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Wei R, Ma L, Ma S, Xu L, Ma T, Ma Y, Cheng Z, Dang J, Li S, Chai Q. Intrinsic Mechanism of CaCl 2 Alleviation of H 2O 2 Inhibition of Pea Primary Root Gravitropism. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:8613. [PMID: 39201298 PMCID: PMC11354692 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25168613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2024] [Revised: 07/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/02/2024] Open
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Normal root growth is essential for the plant uptake of soil nutrients and water. However, exogenous H2O2 inhibits the gravitropic growth of pea primary roots. It has been shown that CaCl2 application can alleviate H2O2 inhibition, but the exact alleviation mechanism is not clear. Therefore, the present study was carried out by combining the transcriptome and metabolome with a view to investigate in depth the mechanism of action of exogenous CaCl2 to alleviate the inhibition of pea primordial root gravitropism by H2O2. The results showed that the addition of CaCl2 (10 mmol·L-1) under H2O2 stress (150 mmol·L-1) significantly increased the H2O2 and starch content, decreased peroxidase (POD) activity, and reduced the accumulation of sugar metabolites and lignin in pea primary roots. Down-regulated genes regulating peroxidase, respiratory burst oxidase, and lignin synthesis up-regulated PGM1, a key gene for starch synthesis, and activated the calcium and phytohormone signaling pathways. In summary, 10 mmol·L-1 CaCl2 could alleviate H2O2 stress by modulating the oxidative stress response, signal transduction, and starch and lignin accumulation within pea primary roots, thereby promoting root gravitropism. This provides new insights into the mechanism by which CaCl2 promotes the gravitropism of pea primary roots under H2O2 treatment.
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- Ruonan Wei
- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (R.W.)
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- Agronomy College, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Laboratory and Site Management Center, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China;
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (R.W.)
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (R.W.)
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (R.W.)
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (R.W.)
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (R.W.)
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- College of Life Sciences and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China; (R.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Arid-land Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Agronomy College, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- State Key Laboratory of Arid-land Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Yu H, Li W, Liu X, Song Q, Li J, Xu J. Physiological and molecular bases of the nickel toxicity responses in tomato. STRESS BIOLOGY 2024; 4:25. [PMID: 38722370 PMCID: PMC11082119 DOI: 10.1007/s44154-024-00162-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Nickel (Ni), a component of urease, is a micronutrient essential for plant growth and development, but excess Ni is toxic to plants. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the important vegetables worldwide. Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides led to Ni contamination in agricultural soils, thus reducing yield and quality of tomatoes. However, the molecular regulatory mechanisms of Ni toxicity responses in tomato plants have largely not been elucidated. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the Ni toxicity response in tomato plants by physio-biochemical, transcriptomic and molecular regulatory network analyses. Ni toxicity repressed photosynthesis, induced the formation of brush-like lateral roots and interfered with micronutrient accumulation in tomato seedlings. Ni toxicity also induced reactive oxygen species accumulation and oxidative stress responses in plants. Furthermore, Ni toxicity reduced the phytohormone concentrations, including auxin, cytokinin and gibberellic acid, thereby retarding plant growth. Transcriptome analysis revealed that Ni toxicity altered the expression of genes involved in carbon/nitrogen metabolism pathways. Taken together, these results provide a theoretical basis for identifying key genes that could reduce excess Ni accumulation in tomato plants and are helpful for ensuring food safety and sustainable agricultural development.
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- Hao Yu
- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Germplasm Resources Innovation and Utilization of Vegetable and Flower, Taiyuan, 030031, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Germplasm Resources Innovation and Utilization of Vegetable and Flower, Taiyuan, 030031, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Germplasm Resources Innovation and Utilization of Vegetable and Flower, Taiyuan, 030031, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Germplasm Resources Innovation and Utilization of Vegetable and Flower, Taiyuan, 030031, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Germplasm Resources Innovation and Utilization of Vegetable and Flower, Taiyuan, 030031, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China.
