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Lehotai N, Kolbert Z, Peto A, Feigl G, Ördög A, Kumar D, Tari I, Erdei L. Selenite-induced hormonal and signalling mechanisms during root growth of Arabidopsis thaliana L. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:5677-87. [PMID: 22988013 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Selenium excess can cause toxicity symptoms, e.g. root growth inhibition in non-hyperaccumulator plants such as Arabidopsis. Selenite-induced hormonal and signalling mechanisms in the course of development are poorly understood; therefore this study set out to investigate the possible hormonal and signalling processes using transgenic and mutant Arabidopsis plants. Significant alterations were observed in the root architecture of the selenite-treated plants, due to the loss of cell viability in the root apex. During mild selenite excess, the plants showed symptoms of the morphogenic response: primary root (PR) shortening and increased initiation of laterals, ensuring better nutrient and water uptake and stress acclimation. As well as lower meristem cell activity, the second reason for the Se-induced growth hindrance is the hormonal imbalance, since the in situ expression of the auxin-responsive DR5::GUS, and consequently the auxin levels, significantly decreased, while that of the cytokinin-inducible ARR5::GUS and the ethylene biosynthetic ACS8::GUS increased. It is assumed that auxin and ethylene might positively regulate selenium tolerance, since reduced levels of them resulted in sensitivity. Moreover, high cytokinin levels caused notable selenite tolerance. During early seedling development, nitric oxide (NO) contents decreased but hydrogen peroxide levels increased reflecting the antagonism between the two signal molecules during Se excess. High levels of NO in gsnor1-3, lead to selenite tolerance, while low NO production in nia1nia2 resulted in selenite sensitivity. Consequently, NO derived from the root nitrate reductase activity is responsible for the large-scale selenite tolerance in Arabidopsis.
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- Nóra Lehotai
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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Livanos P, Apostolakos P, Galatis B. Plant cell division: ROS homeostasis is required. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2012; 7:771-8. [PMID: 22751303 PMCID: PMC3583961 DOI: 10.4161/psb.20530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Accumulated evidence indicates that ROS fluctuations play a critical role in cell division. Dividing plant cells rapidly respond to them. Experimental disturbance of ROS homeostasis affects: tubulin polymerization; PPB, mitotic spindle and phragmoplast assembly; nuclear envelope dynamics; chromosome separation and movement; cell plate formation. Dividing cells mainly accumulate at prophase and delay in passing through the successive cell division stages. Notably, many dividing root cells of the rhd2 Arabidopsis thaliana mutants, lacking the RHD2/AtRBOHC protein function, displayed aberrations, comparable to those induced by low ROS levels. Some protein molecules, playing key roles in signal transduction networks inducing ROS production, participate in cell division. NADPH oxidases and their regulators PLD, PI3K and ROP-GTPases, are involved in MT polymerization and organization. Cellular ROS oscillations function as messages rapidly transmitted through MAPK pathways inducing MAP activation, thus affecting MT dynamics and organization. RNS implication in cell division is also considered.
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Mur LAJ, Sivakumaran A, Mandon J, Cristescu SM, Harren FJM, Hebelstrup KH. Haemoglobin modulates salicylate and jasmonate/ethylene-mediated resistance mechanisms against pathogens. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:4375-87. [PMID: 22641422 PMCID: PMC3421983 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2012] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) plays a role in defence against hemibiotrophic pathogens mediated by salicylate (SA) and also necrotrophic pathogens influenced by jasmonate/ethylene (JA/Et). This study examined how NO-oxidizing haemoglobins (Hb) encoded by GLB1, GLB2, and GLB3 in Arabidopsis could influence both defence pathways. The impact of Hb on responses to the hemibiotrophic Pseudomonas syringae pathovar tomato (Pst) AvrRpm1 and the necrotrophic Botrytis cinerea were investigated using glb1, glb2, and glb3 mutant lines and also CaMV 35S GLB1 and GLB2 overexpression lines. In glb1, but not glb2 and glb3, increased resistance was observed to both pathogens but was compromised in the 35S-GLB1. A quantum cascade laser-based sensor measured elevated NO production in glb1 infected with Pst AvrRpm1 and B. cinerea, which was reduced in 35S-GLB1 compared to Col-0. SA accumulation was increased in glb1 and reduced in 35S-GLB1 compared to controls following attack by Pst AvrRpm1. Similarly, JA and Et levels were increased in glb1 but decreased in 35S-GLB1 in response to attack by B. cinerea. Quantitative PCR assays indicated reduced GLB1 expression during challenge with either pathogen, thus this may elevate NO concentration and promote a wide-ranging defence against pathogens.
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- Luis A J Mur
- Aberystwyth University, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3DA, UK.
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Chen YH, Chao YY, Hsu YY, Hong CY, Kao CH. Heme oxygenase is involved in nitric oxide- and auxin-induced lateral root formation in rice. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2012; 31:1085-91. [PMID: 22262313 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1228-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Revised: 01/01/2012] [Accepted: 01/08/2012] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Lateral root (LR) development performs the essential tasks of providing water, nutrients, and physical support to plants. Therefore, understanding the regulation of LR development is of agronomic importance. In this study, we examined the effect of nitric oxide (NO), auxin, and hemin (Hm) on LR formation in rice. Treatment with Hm [a highly effective heme oxygenase (HO) inducer], sodium nitroprusside (SNP, an NO donor), or indole-3-butyric acid (IBA, a naturally occurring auxin) induced LR formation and HO activity. LR formation and HO activity induced by SNP and IBA but not Hm was reduced by the specific NO scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide. As well, Hm, SNP, and IBA could induce OsHO1 mRNA expression. Zn protoporphyrin IX (the specific inhibitor of HO) and hemoglobin (the carbon monoxide/NO scavenger) reduced LR number and HO activity induced by Hm, SNP, and IBA. Our data suggest that HO is required for Hm-, auxin-, and NO-induced LR formation in rice.
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- Yi-Hsuan Chen
- Department of Agronomy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Meng ZB, Chen LQ, Suo D, Li GX, Tang CX, Zheng SJ. Nitric oxide is the shared signalling molecule in phosphorus- and iron-deficiency-induced formation of cluster roots in white lupin (Lupinus albus). ANNALS OF BOTANY 2012; 109:1055-64. [PMID: 22351487 PMCID: PMC3336943 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2011] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Formation of cluster roots is one of the most specific root adaptations to nutrient deficiency. In white lupin (Lupinus albus), cluster roots can be induced by phosphorus (P) or iron (Fe) deficiency. The aim of the present work was to investigate the potential shared signalling pathway in P- and Fe-deficiency-induced cluster root formation. METHODS Measurements were made of the internal concentration of nutrients, levels of nitric oxide (NO), citrate exudation and expression of some specific genes under four P × Fe combinations, namely (1) 50 µm P and 10 µm Fe (+P + Fe); (2) 0 P and 10 µm Fe (-P + Fe); (3) 50 µm P and 0 Fe (+P-Fe); and (4) 0 P and 0 Fe (-P-Fe), and these were examined in relation to the formation of cluster roots. KEY RESULTS The deficiency of P, Fe or both increased the cluster root number and cluster zones. It also enhanced NO accumulation in pericycle cells and rootlet primordia at various stages of cluster root development. The formation of cluster roots and rootlet primordia, together with the expression of LaSCR1 and LaSCR2 which is crucial in cluster root formation, were induced by the exogenous NO donor S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) under the +P + Fe condition, but were inhibited by the NO-specific endogenous scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4, 4, 5, 5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl- 3-oxide (cPTIO) under -P + Fe, +P-Fe and -P-Fe conditions. However, cluster roots induced by an exogenous supply of the NO donor did not secrete citrate, unlike those formed under -P or -Fe conditions. CONCLUSIONS NO plays an important role in the shared signalling pathway of the P- and Fe-deficiency-induced formation of cluster roots in white lupin.
