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Sáenz-de la O D, Morales LO, Strid Å, Feregrino-Perez AA, Torres-Pacheco I, Guevara-González RG. Antioxidant and drought-acclimation responses in UV-B-exposed transgenic Nicotiana tabacum displaying constitutive overproduction of H 2O 2. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2023; 22:2373-2387. [PMID: 37486529 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-023-00457-7] [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: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an important molecule that regulates antioxidant responses that are crucial for plant stress resistance. Exposure to low levels of ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B, 280-315 nm) can also activate antioxidant defenses and acclimation responses. However, how H2O2 and UV-B interact to promote stress acclimation remains poorly understood. In this work, a transgenic model of Nicotiana tabacum cv Xanthi nc, with elevated Mn-superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) activity, was used to study the interaction between the constitutive overproduction of H2O2 and a 14-day UV-B treatment (1.75 kJ m-2 d-1 biologically effective UV-B). Subsequently, these plants were subjected to a 7-day moderate drought treatment to evaluate the impact on drought resistance of H2O2- and UV-dependent stimulation of the plants' antioxidant system. The UV-B treatment enhanced H2O2 levels and altered the antioxidant status by increasing the epidermal flavonol index, Trolox Equivalent Antioxidant Capacity, and catalase, peroxidase and phenylalanine ammonia lyase activities in the leaves. UV-B also retarded growth and suppressed acclimation responses in highly H2O2-overproducing transgenic plants. Plants not exposed to UV-B had a higher drought resistance in the form of higher relative water content of leaves. Our data associate the interaction between Mn-SOD transgene overexpression and the UV-B treatment with a stress response. Finally, we propose a hormetic biphasic drought resistance response curve as a function of leaf H2O2 content in N. tabacum cv Xanthi.
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- Diana Sáenz-de la O
- School of Engineering, National Technological Institute of Mexico-Campus Roque, Guanajuato, México
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- School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.
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- Basic and Applied Bioengineering Group, School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Querétaro, México
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- Center for Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center for Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Querétaro, Mexico.
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Czégény G, Rácz A. Phenolic peroxidases: Dull generalists or purposeful specialists in stress responses? JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 280:153884. [PMID: 36543063 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2022.153884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study focuses on class III peroxidases (POD) (EC 1.11.1.7) as regulators of cellular H2O2 levels in leaves under oxidative stress. The effective regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) concentrations in plant tissues is crucial for plant survival, and has been extensively reviewed. However, the majority of studies regard POD as a generalist without substrate specificity. This is partly due to the fact that laboratory protocols assessing POD levels use substrates, which are not contained in plants. Here, we show that both base- and stress-inducible POD activity depends on the choice of substrate. Moreover, the application of diverse substrates, particularly those contained in plants, unmasks POD isoenzymes that are distinguished by substrate preferences. This functional heterogeneity of POD responses is worth studying, especially in parallel with stress-induced changes in the phenolic profiles.
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- Gyula Czégény
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, H-7633, Ifjúság útja 6, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, H-7633, Ifjúság útja 6, Pécs, Hungary.
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Wittayathanarattana T, Wanichananan P, Supaibulwatana K, Goto E. Enhancement of bioactive compounds in baby leaf Amaranthus tricolor L. using short-term application of UV-B irradiation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2022; 182:202-215. [PMID: 35525201 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Baby-leaf vegetables are a trade name for leafy vegetables sold as leaves with petioles at the seedling stage. Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) is a nutritious baby-leaf vegetable containing many bioactive compounds. The effects of short-term ultraviolet B (UV-B) treatments on the growth and quality of baby leaf amaranth were studied, including the conditions of a 24-h recovery period after irradiation, and different irradiation intensities (3.0-9.0 W m-2), irradiation periods (4-16 h), and cumulative energies (130-170 kJ m-2). A recovery period experiment was conducted to observe the changes in the growth and quality of leaves at 0 and 24 h after UV-B irradiation. The results showed that the concentrations of phenolic compounds, flavonoids, anthocyanin, and ascorbic acid in the leaves, as well as the leaf antioxidant capacity increased 24 h after UV-B irradiation. Increases in target compound concentrations and antioxidant capacity without negative growth and appearance effects were observed in leaves irradiated with UV-B at 3, 6, and 9 W m-2 for irradiation periods of 12 and 16, 8 and 12, and 4 h, respectively. The highest bioactive compound concentration was found in leaves irradiated with UV-B at 6 W m-2 for 7 h (cumulative energy: 150 kJ m-2). It was concluded that UV-B irradiation at 6 W m-2 with a cumulative energy of 150 kJ m-2 and a 24 h post-irradiation recovery period could be an appropriate treatment to increase bioactive compounds in baby leaf amaranth without causing appearance abnormalities.