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Germplasm Resources Innovation and Utilization of Vegetable and Flower, Taiyuan, 030031, China.
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The Early Oxidative Stress Induced by Mercury and Cadmium Is Modulated by Ethylene in Medicago sativa Seedlings. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12030551. [PMID: 36978799 PMCID: PMC10045221 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12030551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
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Cadmium (Cd) and mercury (Hg) are ubiquitous soil pollutants that promote the accumulation of reactive oxygen species, causing oxidative stress. Tolerance depends on signalling processes that activate different defence barriers, such as accumulation of small heat sock proteins (sHSPs), activation of antioxidant enzymes, and the synthesis of phytochelatins (PCs) from the fundamental antioxidant peptide glutathione (GSH), which is probably modulated by ethylene. We studied the early responses of alfalfa seedlings after short exposure (3, 6, and 24 h) to moderate to severe concentration of Cd and Hg (ranging from 3 to 30 μM), to characterize in detail several oxidative stress parameters and biothiol (i.e., GSH and PCs) accumulation, in combination with the ethylene signalling blocker 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP). Most changes occurred in roots of alfalfa, with strong induction of cellular oxidative stress, H2O2 generation, and a quick accumulation of sHSPs 17.6 and 17.7. Mercury caused the specific inhibition of glutathione reductase activity, while both metals led to the accumulation of PCs. These responses were attenuated in seedlings incubated with 1-MCP. Interestingly, 1-MCP also decreased the amount of PCs and homophytochelatins generated under metal stress, implying that the overall early response to metals was controlled at least partially by ethylene.
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Liu M, He X, Feng T, Zhuo R, Qiu W, Han X, Qiao G, Zhang D. cDNA Library for Mining Functional Genes in Sedum alfredii Hance Related to Cadmium Tolerance and Characterization of the Roles of a Novel SaCTP2 Gene in Enhancing Cadmium Hyperaccumulation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:10926-10940. [PMID: 31449747 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Heavy metal contamination presents serious threats to living organisms. Functional genes related to cadmium (Cd) hypertolerance or hyperaccumulation must be explored to enhance phytoremediation. Sedum alfredii Hance is a Zn/Cd cohyperaccumulator exhibiting abundant genes associated with Cd hypertolerance. Here, we developed a method for screening genes related to Cd tolerance by expressing a cDNA-library for S. alfredii Hance. Yeast functional complementation validated 42 of 48 full-length genes involved in Cd tolerance, and the majority of them were strongly induced in roots and exhibited diverse expression profiles across tissues. Coexpression network analysis suggested that 15 hub genes were connected with genes involved in metabolic processes, response to stimuli, and metal transporter and antioxidant activity. The functions of a novel SaCTP2 gene were validated by heterologous expression in Arabidopsis, responsible for retarding chlorophyll content decrease, maintaining membrane integrity, promoting reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger activities, and reducing ROS levels. Our findings suggest a highly complex network of genes related to Cd hypertolerance in S. alfredii Hance, accomplished via the antioxidant system, defense genes induction, and the calcium signaling pathway. The proposed cDNA-library method is an effective approach for mining candidate genes associated with Cd hypertolerance to develop genetically engineered plants for use in phytoremediation.