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- Zhi Bin Meng
- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora (Melbourne), Vic 3086, Australia
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- College of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- For correspondence. E-mail
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Calcagno C, Novero M, Genre A, Bonfante P, Lanfranco L. The exudate from an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus induces nitric oxide accumulation in Medicago truncatula roots. MYCORRHIZA 2012; 22:259-69. [PMID: 21744141 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-011-0400-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a signaling molecule involved in plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. While there is evidence for NO accumulation during legume nodulation, almost no information exists for arbuscular mycorrhizas (AM). Here, we investigated the occurrence of NO in the early stages of Medicago truncatula-Gigaspora margarita interaction, focusing on the plant response to fungal diffusible molecules. NO was visualized in root organ cultures and seedlings by confocal microscopy using the specific probe 4,5-diaminofluorescein diacetate. Five-minute treatment with the fungal exudate was sufficient to induce significant NO accumulation. The specificity of this response to AM fungi was confirmed by the lack of response in the AM nonhost Arabidopsis thaliana and by analyzing mutants impaired in mycorrhizal capacities. NO buildup resulted to be partially dependent on DMI1, DMI2, and DMI3 functions within the so-called common symbiotic signaling pathway which is shared between AM and nodulation. Significantly, NO accumulation was not induced by the application of purified Nod factor, while lipopolysaccharides from Escherichia coli, known to elicit defense-related NO production in plants, induced a significantly different response pattern. A slight upregulation of a nitrate reductase (NR) gene and the reduction of NO accumulation when the enzyme is inhibited by tungstate suggest NR as a possible source of NO. Genetic and cellular evidence, therefore, suggests that NO accumulation is a novel component in the signaling pathway that leads to AM symbiosis.
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- Cristina Calcagno
- Dipartimento di Biologia Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Torino, Viale Mattioli 25, 10125 Turin, Italy
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Han B, Xu S, Xie YJ, Huang JJ, Wang LJ, Yang Z, Zhang CH, Sun Y, Shen WB, Xie GS. ZmHO-1, a maize haem oxygenase-1 gene, plays a role in determining lateral root development. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2012; 184:63-74. [PMID: 22284711 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2011.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Revised: 12/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Previous results revealed that haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1)/carbon monoxide (CO) system is involved in auxin-induced adventitious root formation. In this report, a cDNA for the gene ZmHO-1, encoding an HO-1 protein, was cloned from Zea mays seedlings. ZmHO-1 has a conserved HO signature sequence and shares highest homology with rice SE5 (OsHO-1) protein. We further discovered that N-1-naphthylacetic acid (NAA), haemin, and CO aqueous solution, led to the induction of ZmHO-1 expression as well as the thereafter promotion of lateral root development. These effects were specific for ZmHO-1 since the potent HO-1 inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin IX (ZnPPIX) differentially blocked the above actions. The addition of haemin and CO were able to reverse the auxin depletion-triggered inhibition of lateral root formation as well as the decreased ZmHO-1 transcripts. Molecular evidence showed that the haemin- or CO-mediated the modulation of target genes responsible for lateral root formation, including ZmCDK and ZmCKI2, could be blocked by ZnPPIX. Overexpression of ZmHO-1 in transgenic Arabidopsis plants resulted in promotion of lateral root development as well as the modulation of cell cycle regulatory gene expressions. Overall, our results suggested that a maize HO-1 gene is required for the lateral root formation.
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- Bin Han
- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Hainan 571737, China
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Chen J, Han FX, Wang F, Zhang H, Shi Z. Accumulation and phytotoxicity of microcystin-LR in rice (Oryza sativa). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2012; 76:193-199. [PMID: 22036264 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Revised: 09/08/2011] [Accepted: 09/10/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Irrigation with eutrophic water containing microcystins-LR (MC-LR) poses a potential risk to crops. However, the accumulation of MC-LR in rice grains and the mechanism of MC-LR-induced inhibition in rice roots are not understood. In this study, we detected the accumulation of MC-LR in rice grains collected from Taihu Lake region. MC-LR could accumulate in rice grains, but the risk evaluation suggested that MC-LR levels in rice grains from Taihu Lake region may not pose a threat to human health currently. In addition, MC-LR with low concentrations did not affect the growth of rice roots. However, MC-LR with high concentrations impeded the rice root morphogenesis by inhibiting root elongation, crown root formation, and lateral root development from primordia. Treatment with high concentrations of MC-LR stimulated the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inhibited the production of nitric oxide (NO) in rice roots. Exogenous NO treatment reversed the inhibition of rice root growth under MC-LR stress. These results indicated that ROS and NO played important roles in the development of rice roots in responding to MC-LR stress.
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- Jian Chen
- Institute of Food Safety and Quality, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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Hsu YT, Lee TM. Nitric oxide up-regulates the expression of methionine sulfoxide reductase genes in the intertidal macroalga Ulva fasciata for high light acclimation. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 53:445-456. [PMID: 22210901 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcr190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) has emerged as a fundamental signal molecule involved in the responses of plant to stress. A role for NO in the regulation of methionine sulfoxide reductase (MSR) mRNA expression and high light acclimation was studied in a green macroalga Ulva fasciata Delile. Transfer from darkness to high light (≥1,200 μmol photons m(-2) s(-1)) inhibited photosynthesis and growth but increased NO production and UfMSRA and UfMSRB transcripts. Treatment with an NO scavenger, 2-(4-carboxy- phenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-imidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (cPTIO), at 1,200 μmol photons m(-2) s(-1) caused a further growth inhibition accompanied by an inhibition of the increase of UfMSRA and UfMSRB transcripts by high light, while treatment with an NO generator, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), alleviated the growth inhibition and enhanced UfMSRA and UfMSRB expression. Exposure to moderate light (300 μmol photons m(-2) s(-1)) conditions also increased UfMSRA and UfMSRB transcripts, which were not affected by cPTIO treatment but were enhanced by SNP treatment. So, NO does not mediate the up-regulation of UfMSR genes by transfer to moderate light possibly as a precautionary mechanism in the sense of increasing light intensities in the daytime. In conclusion, NO production can be induced in U. fasciata upon exposure to high light for up-regulation of UfMSRA and UfMSRB expression but the level of NO production is not sufficient for acquisition of full tolerance to high light stress. Enhanced NO production by an exogenously applied NO generator can effectively trigger the high light acclimation process, including UfMSRA and UfMSRB expression.
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- Yuan-Ting Hsu
- Institute of Marine Biology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
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Chen YH, Kao CH. Calcium is involved in nitric oxide- and auxin-induced lateral root formation in rice. PROTOPLASMA 2012; 249:187-95. [PMID: 21491156 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0277-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 04/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In the present study, the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the regulation of lateral root (LR) formation in rice was examined. Application of sodium nitroprusside (SNP; a NO donor) and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA; a naturally occurring auxin) to rice seedlings induced LR formation. The effect is specific for NO because the NO scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3- oxide (cPTIO) blocked the action of SNP and IBA. Endogenous NO was detected by the specific fluorescence probe 4-amino-5-methylamino-2',7'-difluorofluorescein diacetate. SNP- and IBA-induced NO fluorescence was specifically suppressed by cPTIO. Nitrate reductase (NR) inhibitor sodium tungstate completely inhibited IBA-induced LR formation and NO fluorescence. However, nitric oxide synthase inhibitor N (G)-nitro-L: -arginine methyl ester hydrochloride slightly reduced IBA-induced LR formation and NO generation. It appears that NO generation that occurs in response to IBA might primarily involve NR activity. Moreover, NO production caused by SNP and IBA was localized in root area corresponding to LR emergence. The effects of Ca(2+) chelators, Ca(2+)-channel inhibitors, and calmodulin antagonists on LR formation induced by SNP and IBA were also examined. All these inhibitors were effective in reducing the action of SNP and IBA. However, Ca(2+) chelators and Ca(2+)-channel inhibitors had no effect on SNP- and IBA-induced NO generation. It is concluded that cytosolic levels of Ca(2+) may regulate SNP and IBA action through calmodulin-dependent mechanism.
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- Yi Hsuan Chen
- Department of Agronomy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Meilhoc E, Boscari A, Bruand C, Puppo A, Brouquisse R. Nitric oxide in legume-rhizobium symbiosis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2011; 181:573-81. [PMID: 21893254 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2011.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2011] [Revised: 04/07/2011] [Accepted: 04/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous signaling molecule with a broad spectrum of regulatory functions in plant growth and development. NO has been found to be involved in various pathogenic or symbiotic plant-microbe interactions. During the last decade, increasing evidence of the occurrence of NO during legume-rhizobium symbioses has been reported, from early steps of plant-bacteria interaction, to the nitrogen-fixing step in mature nodules. This review focuses on recent advances on NO production and function in nitrogen-fixing symbiosis. First, the potential plant and bacterial sources of NO, including NO synthase-like, nitrate reductase or electron transfer chains of both partners, are presented. Then responses of plant and bacterial cells to the presence of NO are presented in the context of the N(2)-fixing symbiosis. Finally, the roles of NO as either a regulatory signal of development, or a toxic compound with inhibitory effects on nitrogen fixation, or an intermediate involved in energy metabolism, during symbiosis establishment and nodule functioning are discussed.
