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Misra BB, Reichman SM, Chen S. The guard cell ionome: Understanding the role of ions in guard cell functions. PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 146:50-62. [PMID: 30458181 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2018.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The ionome is critical for plant growth, productivity, defense, and it eventually affects human food quantity and quality. Located on the leaf surface, stomatal guard cells are critical gatekeepers for water, gas, and pathogens. Insights form ionomics (metallomics) is imperative as we enter an omics-driven systems biology era where an understanding of guard cell function and physiology is advanced through efforts in genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. While the roles of major cations (K, Ca) and anions (Cl) are well known in guard cell function, the related physiology, movement and regulation of trace elements, metal ions, and heavy metals are poorly understood. The majority of the information on the role of trace elements in guard cells emanates from classical feeding experiments, field or in vitro fortification, micropropagation, and microscopy studies, while novel insights are available from limited metal ion transporter and ion channel studies. Given the rejuvenated and recent interest in the constantly changing ionome in plant mineral balance and eventually in human nutrition and health, we looked into the far from established guard cell ionome in lieu of the modern omics era of high throughput research endeavors. Newer technologies and tools i.e., high resolution mass spectrometry, advanced imaging, and phenomics are now available to delve into the guard cell ionomes. In this review, research efforts on guard cell ionomes were collated and categorized, and we highlight the underlying role of the largely unknown ionome in guard cell function towards a systems physiology understanding of plant health and productivity.
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- Biswapriya B Misra
- Center for Precision Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Molecular Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, 27157, NC, USA; Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, 3001, Australia; Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, 3001, Australia
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- Department of Biology, Genetics Institute, Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA; Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA
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Zhao Z, Li Y, Zhao S, Zhang J, Zhang H, Fu B, He F, Zhao M, Liu P. Transcriptome Analysis of Gene Expression Patterns Potentially Associated with Premature Senescence in Nicotiana tabacum L. Molecules 2018; 23:E2856. [PMID: 30400189 PMCID: PMC6278766 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Senescence affects the remobilization of nutrients and adaption of the plant to the environment. Combined stresses can result in premature senescence in plants which exist in the field. In this study, transcriptomic analysis was performed on mature leaves and leaves in three stages of premature senescence to understand the molecular mechanism. With progressive premature senescence, a declining chlorophyll (chl) content and an increasing malonaldehyde (MDA) content were observed, while plasmolysis and cell nucleus pyknosis occurred, mitochondria melted, thylakoid lamellae were dilated, starch grains in chloroplast decreased, and osmiophilic granules increased gradually. Moreover, in total 69 common differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in three stages of premature senescing leaves were found, which were significantly enriched in summarized Gene Ontology (GO) terms of membrane-bounded organelle, regulation of cellular component synthesis and metabolic and biosynthetic processes. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis suggested that the plant hormone signal transduction pathway was significantly enriched. The common DEGs and four senescence-related pathways, including plant hormone signal transduction, porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism, carotenoid biosynthesis, and regulation of autophagy were selected to be discussed further. This work aimed to provide potential genes signaling and modulating premature senescence as well as the possible dynamic network of gene expression patterns for further study.
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- Zhe Zhao
- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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Shen X, Li R, Chai M, Yu K, Zan Q, Qiu GY. Assessing the effect of extra nitrogen on Kandelia obovata growth under cadmium stress using high-resolution thermal infrared remote sensing and the three-temperature model. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2018; 45:1162-1171. [PMID: 32290977 DOI: 10.1071/fp17295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mangrove forests provide many ecological services and are among the most productive intertidal ecosystems on earth. Currently, these forests frequently face significant heavy metal pollution as well as eutrophication. The present study assessed the response of Kandelia obovata Sheue, H.Y. Liu & J. Yong to combined NH4+-N addition and Cd stress based on a three-temperature (3T) model using high-resolution thermal infrared remote sensing. The results show that leaf surface temperature (Tc) and the plant transpiration transfer coefficient (hat) became larger with increasing NH4+-N concentrations in the same Cd treatment, especially under high NH4+-N (50 and 100 mg·L-1) and Cd stress. The thermal bioindicators, growth responses and photosynthetic parameters changed in a consistent fashion, indicating that combined high NH4+-N addition and Cd stress led to stomatal closure, reduced the cooling effect of transpiration, and increased Tc and hat values. Furthermore, appropriate NH4+-N supply reduced stomatal conductance (gs) and the transpiration rate (Tr), which were increased by Cd stress, and then maintained Tc and hat at normal levels. The normalised hat helped to reduce the influence of environmental variation during the diagnosis of mangrove plant health. This indicated that the 3T model with high-resolution thermal infrared remote sensing provides an effective technique for determining the health status of mangrove plants under stress.
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- Xiaoxue Shen
- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Neilingding Futian National Nature Reserve, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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Zhu H, Ai H, Cao L, Sui R, Ye H, Du D, Sun J, Yao J, Chen K, Chen L. Transcriptome analysis providing novel insights for Cd-resistant tall fescue responses to Cd stress. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 160:349-356. [PMID: 29860131 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.05.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a severely toxic heavy metal and environmental pollutant. Tall fescue is a cold season turf grass which has high resistance to Cd as well as the ability to enrich it. To investigate the molecular mechanism underlying the adaptability of tall fescue to Cd stress, RNA-Seq was used to examine Cd stress responses of tall fescue at a transcriptional level. A total of 12 cDNA libraries were constructed from the total RNA of roots or leaves of tall fescue with or without Cd treatments. A total of 2594 (1768 up- and 826 down-regulated) differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected in the roots of Cd-stressed tall fescue compared with control roots (R_cd vs R_ck), while only 52 (29 up- and 23 down-regulated) DEGs were found in the leaves of Cd-stressed plants versus the controls (L_cd vs L_ck). The genes encoding glutathione S-transferase (GST), transporter proteins including the ABC transporter, ZRT/IRT-like protein, potassium transporter/channel, nitrate transporter, putative iron-phytosiderophore transporter, copper-transporting ATPase or transporter and multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) proteins, and numerous transcription factors were found to be significantly induced in Cd-treated roots. In addition, pathogenesis/disease-related gene mRNAs were accumulated in Cd-treated roots of tall fescue. Furthermore, the significantly enriched KEGG pathways in roots were related to 'Glutathione metabolism', 'Ribosome', 'alpha-Linolenic acid metabolism', 'Diterpenoid biosynthesis', 'Sulfur metabolism', 'Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis', 'Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum', 'Protein export' and 'Nitrogen metabolism'. The study provides novel insights for further understanding the molecular mechanisms of tall fescue responses to Cd stress.
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- Huihui Zhu
- College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Pharmacy, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
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- China University of Geosciences Beijing, School of Water Resources & Environment, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Yousefi Z, Kolahi M, Majd A, Jonoubi P. Effect of cadmium on morphometric traits, antioxidant enzyme activity and phytochelatin synthase gene expression (SoPCS) of Saccharum officinarum var. cp48-103 in vitro. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 157:472-481. [PMID: 29655849 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2017] [Revised: 03/25/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Cadmium is an important environmental pollutant which genetically, physiologically and biochemically affects the cell. Phytochelatins (PC) are involved in one of the phytoremediation mechanisms, in which they are able to bind heavy metals, such as cadmium. The objective of this study was to evaluate morphometric, antioxidant enzyme activity, and SoPCS gene expression in sugarcane growing under cadmium stress. After propagation, samples were cultured in triplicate for 14 days in modified MS medium containing CdCl2 (100, 250, 500 µmol). The morphometric traits, pigments, quantity and antioxidant enzyme activity were studied in treated plantlets. SoPCS gene expression was analyzed by qRT-PCR. Growth traits decreased following cadmium treatment. The amount of Chla, Chlb and ChlT decreased in treated samples, whereas carotenoids increased significantly. A rapid increase in antioxidant enzyme activity was detected. Enhanced SoPCS gene expression was observed in treated roots, whereas gene expression pattern in leaves was irregular. In conclusion, cadmium decreases the photosynthetic mechanism and growth rate in sugarcane. Antioxidative enzymes and SoPCS gene expression were significantly unregulated in sugarcane roots compared to the leaves. Cadmium concentration in shoots and roots of sugarcane significantly increased. The management of cadmium bioaccumulation in non-edible tissues of sugarcane such as leaves and roots that are sometimes burned after harvest can be applied for environmental protection.
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- Z Yousefi
- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamram University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
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Rizwan M, Ali S, Zia Ur Rehman M, Rinklebe J, Tsang DCW, Bashir A, Maqbool A, Tack FMG, Ok YS. Cadmium phytoremediation potential of Brassica crop species: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 631-632:1175-1191. [PMID: 29727943 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic metal released into the environment through anthropogenic activities. Phytoremediation is a green technology used for the stabilization or remediation of Cd-contaminated soils. Brassica crop species can produce high biomass under a range of climatic and growing conditions, allowing for considerable uptake and accumulation of Cd, depending on species. These crop species can tolerate Cd stress via different mechanisms, including the stimulation of the antioxidant defense system, chelation, compartmentation of Cd into metabolically inactive parts, and accumulation of total amino-acids and osmoprotectants. A higher Cd-stress level, however, overcomes the defense system and may cause oxidative stress in Brassica species due to overproduction of reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidation. Therefore, numerous approaches have been followed to decrease Cd toxicity in Brassica species, including selection of Cd-tolerant cultivars, the use of inorganic and organic amendments, exogenous application of soil organisms, and employment of plant-growth regulators. Furthermore, the coupling of genetic engineering with cropping may also help to alleviate Cd toxicity in Brassica species. However, several field studies demonstrated contrasting results. This review suggests that the combination of Cd-tolerant Brassica cultivars and the application of soil amendments, along with proper agricultural practices, may be the most efficient means of the soil Cd phytoattenuation. Breeding and selection of Cd-tolerant species, as well as species with higher biomass production, might be needed in the future when aiming to use Brassica species for phytoremediation.
