific clocks exchange temporal information within multicellular organisms?
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Involvement of thiol-based mechanisms in plant development. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2015; 1850:1479-96. [PMID: 25676896 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2015.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increasing knowledge has been recently gained regarding the redox regulation of plant developmental stages. SCOPE OF VIEW The current state of knowledge concerning the involvement of glutathione, glutaredoxins and thioredoxins in plant development is reviewed. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS The control of the thiol redox status is mainly ensured by glutathione (GSH), a cysteine-containing tripeptide and by reductases sharing redox-active cysteines, glutaredoxins (GRXs) and thioredoxins (TRXs). Indeed, thiol groups present in many regulatory proteins and metabolic enzymes are prone to oxidation, ultimately leading to post-translational modifications such as disulfide bond formation or glutathionylation. This review focuses on the involvement of GSH, GRXs and TRXs in plant development. Recent studies showed that the proper functioning of root and shoot apical meristems depends on glutathione content and redox status, which regulate, among others, cell cycle and hormone-related processes. A critical role of GRXs in the formation of floral organs has been uncovered, likely through the redox regulation of TGA transcription factor activity. TRXs fulfill many functions in plant development via the regulation of embryo formation, the control of cell-to-cell communication, the mobilization of seed reserves, the biogenesis of chloroplastic structures, the metabolism of carbon and the maintenance of cell redox homeostasis. This review also highlights the tight relationships between thiols, hormones and carbon metabolism, allowing a proper development of plants in relation with the varying environment and the energy availability. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE GSH, GRXs and TRXs play key roles during the whole plant developmental cycle via their antioxidant functions and the redox-regulation of signaling pathways. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Redox regulation of differentiation and de-differentiation.
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Benina M, Ribeiro DM, Gechev TS, Mueller-Roeber B, Schippers JHM. A cell type-specific view on the translation of mRNAs from ROS-responsive genes upon paraquat treatment of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2015; 38:349-63. [PMID: 24738758 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Oxidative stress causes dramatic changes in the expression levels of many genes. The formation of a functional protein through successful mRNA translation is central to a coordinated cellular response. To what extent the response towards reactive oxygen species (ROS) is regulated at the translational level is poorly understood. Here we analysed leaf- and tissue-specific translatomes using a set of transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana lines expressing a FLAG-tagged ribosomal protein to immunopurify polysome-bound mRNAs before and after oxidative stress. We determined transcript levels of 171 ROS-responsive genes upon paraquat treatment, which causes formation of superoxide radicals, at the whole-organ level. Furthermore, the translation of mRNAs was determined for five cell types: mesophyll, bundle sheath, phloem companion, epidermal and guard cells. Mesophyll and bundle sheath cells showed the strongest response to paraquat treatment. Interestingly, several ROS-responsive transcription factors displayed cell type-specific translation patterns, while others were translated in all cell types. In part, cell type-specific translation could be explained by the length of the 5'-untranslated region (5'-UTR) and the presence of upstream open reading frames (uORFs). Our analysis reveals insights into the translational regulation of ROS-responsive genes, which is important to understanding cell-specific responses and functions during oxidative stress.
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- Maria Benina
- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, University of Plovdiv, 4000, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 4000, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Vogt JHM, Schippers JHM. Setting the PAS, the role of circadian PAS domain proteins during environmental adaptation in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:513. [PMID: 26217364 PMCID: PMC4496561 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The per-ARNT-sim (PAS) domain represents an ancient protein module that can be found across all kingdoms of life. The domain functions as a sensing unit for a diverse array of signals, including molecular oxygen, small metabolites, and light. In plants, several PAS domain-containing proteins form an integral part of the circadian clock and regulate responses to environmental change. Moreover, these proteins function in pathways that control development and plant stress adaptation responses. Here, we discuss the role of PAS domain-containing proteins in anticipation, and adaptation to environmental changes in plants.