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- Eliane Meilhoc
- INRA, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes, UMR441, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Hayat S, Yadav S, Wani AS, Irfan M, Ahmad A. Nitric Oxide Effects on Photosynthetic Rate, Growth, and Antioxidant Activity in Tomato. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2011.563275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Zhang Z, Wang H, Wang X, Bi Y. Nitric oxide enhances aluminum tolerance by affecting cell wall polysaccharides in rice roots. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2011; 30:1701-11. [PMID: 21553108 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-011-1078-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2010] [Revised: 04/07/2011] [Accepted: 04/22/2011] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a key signal molecule involved in many physiological processes in plants. To study the mechanisms of exogenous NO contribution to alleviate the aluminum (Al) toxicity, roots of rice (Oryza sativa) seedlings pre-treated with sodium nitroprusside (SNP, a NO donor) were used to investigate the effect of Al in this study. Results indicated that NO alleviated the lipid peroxidation induced by Al and promoted the root elongation, whereas butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), an efficient lipophilic antioxidant, alleviated the lipid peroxidation only. Rice seedling roots pre-treated with SNP followed by Al treatment had lower contents of pectin and hemicellulose, lower Al accumulation in root tips and cell walls, higher degree of methylation of pectin and lower wall Al-binding capacity than the roots with Al treatment only. Therefore, the decreased Al accumulation in the cell walls of rice roots is likely to be the reason for the NO-induced increase of Al tolerance in rice, and it seems that exogenous NO enhanced Al tolerance in rice roots by decreasing the contents of pectin and hemicellulose, increasing the degree of methylation of pectin, and decreasing Al accumulation in root cell walls.
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- Zeyong Zhang
- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Pető A, Lehotai N, Lozano-Juste J, León J, Tari I, Erdei L, Kolbert Z. Involvement of nitric oxide and auxin in signal transduction of copper-induced morphological responses in Arabidopsis seedlings. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2011; 108:449-57. [PMID: 21856638 PMCID: PMC3158692 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2011] [Accepted: 05/19/2011] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Plants are able to adapt to the environment dynamically through regulation of their growth and development. Excess copper (Cu(2+)), a toxic heavy metal, induces morphological alterations in plant organs; however, the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. With this in mind, the multiple signalling functions of nitric oxide (NO) in plant cells and its possible regulatory role and relationship with auxin were examined during Cu(2+)-induced morphological responses. METHODS Endogenous auxin distribution was determined by microscopic observation of X-Gluc-stained DR5::GUS arabidopsis, and the levels of NO, superoxide and peroxynitrite were detected by fluorescence microscopy. As well as wild-type, NO-overproducer (nox1) and -deficient (nia1nia2 and nia1nia2noa1-2) arabidopsis plants were used. KEY RESULTS Cu(2+) at a concentration of 50 µm resulted in a large reduction in cotyledon area and hypocotyl and primary root lengths, accompanied by an increase in auxin levels. In cotyledons, a low Cu(2+) concentration promoted NO accumulation, which was arrested by nitric oxide synthase or nitrate reductase inhibitors. The 5-μm Cu(2+)-induced NO synthesis was not detectable in nia1nia2 or nia1nia2noa1-2 plants. In roots, Cu(2+) caused a decrease of the NO level which was not associated with superoxide and peroxynitrite formation. Inhibition of auxin transport resulted in an increase in NO levels, while exogenous application of an NO donor reduced DR5::GUS expression. The elongation processes of nox1 were not sensitive to Cu(2+), but NO-deficient plants showed diverse growth responses. CONCLUSIONS In plant organs, Cu(2+) excess results in severe morphological responses during which the endogenous hormonal balance and signal transduction are affected. Auxin and NO negatively regulate each other's level and NO intensifies the metal-induced cotyledon expansion, but mitigates elongation processes under Cu(2+) exposure.
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- Andrea Pető
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, PO Box 654, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, PO Box 654, Szeged, Hungary
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- Institutio de Biología Molecular y Cellular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Institutio de Biología Molecular y Cellular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, PO Box 654, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, PO Box 654, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, PO Box 654, Szeged, Hungary
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Rosales EP, Iannone MF, Groppa MD, Benavides MP. Polyamines modulate nitrate reductase activity in wheat leaves: involvement of nitric oxide. Amino Acids 2011; 42:857-65. [PMID: 21814796 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1001-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In the present work, the effect of polyamines (PAs) on nitrate reductase (NR) activity was studied in wheat leaves exposed to exogenously added PAs while assessing the nitric oxide (NO) involvement in the regulation of the enzyme activity. A biphasic response was observed along the time of treatment using 0.1 mM of putrescine (Put), spermidine (Spd) or spermine (Spm). At 3 h, Spd and Spm significantly reduced NR activity by 29 or 35%, respectively, whereas at 6 h, the activity of the enzyme decreased by an average of 25%. At 21 h, Put increased NR activity by 63%, while Spd and Spm elevated the enzyme activity by 114%. NR activity, that was reduced by 0.1 mM Spm at 3 and 6 h, returned almost to control values when c-PTIO (an NO scavenger) was used, confirming that NO was involved in the inhibition of NR activity. Nitric oxide was also mediating the PA-increase of the enzyme activity at longer incubation times, evidenced when the raise in NR activity produced by 0.1 mM Spm at the longest incubation time returned to the value of the control in the presence of cPTIO. Neither the protein expression nor the nitrate content were modified by PAs treatments. The involvement of PAs and NO in the regulation of NR activity is discussed.
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- Eliana Paola Rosales
- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junín 956, 1113, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Cao Z, Geng B, Xu S, Xuan W, Nie L, Shen W, Liang Y, Guan R. BnHO1, a haem oxygenase-1 gene from Brassica napus, is required for salinity and osmotic stress-induced lateral root formation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2011; 62:4675-89. [PMID: 21673093 PMCID: PMC3170560 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2011] [Revised: 05/10/2011] [Accepted: 05/13/2011] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In this report, a rapeseed (Brassica napus) haem oxygenase-1 gene BnHO1 was cloned and sequenced. It shared high homology with Arabidopsis HY1 proteins, and encodes a 32.6 kDa protein with a 54-amino-acid transit peptide, predicting the mature protein of 25.1 kDa. The mature BnHO1 expressed in Escherichia coli exhibits haem oxygenase (HO) activity. Furthermore, the application of lower doses of NaCl (10 mM) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) (2%) mimicked the inducible effects of naphthylacetic acid and the HO-1 inducer haemin on the up-regulation of BnHO1 and subsequent lateral root (LR) formation. Contrasting effects were observed when a higher dose of NaCl or PEG was applied. The above inducible and inhibitory responses were blocked significantly when the HO-1 inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin IX (ZnPPIX) or haemin was applied, both of which were reversed by the application of carbon monoxide or ZnPPIX, respectively. Moreover, the addition of ZnPPIX at different time points during LR formation indicated that BnHO1 might be involved in the early stages of LR formation. The auxin response factor transcripts and the auxin content in seedling roots were clearly induced by lower doses of salinity or osmotic stress. However, treatment with the inhibitor of polar auxin transport N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid prevented the above inducible responses conferred by lower doses of NaCl and PEG, which were further rescued when the treatments were combined with haemin. Taken together, these results suggested a novel role of the rapeseed HO-1 gene in salinity and osmotic stress-induced LR formation, with a possible interaction with auxin signalling.
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- Zeyu Cao
- College of Life Sciences, Cooperative Demonstration Laboratory of Centrifuge Technique, Nanjing Agricultural University and Beckman Coulter Ltd Co., Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Crop Nutrition and Fertilization, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Cooperative Demonstration Laboratory of Centrifuge Technique, Nanjing Agricultural University and Beckman Coulter Ltd Co., Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Cooperative Demonstration Laboratory of Centrifuge Technique, Nanjing Agricultural University and Beckman Coulter Ltd Co., Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Cooperative Demonstration Laboratory of Centrifuge Technique, Nanjing Agricultural University and Beckman Coulter Ltd Co., Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Cooperative Demonstration Laboratory of Centrifuge Technique, Nanjing Agricultural University and Beckman Coulter Ltd Co., Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Cooperative Demonstration Laboratory of Centrifuge Technique, Nanjing Agricultural University and Beckman Coulter Ltd Co., Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Crop Nutrition and Fertilization, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Crop Nutrition and Fertilization, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Cheng L, Bucciarelli B, Shen J, Allan D, Vance CP. Update on lupin cluster roots. Update on white lupin cluster root acclimation to phosphorus deficiency. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 156:1025-32. [PMID: 21464472 PMCID: PMC3135949 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.175174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 03/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Beijing 100193, People’s Republic of China (L.C., J.S.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (L.C., B.B., C.P.V.) and Department of Soil, Water, and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (B.B., C.P.V.)