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- Mingying Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Xiangshan Road , Beijing 100091 , People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province , Research Institute of Subtropical of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , People's Republic of China
- School of Basic Medical Sciences , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou 310053 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Xiangshan Road , Beijing 100091 , People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province , Research Institute of Subtropical of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Xiangshan Road , Beijing 100091 , People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province , Research Institute of Subtropical of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Xiangshan Road , Beijing 100091 , People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province , Research Institute of Subtropical of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Xiangshan Road , Beijing 100091 , People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province , Research Institute of Subtropical of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Xiangshan Road , Beijing 100091 , People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province , Research Institute of Subtropical of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Xiangshan Road , Beijing 100091 , People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province , Research Institute of Subtropical of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , People's Republic of China
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The important functionality of 14-3-3 isoforms in rice roots revealed by affinity chromatography. J Proteomics 2017; 158:20-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2017.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Nagasawa K, Wang B, Nishiya K, Ushijima K, Zhu Q, Fukushima M, Ichijo T. Effects of humic acids derived from lignite and cattle manure on antioxidant enzymatic activities of barley root. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2016; 51:81-89. [PMID: 26578291 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2015.1080516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To investigate the effects of humic acids (HAs) on the ability of plants to defend themselves against oxidative stress, barley was hydroponically cultured in the absence and presence of HAs, and the antioxidant enzymatic activities (catalase, superoxide dismutase, ascorbate and glutathione peroxidases) of root tissue were evaluated. Auxin-like structures in HAs, which were extracted from an oxidation product of lignite (LHA) and compost derived from cattle manure (CHA), were identified by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) with tetramethylammonium hydroxide. The LHA, which had the lower molecular weight, was more effective in promoting the growth of barley root than CHA. However, the amounts of auxin-like structures in the CHA were much higher than those for LHA. The antioxidant enzymatic activities were initially decreased in the presence of LHA and CHA at the first day after refreshing the culture solution, but were significantly increased on the second day. The CHA sample, which contained relatively high levels of phenolic acids that contained auxin-like structures, was effective in increasing four types of enzymatic activities, while the activities of catalase and ascorbate peroxidase were increased in the presence of LHA, which contains naphthalene derivatives. These results indicate that using HAs as a supplement can be effective in enhancing antioxidation enzymatic activities, while the appearance of the effects is retarded because of the decomposition and release of auxin-like compounds from HAs by organic acids from the plant roots.
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- Kenya Nagasawa
- a Laboratory of Chemical, Resources, Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Laboratory of Chemical, Resources, Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Laboratory of Chemical, Resources, Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Laboratory of Chemical, Resources, Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Laboratory of Chemical, Resources, Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- a Laboratory of Chemical, Resources, Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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- b Vaccine & Biomedicine Department , Life Innovation Research Institute, Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha , Machida , Tokyo , Japan
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Ushijima K, Fukushima M, Kanno S, Kanno I, Ohnishi M. Risks and benefits of compost-like materials prepared by the thermal treatment of raw scallop hepatopancreas for supplying cadmium and the growth of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2015; 51:170-175. [PMID: 26674133 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2015.1108810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Scallop hepatopancreas, fishery waste, contains relatively high levels of Cd and organic nitrogen compounds, the latter of which represent a fertilizer. In this study, raw scallop hepatopancreas tissue was thermally treated with sawdust and red loam in the presence of an iron catalyst to produce compost-like materials (CLMs). Two CLM samples were prepared by varying the content of raw scallop hepatopancreas tissue: 46 wt.% for CLM-1 and 18 wt.% for CLM-2. Mixtures of control soil (CTL) and CLMs (CLM content: 10 and 25 wt.%) were examined for the growth of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to evaluate the risks and benefits of using this material for fertilization. The Cd content in shoots and roots of alfalfa, that were grown in the presence of CLMs, was significantly higher than those for the plants grown in the CTL, indicating that Cd had accumulated in the plants from CLMs. The accumulation of Cd in the alfalfa roots was quite high in the case of the 25% CLM-1 sample. However, alfalfa growth was significantly promoted in the presence of 10% CLM-1. This can be attributed to the higher levels of nitrogen and humic substances, which serve as fertilizer components. Although the fertilization effect in case of CLM-1showed a potential benefit, the accumulation of Cd in alfalfa was clearly increased in the presence of both CLMs. In conclusion, the use of CLMs produced from raw scallop hepatopancreas tissue can be considered to have a desirable benefit from standpoint of its use as fertilizer, but is accompanied by a risk of the accumulation of Cd in alfalfa plants.