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- Muhammad Rizwan
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Guangjin-Gu, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Korea Biochar Research Center, O-Jeong Eco-Resilience Institute (OJERI) & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Pittarello M, Busato JG, Carletti P, Zanetti LV, da Silva J, Dobbss LB. Effects of different humic substances concentrations on root anatomy and Cd accumulation in seedlings of Avicennia germinans (black mangrove). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2018; 130:113-122. [PMID: 29866537 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Mangrove areas are among most threatened tropical ecosystems worldwide. Among polluting agents Cadmium is often found in high concentrations in mangrove sediments. Humic substances, complex biomolecules formed in soil and sediments during animal and plant residuals decomposition, have a known biostimulant activity and can be adopted to counteract various plant stresses. This study explores, in controlled conditions, the effect of humic substances on Avicennia germinans seedlings, with or without cadmium contamination. Humic compounds significantly changed plant root architecture, and, when coupled with cadmium, root anatomy and Cortex to Vascular Cylinder diameter ratio. These modifications led to lower Cd uptake by humic substances-treated plants. Humic substances amendment could be effective, depending on their concentrations, on improving plant health in mangrove areas, for forest recuperation and/or dredged sediments phytoremediation purposes.
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- Marco Pittarello
- University of Vila Velha, Ecology of organic matter laboratory, Biopraticas Compound, Vila Velha, ES, Brazil.
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- University of Brasilia, Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, University Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Sciences Central Institute, Federal District, Brazil
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Federal University of Espirito Santo, Biological sciences Department, Botany Sector, Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Embrapa Hortaliças, Rodovia BR-060, Km 09, Fazenda Tamanduà, CEP70351-970 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
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- Federal University of Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Unaí, MG, Brazil
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Marzilli M, Di Santo P, Palumbo G, Maiuro L, Paura B, Tognetti R, Cocozza C. Cd and Cu accumulation, translocation and tolerance in Populus alba clone (Villafranca) in autotrophic in vitro screening. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:10058-10068. [PMID: 29380203 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-1299-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The present study investigated accumulation, translocation and tolerance of autotrophic Populus alba clone "Villafranca" in response to excess concentrations of cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) provided to the plants. For this purpose, increasing concentrations of Cd (0, 5, 50 and 250 μM) and Cu (0, 5, 50, 250 and 500 μM) were administered to the growth medium in which micropropagated poplar plantlets were exposed to metal treatments for 15 days. Filter bags, instead of the conventional in vitro screening, were applied to improve the experimental design. Results showed that Cd and Cu increased in shoots and roots at increasing metal concentration in the medium. The highest Cd content was found in leaves, while the highest Cu content was found in roots. In "Villafranca", Cu showed toxic effects on the development of the seedlings, especially at the highest concentrations, reducing plant dry mass. However, the tolerance index (Ti) indicated good tolerance in this clone under exposure to excess metal concentrations, whereas plants had higher translocation factor (Tf). We recommend in vitro selection of tolerant genotypes, aimed at providing early indication on accumulation potentiality and tolerance capability in research on plant sensitivity to excess heavy metal concentrations.
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- Morena Marzilli
- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti, Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante (IPSP), Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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Rurek M, Czołpińska M, Pawłowski TA, Krzesiński W, Spiżewski T. Cold and Heat Stress Diversely Alter Both Cauliflower Respiration and Distinct Mitochondrial Proteins Including OXPHOS Components and Matrix Enzymes. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19030877. [PMID: 29547512 PMCID: PMC5877738 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19030877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Complex proteomic and physiological approaches for studying cold and heat stress responses in plant mitochondria are still limited. Variations in the mitochondrial proteome of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) curds after cold and heat and after stress recovery were assayed by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2D PAGE) in relation to mRNA abundance and respiratory parameters. Quantitative analysis of the mitochondrial proteome revealed numerous stress-affected protein spots. In cold, major downregulations in the level of photorespiratory enzymes, porine isoforms, oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and some low-abundant proteins were observed. In contrast, carbohydrate metabolism enzymes, heat-shock proteins, translation, protein import, and OXPHOS components were involved in heat response and recovery. Several transcriptomic and metabolic regulation mechanisms are also suggested. Cauliflower plants appeared less susceptible to heat; closed stomata in heat stress resulted in moderate photosynthetic, but only minor respiratory impairments, however, photosystem II performance was unaffected. Decreased photorespiration corresponded with proteomic alterations in cold. Our results show that cold and heat stress not only operate in diverse modes (exemplified by cold-specific accumulation of some heat shock proteins), but exert some associations at molecular and physiological levels. This implies a more complex model of action of investigated stresses on plant mitochondria.
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- Michał Rurek
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Vegetable Crops, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznań, Poland.
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- Department of Vegetable Crops, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznań, Poland.
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Chromium(VI) Toxicity in Legume Plants: Modulation Effects of Rhizobial Symbiosis. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:8031213. [PMID: 29662899 PMCID: PMC5832134 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8031213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Accepted: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Most legume species have the ability to establish a symbiotic relationship with soil nitrogen-fixing rhizobacteria that promote plant growth and productivity. There is an increasing evidence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) important role in formation of legume-rhizobium symbiosis and nodule functioning. Environmental pollutants such as chromium compounds can cause damage to rhizobia, legumes, and their symbiosis. In plants, toxic effects of chromium(VI) compounds are associated with the increased production of ROS and oxidative stress development as well as with inhibition of pigment synthesis and modification of virtually all cellular components. These metabolic changes result in inhibition of seed germination and seedling development as well as reduction of plant biomass and crop yield. However, if plants establish symbiosis with rhizobia, heavy metals are accumulated preferentially in nodules decreasing the toxicity of metals to the host plant. This review summarizes data on toxic effects of chromium on legume plants and legume-rhizobium symbiosis. In addition, we discussed the role of oxidative stress in both chromium toxicity and formation of rhizobial symbiosis and use of nodule bacteria for minimizing toxic effects of chromium on plants.
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Tian L, Liu X, Zhang B, Liu M, Wu L. Extraction of Rice Heavy Metal Stress Signal Features Based on Long Time Series Leaf Area Index Data Using Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14091018. [PMID: 28878147 PMCID: PMC5615555 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14091018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 09/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The use of remote sensing technology to diagnose heavy metal stress in crops is of great significance for environmental protection and food security. However, in the natural farmland ecosystem, various stressors could have a similar influence on crop growth, therefore making heavy metal stress difficult to identify accurately, so this is still not a well resolved scientific problem and a hot topic in the field of agricultural remote sensing. This study proposes a method that uses Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) to obtain the heavy metal stress signal features on a long time scale. The method operates based on the Leaf Area Index (LAI) simulated by the Enhanced World Food Studies (WOFOST) model, assimilated with remotely sensed data. The following results were obtained: (i) the use of EEMD was effective in the extraction of heavy metal stress signals by eliminating the intra-annual and annual components; (ii) LAI df (The first derivative of the sum of the interannual component and residual) can preferably reflect the stable feature responses to rice heavy metal stress. LAI df showed stability with an R² of greater than 0.9 in three growing stages, and the stability is optimal in June. This study combines the spectral characteristics of the stress effect with the time characteristics, and confirms the potential of long-term remotely sensed data for improving the accuracy of crop heavy metal stress identification.
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- Lingwen Tian
- School of Information Engineering, China University of Geoscience, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Information Engineering, China University of Geoscience, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Information Engineering, China University of Geoscience, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Information Engineering, China University of Geoscience, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Information Engineering, China University of Geoscience, Beijing 100083, China.
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Fonseca JDS, Marangoni LFDB, Marques JA, Bianchini A. Effects of increasing temperature alone and combined with copper exposure on biochemical and physiological parameters in the zooxanthellate scleractinian coral Mussismilia harttii. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 190:121-132. [PMID: 28709126 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2017] [Revised: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Effects of increasing temperature alone and in combination with exposure to dissolved copper (Cu) were evaluated in the zooxanthellate scleractinian coral Mussismilia harttii using a marine mesocosm system. Endpoints analyzed included parameters involved in metabolism [maximum photosynthetic capacity of zooxanthellae (Fv/Fm), chlorophyll a and ATP concentrations], calcification [carbonic anhydrase (CA) and Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase activity], and oxidative status [antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals (ACAP) and lipid peroxidation (LPO)]. Coral polyps were collected, acclimated and exposed to three increasing temperature conditions [25.0±0.1°C (control; average temperature of local seawater), 26.6±0.1°C and 27.3±0.1°C] using a marine mesocosm system. They were tested alone and in combination with four environmentally relevant concentrations of dissolved Cu in seawater [2.9±0.7 (control; average concentration in local seawater), 3.8±0.8, 5.4±0.9 and 8.6±0.3μg/L] for 4, 8 and 12days. Fv/Fm reduced over the experimental period with increasing temperature. Combination of increasing temperature with Cu exposure enhanced this effect. CA and Ca2+-Mg2+-ATPase activities increased up to 8days of exposure, but recovered back after 12days of experiment. Short-term exposure to increasing temperature or long-term exposure to the combination of stressors reduced LPO, suggesting the occurrence of a remodeling process in the lipid composition of biological membranes. ACAP, ATP and chlorophyll a were not significantly affected by the stressors. These findings indicate that increasing temperature combined with exposure to dissolved Cu increase susceptibility to bleaching and reduce growth in the zooxanthellate scleractinian coral M. harttii.