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- Julia H. M. Vogt
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute for Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
- *Correspondence: Jos H. M. Schippers, Institute for Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany,
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Schmidt R, Schippers JHM. ROS-mediated redox signaling during cell differentiation in plants. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1850:1497-508. [PMID: 25542301 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Revised: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have emerged in recent years as important regulators of cell division and differentiation. SCOPE OF REVIEW The cellular redox state has a major impact on cell fate and multicellular organism development. However, the exact molecular mechanisms through which ROS manifest their regulation over cellular development are only starting to be understood in plants. ROS levels are constantly monitored and any change in the redox pool is rapidly sensed and responded upon. Different types of ROS cause specific oxidative modifications, providing the basic characteristics of a signaling molecule. Here we provide an overview of ROS sensors and signaling cascades that regulate transcriptional responses in plants to guide cellular differentiation and organ development. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Although several redox sensors and cascades have been identified, they represent only a first glimpse on the impact that redox signaling has on plant development and growth. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE We provide an initial evaluation of ROS signaling cascades involved in cell differentiation in plants and identify potential avenues for future studies. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Redox regulation of differentiation and de-differentiation.
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- Romy Schmidt
- Institute of Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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Zuo B, Zheng X, He P, Wang L, Lei Q, Feng C, Zhou J, Li Q, Han Z, Kong J. Overexpression of MzASMT improves melatonin production and enhances drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants. J Pineal Res 2014; 57:408-17. [PMID: 25250844 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Melatonin is a potent naturally occurring reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) scavenger in plants. Melatonin protects plants from oxidative stress and, therefore, it improves their tolerance against a variety of environmental abiotic stressors. N-acetylserotonin-O-methyltransferase (ASMT) is a specific enzyme required for melatonin synthesis. In this report, an ASMT gene was cloned from apple rootstock (Malus zumi Mats) and designated as MzASMT1 (KJ123721). The MzASMT1 expression was induced by drought stress in apple leaves. The upregulation of MzASMT1 in the apple leaf positively relates to melatonin production over a 24-hr dark/light cycle. Purified MzASMT1 protein expressed in E. coli converted its substrates to melatonin with an activity of approximately 5.5 pmol/min/mg protein. The transient transformation in tobacco identified that MzASMT1 is located in cytoplasm of the cell. When MzASMT1 gene driven by 35S promoter was transferred to Arabidopsis, melatonin levels in transgenic Arabidopsis plants were 2-4 times higher than those in the wild type. The transgenic Arabidopsis plants had significantly lower intrinsic ROS than the wild type and therefore these plants exhibited greater tolerance to drought stress than that of wild type. This is, at least partially, attributed to the elevated melatonin levels resulting from the overexpression of MzASMT1. The results elucidated the important role that membrane-located melatonin synthase plays in drought tolerance. These findings have significant implications in agriculture.
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- Bixiao Zuo
- Institute for Horticultural Plants, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Chaki M, Kovacs I, Spannagl M, Lindermayr C. Computational prediction of candidate proteins for S-nitrosylation in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110232. [PMID: 25333472 PMCID: PMC4204854 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule that regulates many physiological processes in plants. One of the most important regulatory mechanisms of NO is S-nitrosylation-the covalent attachment of NO to cysteine residues. Although the involvement of cysteine S-nitrosylation in the regulation of protein functions is well established, its substrate specificity remains unknown. Identification of candidates for S-nitrosylation and their target cysteine residues is fundamental for studying the molecular mechanisms and regulatory roles of S-nitrosylation in plants. Several experimental methods that are based on the biotin switch have been developed to identify target proteins for S-nitrosylation. However, these methods have their limits. Thus, computational methods are attracting considerable attention for the identification of modification sites in proteins. Using GPS-SNO version 1.0, a recently developed S-nitrosylation site-prediction program, a set of 16,610 candidate proteins for S-nitrosylation containing 31,900 S-nitrosylation sites was isolated from the entire Arabidopsis proteome using the medium threshold. In the compartments "chloroplast," "CUL4-RING ubiquitin ligase complex," and "membrane" more than 70% of the proteins were identified as candidates for S-nitrosylation. The high number of identified candidates in the proteome reflects the importance of redox signaling in these compartments. An analysis of the functional distribution of the predicted candidates showed that proteins involved in signaling processes exhibited the highest prediction rate. In a set of 46 proteins, where 53 putative S-nitrosylation sites were already experimentally determined, the GPS-SNO program predicted 60 S-nitrosylation sites, but only 11 overlap with the results of the experimental approach. In general, a computer-assisted method for the prediction of targets for S-nitrosylation is a very good tool; however, further development, such as including the three dimensional structure of proteins in such analyses, would improve the identification of S-nitrosylation sites.
