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Li R, Rosado-Souza L, Sampathkumar A, Fernie AR. The relationship between cell wall and postharvest physiological deterioration of fresh produce. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 210:108568. [PMID: 38581806 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108568] [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: 01/26/2024] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Postharvest physiological deterioration (PPD) reduces the availability and economic value of fresh produces, resulting in the waste of agricultural products and becoming a worldwide problem. Therefore, many studies have been carried out at the anatomical structural, physiological and biochemical levels and molecular levels of PPD of fresh produces to seek ways to manage the postharvest quality of fresh produce. The cell wall is the outermost structure of a plant cell and as such represents the first barrier to prevent external microorganisms and other injuries. Many studies on postharvest quality of crop storage organs relate to changes in plant cell wall-related components. Indeed, these studies evidence the non-negligible role of the plant cell wall in postharvest storage ability. However, the relationship between cell wall metabolism and postharvest deterioration of fresh produces has not been well summarized. In this review, we summarize the structural changes of cell walls in different types of PPD, metabolic changes, and the possible molecular mechanism regulating cell wall metabolism in PPD of fresh produce. This review provides a basis for further research on delaying the occurrence of PPD of fresh produce.
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- Ruimei Li
- National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, Sanya Research Institute/Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Sanya, China; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
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Nobrega LP, de Sá Haiad B, Ferreira BG. Epidermal and subepidermal changes during the formation of hairy galls induced by Eriophyidae on Avicennia schaueriana leaves. THE SCIENCE OF NATURE - NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN 2023; 110:49. [PMID: 37737319 DOI: 10.1007/s00114-023-01876-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Leaf-galling Eriophyidae (Acarina) may promote simple or complex alterations in the organs of their host plants, such as an increase in indumentum density or the reorganization of epidermis and ground system tissue patterns. To test if hairy galls of Eriophyidae on Avicennia schaueriana (Acanthaceae) are related to complex changes, leaf galls in distinct developmental phases were compared to non-galled leaves using anatomical, histochemical, and histometric analyses. Quantitative comparisons of preferential gall induction sites and gall area according to distinct leaf portions were made to evaluate if the impacts of gall formation can be related to the distinct potentialities of leaf microsites. The apical portion of the leaves and leaf margins were the sites with the highest occurrence of galls, but no relationship was detected between gall area and induction site. The gall anatomy revealed that epidermal features are influenced the most with the development of abnormal stomata and projected or sunken salt glands. The most striking change is the neoformation of elongated filiform trichomes on the abaxial surface (where the mites occur) that accumulate reducing sugars and proteins. The filiform trichomes may protect the inducers against abiotic stressors and enemies, and the primary metabolites that accumulate are important foods for mites. The mesophyll has simple alterations, only in the spongy parenchyma. Complex alterations occur only in abaxial epidermal cells close to feeding sites of the inducer. The number of inducers per gall seems to be the most important influence on gall size, since gall area is not related to the position in the leaves.
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- Leticia Ponticel Nobrega
- Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas (Botânica), Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas (Botânica), Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Departamento de Botânica, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-902, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas (Botânica), Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Woolfson KN, Zhurov V, Wu T, Kaberi KM, Wu S, Bernards MA. Transcriptomic analysis of wound-healing in Solanum tuberosum (potato) tubers: Evidence for a stepwise induction of suberin-associated genes. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2023; 206:113529. [PMID: 36473515 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2022.113529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Suberin deposition involves both phenolic and aliphatic polymer biosynthesis and deposition in the same tissue. Therefore, any consideration of exploiting suberin for crop enhancement (e.g., enhanced storage, soil borne disease resistance) requires knowledge of both phenolic and aliphatic component biosynthesis and their coordinated, temporal deposition. In the present study, we use a wound-healing potato tuber system to explore global transcriptome changes during the early stages of wound-healing. Wounding leads to initial and substantial transcriptional changes that follow distinctive temporal patterns - primary metabolic pathways were already functional, or up-regulated immediately, and maintained at levels that would allow for precursor carbon skeletons and energy to feed into downstream metabolic processes. Genes involved in pathways for phenolic production (i.e., the shikimate pathway and phenylpropanoid metabolism) were up-regulated early while those involved in aliphatic suberin production (i.e., fatty acid biosynthesis and modification) were transcribed later into the time course. The pattern of accumulation of genes associated with ABA biosynthesis and degradation steps support a role for ABA in regulating aliphatic suberin production. Evaluation of putative Casparian strip membrane-like genes pinpointed wound-responsive candidates that may mediate the suberin deposition process.
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- Kathlyn N Woolfson
- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5B7
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- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5B7
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- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5B7
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- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5B7
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- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5B7
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- Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, N6A 5B7.