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del Giudice J, Cam Y, Damiani I, Fung-Chat F, Meilhoc E, Bruand C, Brouquisse R, Puppo A, Boscari A. Nitric oxide is required for an optimal establishment of the Medicago truncatula-Sinorhizobium meliloti symbiosis. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2011; 191:405-417. [PMID: 21457261 PMCID: PMC3147055 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03693.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous molecule that participates in numerous plant signalling pathways. It is involved in plant responses to pathogens and development processes such as seed germination, flowering and stomatal closure. Using a permeable NO-specific fluorescent probe and a bacterial reporter strain expressing the lacZ gene under the control of a NO-responsive promoter, we detected NO production in the first steps, during infection threads growth, of the Medicago truncatula-Sinorhizobium meliloti symbiotic interaction. Nitric oxide was also detected, by confocal microscopy, in nodule primordia. Depletion of NO caused by cPTIO (2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl imidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide), an NO scavenger, resulted in a significant delay in nodule appearance. The overexpression of a bacterial hmp gene, encoding a flavohaemoglobin able to scavenge NO, under the control of a nodule-specific promoter (pENOD20) in transgenic roots, led to the same phenotype. The NO scavenging resulting from these approaches provoked the downregulation of plant genes involved in nodule development, such as MtCRE1 and MtCCS52A. Furthermore, an Hmp-overexpressing S. meliloti mutant strain was found to be less competitive than the wild type in the nodulation process. Taken together, these results indicate that NO is required for an optimal establishment of the M. truncatula-S. meliloti symbiotic interaction.
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- Jennifer del Giudice
- UMR INRA 1301/CNRS 6243/Université de Nice – Sophia Antipolis, Interactions Biotiques et Santé Végétale, Institut Agrobiotech400 route des Chappes, BP 167, F–06903 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- UMR CNRS 2594/INRA 441, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes MicroorganismesF–31320 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- UMR INRA 1301/CNRS 6243/Université de Nice – Sophia Antipolis, Interactions Biotiques et Santé Végétale, Institut Agrobiotech400 route des Chappes, BP 167, F–06903 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- UMR INRA 1301/CNRS 6243/Université de Nice – Sophia Antipolis, Interactions Biotiques et Santé Végétale, Institut Agrobiotech400 route des Chappes, BP 167, F–06903 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- UMR CNRS 2594/INRA 441, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes MicroorganismesF–31320 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- UMR CNRS 2594/INRA 441, Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes MicroorganismesF–31320 Castanet Tolosan, France
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- UMR INRA 1301/CNRS 6243/Université de Nice – Sophia Antipolis, Interactions Biotiques et Santé Végétale, Institut Agrobiotech400 route des Chappes, BP 167, F–06903 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- UMR INRA 1301/CNRS 6243/Université de Nice – Sophia Antipolis, Interactions Biotiques et Santé Végétale, Institut Agrobiotech400 route des Chappes, BP 167, F–06903 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- UMR INRA 1301/CNRS 6243/Université de Nice – Sophia Antipolis, Interactions Biotiques et Santé Végétale, Institut Agrobiotech400 route des Chappes, BP 167, F–06903 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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Tong M, Zhang L, Wang Y, Jiang H, Ren Y. Fe-chlorophyllin promotes the growth of wheat roots associated with nitric oxide generation. Int J Mol Sci 2010; 11:5246-55. [PMID: 21614205 PMCID: PMC3100840 DOI: 10.3390/ijms11125246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2010] [Revised: 12/07/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Effects of Fe-chlorophyllin on the growth of wheat root were investigated in this study. We found that Fe-chlorophyllin can promote root growth. The production of nitric oxide in wheat root was detected using DAF-2DA fluorescent emission. The intensity of fluorescent in the presence of 0.1 mg/L Fe-chlorophyllin was near to that observed with the positive control of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), the nitric oxide donor. IAA oxidase activity decreased with all treatments of Fe-chlorophyllin from 0.01 to 10 mg/L. At the relatively lower Fe-chlorophyllin concentration of 0.1 mg/L, the activity of IAA oxidase displayed a remarkable decrease, being 40.1% lower than the control. Meanwhile, Fe-chlorophyllin treatment could increase the activities of reactive oxygen scavenging enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD), as determined using non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. These results indicate that Fe-chlorophyllin contributes to the growth of wheat root associated with nitric oxide generation.
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (L.Z.); (Y.R.); Tel. +86-25-8589-1591; Fax: +86-25-8589-1591
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: (L.Z.); (Y.R.); Tel. +86-25-8589-1591; Fax: +86-25-8589-1591
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Heme oxygenase is involved in cobalt chloride-induced lateral root development in tomato. Biometals 2010; 24:181-91. [PMID: 20978927 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-010-9386-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 10/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In animals, heme oxygenase (HO), a rate-limiting enzyme responsible for carbon monoxide (CO) production, was regarded as a protective system maintaining cellular homeostasis. It was also established that metal ions are powerful HO-inducing agents and cobalt chloride (CoCl(2)) was the first metal ion identified with an inducing property. Previous study suggests that CoCl(2) stimulates adventitious root formation in tomato and cucumber cuttings. In this test, we discover that both CoCl(2) and an inducer of HO-1, hemin, could lead to the promotion of lateral root development, as well as the induction of HO-1 protein expression, HO activity, or LeHO-1/2 transcripts, in lateral root initiation zone of tomato seedlings. The effect is specific for HO since the potent HO-1 inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin IX (ZnPPIX) blocked the above actions of CoCl(2), and the inhibitory effect was reversed partially when 50% CO aqueous solution was added. However, the addition of ascorbic acid (AsA), a well-known antioxidant, exhibited no obvious effect on lateral root formation. Molecular evidence further showed that CoCl(2)-induced the up-regulation of target genes responsible for lateral root formation, including LeCDKA1, LeCYCA2;1, and LeCYCA3;1, was suppressed differentially by ZnPPIX. And these decreases were reversed further by the addition of CO. All together, these results suggest a novel role for HO in the CoCl(2)-induced tomato lateral root formation.
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Méndez-Bravo A, Raya-González J, Herrera-Estrella L, López-Bucio J. Nitric oxide is involved in alkamide-induced lateral root development in Arabidopsis. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 51:1612-26. [PMID: 20685967 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Alkamides are small bioactive lipid signals with a wide distribution in plants. In this report, the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the alterations induced by N-isobutyl decanamide on the Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) root system architecture (RSA) was investigated. We first compared the effects of N-isobutyl decanamide and NO donors sodium nitropruside (SNP) and S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP) on root morphogenetic processes. Both N-isobutyl decanamide and NO donors modulated RSA in a similar way and in a dose-dependent manner, inhibiting primary root growth and promoting lateral root primordia (LRP) formation. RSA alterations induced by N-isobutyl decanamide correlated with NO accumulation in the primary root tip and in developing lateral roots. Morphogenetic effects of N-isobutyl decanamide decreased when NO scavengers were supplied to alkamide-treated seedlings. N-Isobutyl decanamide-regulated root architectural changes were also investigated in mutants defective in NO biosynthesis, nia1 nia2, and NO signalling, Atnoa1, and in the alkamide-resistant mutant drr1. The nia1 nia2 and Atnoa1 mutants were indistinguishable in primary root growth inhibition by the alkamide when compared with wild-type (WT) seedlings, but showed reduced lateral root responses. The drr1 mutant was less sensitive in both primary root growth inhibition and LRP induction by NO donors than WT seedlings. Detailed DR5:uidA and BA3:uidA marker analysis showed that N-isobutyl decanamide and its interacting signals jasmonic acid and NO act downstream or independently of auxin-responsive gene expression to promote LRP formation. Our results provide compelling evidence that NO is an intermediate in alkamide signaling mediating RSA adjustment in Arabidopsis.
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- Alfonso Méndez-Bravo
- Instituto de Investigaciones Químico-Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, CP 58030 Morelia, Michoacán, México
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Neumann G. Mining for nutrients - regulatory aspects of cluster root function and development. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2010; 187:879-882. [PMID: 20707850 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03417.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- Günter Neumann
- Institute of Plant Nutrition (330), Universität Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany (tel +49 711 459 24373; email )
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Wang BL, Tang XY, Cheng LY, Zhang AZ, Zhang WH, Zhang FS, Liu JQ, Cao Y, Allan DL, Vance CP, Shen JB. Nitric oxide is involved in phosphorus deficiency-induced cluster-root development and citrate exudation in white lupin. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2010; 187:1112-1123. [PMID: 20553395 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03323.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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*White lupin (Lupinus albus) forms specialized cluster roots characterized by exudation of organic anions under phosphorus (P) deficiency. Here, the role of nitric oxide (NO) in P deficiency-induced cluster-root formation and citrate exudation was evaluated. *White lupin plants were treated with the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and scavenger or inhibitor of NO synthase under conditions of P deficiency (0 muM) or P sufficiency (50 muM). *Phosphorus deficiency enhanced NO production in primary and lateral root tips, with a greater increase in cluster roots than in noncluster roots. NO concentrations decreased with cluster root development from the pre-emergent stage, through the juvenile stage, to the mature stage. The P deficiency-induced increase in NO production was inhibited by antagonists of NO synthase and xanthine oxidoreductase, suggesting the involvement of these enzymes in NO production. SNP markedly increased the number of cluster roots. Citrate exudation from different root segments in P-deficient roots was positively correlated with endogenous root NO concentrations. *These findings demonstrate differential patterns of NO production in white lupin, depending on root zone, developmental stage and P nutritional status. NO appears to play a regulatory role in the formation of cluster roots and citrate exudation in white lupin under conditions of P deficiency.