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- Kensuke Ushijima
- a Laboratory of Chemical Resources, Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan
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- a Laboratory of Chemical Resources, Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan
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- b Daiso-KET Institute Corporation , Asahikawa , Hokkaido , Japan
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- b Daiso-KET Institute Corporation , Asahikawa , Hokkaido , Japan
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- c Plan Policy Section, Shibetsu-Town Government Office , Shibetsu , Hokkaido , Japan
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Pérez-Chaca MV, Rodríguez-Serrano M, Molina AS, Pedranzani HE, Zirulnik F, Sandalio LM, Romero-Puertas MC. Cadmium induces two waves of reactive oxygen species in Glycine max (L.) roots. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2014; 37:1672-87. [PMID: 24433233 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2013] [Revised: 12/26/2013] [Accepted: 01/04/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential heavy metal that may be toxic or even lethal to plants as it can be easily taken up by the roots and loaded into the xylem to the leaves. Using soybean roots (Glycine max L.) DM 4800, we have analysed various parameters related to reactive oxygen metabolism and nitric oxide (NO) during a 6 day Cd exposure. A rise in H(2)O(2) and NO, and to a lesser extent O(2)(·-) content was observed after 6 h exposure with a concomitant increase in lipid peroxidation and carbonyl group content. Both oxidative markers were significantly reduced after 24 h. A second, higher wave of O(2)(·-) production was also observed after 72 h of exposure followed by a reduction until the end of the treatment. NOX and glicolate oxidase activity might be involved in the initial Cd-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and it appears that other sources may also participate. The analysis of antioxidative enzymes showed an increase in glutathione-S-transferase activity and in transcript levels and activity of enzymes involved in the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and the NADPH-generating enzymes. These results suggest that soybean is able to respond rapidly to oxidative stress imposed by Cd by improving the availability of NADPH necessary for the ascorbate-glutathione cycle.
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- María Verónica Pérez-Chaca
- Laboratorio de Química Biológica. Departamento de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, FQByF. Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Ejercito de los Andes 950, San Luis, 5700, Argentina
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Tachibana N, Nagasawa K, Wang B, Nishiya K, Fukushima M, Kanno H, Shinano T, Okazaki K. Mitigation of peroxidative stress for barley exposed to cadmium in the presence of water-extractable organic matter from compost-like materials. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 93:695-700. [PMID: 23850242 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.06.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Revised: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/08/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The effects of water-extractable organic matter (WEOM) from compost-like materials on peroxidative stress were investigated for hydroponic culture of barley exposed to Cd. In the presence of WEOM, lipoxygenase activity and malondialdehyde, indices of peroxidative stress in barley, were significantly reduced, compared to those with Cd alone (5 μM) for a 30-d culture (p<0.05). In addition, Cd uptake in the presence of WEOM samples was significantly lower than that in their absence (p<0.05). These results indicate that the addition of WEOM can be effective in mitigating the peroxidative stress in barley exposed to Cd. Of the total Cd in the solution, 7-8% was complexed with WEOM, indicating that the complexation of Cd with WEOM is a minor factor in reducing Cd-induced stress in barley. The WEOM sample was purified by cation-exchange column and ultrafiltration to remove the nutrient minerals, such as Ca, Mg and Fe. When the purified WEOM was employed for hydroponic culture in the presence of Cd, significant decreases in peroxidative stress and Cd uptake were observed (p<0.05). These results show that the organic components in WEOM contribute to the mitigation of peroxidative stress in barley exposed to Cd.