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- Takon Wittayathanarattana
- Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8510, Japan; Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba, 271-8510, Japan; Plant Molecular Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, 260-0856, Japan.
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Sáenz-de la O D, Morales LO, Strid Å, Torres-Pacheco I, Guevara-González RG. Ultraviolet-B exposure and exogenous hydrogen peroxide application lead to cross-tolerance toward drought in Nicotiana tabacum L. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:666-679. [PMID: 33948972 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Acclimation of plants to water deficit involves biochemical and physiological adjustments. Here, we studied how ultraviolet (UV)-B exposure and exogenously applied hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) potentiates drought tolerance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. xanthi nc). Separate and combined applications for 14 days of 1.75 kJ m-2 day-1 UV-B radiation and 0.2 mM H2 O2 were assessed. Both factors, individually and combined, resulted in inhibition of growth. Furthermore, the combined treatment led to the most compacted plants. UV-B- and UV-B + H2 O2 -treated plants increased total antioxidant capacity and foliar epidermal flavonol index. H2 O2 - and UV-B + H2 O2 -pre-treated plants showed cross-tolerance to a subsequent 7-day moderate drought treatment, which was assessed as the absence of negative impact on growth, leaf wilting, and leaf relative water content. Plant responses to the pre-treatment were notably different: (1) H2 O2 increased the activity of catalase (EC 1.11.1.6), phenylalanine ammonia lyase (EC 4.3.1.5), and peroxidase activities (EC 1.11.1.7), and (2) the combined treatment induced epidermal flavonols which were key to drought tolerance. We report synergistic effects of UV-B and H2 O2 on transcription accumulation of UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8, NAC DOMAIN PROTEIN 13 (NAC13), and BRI1-EMS-SUPPRESSOR 1 (BES1). Our data demonstrate a pre-treatment-dependent response to drought for NAC13, BES1, and CHALCONE SYNTHASE transcript accumulation. This study highlights the potential of combining UV-B and H2 O2 to improve drought tolerance which could become a useful tool to reduce water use.
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- Diana Sáenz-de la O
- Biosystems Engineering, School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Queretaro-Campus Amazcala, Querétaro, Mexico
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- School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Biosystems Engineering, School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Queretaro-Campus Amazcala, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Biosystems Engineering, School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Queretaro-Campus Amazcala, Querétaro, Mexico
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Rácz A, Hideg É. Narrow-Band 311 nm Ultraviolet-B Radiation Evokes Different Antioxidant Responses from Broad-Band Ultraviolet. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10081570. [PMID: 34451615 PMCID: PMC8400681 DOI: 10.3390/plants10081570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Supplemental narrow-band 311 nm UV-B radiation was applied in order to study the effect of this specific wavelength on tobacco as a model plant. UV-B at photon fluxes varying between 2.9 and 9.9 μmol m−2 s−1 was applied to supplement 150 μmol m−2 s−1 photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) for four hours in the middle of the light period for four days. Narrow-band UV-B increased leaf flavonoid and phenolic acid contents. In leaves exposed to 311 nm radiation, superoxide dismutase activity increased, but phenolic peroxidase activity decreased, and the changes were proportional to the UV flux. Ascorbate peroxidase activities were not significantly affected. Narrow-band UV-B caused a dose-dependent linear decrease in the quantum efficiency of photosystem II, up to approximately 10% loss. A parallel decrease in non-regulated non-photochemical quenching indicates potential electron transfer to oxygen in UV-treated leaves. In addition to a flux-dependent increase in the imbalance between enzymatic H2O2 production and neutralization, this resulted in an approximately 50% increase in leaf H2O2 content under 2.9–6 μmol m−2 s−1 UV-B. Leaf H2O2 decreased to control levels under higher UV-B fluxes due to the onset of increased non-enzymatic H2O2- and superoxide-neutralizing capacities, which were not observed under lower fluxes. These antioxidant responses to 311 nm UV-B were different from our previous findings in plants exposed to broad-band UV-B. The results suggest that signaling pathways activated by 311 nm radiation are distinct from those stimulated by other wavelengths and support the heterogeneous regulation of plant UV responses.