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- Juliana da Silva Fonseca
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália km 8, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália km 8, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil,; Instituto Coral Vivo, Rua dos Coqueiros, Parque Yaya, Santa Cruz Cabrália, BA, 45807-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália km 8, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil,; Instituto Coral Vivo, Rua dos Coqueiros, Parque Yaya, Santa Cruz Cabrália, BA, 45807-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália km 8, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália km 8, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil,; Instituto Coral Vivo, Rua dos Coqueiros, Parque Yaya, Santa Cruz Cabrália, BA, 45807-000, Brazil; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Avenida Itália km 8, Rio Grande, RS, 96203-900, Brazil,.
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Varun M, Ogunkunle CO, D'Souza R, Favas P, Paul M. Identification of Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. as an Efficient and Well Adapted Phytoremediation Tool for Cd Polluted Soils. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2017; 98:867-873. [PMID: 28456824 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-017-2094-6] [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: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A pot experiment was carried out to assess Cd uptake and accumulation efficiency of Sesbania sesban. Plants were grown in soil spiked with 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, and 300 mg/kg Cd. After 120 days, plants were harvested and analyzed for Cd content. A steady increase in Cd accumulation with increasing metal concentration in soil was observed for all treatments. Accumulation of Cd was greatest in roots (86.7 ± 6.3 mg/kg), followed by stem (18.59 ± 1.9 mg/kg), and leaf (3.16 ± 1.1 mg/kg). Chlorophyll content declined with increasing Cd concentration, while proline and protein content increased as compared to control. At higher Cd levels, root, shoot length, and biomass were all significantly reduced (p ≤ 0.001). An increase in total protein along with greater A250/A280 value suggested an increase in metal-protein complexes. Considering the rapid growth, high biomass, accumulation efficiency, and adaptive properties, this plant could be used as a valuable tool for the phytoremediation of Cd contaminated soils.
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- Mayank Varun
- Department of Botany, St. John's College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 282 002, India.
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- Environmental Biology Unit, Department of Plant Biology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, 240003, Nigeria
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- Department of Botany, St. John's College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 282 002, India
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- School of Life Sciences and the Environment, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal
- Faculty of Sciences and Technology, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, University of Coimbra, 3004-517, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Botany, St. John's College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, 282 002, India
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Chen YP, Chen D, Liu Q. Exposure to a magnetic field or laser radiation ameliorates effects of Pb and Cd on physiology and growth of young wheat seedlings. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2017; 169:171-177. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Revised: 01/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Radwanski D, Gallagher F, Vanderklein DW, Schäfer KVR. Photosynthesis and aboveground carbon allocation of two co-occurring poplar species in an urban brownfield. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 223:497-506. [PMID: 28139323 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.051] [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: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 01/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Phytoremediation, a technique used to reclaim heavy metal-contaminated soils, requires an understanding of plant physiological responses to heavy metals. However, the majority of studies documenting heavy metal impact on plant functioning have been performed in laboratory or greenhouse settings. We predicted that increased soil heavy metal concentrations reduce photosynthesis and biomass production in trees growing in metal contaminated soil in a naturally re-vegetated urban brownfield. Leaf gas exchange, leaf carbon and nitrogen concentration, and tree biomass were recorded and compared for Populus deltoides and Populus tremuloides growing in an urban brownfield. The CO2 compensation point (CCP) differed significantly between soil metal concentrations and species, with P. deltoides displaying a greater CCP and P. tremuloides displaying a lower CCP as soil metal concentration increased, despite no changes in dark respiration for either species. In terms of biomass, only total branch weight (TBW) and leaf area (LA) differed significantly between soil metal concentrations, though the difference was largely attributable to variation in diameter at breast height (DBH). Furthermore, TBW and LA values for P. deltoides did not decrease with increasing soil metal concentration. Soil metal concentration, thus, had minimal effect on the relationship between tree age and DBH, and no effect on relationships of tree age and height or LA, respectively. Significant differences between soil metal concentrations and species were found for δ15N (isotopic nitrogen ratio) while leaf nitrogen content (% N) also differed significantly between species. Long-term water use efficiency derived from carbon isotope analysis (iWUEisotope) differed significantly between trees grown on different soil metal concentrations and a significant species-metal concentration interaction was detected indicating that the two study species responded differentially to the soil metal concentrations. Specifically, P. tremuloides enhanced while P. deltoides reduced long-term iWUEisotope as soil metal concentration increased, further emphasizing the importance of species and possible genotype selection for phytoremediation.
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- Diane Radwanski
- Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, United States
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- Department of Landscape Architecture, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Biology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, United States; Earth and Environmental Science Department, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, United States.
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Shahid M, Dumat C, Khalid S, Niazi NK, Antunes PMC. Cadmium Bioavailability, Uptake, Toxicity and Detoxification in Soil-Plant System. REVIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2017; 241:73-137. [PMID: 27300014 DOI: 10.1007/398_2016_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This review summarizes the findings of the most recent studies, published from 2000 to 2016, which focus on the biogeochemical behavior of Cd in soil-plant systems and its impact on the ecosystem. For animals and people not subjected to a Cd-contaminated environment, consumption of Cd contaminated food (vegetables, cereals, pulses and legumes) is the main source of Cd exposure. As Cd does not have any known biological function, and can further cause serious deleterious effects both in plants and mammalian consumers, cycling of Cd within the soil-plant system is of high global relevance.The main source of Cd in soil is that which originates as emissions from various industrial processes. Within soil, Cd occurs in various chemical forms which differ greatly with respect to their lability and phytoavailability. Cadmium has a high phytoaccumulation index because of its low adsorption coefficient and high soil-plant mobility and thereby may enter the food chain. Plant uptake of Cd is believed to occur mainly via roots by specific and non-specific transporters of essential nutrients, as no Cd-specific transporter has yet been identified. Within plants, Cd causes phytotoxicity by decreasing nutrient uptake, inhibiting photosynthesis, plant growth and respiration, inducing lipid peroxidation and altering the antioxidant system and functioning of membranes. Plants tackle Cd toxicity via different defense strategies such as decreased Cd uptake or sequestration into vacuoles. In addition, various antioxidants combat Cd-induced overproduction of ROS. Other mechanisms involve the induction of phytochelatins, glutathione and salicylic acid.
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- Muhammad Shahid
- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan.
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- Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), UMR5044, Université J. Jaurès-Toulouse II, 5 Allée Antonio Machado, 31058, Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, 2480, NSW, Australia
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Wang Y, Gu C, Bai S, Sun Z, Zhu T, Zhu X, Grit DH, Tembrock LR. Cadmium accumulation and tolerance of Lagerstroemia indica and Lagerstroemia fauriei (Lythraceae) seedlings for phytoremediation applications. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2016; 18:1104-1112. [PMID: 27196684 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2016.1183581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Contamination by heavy metals is one of the most serious environmental problems generated from human activities. Because phytoremediation utilizes plants to uptake contaminants, it could potentially be used to remediate metal-contaminated areas. A pot culture experiment with four levels of cadmium (Cd) (0, 20, 40, and 80 mg of Cd/kg dry soil) was conducted to investigate Cd accumulation and tolerance of roots, shoots, and leaves of Lagerstroemia indica and Lagerstroemia fauriei as well as their potential for phytoremediation. Experimental results indicated that Cd inhibited seedling growth only at the higher Cd exposure concentration (40 and 80 mg/kg). The tolerance index revealed that on average L. indica is more tolerant of Cd than L. fauriei. Moreover, plants in the experiment accumulated Cd differentially. In comparisons between L. indica and L. fauriei, the leaves of the former had higher concentrations of Cd, while the roots of latter had higher concentrations of Cd. Furthermore, the roots, shoots, and leaves had very high bioaccumulation factors that markedly exceeded 1.0 (exceptional only in shoots of 80 mg/kg for L. fauriei), indicating that the seedlings extracted Cd from the soil. The leaves' translocation factor of L. indica was greater than 1.0, being significantly higher than that of L. fauriei. Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll b and total declined in both species significantly as Cd concentrations exceeded 40 mg/kg in the soil. In contrast, lipid peroxidation and proline content was found to increase with increasing Cd concentration. From the assessments of biomass production, Cd tolerance and uptake L. indica and L. fauriei could stand as excellent species for remediating Cd-contaminated soils.