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Jiang H, Li X, Ma L, Ren Y, Bi Y, Prusky D. Transcriptome sequencing and differential expression analysis of natural and BTH-treated wound healing in potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum L.). BMC Genomics 2022; 23:263. [PMID: 35382736 PMCID: PMC8981635 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08480-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Wound healing is a representative phenomenon of potato tubers subjected to mechanical injuries. Our previous results found that benzo-(1,2,3)-thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH) promoted the wound healing of potato tubers. However, the molecular mechanism related to inducible wound healing remains unknown. Results Transcriptomic evaluation of healing tissues from potato tubers at three stages, namely, 0 d (nonhealing), 5 d (wounded tubers healed for 5 d) and 5 d (BTH-treated tubers healed for 5 d) using RNA-Seq and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) analysis showed that more than 515 million high-quality reads were generated and a total of 7665 DEGs were enriched, and 16 of these DEGs were selected by qRT-PCR analysis to further confirm the RNA sequencing data. Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis indicated that the most highly DEGs were involved in metabolic and cellular processes, and KEGG enrichment analysis indicated that a large number of DEGs were associated with plant hormones, starch and sugar metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and terpenoid skeleton biosynthesis. Furthermore, a few candidate transcription factors, including MYB, NAC and WRKY, and genes related to Ca2+-mediated signal transduction were also found to be differentially expressed during wound healing. Most of these enriched DEGs were upregulated after BTH treatment. Conclusion This comparative expression profile provided useful resources for studies of the molecular mechanism via these promising candidates involved in natural or elicitor-induced wound healing in potato tubers. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08480-1.
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- Hong Jiang
- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, People's Republic of China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, People's Republic of China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, People's Republic of China.,Department of Postharvest Science, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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Woolfson KN, Esfandiari M, Bernards MA. Suberin Biosynthesis, Assembly, and Regulation. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11040555. [PMID: 35214889 PMCID: PMC8875741 DOI: 10.3390/plants11040555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Suberin is a specialized cell wall modifying polymer comprising both phenolic-derived and fatty acid-derived monomers, which is deposited in below-ground dermal tissues (epidermis, endodermis, periderm) and above-ground periderm (i.e., bark). Suberized cells are largely impermeable to water and provide a critical protective layer preventing water loss and pathogen infection. The deposition of suberin is part of the skin maturation process of important tuber crops such as potato and can affect storage longevity. Historically, the term "suberin" has been used to describe a polyester of largely aliphatic monomers (fatty acids, ω-hydroxy fatty acids, α,ω-dioic acids, 1-alkanols), hydroxycinnamic acids, and glycerol. However, exhaustive alkaline hydrolysis, which removes esterified aliphatics and phenolics from suberized tissue, reveals a core poly(phenolic) macromolecule, the depolymerization of which yields phenolics not found in the aliphatic polyester. Time course analysis of suberin deposition, at both the transcriptional and metabolite levels, supports a temporal regulation of suberin deposition, with phenolics being polymerized into a poly(phenolic) domain in advance of the bulk of the poly(aliphatics) that characterize suberized cells. In the present review, we summarize the literature describing suberin monomer biosynthesis and speculate on aspects of suberin assembly. In addition, we highlight recent advances in our understanding of how suberization may be regulated, including at the phytohormone, transcription factor, and protein scaffold levels.
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Unrevealing the impact of pulsed electric fields (PEF) on cucumber seed vigour and surface disinfection. EUROBIOTECH JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.2478/ebtj-2021-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chemicals used for seed treatments help to increase the agricultural production by preventing pests and pathogens but also cause environmental and health problems. Thus, environmentally-friendly technologies need to be developed for a seed treatment that inactivates surface microflora and improves seed vigor. One such pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment applied to cucumber seeds in the range of 1.07-17.28 Joule (J) significantly enhanced a mean germination rate (MGR) by up to 9%, a normal seedling rate by 25.73%, and a resistance to 100 and 200 mM salt stresses by 96% and 91.67%, respectively, with a stronger and faster growth of roots and seedlings. PEF treatment provided 3.34 and 3.22 log-reductions in the surface microflora of total mold and yeast and total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, respectively. The electrical conductivity (EC) values of the control samples increased over time, from 4 to 24 h. Those of the PEF-treated samples after 4, 12, and 24th hours were also more affected by the measurement time not by the PEF treatment.
The joint optimization of 18 responses based on the best-fit Gaussian process model pointed to 19.78 s and 17.28 J as the optimal settings. The PEF treatment appeared to improve seed germination ability and stress resistance with the adequate inactivation of surface microflora.