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Rácz A, Czégény G, Csepregi K, Hideg É. Ultraviolet-B acclimation is supported by functionally heterogeneous phenolic peroxidases. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16303. [PMID: 33004945 PMCID: PMC7530754 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73548-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Tobacco plants were grown in plant chambers for four weeks, then exposed to one of the following treatments for 4 days: (1) daily supplementary UV-B radiation corresponding to 6.9 kJ m-2 d-1 biologically effective dose (UV-B), (2) daily irrigation with 0.1 mM hydrogen peroxide, or (3) a parallel application of the two treatments (UV-B + H2O2). Neither the H2O2 nor the UV-B treatments were found to be damaging to leaf photosynthesis. Both single factor treatments increased leaf H2O2 contents but had distinct effects on various H2O2 neutralising mechanisms. Non-enzymatic H2O2 antioxidant capacities were increased by direct H2O2 treatment only, but not by UV-B. In contrast, enzymatic H2O2 neutralisation was mostly increased by UV-B, the responses showing an interesting diversity. When class-III peroxidase (POD) activity was assayed using an artificial substrate (ABTS, 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)), both treatments appeared to have a positive effect. However, only UV-B-treated leaves showed higher POD activities when phenolic compounds naturally occurring in tobacco leaves (chlorogenic acid or quercetin) were used as substrates. These results demonstrate a substrate-dependent, functional heterogeneity in POD and further suggest that the selective activation of specific isoforms in UV-B acclimated leaves is not triggered by excess H2O2 in these leaves.
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- Arnold Rácz
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság u. 6, Pecs, 7624, Hungary.
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Rahimzadeh Karvansara P, Razavi SM. Physiological and biochemical responses of sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L) to ultraviolet-B radiation. PeerJ 2019; 7:e6790. [PMID: 31110917 PMCID: PMC6501760 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Ultraviolet radiation can cause many serious problems for all living organisms. With a growing population, the UV sensitivity of crop plants presents a particular problem. To evaluate the suitability of growing in areas under UV irradiance, the influence of different doses of UV-B (3.042, 6.084 and 9.126 kJm-2d-1) on the sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L) plants was studied. UV-B induced a significant decrease in growth displayed as reduced height and fresh and dry weight. This reduction is not dose dependent and was associated with diminishing photosynthetic O2 evolution, relative chlorophyll content, photosynthetic pigments and chlorophyll fluorescence. On the other hand, antioxidant enzyme activities, total protein content, compatible solutes, total free amino acids and total betalain content were increased under 9.126 kJm-2d-1 UV-B treatments, representing mechanisms by which the plants coped with the stress. The oxidative stress upon UV-B treatment was evident by increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content, however, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was not affected in UV-B exposed plants. Thus, the studied sugar beet variety BR1seems to be suitable particularly for areas with high doses of UV-B irradiation.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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Czégény G, Kőrösi L, Strid Å, Hideg É. Multiple roles for Vitamin B 6 in plant acclimation to UV-B. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1259. [PMID: 30718682 PMCID: PMC6361899 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-38053-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Direct and indirect roles of vitamin B6 in leaf acclimation to supplementary UV-B radiation are shown in vitamin B6 deficient Arabidopsis thaliana mutant rsr4-1 and C24 wild type. Responses to 4 days of 3.9 kJ m-2 d-1 biologically effective UV-B dose were compared in terms of leaf photochemistry, vitamer content, and antioxidant enzyme activities; complemented with a comprehensive study of vitamer ROS scavenging capacities. Under UV-B, rsr4-1 leaves lost more (34%) photochemical yield than C24 plants (24%). In the absence of UV-B, rsr4-1 leaves contained markedly less pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP) than C24 ones, but levels increased up to the C24 contents in response to UV-B. Activities of class-III ascorbate and glutathione peroxidases increased in C24 leaves upon the UV-B treatment but not in the rsr4-1 mutant. SOD activities remained the same in C24 but decreased by more than 50% in rsr4-1 under UV-B. Although PLP was shown to be an excellent antioxidant in vitro, our results suggest that the UV-B protective role of B6 vitamers is realized indirectly, via supporting peroxidase defence rather than by direct ROS scavenging. We hypothesize that the two defence pathways are linked through the PLP-dependent biosynthesis of cystein and heme, affecting peroxidases.