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- Yixiang Wang
- a Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration , Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University , Lin'an , Zhejiang , China
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- a Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration , Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University , Lin'an , Zhejiang , China
- b School of Landscape and Architecture , Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University , Lin'an , Zhejiang , China
- c Department of Biology, Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado , USA
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- a Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration , Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University , Lin'an , Zhejiang , China
- d Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado , USA
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- e Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado , USA
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- a Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration , Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University , Lin'an , Zhejiang , China
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- a Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Cycling in Forest Ecosystems and Carbon Sequestration , Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University , Lin'an , Zhejiang , China
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- f Computer Science , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado , USA
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- c Department of Biology, Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado , USA
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Zimmer HC, Offord CA, Auld TD, Baker PJ. Establishing a Wild, Ex Situ Population of a Critically Endangered Shade-Tolerant Rainforest Conifer: A Translocation Experiment. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0157559. [PMID: 27403527 PMCID: PMC4942103 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Translocation can reduce extinction risk by increasing population size and geographic range, and is increasingly being used in the management of rare and threatened plant species. A critical determinant of successful plant establishment is light environment. Wollemia nobilis (Wollemi pine) is a critically endangered conifer, with a wild population of 83 mature trees and a highly restricted distribution of less than 10 km2. We used under-planting to establish a population of W. nobilis in a new rainforest site. Because its optimal establishment conditions were unknown, we conducted an experimental translocation, planting in a range of different light conditions from deeply shaded to high light gaps. Two years after the experimental translocation, 85% of plants had survived. There were two distinct responses: very high survival (94%) but very low growth, and lower survival (69%) and higher growth, associated with initial plant condition. Overall survival of translocated W. nobilis was strongly increased in planting sites with higher light, in contrast to previous studies demonstrating long-term survival of wild W. nobilis juveniles in deep shade. Translocation by under-planting may be useful in establishing new populations of shade-tolerant plant species, not least by utilizing the range of light conditions that occur in forest understories.
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- Heidi C. Zimmer
- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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- The Australian PlantBank, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, The Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan, New South Wales, Australia
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- Office of Environment and Heritage NSW, Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne, Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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Khan NA, Asgher M, Per TS, Masood A, Fatma M, Khan MIR. Ethylene Potentiates Sulfur-Mediated Reversal of Cadmium Inhibited Photosynthetic Responses in Mustard. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1628. [PMID: 27853462 PMCID: PMC5090167 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The potential of exogenous ethylene and sulfur (S) in reversal of cadmium (Cd)-inhibited photosynthetic and growth responses in mustard (Brassica juncea L. cv. Pusa Jai Kisan) were studied. Plants grown with 50 μM Cd showed increased superoxide and H2O2 accumulation and lipid peroxidation together with increased activity of 1-aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid synthase (ACS) and ethylene production and inhibition of photosynthesis and growth. Application of 1 mM SO42- or 200 μL L-1 ethephon (ethylene source) influenced photosynthetic and growth performance equally in presence or absence of Cd. However, their combined application synergistically improved photosynthetic performance more in presence of Cd and reduced oxidative stress (lower superoxide and H2O2 accumulation) by decreasing ethylene and glucose sensitivity with the increase in cysteine and methionineand a non-proteinogenic thiol (reduced glutathione; GSH) contents. The central role of ethylene in potentiating S-mediated reversal of Cd-induced oxidative stress was evident with the use of ethylene action inhibitor, norbornadiene (NBD). The application of NBD resulted in decreased thiol production and photosynthetic responses. This suggests that ethylene promotes the effects of S in reversal of adverse effects of Cd, and thus, ethylene modulation may be considered as potential tool to substantiate the S effects in reversal of Cd inhibited photosynthesis and growth in mustard.
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- *Correspondence: Nafees A. Khan, Mohd Asgher,
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Borišev M, Pajević S, Nikolić N, Orlović S, Župunski M, Pilipović A, Kebert M. Magnesium and iron deficiencies alter Cd accumulation in Salix viminalis L. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2016; 18:164-170. [PMID: 26247775 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2015.1073670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Evidence exists that Cd and certain nutrient elements, such as Fe and Mg, could share similar mechanisms of plant uptake and accumulation. Here we report that Mg and Fe deficiency in mature plants of Salix viminalis, grown in hydroponic solutions containing 5 µg ml(-1) of Cd, caused a significant increase in Cd accumulation in roots, stems and leaves. Cd (µg g(-1) dry weight) was determined following three treatments: 1) Cd treatment in complete nutrient solution; 2) Cd treatment with Fe deficiency; and 3) Cd treatment with Mg deficiency, yielding, respectively: in young leaves (65.3, 76.1, and 92.2), mature leaves (51.5 to 76.3 and 87.1), upper stems (80.6, 116.8, and 130.6) lower stems (67.2, 119, and 102.3), roots (377.1, 744.8, and 442,5). Our results suggest that Cd utilizes the same uptake and transport pathways as Mg and Fe. Evidence exists that Mg and Fe uptake and translocation could be further facilitated by plants as an adaptive response to deficiency of these elements. Such physiological reaction could additionally stimulate Cd accumulation. Although Cd uptake was mostly confined in roots, high Cd content in aerial plant parts (51.5-130.6 µg g(-1)) indicates that the analysed Salix viminalis genotype is suitable for phytoextraction.
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- M Borišev
- a Department for Biology and Ecology , Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića , Novi Sad , Serbia
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- a Department for Biology and Ecology , Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića , Novi Sad , Serbia
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- a Department for Biology and Ecology , Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića , Novi Sad , Serbia
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- b Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, University of Novi Sad, Antona Čehova , Novi Sad , Serbia
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- a Department for Biology and Ecology , Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića , Novi Sad , Serbia
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- b Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, University of Novi Sad, Antona Čehova , Novi Sad , Serbia
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- b Institute of Lowland Forestry and Environment, University of Novi Sad, Antona Čehova , Novi Sad , Serbia
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Lin M, Wang Z, He L, Xu K, Cheng D, Wang G. Plant Photosynthesis-Irradiance Curve Responses to Pollution Show Non-Competitive Inhibited Michaelis Kinetics. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142712. [PMID: 26561863 PMCID: PMC4642952 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Photosynthesis-irradiance (PI) curves are extensively used in field and laboratory research to evaluate the photon-use efficiency of plants. However, most existing models for PI curves focus on the relationship between the photosynthetic rate (Pn) and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), and do not take account of the influence of environmental factors on the curve. In the present study, we used a new non-competitive inhibited Michaelis-Menten model (NIMM) to predict the co-variation of Pn, PAR, and the relative pollution index (I). We then evaluated the model with published data and our own experimental data. The results indicate that the Pn of plants decreased with increasing I in the environment and, as predicted, were all fitted well by the NIMM model. Therefore, our model provides a robust basis to evaluate and understand the influence of environmental pollution on plant photosynthesis.
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- Maozi Lin
- Fuqing Branch of Fujian Normal University, Fuqing, Fujian Province 350300, Republic of China.,College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-geographical Process, Fujian Normal University, Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, Fujian Province 350007, Republic of China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310027, Republic of China
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Kim YH, Khan AL, Lee IJ. Silicon: a duo synergy for regulating crop growth and hormonal signaling under abiotic stress conditions. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2015; 36:1099-1109. [DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2015.1084265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Yoon-Ha Kim
- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea,
- Division of Plant Sciences and National Center for Soybean Biotechnology, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA, and
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- UoN Chair of Medicinal Plants and Marine Natural Products, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea,
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Mourato MP, Moreira IN, Leitão I, Pinto FR, Sales JR, Martins LL. Effect of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus Brassica. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:17975-98. [PMID: 26247945 PMCID: PMC4581231 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160817975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Several species from the Brassica genus are very important agricultural crops in different parts of the world and are also known to be heavy metal accumulators. There have been a large number of studies regarding the tolerance, uptake and defense mechanism in several of these species, notably Brassica juncea and B. napus, against the stress induced by heavy metals. Numerous studies have also been published about the capacity of these species to be used for phytoremediation purposes but with mixed results. This review will focus on the latest developments in the study of the uptake capacity, oxidative damage and biochemical and physiological tolerance and defense mechanisms to heavy metal toxicity on six economically important species: B. juncea, B. napus, B. oleracea, B. carinata, B. rapa and B. nigra.
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- Miguel P Mourato
- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- LEAF-Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Lysenko EA, Klaus AA, Pshybytko NL, Kusnetsov VV. Cadmium accumulation in chloroplasts and its impact on chloroplastic processes in barley and maize. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2015; 125:291-303. [PMID: 25315190 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-014-0047-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Data on cadmium accumulation in chloroplasts of terrestrial plants are scarce and contradictory. We introduced CdSO4 in hydroponic media to the final concentrations 80 and 250 μM and studied the accumulation of Cd in chloroplasts of Hordeum vulgare and Zea mays. Barley accumulated more Cd in the chloroplasts as compared to maize, whereas in the leaves cadmium accumulation was higher in maize. The cadmium content in the chloroplasts of two species varied from 49 to 171 ng Cd/mg chlorophyll, which corresponds to one Cd atom per 728-2,540 chlorophyll molecules. Therefore, Mg(2+) can be substituted by Cd(2+) in a negligible amount of antenna chlorophylls only. The percentage of chloroplastic cadmium can be estimated as 0.21-1.32 % of all the Cd in a leaf. Photochemistry (F v/F m, ΦPSII, qP) was not influenced by Cd. Non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll-excited state (NPQ) was greatly reduced in barley but not in maize. The decrease in NPQ was due to its fast relaxing component; the slow relaxing component rose slightly. In chloroplasts, Cd did not affect mRNA levels, but content of some photosynthetic proteins was reduced: slightly in the leaves of barley and heavily in the leaves of maize. In all analyzed C3-species, the effect of Cd on the content of photosynthetic proteins was mild or absent. This is most likely the first evidence of severe reduction of photosynthetic proteins in leaves of a Cd-treated C4-plant.