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- B L Wang
- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Institute of Biophysics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Department of Soil, Water and Climate
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
- USDA-ARS, Plant Science Research, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Negi S, Santisree P, Kharshiing EV, Sharma R. Inhibition of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway alters cellular levels of nitric oxide in tomato seedlings. MOLECULAR PLANT 2010; 3:854-69. [PMID: 20603380 DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssq033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in diverse plant growth processes; however, little is known about pathways regulating NO levels in plants. In this study, we isolated a NO-overproducing mutant of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) in which hyper-accumulation of NO, associated with increase in nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-like activity, caused diminished vegetative growth of plants and showed delayed flowering. The hyper-accumulation of NO caused drastic shortening of primary root (shr) in the seedlings, while the scavenging of NO restored root elongation in shr mutant. Inhibition of NOS-like activity reduced NO levels and stimulated root elongation in the shr mutant seedlings, while inhibition of nitrate reductase (NR) activity could not rescue shr phenotype. The stimulation of NO levels in shr mutant also conferred increased resistance to pathogen Pseudomonas syringae. Application of pharmacological inhibitors regulating ubiquitin-proteasome pathway reduced NO levels and NOS-like activity and stimulated shr root elongation. Our data indicate that a signaling pathway involving regulated protein degradation likely regulates NO synthesis in tomato.
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- Sangeeta Negi
- School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad-500 046, India
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Uehara T, Sugiyama S, Matsuura H, Arie T, Masuta C. Resistant and Susceptible Responses in Tomato to Cyst Nematode are Differentially Regulated by Salicylic Acid. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 51:1524-36. [DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Molassiotis A, Tanou G, Diamantidis G. NO says more than 'YES' to salt tolerance: Salt priming and systemic nitric oxide signaling in plants. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2010; 5:209-12. [PMID: 20061805 PMCID: PMC2881262 DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.3.10738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2009] [Accepted: 11/23/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is now recognized as an important signaling molecule and there has been an increasing bulk of studies regarding the various functions of NO in plants exposed to environmental stimulus. There is also emerging evidence, although not extensive, that NO plays systemic signaling roles during the establishment of salt tolerance in many plant species. In this mini-review, we highlight several candidate mechanisms as being functional in this NO systemic signaling action. In addition, we outline data supporting that plants possess prime-like mechanisms that allow them to memorize previous NO exposure events and generate defense responses following salt stress.
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Wang Y, Ries A, Wu K, Yang A, Crawford NM. The Arabidopsis Prohibitin Gene PHB3 Functions in Nitric Oxide-Mediated Responses and in Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Nitric Oxide Accumulation. THE PLANT CELL 2010; 22:249-59. [PMID: 20068191 PMCID: PMC2828708 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.072066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2009] [Revised: 12/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/21/2009] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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To discover genes involved in nitric oxide (NO) metabolism, a genetic screen was employed to identify mutants defective in NO accumulation after treatment with the physiological inducer hydrogen peroxide. In wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana plants, NO levels increase eightfold in roots after H(2)O(2) treatment for 30 min. A mutant defective in H(2)O(2)-induced NO accumulation was identified, and the corresponding mutation was mapped to the prohibitin gene PHB3, converting the highly conserved Gly-37 to an Asp in the protein's SPFH domain. This point mutant and a T-DNA insertion mutant were examined for other NO-related phenotypes. Both mutants were defective in abscisic acid-induced NO accumulation and stomatal closure and in auxin-induced lateral root formation. Both mutants were less sensitive to salt stress, showing no increase in NO accumulation and less inhibition of primary root growth in response to NaCl treatment. In addition, light-induced NO accumulation was dramatically reduced in cotyledons. We found no evidence for impaired H(2)O(2) metabolism or signaling in the mutants as H(2)O(2) levels and H(2)O(2)-induced gene expression were unaffected by the mutations. These findings identify a component of the NO homeostasis system in plants and expand the function of prohibitin genes to include regulation of NO accumulation and NO-mediated responses.
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- Section of Cell and Developmental Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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Kolbert Z, Ortega L, Erdei L. Involvement of nitrate reductase (NR) in osmotic stress-induced NO generation of Arabidopsis thaliana L. roots. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 167:77-80. [PMID: 19822377 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2009.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2009] [Revised: 08/31/2009] [Accepted: 08/31/2009] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is undoubtedly a potential signal molecule in diverse developmental processes and stress responses. Despite our extensive knowledge about the role of NO in physiological and stress responses, the source of this gaseous molecule is still unresolved. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential role of nitrate reductase (NR) as the source of NO accumulation in the root system of wild-type and NR-deficient nia1, nia2 mutant Arabidopsis plants under osmotic stress conditions induced by a polyethylene glycol (PEG 6000) treatment. Reduction of primary root (PR) length was detected as the effect of osmotic stress in wild-type and NR-deficient plants. We found that osmotic stress-induced lateral root (LR) initiation in wild-type, but not in NR-mutant plants. High levels of NO formation occurred in roots of Col-1 plants as the effect of PEG treatment. The mammalian nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) had no effect on LR initiation or NO generation, while tungstate, an NR inhibitor, inhibited the later phase of osmotic stress-induced NO accumulation and slightly decreased the LR development. In nia1, nia2 roots, the PEG treatment induced the first phase of NO production, but later NO production was inhibited. We conclude that the first phase of PEG-induced NO generation is not dependent on NOS-like or NR activity. It is also suggested that the activity of NR in roots is required for the later phase of osmotic stress-induced NO formation.
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, 6701 Szeged POB 654, Hungary.
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Yemets AI, Krasylenko YA, Sheremet YA, Blume YB. Microtubule reorganization as a response to implementation of NO signals in plant cells. CYTOL GENET+ 2009. [DOI: 10.3103/s0095452709020017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kasprowicz A, Szuba A, Volkmann D, Baluška F, Wojtaszek P. Nitric oxide modulates dynamic actin cytoskeleton and vesicle trafficking in a cell type-specific manner in root apices. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:1605-17. [PMID: 19261922 PMCID: PMC2671617 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Revised: 12/30/2008] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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NO is an important regulatory molecule in eukaryotes. Much of its effect is ascribed to the action of NO as a signalling molecule. However, NO can also directly modify proteins thus affecting their activities. Although the signalling functions of NO are relatively well recognized in plants, very little is known about its potential influence on the structural integrity of plant cells. In this study, the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, and the recycling of wall polysaccharides in plants via the endocytic pathway in the presence of NO or NO-modulating substances were analysed. The actin cytoskeleton and endocytosis in maize (Zea mays) root apices were visualized with fluorescence immunocytochemistry. The organization of the actin cytoskeleton is modulated via NO levels and the extent of such modulation is cell-type specific. In endodermis cells, actin cables change their orientation from longitudinal to oblique and cellular cross-wall domains become actin-depleted/depolymerized. The reaction is reversible and depends on the type of NO donor. Actin-dependent vesicle trafficking is also affected. This was demonstrated through the analysis of recycled wall material transported to newly-formed cell plates and BFA compartments. Therefore, it is concluded that, in plant cells, NO affects the functioning of the actin cytoskeleton and actin-dependent processes. Mechanisms for the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton are cell-type specific, and such rearrangements might selectively impinge on the functioning of various cellular domains. Thus, the dynamic actin cytoskeleton could be considered as a downstream effector of NO signalling in cells of root apices.