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- Gyula Czégény
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Research Institute for Viticulture and Oenology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- School of Science & Technology, Örebro Life Science Center, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
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Rácz A, Hideg É, Czégény G. Selective responses of class III plant peroxidase isoforms to environmentally relevant UV-B doses. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 221:101-106. [PMID: 29272746 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Efficient hydrogen peroxide detoxification is an essential aspect of plant defence against a large variety of stressors. Among others, class III peroxidase (POD, EC 1.11.1.7) enzymes provide this function. Previous studies have shown that PODs are present in several isoforms and have in general low substrate specificities. The aim of our work was to study how various assays based on using various substrates reflect differences in peroxidase activities of tobacco leaves due to either developmental or environmental factors. The former factor was studied comparing fully developed leaves of the 3rd and 5th nodes; and the latter was achieved using plants acclimated to low doses of supplementary UV-B (280-315 nm) in growth chambers. To investigate the above, POD activities were measured using three different, commonly used chromophore substrates: ABTS (2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)), guaiacol (2-methoxyphenol), OPD (o-phenylenediamine) and a fourth substrate, the secondary metabolite quercetin. All substrates registered a UV-B induced increase in leaf peroxidases as compared to untreated controls, although to different extents. However, age-related differences between upper and lower leaves were only detectable when either ABTS or quercetin were used as substrates. Additionally, native PAGE separation of POD isoforms followed by visualisation using one of the substrates showed that leaf acclimation to supplementary UV-B is realized via a selective activation of POD isoforms.
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- Arnold Rácz
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Hungary.
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Xu Y, Luo Z, Charles MT, Rolland D, Roussel D. Pre-harvest UV-C irradiation triggers VOCs accumulation with alteration of antioxidant enzymes and phytohormones in strawberry leaves. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 218:265-274. [PMID: 28918122 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2017.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recent studies have highlighted the biological and physiological effects of pre-harvest ultraviolet (UV)-C treatment on growing plants. However, little is known about the involvement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their response to this treatment. In this study, strawberry plants were exposed to three different doses of UV-C radiation for seven weeks (a low dose: 9.6kJm-2; a medium dose: 15kJm-2; and a high-dose: 29.4kJm-2). Changes in VOC profiles were investigated and an attempt was made to identify factors that may be involved in the regulation of these alterations. Principle compounds analysis revealed that VOC profiles of UV-C treated samples were significantly altered with 26 VOCs being the major contributors to segregation. Among them, 18 fatty acid-derived VOCs accumulated in plants that received high and medium dose of UV-C treatments with higher lipoxygenase and alcohol dehydrogenase activities. In treated samples, the activity of the antioxidant enzymes catalase and peroxidase was inhibited, resulting in a reduced antioxidant capacity and higher lipid peroxidation. Simultaneously, jasmonic acid level was 74% higher in the high-dose group while abscisic acid content was more than 12% lower in both the medium and high-dose UV-C treated samples. These results indicated that pre-harvest UV-C treatment stimulated the biosynthesis of fatty acid-derived VOCs in strawberry leaf tissue by upregulating the activity of enzymes of the LOX biosynthetic pathway and downregulating antioxidant enzyme activities. It is further suggested that the mechanisms underlying fatty acid-derived VOCs biosynthesis in UV-C treated strawberry leaves are associated with UV-C-induced changes in phytohormone profiles.