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- Eugene A Lysenko
- Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, RAS, ul. Botanicheskaya 35, 127276, Moscow, Russia,
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Zayneb C, Bassem K, Zeineb K, Grubb CD, Noureddine D, Hafedh M, Amine E. Physiological responses of fenugreek seedlings and plants treated with cadmium. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:10679-10689. [PMID: 25752634 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4270-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The bioaccumulation efficiency of cadmium (Cd) by fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) was examined using different concentrations of CdCl2. The germination rate was similar to control except at 10 mM Cd. However, early seedling growth was quite sensitive to the metal from the lowest Cd level. Accordingly, amylase activity was reduced substantially on treatment of seeds with 0.5, 1, and 10 mM Cd. Cadmium also affected various other plant growth parameters. Its accumulation was markedly lower in shoots as compared to roots, reducing root biomass by almost 50 %. Plants treated with 1 and 5 mM Cd presented chlorosis due to a significant reduction in chlorophyll b especially. Furthermore, at Cd concentrations greater than 0.1 mM, plants showed several signs of oxidative stress; an enhancement in root hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) level and in shoot malondialdehyde (MDA) content was observed. Conversely, antioxidant enzyme activities (superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and catalase (CAT)) increased in various plant parts. Likewise, total phenolic and flavonoid contents reached their highest values in the 0.5 mM Cd treatment, consistent with their roles in quenching low concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Consequently, maintaining oxidant and antioxidant balance may permit fenugreek to hyperaccumulate Cd and allow it to be employed in extremely Cd polluted soils for detoxification purposes.
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- Chaâbene Zayneb
- Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Sfax, BP 1171, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia
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Alia N, Sardar K, Said M, Salma K, Sadia A, Sadaf S, Toqeer A, Miklas S. Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) Grown in a Controlled Environment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2015; 12:7400-16. [PMID: 26133131 PMCID: PMC4515664 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120707400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The impact of heavy metal toxicity on the shoot and root lengths, total protein, fiber characteristics, moisture content and nutrient composition of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) was evaluated. Plants were grown in pots containing soil and treated with different concentrations (mg/kg) of lead (Pb; 300, 400 and 500), cadmium (Cd; 0.5, 1 and 1.5) and zinc (Zn; 250, 500, and 700) as well as mixtures of Cd and Pb (0.5/300, 1/400, 1.5/500), Cd and Zn (0.5/250, 1/500, 1.5/700), and Pb and Zn (300/250, 400/500, 500/700). Soil contaminated by long-term irrigation with wastewater containing heavy metals was simulated. An increase in concentrations of heavy metals both individually and as mixtures significantly (p < 0.05) reduced the growth parameters and nutrient contents of S. oleracea. The uptake patterns of heavy metals in mixtures showed antagonistic impacts on each other. The toxicities of the mixtures Cd and Pb, Cd and Zn as well as Pb and Zn were higher than those observed in separate heavy metal applications but less than their additive sums. The toxicity caused by individual heavy metals was the highest for Cd followed by Pb and Zn. The highest toxicity was observed in plants grown in soil contaminated by Cd and Pb.
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- Naz Alia
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Haripur, Haripur 21120, Pakistan.
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan.
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- Department of Earth Sciences, COMSATS Institution of Information Technology, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan.
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- Prime Institute of Public Health, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Haripur, Haripur 21120, Pakistan.
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- Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Haripur, Haripur 21120, KPK, Pakistan.
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- Centre for Climate Research and Development (CCRD), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Chak Shahzad, Islamabad 45550, Pakistan.
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- Civil Engineering Research Group, School of Computing, Science and Engineering, The University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, UK.
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Belimov AA, Dodd IC, Safronova VI, Malkov NV, Davies WJ, Tikhonovich IA. The cadmium-tolerant pea (Pisum sativum L.) mutant SGECdt is more sensitive to mercury: assessing plant water relations. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:2359-69. [PMID: 25694548 PMCID: PMC4986718 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru536] [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: 08/23/2014] [Revised: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Heavy metals have multiple effects on plant growth and physiology, including perturbation of plant water status. These effects were assessed by exposing the unique Cd-tolerant and Cd-accumulating pea (Pisum sativum L.) mutant SGECd(t) and its wild-type (WT) line SGE to either cadmium (1, 4 μM CdCl2) or mercury (0.5, 1, 2 μM HgCl2) in hydroponic culture for 12 days. When exposed to Cd, SGECd(t) accumulated more Cd in roots, xylem sap, and shoot, and had considerably more biomass than WT plants. WT plants lost circa 0.2 MPa turgor when grown in 4 μM CdCl2, despite massive decreases in whole-plant transpiration rate and stomatal conductance. In contrast, root Hg accumulation was similar in both genotypes, but WT plants accumulated more Hg in leaves and had a higher stomatal conductance, and root and shoot biomass compared with SGECd(t). Shoot excision resulted in greater root-pressure induced xylem exudation of SGECd(t) in the absence of Cd or Hg and following Cd exposure, whereas the opposite response or no genotypic differences occurred following Hg exposure. Exposing plants that had not been treated with metal to 50 μM CdCl2 for 1h increased root xylem exudation of WT, whereas 50 μM HgCl2 inhibited and eliminated genotypic differences in root xylem exudation, suggesting differences between WT and SGECd(t) plants in aquaporin function. Thus, root water transport might be involved in mechanisms of increased tolerance and accumulation of Cd in the SGECd(t) mutant. However, the lack of cross-tolerance to Cd and Hg stress in the mutant indicates metal-specific mechanisms related to plant adaptation.
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- Andrey A Belimov
- All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Podbelskogo sh. 3, Pushkin, 196608 St-Petersburg, Russian-Federation
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, LA1 4YQ Lancaster, UK
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- All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Podbelskogo sh. 3, Pushkin, 196608 St-Petersburg, Russian-Federation
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- All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Podbelskogo sh. 3, Pushkin, 196608 St-Petersburg, Russian-Federation
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, LA1 4YQ Lancaster, UK
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- All-Russia Research Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Podbelskogo sh. 3, Pushkin, 196608 St-Petersburg, Russian-Federation
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Bashir H, Ibrahim MM, Bagheri R, Ahmad J, Arif IA, Baig MA, Qureshi MI. Influence of sulfur and cadmium on antioxidants, phytochelatins and growth in Indian mustard. AOB PLANTS 2015; 7:plv001. [PMID: 25587194 PMCID: PMC4323519 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plv001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Soils in many parts of the world are contaminated with heavy metals, leading to multiple, deleterious effects on plants and threats to world food production efficiency. Cadmium (Cd) is one such metal, being toxic at relatively low concentrations as it is readily absorbed and translocated in plants. Sulfur-rich compounds are critical to the impact of Cd toxicity, enabling plants to increase their cellular defence and/or sequester Cd into vacuoles mediated by phytochelatins (PCs). The influence of sulfur on Cd-induced stress was studied in the hyperaccumulator plant Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) using two sulfur concentrations (+S, 300 µM [Formula: see text] and S-deficient -S, [Formula: see text]) with and without the addition of Cd (100 µM CdCl2) at two different time intervals (7 and 14 days after treatment). Compared with control plants (+S/-Cd), levels of oxidative stress were higher in S-deficient (-S/-Cd) plants, and greatest in S-deficient Cd-treated (-S/+Cd) plants. However, additional S (+S/+Cd) helped plants cope with oxidative stress. Superoxide dismutase emerged as a key player against Cd stress under both -S and +S conditions. The activity of ascorbate peroxidase, glutathione reductase and catalase declined in Cd-treated and S-deficient plants, but was up-regulated in the presence of sulfur. Sulfur deficiency mediated a decrease in ascorbate and glutathione (GSH) content but changes in ascorbate (reduced : oxidized) and GSH (reduced : oxidized) ratios were alleviated by sulfur. Our data clearly indicate that a sulfur pool is needed for synthesis of GSH, non-protein thiols and PCs and is also important for growth. Sulfur-based defence mechanisms and the cellular antioxidant pathway, which are critical for tolerance and growth, collapsed as a result of a decline in the sulfur pool.
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- Humayra Bashir
- Proteomics and Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Science College, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, PO Box 21511, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Proteomics and Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Proteomics and Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Science College, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, PO Box 21511, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Proteomics and Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Proteomics and Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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Li S, Yang W, Yang T, Chen Y, Ni W. Effects of Cadmium Stress on Leaf Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Photosynthesis of Elsholtzia argyi--A Cadmium Accumulating Plant. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2015; 17:85-92. [PMID: 25174428 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2013.828020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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A hydroponic experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of cadmium (Cd) on chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthetic parameters on a Cd accumulating plant of Elsholtzia argyi. Four weeks-seedlings of E. argyi were treated with 0 (CK) 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50 and 100 μmol L(-1) Cd for 21 days. Fv/Fo, Fv/Fm, qP, ΦPSП, ETR and Fv'/Fm' were significantly increased under low Cd (5-15 μmol L(-1) for Fv/Fo, Fv/Fm and qP, 5-10 μmol L(-1) for ΦPSП, ETR and Fv'/Fm') stress, and these parameters were similar to control under Cd≤50 μmol L(-1). All above parameters were significantly decreased at 100 μmol L(-1) Cd. Compared with control, Pn was significantly (P<0.05) increased under 5-30 μmol L(-1) Cd. However, 50 and 100 μmol L(-1) Cd significantly (P < 0.05) reduced it. Gs and Tr were substantially decreased at 50-100 and 40-100 μmol L(-1) Cd, respectively. Ci was significantly increased at 50 and 100 μmol L(-1) Cd. High Cd-induced decrease of Pn is not only connected to stomatal limitation but also to the inhibition of Fv/Fo, Fv/Fm, ΦPSП, qP, ETR and increase of NPQ. Maintain chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthesis parameters under its Cd tolerance threshold were one of tolerance mechanisms in E. argyi.