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Soliman A, Adam LR, Rehal PK, Daayf F. Overexpression of Solanum tuberosum Respiratory Burst Oxidase Homolog A ( StRbohA) Promotes Potato Tolerance to Phytophthora infestans. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 111:1410-1419. [PMID: 33406852 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-10-20-0482-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROSs) represent one of the first lines of plants' biochemical defense against pathogens. Plants' respiratory burst oxidase homologs (RBOHs) produce ROSs as byproducts in several cellular compartments. In potato tubers, Solanum tuberosum respiratory burst oxidase homolog (StRBOHs) are involved in suberization and healing of wounded tissues. StRbohA has been tested in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, which led to enhanced plant defense against the soilborne pathogen Verticillium dahliae. Here, we showed that overexpressing StRbohA in potato plants increases plant tolerance to the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight disease. Transgenic potato plants expressing StRbohA showed reduced disease symptoms (necrosis) compared with the wild type. In parallel, the expression of pathogenesis-related genes (PRs); RBOHs; antioxidation-related genes CPRX1, PRX2, APRX1, CAT1, and CAT2; and genes involved in the biosynthesis pathways of jasmonic and salicylic acids (ICS, PAL1, PAL2, LOX1, LOX2, and LOX3) exhibited significant increases in transgenic plants in response to infection. After higher expression of RBOHs, ROSs accumulated more in inoculation sites of the transgenic plants. ROSs act as signals that activate gene expression in the salicylic acid (SA) biosynthesis pathway, leading to the accumulation of SA and triggering SA-based defense mechanisms. SA-responsive PRs showed higher expression in the transgenic plants, which resulted in the restriction of pathogen growth in plant tissues. These results demonstrate the effective role of StRbohA in increasing potato defense against P. infestans.
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- Atta Soliman
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tanta, Tanta 31111, Egypt
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4B1, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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Fernández-Piñán S, Boher P, Soler M, Figueras M, Serra O. Transcriptomic analysis of cork during seasonal growth highlights regulatory and developmental processes from phellogen to phellem formation. Sci Rep 2021; 11:12053. [PMID: 34103550 PMCID: PMC8187341 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90938-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The phellogen or cork cambium stem cells that divide periclinally and outwardly specify phellem or cork. Despite the vital importance of phellem in protecting the radially-growing plant organs and wounded tissues, practically only the suberin biosynthetic process has been studied molecularly so far. Since cork oak (Quercus suber) phellogen is seasonally activated and its proliferation and specification to phellem cells is a continuous developmental process, the differentially expressed genes during the cork seasonal growth served us to identify molecular processes embracing from phellogen to mature differentiated phellem cell. At the beginning of cork growth (April), cell cycle regulation, meristem proliferation and maintenance and processes triggering cell differentiation were upregulated, showing an enrichment of phellogenic cells from which phellem cells are specified. Instead, at maximum (June) and advanced (July) cork growth, metabolic processes paralleling the phellem cell chemical composition, such as the biosynthesis of suberin, lignin, triterpenes and soluble aromatic compounds, were upregulated. Particularly in July, polysaccharides- and lignin-related secondary cell wall processes presented a maximal expression, indicating a cell wall reinforcement in the later stages of cork formation, presumably related with the initiation of latecork development. The putative function of relevant genes identified are discussed in the context of phellem ontogeny.
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- Sandra Fernández-Piñán
- grid.5319.e0000 0001 2179 7512Laboratori del Suro, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- grid.5319.e0000 0001 2179 7512Laboratori del Suro, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- grid.5319.e0000 0001 2179 7512Laboratori del Suro, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- grid.5319.e0000 0001 2179 7512Laboratori del Suro, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Spain
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- grid.5319.e0000 0001 2179 7512Laboratori del Suro, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Spain
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Ma L, Jiang H, Bi Y, Li YC, Yang JW, Si HJ, Ren YY, Prusky D. The Interaction Between StCDPK14 and StRbohB Contributes to Benzo-(1, 2, 3)-Thiadiazole-7-Carbothioic Acid S-Methyl Ester-Induced Wound Healing of Potato Tubers by Regulating Reactive Oxygen Species Generation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:737524. [PMID: 34868121 PMCID: PMC8634758 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.737524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is essential for both physiological processes and environmental stress in diverse plants. Previous studies have found that benzo-(1, 2, 3)-thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH)-inducible ROS were associated with wound healing of potato tubers. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs), the important calcium receptors, are known to play a crucial part in plant development and adaptation to abiotic stresses. However, whether CDPK-mediated ROS generation induced by BTH is involved in wound healing is elusive. In this study, we measured Solanum tuberosum CDPKs (StCDPKs) expression using real-time PCR, and it was found that the transcriptional levels of StCDPKs from BTH-treated tissues were significantly induced, among which StCDPK14 presented the most increased level. Subcellular localization results showed that StCDPK14 is located in the nucleus and membrane. The transgenic potato plants and tubers were developed using interference-expression of StCDPK14 by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. The St respiratory burst oxidase homologs (StRbohs) expression showed a remarkable decrease in StCDPK14 transgenic tubers, notably, H2O2 content and suberin deposition were also significantly declined. To confirm the relationship between StCDPK14 and StRbohB, yeast-two-hybrid and bimolecular fluorescence complementation were used to examine the interaction, and it was shown that StCDPK14 interacted with the specific Ca2 + -binding motif (helix-loop-helix, called EF-hand) of StRbohB N-terminus. The above results unraveled that StCDPK14 functions in ROS generation via interacting with StRbohB during wound healing of potato tubers.