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- Yanqun Xu
- Zhejiang University, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Postharvest Handling Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Research and Development Centre,430 Boulevard Gouin, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, J3 B 3E6, Canada
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- Zhejiang University, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Postharvest Handling Ministry of Agriculture, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China.
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Research and Development Centre,430 Boulevard Gouin, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, J3 B 3E6, Canada.
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Research and Development Centre,430 Boulevard Gouin, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, J3 B 3E6, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Research and Development Centre,430 Boulevard Gouin, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, J3 B 3E6, Canada
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Czégény G, Le Martret B, Pávkovics D, Dix PJ, Hideg É. Elevated ROS-scavenging enzymes contribute to acclimation to UV-B exposure in transplastomic tobacco plants, reducing the role of plastid peroxidases. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 201:95-100. [PMID: 27448725 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2016.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Leaf peroxidases play a key role in the successful acclimation of plants to low UV-B doses. The aim of the present study was to examine whether selective enhancement of alternative chloroplast antioxidant pathways achieved by chloroplast transformation affected the need for peroxidase defense. Transplastomic tobacco lines expressing glutathione reductase in combination with either dehydroascorbate reductase or glutathione-S-transferase in their plastids exhibited better tolerance to supplemental UV-B than wild type plants. After 10days UV treatment, both the maximum and effective quantum yields of PSII decreased in the wild type by 10% but were unaffected in either of the transformed lines. Activities of total peroxidase and ascorbate peroxidase, in addition to dehydroascorbate reductase and gluthatione-S-transferase, were increased by UV in all lines. Gluthatione reductase activity was unaffected by UV in the transplastomic line engineered to have a higher constitutive level of this enzyme, but increased in the two other genotypes. However, the observed more successful acclimation required less activation of peroxidases in the doubly transformed plants than in the wild type and less increase in non-enzymatic hydroxyl radical neutralization in the dehydroascorbate reductase plus glutathione reductase fortified plants than in either of the other lines. These results highlight the fundamental role of efficient glutathione, and especially ascorbate, recycling in the chloroplast in response to exposure of plants to UV-B. They also identify chloroplast localized peroxidases among the large variety of leaf peroxidases as essential elements of defense, supporting our earlier hypothesis on hydrogen peroxide UV-B photo-cleavage as the primary mechanism behind damage.
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- Gyula Czégény
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Biology Department, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- Biology Department, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.
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Czégény G, Mátai A, Hideg É. UV-B effects on leaves-Oxidative stress and acclimation in controlled environments. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 248:57-63. [PMID: 27181947 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2016.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2016] [Revised: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 04/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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As the steady decline in the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer and parallel increase in solar ultraviolet-B (UV-B: 280-315nm) has come to an end, the focus of plant UV research has been shifted from regarding UV-B as threatening plant life to recognizing it as a regulatory factor. While UV-B photoreceptor mediated signaling is increasingly understood, the role of UV-B inducible reactive oxygen species is still to be explored. Earlier experiments with high UV-B irradiation doses and isolated thylakoid membranes demonstrated the potential of UV-B to trigger oxidative stress. However, under realistic UV conditions pro-oxidants cannot be reliably traced in more complex biological samples possessing an array of antioxidant defenses. In the absence of direct experimental evidence we must rely on indications and propose hypotheses on how and whether pro-oxidants, such as reactive oxygen species contribute to acclimative responses. Here we briefly review how a balance between pro-oxidants and antioxidants is affected by UV-B in whole plant experiments performed in controlled environments. A working hypothesis is proposed in which the extents of UV-induced peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activations affect the success of acclimation to UV-B.