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- Siliang Li
- a Key Lab of Environment Remediation and Ecosystem Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus , Hangzhou , PR China
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Xie Y, Hu L, Du Z, Sun X, Amombo E, Fan J, Fu J. Effects of cadmium exposure on growth and metabolic profile of bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers]. PLoS One 2014; 9:e115279. [PMID: 25545719 PMCID: PMC4278907 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Metabolic responses to cadmium (Cd) may be associated with variations in Cd tolerance in plants. The objectives of this study were to examine changes in metabolic profiles in bermudagrass in response to Cd stress and to identify predominant metabolites associated with differential Cd tolerance using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Two genotypes of bermudagrass with contrasting Cd tolerance were exposed to 0 and 1.5 mM CdSO4 for 14 days in hydroponics. Physiological responses to Cd were evaluated by determining turf quality, growth rate, chlorophyll content and normalized relative transpiration. All these parameters exhibited higher tolerance in WB242 than in WB144. Cd treated WB144 transported more Cd to the shoot than in WB242. The metabolite analysis of leaf polar extracts revealed 39 Cd responsive metabolites in both genotypes, mainly consisting of amino acids, organic acids, sugars, fatty acids and others. A difference in the metabolic profiles was observed between the two bermudagrass genotypes exposed to Cd stress. Seven amino acids (norvaline, glycine, proline, serine, threonine, glutamic acid and gulonic acid), four organic acids (glyceric acid, oxoglutaric acid, citric acid and malic acid,) and three sugars (xylulose, galactose and talose) accumulated more in WB242 than WB144. However, compared to the control, WB144 accumulated higher quantities of sugars than WB242 in the Cd regime. The differential accumulation of these metabolites could be associated with the differential Cd tolerance in bermudagrass.
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- Yan Xie
- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan City, Hubei, People's Republic of China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan City, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan City, Hubei, People's Republic of China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan City, Hubei, People's Republic of China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan City, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan City, Hubei, People's Republic of China
- Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan City, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Xie Y, Luo H, Du Z, Hu L, Fu J. Identification of cadmium-resistant fungi related to Cd transportation in bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers]. CHEMOSPHERE 2014; 117:786-92. [PMID: 25461949 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Phytoremediation utilizing plants and microbes has been increasingly adopted as a green technology for cleaning up heavy metal polluted soils. Cd polluted soil and native bermudagrass from Liuyang and Zhuzhou in Hunan province of China were collected to investigate microbial diversity and isolate Cd resistant fungi, and then to determine the effect of Cd resistant fungi on Cd tolerance and transportation of bermudagrass. The functional diversity of microorganisms was evaluated using the BIOLOG Eco method. Cd-resistant fungi strain was isolated and identified as Aspergillus aculeatus based on the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer region sequence analysis. Bermudagrass was exposed to control, Cd only, and Cd plus A. aculeatus (Cd + A. aculeatus) with growth matrix (sawdust/sand = 3/1 in volume). Results indicated that Cd + A. aculeatus treated bermudagrass exhibited a higher photosynthetic activity compared to Cd only treated plants. Inoculation of A. aculeatus resulted in a decrease in stem and leaf Cd concentrations, to a greater extent for Cd-sensitive than for Cd-tolerant genotype. However, inoculation of A. aculeatus increased root Cd concentration under Cd stress conditions, significantly elevated soil pH, and decreased soil water-soluble Cd concentration. These results suggested that A. aculeatus might be potentially applied to improve Cd tolerance and to reduce Cd transportation to shoot of bermudagrass.
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- Yan Xie
- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan City, Hubei 430074, PR China
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Thiruvengadam M, Chung IM. Selenium, putrescine, and cadmium influence health-promoting phytochemicals and molecular-level effects on turnip (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa). Food Chem 2014; 173:185-93. [PMID: 25466011 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2014] [Revised: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The effects of selenium, putrescine, and cadmium on the contents of glucosinolates, total phenolics, flavonoids, carotenoids, chlorophyll, anthocyanin, malondialdehyde, hydrogen peroxide, and antioxidant capacities as well as gene regulation of phenolics, flavonoids, carotenoids, and glucosinolates biosynthesis were investigated in turnip plants. Selenium dioxide (SeO2) treatment significantly induced the amount of gluconasturtiin, glucobrassicanapin, glucoallysin, glucobrassicin, 4-methoxyglucobrassicin, and 4-hydroxyglucobrassicin. Cadmium chloride (CdCl2)- and putrescine-treated plants had considerably enhanced gluconasturtiin and 4-hydroxyglucobrassicin levels, respectively. Total phenolic and flavonoid content as well as antioxidant capacities were significantly increased in SeO2-treated plants. Lutein was higher in control plants followed by, in decreasing order, SeO2-, putrescine-, and CdCl2-treated plants. The chlorophyll content was significantly decreased and anthocyanin, MDA, and H2O2 levels were significantly increased with CdCl2 treatment. Moreover, plants treated with selenium and cadmium showed significant induction of genes related to glucosinolate, phenolic, and carotenoid biosynthesis. These results demonstrated that SeO2 significantly increased the contents of health-promoting compounds and enhanced the antioxidant capacities of turnip plants.
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- Muthu Thiruvengadam
- Department of Applied Bioscience, College of Life and Environmental Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143 701, South Korea
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- Department of Applied Bioscience, College of Life and Environmental Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 143 701, South Korea.
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Koffler BE, Polanschütz L, Zechmann B. Higher sensitivity of pad2-1 and vtc2-1 mutants to cadmium is related to lower subcellular glutathione rather than ascorbate contents. PROTOPLASMA 2014; 251:755-69. [PMID: 24281833 PMCID: PMC4059996 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-013-0576-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) interferes with ascorbate and glutathione metabolism as it induces the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), binds to glutathione due to its high affinity to thiol groups, and induces the production of phytochelatins (PCs) which use glutathione as a precursor. In this study, changes in the compartment specific distribution of ascorbate and glutathione were monitored over a time period of 14 days in Cd-treated (50 and 100 μM) Arabidopsis Col-0 plants, and two mutant lines deficient in glutathione (pad2-1) and ascorbate (vtc2-1). Both mutants showed higher sensitivity to Cd than Col-0 plants. Strongly reduced compartment specific glutathione, rather than decreased ascorbate contents, could be correlated with the development of symptoms in these mutants suggesting that higher sensitivity to Cd is related to low glutathione contents rather than low ascorbate contents. On the subcellular level it became obvious that long-term treatment of wildtype plants with Cd induced the depletion of glutathione and ascorbate contents in all cell compartments except chloroplasts indicating an important protective role for antioxidants in chloroplasts against Cd. Additionally, we could observe an immediate decrease of glutathione and ascorbate in all cell compartments 12 h after Cd treatment indicating that glutathione and ascorbate are either withdrawn from or not redistributed into other organelles after their production in chloroplasts, cytosol (production centers for glutathione) and mitochondria (production center for ascorbate). The obtained data is discussed in respect to recently proposed stress models involving antioxidants in the protection of plants against environmental stress conditions.
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- Barbara Eva Koffler
- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Graz, Schubertstrasse 51, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Kim YH, Khan AL, Kim DH, Lee SY, Kim KM, Waqas M, Jung HY, Shin JH, Kim JG, Lee IJ. Silicon mitigates heavy metal stress by regulating P-type heavy metal ATPases, Oryza sativa low silicon genes, and endogenous phytohormones. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 14:13. [PMID: 24405887 PMCID: PMC3893592 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-14-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Silicon (Si) application has been known to enhance the tolerance of plants against abiotic stresses. However, the protective mechanism of Si under heavy metals contamination is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to assess the role of Si in counteracting toxicity due to cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) in rice plants (Oryza sativa). RESULTS Si significantly improved the growth and biomass of rice plants and reduced the toxic effects of Cd/Cu after different stress periods. Si treatment ameliorated root function and structure compared with non-treated rice plants, which suffered severe root damage. In the presence of Si, the Cd/Cu concentration was significantly lower in rice plants, and there was also a reduction in lipid peroxidation and fatty acid desaturation in plant tissues. The reduced uptake of metals in the roots modulated the signaling of phytohormones involved in responses to stress and host defense, such as abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, and salicylic acid. Furthermore, the low concentration of metals significantly down regulated the mRNA expression of enzymes encoding heavy metal transporters (OsHMA2 and OsHMA3) in Si-metal-treated rice plants. Genes responsible for Si transport (OsLSi1 and OsLSi2), showed a significant up-regulation of mRNA expression with Si treatment in rice plants. CONCLUSION The present study supports the active role of Si in the regulation of stresses from heavy metal exposure through changes in root morphology.