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- Naoya Tachibana
- Laboratory of Chemical Resources, Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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Belkadhi A, De Haro A, Soengas P, Obregon S, Cartea ME, Djebali W, Chaïbi W. Salicylic Acid Improves Root Antioxidant Defense System and Total Antioxidant Capacities of Flax Subjected to Cadmium. OMICS-A JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY 2013; 17:398-406. [DOI: 10.1089/omi.2013.0030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Aïcha Belkadhi
- Département de Biologie, Unité de Recherche de Physiologie et Biochimie de la tolérance des plantes aux contraintes abiotiques, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire, Tunis, Tunisia
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Institute of Sustainable Agriculture, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Institute of Sustainable Agriculture, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Misión Biológica de Galicia, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Pontevedra, Spain
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Institute of Sustainable Agriculture, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Plant Genetics, Misión Biológica de Galicia, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Pontevedra, Spain
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- Département de Biologie, Unité de Recherche de Physiologie et Biochimie de la tolérance des plantes aux contraintes abiotiques, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Département de Biologie, Unité de Recherche de Physiologie et Biochimie de la tolérance des plantes aux contraintes abiotiques, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Campus Universitaire, Tunis, Tunisia
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Kim YH, Lee HS, Kwak SS. Differential responses of sweetpotato peroxidases to heavy metals. CHEMOSPHERE 2010; 81:79-85. [PMID: 20638101 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2010] [Revised: 06/24/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Oxidative stress is one of the major causes of damage in plants exposed to different types of environmental stress, including heavy metals. Accumulation of heavy metals in plants can disrupt many cellular functions and plant growth. To assess the contribution of oxidative stress to heavy metal toxicity in plants, young sweetpotato plants (Ipomoea batatas) were treated with increasing concentrations of Cd, Cu and Zn, and grown in half Murashige and Skoog nutrient solution culture. Plant growth was significantly inhibited and internal metal content was increased in a dose-dependent manner for each metal. The generation of H(2)O(2) in leaves and fibrous roots correlated positively with metal dose. The specific activity of peroxidases (PODs) in fibrous roots was markedly enhanced by metal treatment, whereas in leaves, activity was low and only slightly affected by metal treatment. Analysis of 13 POD genes revealed differential expression of PODs in response to heavy metals. Several genes for acidic PODs (swpa2, swpa3 and swpa4) and basic PODs (swpb1, swpb3 and swpab4) were strongly expressed under all metal treatment conditions in leaves or fibrous roots. The expression of swpa1 was increased in leaves and fibrous roots by Cd and Cu treatment, whereas swpb5 expression was reduced by all metals in fibrous roots. These results indicate that increased H(2)O(2) levels in response to heavy metal stress are closely linked to an improved antioxidant defense capability mediated by POD.
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- Yun-Hee Kim
- Environmental Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon 305-806, Republic of Korea
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Sobrino-Plata J, Ortega-Villasante C, Flores-Cáceres ML, Escobar C, Del Campo FF, Hernández LE. Differential alterations of antioxidant defenses as bioindicators of mercury and cadmium toxicity in alfalfa. CHEMOSPHERE 2009; 77:946-54. [PMID: 19732935 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2009] [Revised: 07/23/2009] [Accepted: 08/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Several physiological parameters related to oxidative stress, which is a characteristic of plants exposed to toxic metals, were studied in 3-week-old alfalfa plants treated with cadmium (Cd) or mercury (Hg) at doses of 0, 3, 10 and 30 microM for 7d. The concentrations of biothiols, glutathione (GSH), homoglutathione (hGSH) and phytochelatins (PCs) increased dramatically in metals-treated plants, in particular in the presence of Cd. This was accompanied by a remarkable up-regulation of gamma-glutamyl cysteine synthetase gene, probably in response to the higher demand for GSH|hGSH needed for PC synthesis. The presence of metals enhanced lipid peroxidation in shoots, while chlorophyll content declined in a concentration dependent manner. Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activity increased moderately in roots of Cd-exposed plants, and a new basic root peroxidase isoform was found in both Cd- and Hg-treated plants. Glutathione reductase (GR) activity was enhanced in shoots of plants exposed to Cd and Hg. However, this enzymatic activity showed a metal dependent response in roots, and was enhanced in Cd-treated plants but was severely inhibited in roots of plants treated with Hg. Inhibition of GR by Hg was confirmed in vitro by incubating a commercially available GR and control shoot extracts with several doses of Hg and Cd. Ascorbate concentrations were elevated with treatments of 3 microM Hg, 10 microM Cd and 30 microM Cd, indicating that this compound is necessary for redox cellular homeostasis. The different responses observed with Cd and Hg treatments might be the basis for specific stress bioindicators.