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- Mounira Chaki
- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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Moné Y, Monnin D, Kremer N. The oxidative environment: a mediator of interspecies communication that drives symbiosis evolution. Proc Biol Sci 2014; 281:20133112. [PMID: 24807248 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Symbiotic interactions are ubiquitous in nature and play a major role in driving the evolution of life. Interactions between partners are often mediated by shared signalling pathways, which strongly influence both partners' biology and the evolution of the association in various environments. As an example of 'common language', the regulation of the oxidative environment plays an important role in driving the evolution of symbiotic associations. Such processes have been occurring for billions of years, including the increase in Earth's atmospheric oxygen and the subsequent evolution of mitochondria. The effect of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species (RONS) has been characterized functionally, but the molecular dialogue between partners has not been integrated within a broader evolutionary context yet. Given the pleiotropic role of RONS in cell-cell communication, development and immunity, but also their associated physiological costs, we discuss here how their regulation can influence the establishment, the maintenance and the breakdown of various symbiotic associations. By synthesizing recent developments in redox biology, we aim to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of the influence of such mediators of interspecies communication on the evolution and stability of symbioses, which in turn can shape ecosystems and play a role in health and disease.
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- Yves Moné
- Université Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR 5558, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive, Université de Lyon, , Villeurbanne, France, INSA-Lyon, INRA, UMR 203, Biologie Fonctionnelle Insectes et Interactions, Université de Lyon, , Villeurbanne, France, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, , Madison, WI, USA
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Transcriptional control of ROS homeostasis by KUODA1 regulates cell expansion during leaf development. Nat Commun 2014; 5:3767. [PMID: 24806884 PMCID: PMC4024751 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The final size of an organism, or of single organs within an organism, depends on an intricate coordination of cell proliferation and cell expansion. Although organism size is of fundamental importance, the molecular and genetic mechanisms that control it remain far from understood. Here we identify a transcription factor, KUODA1 (KUA1), which specifically controls cell expansion during leaf development in Arabidopsis thaliana. We show that KUA1 expression is circadian regulated and depends on an intact clock. Furthermore, KUA1 directly represses the expression of a set of genes encoding for peroxidases that control reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis in the apoplast. Disruption of KUA1 results in increased peroxidase activity and smaller leaf cells. Chemical or genetic interference with the ROS balance or peroxidase activity affects cell size in a manner consistent with the identified KUA1 function. Thus, KUA1 modulates leaf cell expansion and final organ size by controlling ROS homeostasis. During plant development, organ size is controlled by cell proliferation and expansion, but the molecular mechanisms involved are unclear. Here, Lu et al. show that leaf cell expansion is controlled by the KUA1 transcription factor that acts in a circadian manner and modulates the expression of genes encoding cell wall-localized peroxidases.
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Mendelsohn AR, Larrick JW. Rejuvenation of adult stem cells: is age-associated dysfunction epigenetic? Rejuvenation Res 2014; 16:152-7. [PMID: 23488583 DOI: 10.1089/rej.2013.1424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The dysfunctional changes of aging are generally believed to be irreversible due to the accumulation of molecular and cellular damage within an organism's somatic cells and tissues. However, the importance of potentially reversible cell signaling and epigenetic changes in causing dysfunction has not been thoroughly investigated. Striking evidence that increased oxidative stress associated with hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from aging mice causes dysfunction has been reported. Forced expression of SIRT3, which activates the reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) by de-acetylation to reduce oxidative stress, functionally rejuvenates mouse HSCs. These data, combined with numerous other reports, suggest that ROS act as a signal transducer to play a critical regulatory role in HSCs and at least in some other stem cells. It is likely that ectopic expression of SIRT3 restores homeostasis in gene expression networks sensitive to oxidative stress. This result was surprising because age-associated damage from impaired DNA repair had been thought to be irreversible in old HSCs. The effect of up-regulated SIRT3 in HSCs is one of first examples in which intrinsic cellular aging, not apparently associated with changes in the micro-environment, was reversed. However, the stability of rejuvenation in the absence of continued supplemental SIRT3 expression was not investigated. These data are consistent with a hypothesis that potentially reversible processes, such as aberrant signaling and epigenetic drift, are relevant to cellular aging. If true, rejuvenation of at least some aged cells may be simpler than generally appreciated.
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- Andrew R Mendelsohn
- Panorama Research Institute and Regenerative Sciences Institute, Sunnyvale, California 94089, USA.
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