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- Yoon-Ha Kim
- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Science & Chemistry, University of Nizwa, Nizwa 616, Oman
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- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea
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Tang L, Ying RR, Jiang D, Zeng XW, Morel JL, Tang YT, Qiu RL. Impaired leaf CO2 diffusion mediates Cd-induced inhibition of photosynthesis in the Zn/Cd hyperaccumulator Picris divaricata. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2013; 73:70-76. [PMID: 24077231 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Mechanisms of cadmium (Cd)-induced inhibition of photosynthesis in the Zn/Cd hyperaccumulator Picris divaricata were investigated using photosynthesis limitation analysis. P. divaricata seedlings were grown in nutrient solution containing 0, 5, 10, 25, 50, or 75 μM Cd for 2 weeks. Total limitations to photosynthesis (TL) increased from 0% at 5 μM Cd to 68.8% at 75 μM Cd. CO2 diffusional limitation (DL) made the largest contribution to TL, accounting for 93-98% of TL in the three highest Cd treatments, compared to just 2-7% of TL attributable to biochemical limitation (BL). Microscopic imaging revealed significantly decreased stomatal density and mesophyll thickness in the three highest Cd treatments. Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters related to photosynthetic biochemistry (Fv/Fm, NPQ, ΦPSII, and qP) were not significantly decreased by increased Cd supply. Our results suggest that increased DL in leaves is the main cause of Cd-induced inhibition of photosynthesis in P. divaricata, possibly due to suppressed function of mesophyll and stomata. Analysis of chlorophyll fluorescence showed that Cd supply had little effect on photochemistry parameters, suggesting that the PSII reaction centers are not a main target of Cd inhibition of photosynthesis in P. divaricata.
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- Lu Tang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Han Y, Wang L, Zhang X, Korpelainen H, Li C. Sexual differences in photosynthetic activity, ultrastructure and phytoremediation potential of Populus cathayana exposed to lead and drought. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 33:1043-60. [PMID: 24186942 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpt086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Lead (Pb) and drought frequently coexist in China's forests and seriously affect their biomass, net primary productivity and biodiversity, particularly among dioecious trees with different sex-related reproduction costs. Here, the effects of Pb, deposited into soil (Pbsoil) and leaves (Pb(leaf)), on the traits related directly or indirectly to photosynthetic activity were evaluated in the dioecious tree, Populus cathayana Rehd. In addition, we analysed the potential of P. cathayana males and females for phytoremediation based on the photosynthetic activity, cellular ultrastructure and phytoremediation-related parameters. The Pb level was 2.7 mmol Pb(NO3)2 kg(-1) dry soil in the Pb(soil) treatment and 1.8 mmol Pb(NO3)2 per plant in the Pb(leaf) treatment. In parallel experiments, two watering regimes, 100 and 50% of the field capacity, were applied. The stress duration was 2 months. Dry mass production, net photosynthetic rate increased in both sexes, particularly in females, when exposed to Pb(leaf) alone, Pb(soil) with drought and Pb(leaf) with drought. The study revealed that males exhibit greater plasticity in the photosynthetic capacity than females. Severe damage to cellular ultrastructure was also observed in the leaves of males and females exposed to Pb(leaf), but more strongly in females. However, the Pb(soil) treatment alone did not affect these traits as significantly compared with other treatments. Moreover, drought significantly increased the sensitivity to Pb stress in both sexes, but more so in females. In addition, changes in the photosynthetic capacity and cellular ultrastructure combined with the analysis of tolerance index, translocation factor, bioconcentration factor and Pb concentration showed that males and females could be employed for different purposes in phytoremediation: females are promising candidates for phytoextraction, whereas males are promising candidates for phytostabilization.
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- Ying Han
- Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 416, Chengdu 610041, China
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Zappala MN, Ellzey JT, Bader J, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey J. Prosopis pubescens (screw bean mesquite) seedlings are hyperaccumulators of copper. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2013; 65:212-23. [PMID: 23612918 PMCID: PMC3720137 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-013-9904-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Due to health reasons, toxic metals must be removed from soils contaminated by mine tailings and smelter activities. The phytoremediation potential of Prosopis pubescens (screw bean mesquite) was examined by use of inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy. Transmission electron microscopy was used to observe ultrastructural changes of parenchymal cells of leaves in the presence of copper. Elemental analysis was used to localize copper within leaves. A 600-ppm copper sulfate exposure to seedlings for 24 days resulted in 31,000 ppm copper in roots, 17,000 ppm in stems, 11,000 in cotyledons and 20 ppm in the true leaves. For a plant to be considered a hyperaccumulator, the plant must accumulate a leaf-to-root ratio <1. Screw bean mesquite exposed to copper had a leaf-to-root ratio of 0.355 when cotyledons were included. We showed that P. pubescens grown in soil is a hyperaccumulator of copper. We recommend that this plant should be field tested.
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- Marian N. Zappala
- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program; University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program; University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968
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- Statistical Consulting Laboratory; University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program; University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968
- Department of Chemistry; University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program; University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968
- Department of Chemistry; University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968
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Douanla-Meli C, Langer E, Talontsi Mouafo F. Fungal endophyte diversity and community patterns in healthy and yellowing leaves of Citrus limon. FUNGAL ECOL 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2013.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Molins H, Michelet L, Lanquar V, Agorio A, Giraudat J, Roach T, Krieger-Liszkay A, Thomine S. Mutants impaired in vacuolar metal mobilization identify chloroplasts as a target for cadmium hypersensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2013; 36:804-17. [PMID: 22998565 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is highly toxic to plants causing growth reduction and chlorosis. It binds thiols and competes with essential transition metals. It affects major biochemical processes such as photosynthesis and the redox balance, but the connection between cadmium effects at the biochemical level and its deleterious effect on growth has seldom been established. In this study, two Cd hypersensitive mutants, cad1-3 impaired in phytochelatin synthase (PCS1), and nramp3nramp4 impaired in release of vacuolar metal stores, have been compared. The analysis combines genetics with measurements of photosynthetic and antioxidant functions. Loss of AtNRAMP3 and AtNRAMP4 function or of PCS1 function leads to comparable Cd sensitivity. Root Cd hypersensitivities conferred by cad1-3 and nramp3nramp4 are cumulative. The two mutants contrast in their tolerance to oxidative stress. In nramp3nramp4, the photosynthetic apparatus is severely affected by Cd, whereas it is much less affected in cad1-3. In agreement with chloroplast being a prime target for Cd toxicity in nramp3nramp4, the Cd hypersensitivity of this mutant is alleviated in the dark. The Cd hypersensitivity of nramp3nramp4 mutant highlights the critical role of vacuolar metal stores to supply essential metals to plastids and maintain photosynthetic function under Cd and oxidative stresses.
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- Hélène Molins
- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette 91198, France
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Jia L, He X, Chen W, Liu Z, Huang Y, Yu S. Hormesis phenomena under Cd stress in a hyperaccumulator--Lonicera japonica Thunb. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2013; 22:476-485. [PMID: 23359063 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-013-1041-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A hydroponic experiment was carried out to investigate possible hormetic response induced by cadmium (Cd) in a potential hyperaccumulator-Lonicera japonica Thunb. The results showed that Cd at low concentrations induced a significant increase in plant growth, leaf water content and content of photosynthetic pigments in L. japonica, but decreased them at high concentrations, displayed inverted U-shaped dose response curves, confirming a typical biphasic hormetic response. The U-shaped dose response curves were displayed in malondialdehyde (MDA) and electrolyte leakage in leaves at low doses of Cd, indicating reduce oxidative stress and toxic effect. The increase of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities was observed along with the increased Cd concentration, indicative of increase in anti-oxidative capacity that ensures redox homeostasis is maintained. After 28 days exposure to 10 mg L(-1) Cd, stem and leaf Cd concentrations reached 502.96 ± 28.90 and 103.22 ± 5.62 mg kg(-1) DW, respectively and the plant had high bioaccumulation coefficient (BC) and translocation factor (TF'). Moreover, the maximum TF value was found at 2.5 mg L(-1) Cd treatment, implying that low Cd treatment improved the ability to transfer Cd from medium via roots to aerial structures. Taking together, L. japonica could be considered as a new plant to investigate the underlying mechanisms of hormesis and Cd tolerance. Our results suggest that hormetic effects should be taken into consideration in phytoremediation of Cd-contaminated soil.
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- Lian Jia
- State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenhe District, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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Lou Y, Luo H, Hu T, Li H, Fu J. Toxic effects, uptake, and translocation of Cd and Pb in perennial ryegrass. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2013; 22:207-14. [PMID: 23149678 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-1017-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/03/2012] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are regarded as the most toxic environmental pollutants because they are a threat not only to plants, but also to humans. Better understanding of the growth response, uptake and translocation of Cd and Pb in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) would be helpful to evaluate the role of this grass species as a potential candidate used for phyto-remediation. Perennial ryegrass seedlings were subjected to three Pb levels (0, 0.5, and 3.2 mM) for 6 days and three Cd levels (0, 0.2, and 0.5 mM) for 7 days in a walk-in growth room. The Cd and Pb reduced the normalized transpiration and growth rate. Greater amount of Cd and Pb accumulated in roots relative to shoots. The enrichment coefficient (EC) and translocation factor (TF) were greater in plants treated with Cd than those with Pb. The dose of Cd had no effect on EC and TF. However, the plants subjected to higher dose of Pb had a greater TF and a lower EC relative to that with lower dose of Pb. Meanwhile, removal rates were decreased when the doses of Pb and Cd increased. The results indicated that perennial ryegrass preferred Cd assimilation to Pb, and can be considered as one of the plant species which accumulate high levels of Cd and Pb.