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- Anna Kasprowicz
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland
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Tossi V, Lamattina L, Cassia R. An increase in the concentration of abscisic acid is critical for nitric oxide-mediated plant adaptive responses to UV-B irradiation. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2009; 181:871-879. [PMID: 19140950 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02722.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Here, the link between UV-B stimulus and the abscisic acid (ABA)-induced nitricoxide (NO) synthesis pathway was studied in leaves of maize (Zea mays).The ABA concentration increased by 100% in UV-B irradiated leaves. Leaves of viviparous 14 (vp14), a mutant defective in ABA synthesis, were more sensitive to UV-B-induced damage than those of the wild type (wt). ABA supplementation attenuated UV-B-induced damage in both the wt and vp14. The hydrogen peroxide(H2O2) concentration increased in the irradiated wt, but changed only slightly in vp14. This increase was prevented by diphenylene iodonium (DPI), an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase (pNOX).NO was detected using the fluorophore 4,5-diamino-fluorescein diacetate(DAF-2DA). DAF-2DA fluorescence increased twofold in UV-B-irradiated wt leaves but not in vp14 leaves. H2O2 and NO production was restored in vp14 plants supplied with 100 μM ABA. Catalase, DPI and the NO synthase (NOS) inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) partially blocked UV-B-induced NO accumulation, suggesting that H2O2 as well as NOS-like activity is required for a full plant response to UV-B. NO protects against UV-B-induced cell damage.Our results suggest that UV-B perception triggers an increase in ABA concentration,which activates pNOX and H2O2 generation, and that an NOS-like-dependent mechanism increases NO production to maintain cell homeostasis and attenuate UV-B-derived cell damage.
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- Vanesa Tossi
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, CC1245 (7600) Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, CC1245 (7600) Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, CC1245 (7600) Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Kolbert Z, Erdei L. Involvement of nitrate reductase in auxin-induced NO synthesis. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2008; 3:972-3. [PMID: 19704423 PMCID: PMC2633746 DOI: 10.4161/psb.6170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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It is well known for a long time, that nitric oxide (NO) functions in variable physiological and developmental processes in plants, however the source of this signaling molecule in the diverse plant responses is very obscure.1 Although existance of nitric oxide sythase (NOS) in plants is still questionable, LNMMA (N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine)-sensitive NO generation was observed in different plant species.2,3 In addition, nitrate reductase (NR) is confirmed to have a major role as source of NO.4,5 This multifaced molecule acts also in auxin-induced lateral root (LR) formation, since exogenous auxin enhanced NO levels in regions of Arabidopsis LR initiatives. Our results pointed out the involvement of nitrate reductase enzyme in auxin-induced NO formation. In this addendum, we speculate on auxin-induced NO production in lateral root primordial formation.
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- Zsuzsanna Kolbert
- Department of Plant Biology; Faculty of Science and Informatics; University of Szeged; Szeged Hungary
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Fehér A, Otvös K, Pasternak TP, Szandtner AP. The involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the cell cycle activation (G(0)-to-G(1) transition) of plant cells. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2008; 3:823-6. [PMID: 19704510 PMCID: PMC2634385 DOI: 10.4161/psb.3.10.5908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2008] [Accepted: 03/14/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in various cellular processes in plants. Among those, resistance to abiotic stress, defence mechanisms and cell expansion have been intensively studied during the last years. We recently demonstrated that ROS, in concert with auxin, have a role in cell cycle activation of differentiated leaf cells.1 In this addendum we provide further evidence to show that oxidative stress/ROS accelerate auxin-mediated cell cycle entry (G(0)-to-G(1)) and may have a positive effect on the plant cell cycle machinery. A generalized model for concentration-dependent synergistic effect of auxin and ROS on differentiated plant cells is also shown.
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- Attila Fehér
- Institute of Plant Biology; Biological Research Center; Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Szeged Hungary
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Flores T, Todd CD, Tovar-Mendez A, Dhanoa PK, Correa-Aragunde N, Hoyos ME, Brownfield DM, Mullen RT, Lamattina L, Polacco JC. Arginase-negative mutants of Arabidopsis exhibit increased nitric oxide signaling in root development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 147:1936-46. [PMID: 18567826 PMCID: PMC2492630 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.121459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2008] [Accepted: 06/05/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Mutation of either arginase structural gene (ARGAH1 or ARGAH2 encoding arginine [Arg] amidohydrolase-1 and -2, respectively) resulted in increased formation of lateral and adventitious roots in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) seedlings and increased nitric oxide (NO) accumulation and efflux, detected by the fluorogenic traps 3-amino,4-aminomethyl-2',7'-difluorofluorescein diacetate and diamino-rhodamine-4M, respectively. Upon seedling exposure to the synthetic auxin naphthaleneacetic acid, NO accumulation was differentially enhanced in argah1-1 and argah2-1 compared with the wild type. In all genotypes, much 3-amino,4-aminomethyl-2',7'-difluorofluorescein diacetate fluorescence originated from mitochondria. The arginases are both localized to the mitochondrial matrix and closely related. However, their expression levels and patterns differ: ARGAH1 encoded the minor activity, and ARGAH1-driven beta-glucuronidase (GUS) was expressed throughout the seedling; the ARGAH2::GUS expression pattern was more localized. Naphthaleneacetic acid increased seedling lateral root numbers (total lateral roots per primary root) in the mutants to twice the number in the wild type, consistent with increased internal NO leading to enhanced auxin signaling in roots. In agreement, argah1-1 and argah2-1 showed increased expression of the auxin-responsive reporter DR5::GUS in root tips, emerging lateral roots, and hypocotyls. We propose that Arg, or an Arg derivative, is a potential NO source and that reduced arginase activity in the mutants results in greater conversion of Arg to NO, thereby potentiating auxin action in roots. This model is supported by supplemental Arg induction of adventitious roots and increased NO accumulation in argah1-1 and argah2-1 versus the wild type.
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- Teresita Flores
- Biochemistry Department, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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Guo K, Xia K, Yang ZM. Regulation of tomato lateral root development by carbon monoxide and involvement in auxin and nitric oxide. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2008; 59:3443-52. [PMID: 18653694 PMCID: PMC2529230 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2008] [Revised: 06/24/2008] [Accepted: 07/01/2008] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is an endogenous gaseous molecule in organisms. Despite its reputation as a lethal gas, recent studies have shown that it is one of the most essential cellular components regulating a variety of biological processes. However, whether CO regulates physiological processes of morphological or developmental patterns in plants is largely unknown. In this paper, the observation that exogenous CO was able to promote the formation of tomato lateral roots (LR) is described. The CO stimulation of LR development was supported by analysis of tomato haem oxygenase-1 (LeHO-1), an enzymatic source of intracellular CO. It is shown that the amount of LeHO-1 proteins and transcripts increased parallel to the LR development. In addition, LeHO-1 loss-of-function tomato mutant yg-2 showed a phenotype of impaired LR development. The phenotype of yg-2 could be restored by treatment with CO. Since auxin is required for LR initiation and NO is shown to be a mediator for LR development, the correlation of CO with auxin and NO was tested. Our analysis revealed that the action of CO was blocked by the auxin transport inhibitor N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid and the NO scavenger cPTIO, respectively. Furthermore, the whole seedling assays of IAA show that treatment with CO increased the overall IAA levels in various tissues of tomato. Exposure of tomato roots to CO also enhanced intracellular NO generation. These results indicate that CO plays a critical role in controlling architectural change in tomato roots.
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- Kai Guo
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Weigang No. 1, Outside the Zhongshan Men, Building of Life Science, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- Department of Plant Science, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Science, Weigang No. 1, Outside the Zhongshan Men, Building of Life Science, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Molina-Favero C, Creus CM, Simontacchi M, Puntarulo S, Lamattina L. Aerobic nitric oxide production by Azospirillum brasilense Sp245 and its influence on root architecture in tomato. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2008; 21:1001-1009. [PMID: 18533840 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-21-7-1001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The major feature of the plant-growth-promoting bacteria Azospirillum brasilense is its ability to modify plant root architecture. In plants, nitric oxide (NO) mediates indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)-signaling pathways leading to both lateral (LR) and adventitious (AR) root formation. Here, we analyzed aerobic NO production by A. brasilense Sp245 wild type (wt) and its mutants Faj009 (IAA-attenuated) and Faj164 (periplasmic nitrate reductase negative), and its correlation with tomato root-growth-promoting effects. The wt and Faj009 strains produced 120 nmol NO per gram of bacteria in aerated nitrate-containing medium. In contrast, Faj164 produced 5.6 nmol NO per gram of bacteria, indicating that aerobic denitrification could be considered an important source of NO. Inoculation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.) seedlings with both wt and Faj009 induced LR and AR development. In contrast, Faj164 mutant was not able to promote LR or AR when seedlings grew in nitrate. When NO was removed with the NO scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5,-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (cPTIO), both LR and AR formation were inhibited, providing evidence that NO mediated Azospirillum-induced root branching. These results show that aerobic NO synthesis in A. brasilense could be achieved by different pathways and give evidence for an NO-dependent promoting activity on tomato root branching regardless of bacterial capacity for IAA synthesis.