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- Juan Sobrino-Plata
- Laboratorio de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Kovácik J, Klejdus B, Backor M. Nitric oxide signals ROS scavenger-mediated enhancement of PAL activity in nitrogen-deficient Matricaria chamomilla roots: side effects of scavengers. Free Radic Biol Med 2009; 46:1686-93. [PMID: 19345259 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2008] [Revised: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 03/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Owing to the abundance of phenolic metabolites in plant tissue, their accumulation represents an important tool for stress protection. However, the regulation of phenolic metabolism is still poorly known. The regulatory role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the activity of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) in nitrogen (N)-deficient chamomile roots treated for 24 h was studied using three ROS scavengers [dithiothreitol (DTT), salicylhydroxamic acid, and sodium benzoate]. Scavengers decreased the level of hydrogen peroxide and/or superoxide (and up-regulated ascorbate/guaiacol peroxidase and glutathione reductase), but, surprisingly, stimulated PAL activity. This up-regulation was correlated with increases in nitric oxide (NO) content, total soluble phenols, selected phenolic acids, and, partially, lignin (being expressed the most in DTT-exposed roots). We therefore tested the hypothesis that NO may be involved in these changes. Application of 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide (PTIO) decreased PAL activity and the accumulation of soluble phenols in all treatments. Exogenous H(2)O(2) and NO also stimulated PAL activity and the accumulation of phenols. We conclude that NO, in addition to hydrogen peroxide, may regulate PAL activity during N deficiency. The anomalous effect of PTIO on NO content and possible mechanism of ROS scavenger-evoked NO increases in light of the current knowledge are also discussed.
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- Jozef Kovácik
- Department of Botany, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Safárik University, Mánesova 23, 041 67 Kosice, Slovak Republic.
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Oesterhelt C, Vogelbein S, Shrestha RP, Stanke M, Weber APM. The genome of the thermoacidophilic red microalga Galdieria sulphuraria encodes a small family of secreted class III peroxidases that might be involved in cell wall modification. PLANTA 2008; 227:353-62. [PMID: 17899175 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0622-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2007] [Accepted: 08/27/2007] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We report the identification of a small family of secreted class III plant peroxidases (Prx) from the genome of the unicellular thermoacidophilic red alga Galdieria sulphuraria (Cyanidiaceae). Apart from two class I ascorbate peroxidases and one cytochrome c peroxidase, the red algal genome encodes four class III plant peroxidases, thus complementing the short list of algal cell wall peroxidases (Passardi et al. in Genomics 89:567-579, 2007). We have characterized the family gene structure, analyzed the extracellular space and cell wall fraction of G. sulphuraria for the presence of peroxidase activity and used shotgun proteomics to identify candidate extracellular peroxidases. For a detailed enzymatic characterization, we have purified a secreted peroxidase (GsPrx04) from the cell-free medium using hydrophobic interaction chromatography. The enzyme proved heat and acid-stable and exhibited an apparent molecular mass of 40 kDa. Comparative genomics between endolithically growing G. sulphuraria and a close relative, the obligatory aquatic, cell wall-less Cyanidioschyzon merolae, revealed that class III peroxidases only occur in the terrestrial microalga, thus supporting the key function of these enzymes in the process of land colonization.
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- C Oesterhelt
- Institut für Biochemie und Biologie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, Haus 20, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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