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- Yanhong Lou
- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, The Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Sinha R, Bhattacharyya D, Majumdar AB, Datta R, Hazra S, Chattopadhyay S. Leaf proteome profiling of transgenic mint infected with Alternaria alternata. J Proteomics 2013; 93:117-32. [PMID: 23369890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Revised: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED The genus Mentha has been widely used in food, flavor, culinary, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Substantial damage to this crop happened regularly due to environmental stresses like metal toxicity and pathogen attack. Here, an approach has been taken to raise transgenic mint over-expressing γ-glutamyl-cysteine synthetase (γ-ECS), the rate-limiting enzyme of GSH biosynthesis, resulted enhanced GSH content and its in planta expression confers significant tolerance towards abiotic/biotic stresses viz. metal toxicity - Cd, Zn as well as against infection of Alternaria alternata and Rhizoctonia solani. A differential proteomic analysis through 2-DE and MALDI TOF-TOF MSMS was performed to focus on the altered abundance of functionally important protein species in control and infected transgenic mint. Results showed a significant variation in the protein profile of the infected transgenic plant as compared to the wild/control transgenic counterpart. In addition to protein species related to stress and defense, redox regulation, transcription factors and energy & metabolism, protein species related to signaling and gene regulation as well as cell division also showed differential accumulation in infected transgenic. Hence, proteomics can be used as a tool to decipher the mechanism of action of GSH in providing tolerance against a necrotrophic fungus, A. alternata in transgenic mint. BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE The reported work describes a comparative proteomics of non-model unsequenced plants like Mentha. There is a comparative protein profile between transgenic and its wild counterparts under control and infected condition. The work has an impact in crop proteomics and also tries to explain the application of proteomic approach to decipher the mechanism by which a foreign metabolite mediates stress tolerance in plant under control and infected condition. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Translational Plant Proteomics.
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- Ragini Sinha
- Plant Biology Laboratory, Drug Development/Diagnostics & Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C.Mullick Road, Kolkata 700 032, India
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Sobrino-Plata J, Herrero J, Carrasco-Gil S, Pérez-Sanz A, Lobo C, Escobar C, Millán R, Hernández LE. Specific stress responses to cadmium, arsenic and mercury appear in the metallophyte Silene vulgaris when grown hydroponically. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra40357b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Shanmugaraj BM, Chandra HM, Srinivasan B, Ramalingam S. Cadmium induced physio-biochemical and molecular response in Brassica juncea. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2013; 15:206-218. [PMID: 23488007 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2012.687020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Cadmium is a hazardous heavy metal; its presence in the agricultural soil constrains the crop productivity and restricts crop plants from reaching their full genetic potential. In the present study, two Brassica juncea cultivars (Pusa Bold and Pusa Jaikisan), were exposed to different concentrations of cadmium (Cd) as cadmium chloride (CdCl2) (50 microM, 100 microM, 150 microM, and 200 microM). The effect of cadmium on seed germination ratio, changes in the root and shoot length, plant dry weight, moisture content, metal tolerance index, antioxidant enzyme activity and lipid peroxidation were studied. The consequence of cadmium stress at the molecular level was studied using a key gene Phytochelatin Synthase (PCS). The results of our study suggested that, exposure of cadmium affected the seed germination, growth rate, biomass content and antioxidant enzyme activities in the root, shoot and leaves of both the cultivars. Transcript expression of PCS was increased with increasing CdCl2 concentration in both the cultivars. Based on the results, it was concluded that, Brassica juncea Cv Pusa Jaikisan is more tolerant to cadmium toxicity than the Pusa Bold. These findings could be used to develop heavy metal stress tolerant plants and more importantly, detoxification of heavy metals in the soil.
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- Bala Murugan Shanmugaraj
- Plant Genetic Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India
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Hossain Z, Hajika M, Komatsu S. Comparative proteome analysis of high and low cadmium accumulating soybeans under cadmium stress. Amino Acids 2012; 43:2393-416. [PMID: 22588482 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-012-1319-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2012] [Accepted: 05/02/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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A comparative proteomic study was performed to unravel the protein networks involved in cadmium stress response in soybean. Ten-day-old seedlings of contrasting cadmium accumulating soybean cultivars-Harosoy (high cadmium accumulator), Fukuyutaka (low cadmium accumulator), and their recombinant inbred line CDH-80 (high cadmium accumulator) were exposed to 100 μM CdCl(2) treatment for 3 days. Root growth was found to be affected under cadmium stress in all. Varietal differences at root protein level were evaluated. NADP-dependent alkenal double bond reductase P1 was found to be more abundant in low cadmium accumulating Fukuyutaka. Leaf proteome analysis revealed that differentially expressed proteins were primarily involved in metabolism and energy production. The results indicate that both high and low cadmium accumulating cultivars and CDH-80 share some common defense strategies to cope with the cadmium stress. High abundance of enzymes involved in glycolysis and TCA cycle might help cadmium challenged cells to produce more energy necessary to meet the high energy demand. Moreover, enhanced expressions of photosynthesis related proteins indicate quick utilization of photoassimilates in energy generation. Increased abundance of glutamine synthetase in all might be involved in phytochelatin mediated detoxification of cadmium ions. In addition, increased abundance of antioxidant enzymes, namely superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, catalase, ensures cellular protection from reactive oxygen species mediated damages under cadmium stress. Enhanced expression of molecular chaperones in high cadmium accumulating cultivar might be another additional defense mechanism for refolding of misfolded proteins and to stabilize protein structure and function, thus maintain cellular homeostasis.
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- Zahed Hossain
- National Institute of Crop Science, Kannondai 2-1-18, Tsukuba, 305-8518, Japan
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Zhang M, Liu X, Yuan L, Wu K, Duan J, Wang X, Yang L. Transcriptional profiling in cadmium-treated rice seedling roots using suppressive subtractive hybridization. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2012; 50:79-86. [PMID: 21855360 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2011.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 07/27/2011] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd), a non-essential metal, is a kind of toxic heavy metal to life, which can accumulate in rice tissues including seeds, thus posing a risk to human health through food chain. To investigate the molecular mechanisms of rice response to Cd exposure, suppression subtractive hybridization and mirror orientation selection were used to compare gene expression profiles in seedling roots of Cd-exposed and control (unexposed) rice plants (Oryza sativa L., Nipponbare). Approximately 1700 positive clones, with insertions ranging from 250 to 1300 bp, were identified through reverse cDNA microarray analysis. Gene expression was further confirmed by real time RT-PCR. A number of differentially expressed genes were found in Cd-exposed rice roots, including 28 up-regulated genes and 19 down-regulated genes. They were found to be involved in diverse biological processes, such as metabolism, stress response, ion transport and binding, protein structure and synthesis, as well as signal transduction. Notably a number of known functional genes were identified encoding membrane proteins and stress-related proteins such as heat shock proteins, monosaccharide transporters, CBL-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinases and metal tolerance proteins. The cDNAs isolated in this study contribute to our understanding of genes and the biochemical pathways that may play a key role in the response of plants to metal exposure in the environment.
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- Mei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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Hermans C, Chen J, Coppens F, Inzé D, Verbruggen N. Low magnesium status in plants enhances tolerance to cadmium exposure. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2011; 192:428-36. [PMID: 21762164 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03814.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In a transcriptomic study of magnesium (Mg) starvation in Arabidopsis, we identified several genes that were differentially regulated which are involved in the detoxification process of nonessential heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd). We further tested the impact of low Mg status on Cd sensitivity in plants. Interestingly, a -Mg pretreatment of 7 d alleviated the bleaching of young leaves caused by Cd. No or little difference in Cd tissue concentration between the +Mg and -Mg plants was observed, suggesting that lower Cd toxicity was probably not attributable to modified root to shoot translocation. Mg deficiency also promoted an increase in the iron (Fe) concentration (up to one-fourth) in Cd-treated leaves. Because high Fe concentrations have previously been reported to prevent the harmful effects of Cd, we explored whether Fe homeostasis plays a role in the Mg-Cd interaction. A protective effect of -Mg pretreatment was also observed on Fe starvation. However, Fe foliar spray partially alleviated Cd-induced chloroses, while it almost completely restored chlorophyll content in Fe-deficient leaves. In conclusion, the protective effect of Mg against Cd toxicity could be attributable partly to the maintenance of Fe status but also to the increase in antioxidative capacity, detoxification and/or protection of the photosynthetic apparatus.
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- Christian Hermans
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Molecular Genetics, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
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Cadmium tolerance and bioaccumulation of 18 hemp accessions. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2011; 168:163-73. [PMID: 21938417 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-011-9382-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is a fast-growing and high biomass producing plant species, which has been traditionally grown as multiple-use crop and recently considered as an energy crop. In order to screen accessions that can be cultivated in cadmium (Cd)-contaminated soils for biodiesel production, the ability of Cd tolerance and bioaccumulation of 18 hemp cultivars or ecotypes were evaluated in pot experiment under 25 mg Cd kg(-1) (dry weight, DW) soil condition, in terms of plant growth, pigment contents, chlorophyll fluorescence, and Cd accumulation at 45 days after seedling emergence. Results showed that seedlings of all cultivars, except USO-31, Shenyang and Shengmu, could grow quite well under 25 mg Cd kg(-1) (DW) soil condition. Among them, Yunma 1, Yunma 2, Yunma 3, Yunma 4, Qujing, Longxi, Lu'an, Xingtai, and Shuyang showed great biomass (>0.5 g plant(-1)), high tolerance factors (68.6-92.3%), and little reduction of pigment content and chlorophyll fluorescence under 25 mg Cd kg(-1) (DW) soil stress, indicating these cultivars had a strong tolerance to Cd stress and could be cultivated in Cd-contaminated soils. Cultivars Longxi, Lu'an, Xingtai, Yunma 2, Yunma 3, Yunma 4, and Qujing exhibited higher Cd concentrations and total Cd in shoots. These cultivars, therefore, are good candidates for the implementation of the new strategy of cultivating biodiesel crops for phytoremediation of Cd-contaminated soils.
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