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- Celeste Molina-Favero
- Area Biomolecular, Unidad Integrada Balcarce, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria-Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Km 73,5 Ruta 226 (7620) Balcarce, Argentina
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Correa-Aragunde N, Lombardo C, Lamattina L. Nitric oxide: an active nitrogen molecule that modulates cellulose synthesis in tomato roots. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2008; 179:386-396. [PMID: 19086177 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02466.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a bioactive molecule involved in several growth and developmental processes in plants. These processes are mostly characterized by changes in primary and secondary metabolism. Here, the effect of NO on cellulose synthesis in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) roots was studied. The phenotype of roots, cellulose content, the incorporation of 14C-glucose into cellulosic fraction and the expression of tomato cellulose synthase (CESA) transcripts in roots treated with the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) were analysed. Nitric oxide affected cellulose content in roots in a dose dependent manner. Low concentrations of SNP (pmoles of NO) increased cellulose content in roots while higher concentrations of SNP (nmoles of NO) had the opposite effect. This result correlated with assays of 14C-glucose incorporation into cellulose in roots. The effect of NO on 14C-glucose incorporation into cellulose was transient and reversible. Microscopic analysis of roots suggested that NO affected primary cell wall cellulose synthesis. Three tomato cellulose synthase (SICESA) transcripts were identified. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction experiments were carried out and indicated that SICESA1 and SICESA3 levels were affected by high NO concentrations. Together, these results support the hypothesis that variations in NO levels influence cellulose synthesis and content in roots.
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- Natalia Correa-Aragunde
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. CC 1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. CC 1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. CC 1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. CC 1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Kolbert Z, Bartha B, Erdei L. Exogenous auxin-induced NO synthesis is nitrate reductase-associated in Arabidopsis thaliana root primordia. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 165:967-75. [PMID: 17936409 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2007.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2007] [Revised: 07/27/2007] [Accepted: 07/30/2007] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) functions in various physiological and developmental processes in plants. However, the source of this signaling molecule in the diversity of plant responses is not well understood. It is known that NO mediates auxin-induced adventitious and lateral root (LR) formation. In this paper, we provide genetic and pharmacological evidence that the production of NO is associated with the nitrate reductase (NR) enzyme during indole-3-butyric acid (IBA)-induced lateral root development in Arabidopsis thaliana L. NO production was detected using 4,5-diaminofluorescein diacetate (DAF-2DA) in the NR-deficient nia1, nia2 and Atnoa1 (former Atnos1) mutants of A. thaliana. An inhibitor for nitric oxide synthase (NOS) N(G)-monomethyl-l-arginine (l-NMMA) was applied. Our data clearly show that IBA increased LR frequency in the wild-type plant and the LR initials emitted intensive NO-dependent fluorescence of the triazol product of NO and DAF-2DA. Increased levels of NO were restricted only to the LR initials in contrast to primary root (PR) sections, where NO remained at the control level. The mutants had different NO levels in their control state (i.e. without IBA treatment): nia1, nia2 showed lower NO fluorescence than Atnoa1 or the wild-type plant. The role of NR in IBA-induced NO formation in the wild type was shown by the zero effects of the NOS inhibitors l-NMMA. Finally, it was clearly demonstrated that IBA was able to induce NO generation in both the wild-type and Atnoa1 plants, but failed to induce NO in the NR-deficient mutant. It is concluded that the IBA-induced NO production is nitrate reductase-associated during lateral root development in A. thaliana.
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- Zsuzsanna Kolbert
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, POB 654, 6701 Szeged, Hungary
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Kolbert Z, Bartha B, Erdei L. Osmotic stress- and indole-3-butyric acid-induced NO generation are partially distinct processes in root growth and development in Pisum sativum. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2008; 133:406-16. [PMID: 18298414 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2008.01056.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In this work, the effects of osmotic stress and exogenous auxin (indole-3-butyric acid, IBA) on root morphology and nitric oxide (NO) generation in roots were compared in pea plants. Five-day-old plants were treated with 0, 10(-3), 10(-4), 10(-5), 10(-6), 10(-7), 10(-8) or 10(-9) M IBA or with PEG 6000 at concentrations that determined 0, 50, 100, 200 or 400 mOsm in the medium, during 5 days. NO generation was examined by in situ and in vivo fluorescence method. Increasing concentrations of PEG as well as IBA resulted in shortening of primary root (PR), enhancement of lateral root (LR) number and significant increase of NO generation. Time-dependent investigations revealed that in the case of IBA treatments, the LR number increased in parallel with an intensified NO generation, while elongation of PR was not followed by changes in NO levels. Under osmotic stress, the time curve of NO development was distinct compared with that of IBA-treated roots, because significantly, the appearance of lateral initials was preceded by a transient burst of NO. This early phase of NO generation under osmotic stress was clearly distinguishable from that which accompanied LR initiation. It is concluded that osmotic stress and the presence of exogenous auxin resulted in partly similar root architecture but different time courses of NO synthesis. We suppose that the early phase of NO generation may fulfill a role in the osmotic stress-induced signalization process leading to the modification of root morphology.
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- Zsuzsanna Kolbert
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, PO Box 654, 6701 Szeged, Hungary.
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Wilson ID, Neill SJ, Hancock JT. Nitric oxide synthesis and signalling in plants. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2008; 31:622-31. [PMID: 18034772 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2007.01761.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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As with all organisms, plants must respond to a plethora of external environmental cues. Individual plant cells must also perceive and respond to a wide range of internal signals. It is now well-accepted that nitric oxide (NO) is a component of the repertoire of signals that a plant uses to both thrive and survive. Recent experimental data have shown, or at least implicated, the involvement of NO in reproductive processes, control of development and in the regulation of physiological responses such as stomatal closure. However, although studies concerning NO synthesis and signalling in animals are well-advanced, in plants there are still fundamental questions concerning how NO is produced and used that need to be answered. For example, there is a range of potential NO-generating enzymes in plants, but no obvious plant nitric oxide synthase (NOS) homolog has yet been identified. Some studies have shown the importance of NOS-like enzymes in mediating NO responses in plants, while other studies suggest that the enzyme nitrate reductase (NR) is more important. Still, more published work suggests the involvement of completely different enzymes in plant NO synthesis. Similarly, it is not always clear how NO mediates its responses. Although it appears that in plants, as in animals, NO can lead to an increase in the signal cGMP which leads to altered ion channel activity and gene expression, it is not understood how this actually occurs. NO is a relatively reactive compound, and it is not always easy to study. Furthermore, its biological activity needs to be considered in conjunction with that of other compounds such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) which can have a profound effect on both its accumulation and function. In this paper, we will review the present understanding of how NO is produced in plants, how it is removed when its signal is no longer required and how it may be both perceived and acted upon.
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- Ian D Wilson
- Centre for Research in Plant Science, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK
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Tewari RK, Hahn EJ, Paek KY. Function of nitric oxide and superoxide anion in the adventitious root development and antioxidant defence in Panax ginseng. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2008; 27:563-73. [PMID: 17957372 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-007-0448-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2007] [Revised: 08/30/2007] [Accepted: 09/03/2007] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The involvement of NO in O(2)(.-) generation, rootlet development and antioxidant defence were investigated in the adventitious root cultures of mountain ginseng. Treatments of NO producers (SNP, sodium nitroprusside; SNAP, S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine; and sodium nitrite with ascorbic acid), and NO scavenger (PTIO, 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl3-oxide) revealed that NO is involved in the induction of new rootlets. Severe decline in number of new rootlets compared to the control under PTIO treatment indicates that NO acts downstream of auxin action in the process. NO producers (SNP, SNAP and sodium nitrite with ascorbic acid) activated NADPH oxidase activity, resulting in greater O(2)(.-) generation and higher number of new rootlets in the adventitious root explants. Moreover, treatment of diphenyliodonium chloride, a NADPH oxidase inhibitor, individually or along with SNP, inhibited root growth, NADPH oxidase activity and O(2)(.-) anion generation. NO supply also enhanced the activities of antioxidant enzymes that are likely to be responsible for reducing H(2)O(2)levels and lipid peroxidation as well as modulation of ascorbate and non-protein thiol concentrations in the adventitious roots. Our results suggest that NO-induced generation of O(2) (.-) by activating NADPH oxidase activity is related to adventitious root formation in mountain ginseng.