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- Gyula Czégény
- Department of Plant Biology, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Biology, University of Pécs, Hungary.
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Soledad ON, Florencia MM, Laura FM, Raúl DG, Balbina AA, Pía OF. Potassium phosphite increases tolerance to UV-B in potato. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2015; 88:1-8. [PMID: 25596554 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
Abstract
The use of biocompatible chemical compounds that enhance plant disease resistance through Induced Resistance (IR) is an innovative strategy to improve the yield and quality of crops. Phosphites (Phi), inorganic salts of phosphorous acid, are environment friendly, and have been described to induce disease control. Phi, similar to other plant inductors, are thought to be effective against different types of biotic and abiotic stress, and it is assumed that the underlying signaling pathways probably overlap and interact. The signaling pathways triggered by UV-B radiation, for instance, are known to crosstalk with other signaling routes that respond that biotic stress. In the present work, the effect of potassium phosphite (KPhi) pre-treatment on UV-B stress tolerance was evaluated in potato leaves. Plants were treated with KPhi and, after 3 days, exposed to 2 h/day of UV-B (1.5 Watt m(-2)) for 0, 3 and 6 days. KPhi pre-treatment had a beneficial effect on two photosynthetic parameters, specifically chlorophyll content and expression of the psbA gene. Oxidative stress caused by UV-B was also prevented by KPhi. A decrease in the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in leaves and an increase in guaiacol peroxidase (POD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were also observed. In addition, the expression levels of a gene involved in flavonoid synthesis increased in UV-B-stressed plants only when pre-treated with KPhi. Finally, accumulation of glucanases and chitinases was induced by UV-B stress and markedly potentiated by KPhi pre-treatment. Altogether, this is the first report that shows a contribution of KPhi in UV-B stress tolerance in potato plants.
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- Oyarburo Natalia Soledad
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, CONICET-UNMDP, Funes 3250 CC1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, CONICET-UNMDP, Funes 3250 CC1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, CONICET-UNMDP, Funes 3250 CC1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, CONICET-UNMDP, Funes 3250 CC1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, CONICET-UNMDP, Funes 3250 CC1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Petrov V, Hille J, Mueller-Roeber B, Gechev TS. ROS-mediated abiotic stress-induced programmed cell death in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:69. [PMID: 25741354 PMCID: PMC4332301 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 379] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
During the course of their ontogenesis plants are continuously exposed to a large variety of abiotic stress factors which can damage tissues and jeopardize the survival of the organism unless properly countered. While animals can simply escape and thus evade stressors, plants as sessile organisms have developed complex strategies to withstand them. When the intensity of a detrimental factor is high, one of the defense programs employed by plants is the induction of programmed cell death (PCD). This is an active, genetically controlled process which is initiated to isolate and remove damaged tissues thereby ensuring the survival of the organism. The mechanism of PCD induction usually includes an increase in the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which are utilized as mediators of the stress signal. Abiotic stress-induced PCD is not only a process of fundamental biological importance, but also of considerable interest to agricultural practice as it has the potential to significantly influence crop yield. Therefore, numerous scientific enterprises have focused on elucidating the mechanisms leading to and controlling PCD in response to adverse conditions in plants. This knowledge may help develop novel strategies to obtain more resilient crop varieties with improved tolerance and enhanced productivity. The aim of the present review is to summarize the recent advances in research on ROS-induced PCD related to abiotic stress and the role of the organelles in the process.
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- Veselin Petrov
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, PlovdivBulgaria
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Groningen, GroningenNetherlands
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam-GolmGermany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, PlovdivBulgaria
- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam-GolmGermany
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