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- Rajesh Kumar Tewari
- Research Center for the Development of Advanced Horticultural Technology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
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Does NO play a role in cytokinin signal transduction? FEBS Lett 2008; 582:874-80. [PMID: 18291104 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2008] [Revised: 02/06/2008] [Accepted: 02/08/2008] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We tested the hypothesis that nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in cytokinin signaling. Inhibitors of NO-synthase (NOS), L-NMMA and L-NAME, inhibited the expression of the GUS gene controlled by the cytokinin-responsive ARR5 promoter. However, the inactive analogues D-NMMA and D-NAME had a similar inhibitory activity. NO donors alone did not induce GUS activity and the NO scavenger cPTIO did not prevent the induction of the ARR5 promoter by cytokinin. Northern blot analysis of the P(ARR5)::GUS transgene and the host ARR5 gene revealed that cytokinin-induced transcript accumulation was not altered by NMMA-treatment, indicating that NMMA acts post-transcriptionally. Together the data show that NO has no direct role in eliciting the primary cytokinin response in plants.
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Nibau C, Gibbs DJ, Coates JC. Branching out in new directions: the control of root architecture by lateral root formation. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2008; 179:595-614. [PMID: 18452506 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02472.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Plant roots are required for the acquisition of water and nutrients, for responses to abiotic and biotic signals in the soil, and to anchor the plant in the ground. Controlling plant root architecture is a fundamental part of plant development and evolution, enabling a plant to respond to changing environmental conditions and allowing plants to survive in different ecological niches. Variations in the size, shape and surface area of plant root systems are brought about largely by variations in root branching. Much is known about how root branching is controlled both by intracellular signalling pathays and by environmental signals. Here, we will review this knowledge, with particular emphasis on recent advances in the field that open new and exciting areas of research.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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Shafiei R, Hang C, Kang JG, Loake GJ. Identification of loci controlling non-host disease resistance in Arabidopsis against the leaf rust pathogen Puccinia triticina. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2007; 8:773-84. [PMID: 20507537 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2007.00431.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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SUMMARY Plant immunity against the majority of microbial pathogens is conveyed by a phenomenon termed non-host resistance (NHR). This multifactorial trait provides durable protection against a given pathogen species. We investigated the molecular basis of NHR in Arabidopsis against the wheat leaf rust pathogen, Puccinia triticina (Ptr). Urediospores germinated with high efficiency and grew randomly over the Arabidopsis leaf surface. However, only 12% of urediospores produced a germ tube that successfully located a stoma and just 0.2% of urediospores went on to produce a haustorium within a penetrated mesophyll cell. Attempted Ptr infection induced the production of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROIs), nitric oxide (NO), salicylic acid (SA) and camalexin. The expression of SA, jasmonic acid (JA) and ROI-dependent genes was also detected. A series of well-characterized defence-related mutants were challenged with Ptr, but none of these lines exhibited significantly increased susceptibility to this fungus. Our findings also suggest that attempted Ptr infection triggers transient stomatal closure in Arabidopsis. We assessed the response of a collection of 79 geographically diverse Arabidopsis accessions to Ptr. Wa-1 plants supported a striking increase in Ptr substomatal vesicle frequency relative to all other tested accessions. Furthermore, SA and camalexin levels became elevated in Wa-1 plants relative to the Col reference line, in response to attempted Ptr infection. Additionally, the kinetics of SA-dependent gene expression was expedited in this accession relative to Col plants. To uncover the genetic architecture of NHR against Ptr, we assayed the response of the Arabidopsis Landsberg erecta (Ler) x Columbia (Col) recombinant inbred population to this fungus. Multiple small-to-medium effect quantitative trait loci were identified that govern the expression of NHR in Arabidopsis against Ptr.
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- Reza Shafiei
- Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JR, UK
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Laxalt AM, Raho N, Have AT, Lamattina L. Nitric Oxide Is Critical for Inducing Phosphatidic Acid Accumulation in Xylanase-elicited Tomato Cells. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:21160-8. [PMID: 17491015 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m701212200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Nitric Oxide (NO) is a second messenger related to development and (a)biotic stress responses in plants. We have studied the role of NO in signaling during plant defense responses upon xylanase elicitation. Treatment of tomato cell cultures with the fungal elicitor xylanase resulted in a rapid and dose-dependent NO accumulation. We have demonstrated that NO is required for the production of the lipid second messenger phosphatidic acid (PA) via the activation of the phospholipase C (PLC) and diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) pathway. Defense-related responses downstream of PA were studied. PA and, correspondingly, xylanase were shown to induce reactive oxygen species production. Scavenging of NO or inhibition of either the PLC or the DGK enzyme diminished xylanase-induced reactive oxygen species production. Xylanase-induced PLDbeta1 and PR1 mRNA levels decreased when NO or PA production were compromised. Finally, we have shown that NO and PA are involved in the induction of cell death by xylanase. Treatment with NO scavenger cPTIO, PLC inhibitor U73122, or DGK inhibitor R59022 diminished xylanase-induced cell death. On the basis of biochemical and pharmacological experimental results, we have shown that PLC/DGK-derived PA represents a novel downstream component of NO signaling cascade during plant defense.
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- Ana M Laxalt
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, CC 1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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Gniazdowska A, Dobrzyńska U, Babańczyk T, Bogatek R. Breaking the apple embryo dormancy by nitric oxide involves the stimulation of ethylene production. PLANTA 2007; 225:1051-7. [PMID: 17260145 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-006-0384-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Accepted: 08/09/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Mature seeds of apple (Mallus domestica Borb. cv. Antonówka) are dormant and do not germinate unless their dormancy is removed by several weeks of moist-cold treatment. We investigated the effect of short-term (3 h) nitric oxide (NO) pretreatment on breaking of apple embryonic dormancy expressed as inhibition of germination and morphological abnormalities of young seedlings. Imbibition of embryos isolated from dormant apple seeds with sodium nitroprusside (SNP) or S-nitroso,N-acetyl penicillamine (SNAP) as NO donors resulted in enhanced germination. Moreover, NO treatment removed morphological abnormalities of seedlings developing from dormant embryo. The NO scavenger 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-teramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3 oxide (cPTIO) removed the above effects. NO-mediated breaking of embryonic dormancy correlated well with enhanced ethylene production. Inhibitor of ethylene synthesis (AOA) reversed the stimulatory effect of NO donors on embryo germination. Additionally SNP reduced embryo sensitivity to exogenously applied ABA ensuing dormancy breakage. We can conclude that NO acts as a regulatory factor included in the control of apple embryonic dormancy breakage by stimulation of ethylene biosynthesis.
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- Agnieszka Gniazdowska
- Department of Plant Physiology, Warsaw Agricultural University, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland
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París R, Lamattina L, Casalongué CA. Nitric oxide promotes the wound-healing response of potato leaflets. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2007; 45:80-6. [PMID: 17280836 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2006.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2006] [Accepted: 12/05/2006] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is an essential regulatory molecule in several developmental and (patho) physiological processes. In this work, it is demonstrated that NO participates in the wound-healing response of potato leaves. The experimental approaches showed that the deposition of the cell-wall glucan callose was induced by the application of the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP), and such induction was additive to the wound-induced callose production. Additionally, the expression of wound-related genes as phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) and extensin showed an accumulation of their transcript levels by SNP treatment. Moreover, the SNP-mediated increase of the PAL transcript level was additive to the induction mediated by wounding. These results indicate that increased levels of NO might potentiate the healing responses in plants leading to a rapid restoration of the damaged tissue.
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- Ramiro París
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Tian QY, Sun DH, Zhao MG, Zhang WH. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) underlies aluminum-induced inhibition of root elongation in Hibiscus moscheutos. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2007; 174:322-331. [PMID: 17388895 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02005.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Aluminum (Al) is toxic to plants when solubilized into Al(3+) in acidic soils, and becomes a major factor limiting plant growth. However, the primary cause for Al toxicity remains unknown. Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule modulating numerous physiological processes in plants. Here, we investigated the role of NO in Al toxicity to Hibiscus moscheutos. Exposure of H. moscheutos to Al(3+) led to a rapid inhibition of root elongation, and the inhibitory effect was alleviated by NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP). NO scavenger and inhibitors of NO synthase (NOS) and nitrate reductase had a similar inhibitory effect on root elongation. The inhibition of root elongation by these treatments was ameliorated by SNP. Aluminum inhibited activity of NOS and reduced endogenous NO concentrations. The alleviation of inhibition of root elongation induced by Al, NO scavenger and NOS inhibitor was correlated with endogenous NO concentrations in root apical cells, suggesting that reduction of endogenous NO concentrations resulting from inhibition of NOS activity could underpin Al-induced arrest of root elongation in H. moscheutos.
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- Qiu-Ying Tian
- Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, People's Republic of China
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Correa-Aragunde N, Lanteri ML, García-Mata C, ten Have A, Laxalt AM, Graziano M, Lamattina L. Nitric Oxide Functions as Intermediate in Auxin, Abscisic Acid, and Lipid Signaling Pathways. PLANT CELL MONOGRAPHS 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/7089_2006_087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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