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- Li Ma
- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yang Bi,
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- Department of Postharvest Science, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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Jiang H, Wang Y, Li C, Wang B, Ma L, Ren Y, Bi Y, Li Y, Xue H, Prusky D. The effect of benzo-(1,2,3)-thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH) treatment on regulation of reactive oxygen species metabolism involved in wound healing of potato tubers during postharvest. Food Chem 2020; 309:125608. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Awwad F, Bertrand G, Grandbois M, Beaudoin N. Reactive Oxygen Species Alleviate Cell Death Induced by Thaxtomin A in Arabidopsis thaliana Cell Cultures. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 8:E332. [PMID: 31489878 PMCID: PMC6784117 DOI: 10.3390/plants8090332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Thaxtomin A (TA) is a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor synthesized by the soil actinobacterium Streptomyces scabies, which is the main causal agent of potato common scab. TA is essential for the induction of scab lesions on potato tubers. When added to Arabidopsis thaliana cell cultures, TA induces an atypical programmed cell death (PCD). Although production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) often correlates with the induction of PCD, we observed a decrease in ROS levels following TA treatment. We show that this decrease in ROS accumulation in TA-treated cells is not due to the activation of antioxidant enzymes. Moreover, Arabidopsis cell cultures treated with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) prior to TA treatment had significantly fewer dead cells than cultures treated with TA alone. This suggests that H2O2 induces biochemical or molecular changes in cell cultures that alleviate the activation of PCD by TA. Investigation of the cell wall mechanics using atomic force microscopy showed that H2O2 treatment can prevent the decrease in cell wall rigidity observed after TA exposure. While we cannot exclude the possibility that H2O2 may promote cell survival by altering the cellular redox environment or signaling pathways, our results suggest that H2O2 may inhibit cell death, at least partially, by reinforcing the cell wall to prevent or compensate for damages induced by TA.
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- Fatima Awwad
- Centre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada.
- Groupe de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de Chimie, Biochimie et Physique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada.
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- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, Département de Pharmacologie et Physiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
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- Institut de Pharmacologie de Sherbrooke, Département de Pharmacologie et Physiologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1H 5N4, Canada.
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- Centre SÈVE, Département de Biologie, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada.
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Lee JH, Oh MM, Son KH. Short-Term Ultraviolet (UV)-A Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Radiation Improves Biomass and Bioactive Compounds of Kale. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1042. [PMID: 31481968 PMCID: PMC6710713 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The aim of this study was to determine the influence of two types of UV-A LEDs on the growth and accumulation of phytochemicals in kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala). Fourteen-day-old kale seedlings were transferred to a growth chamber and cultivated for 3 weeks. The kale plants were subsequently subjected to two types of UV-A LEDs (370 and 385 nm) of 30 W/m2 for 5 days. Growth characteristics were all significantly increased in plants exposed to UV-A LEDs, especially at the 385 nm level, for which dry weight of shoots and roots were significantly increased by 2.22 and 2.5 times, respectively, at 5 days of treatment. Maximum quantum efficiency of photosystem II photochemistry (Fv/Fm ratio) began to decrease after 3 h of treatment compared to the control. The total phenolic content of plants exposed to the two types of UV-A LEDs increased by 25% at 370 nm and 42% at 385 nm at 5 days of treatment, and antioxidant capacity also increased. The two types of UV-A LEDs also induced increasing contents of caffeic acid, ferulic acid, and kaempferol. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) temporarily increased in plants exposed to the two types of UV-A LEDs after 3 h of treatment. Moreover, transcript levels of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), chalcone synthase (CHS), and flavanone 3-hydroxylase (F3H) genes and PAL enzyme activity were higher in plants treated with UV-A LEDs. Our results suggested that short-term UV-A LEDs were effective in increasing growth and improving antioxidant phenolic compounds in kale, thereby representing a potentially effective strategy for enhancing the production of phytochemicals.
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- Jin-Hui Lee
- Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea
- Brain Korea Center for Bio-Resource Development, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea
- Brain Korea Center for Bio-Resource Development, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Department of Horticultural Science, College of Life Science, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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Tao Q, Jupa R, Liu Y, Luo J, Li J, Kováč J, Li B, Li Q, Wu K, Liang Y, Lux A, Wang C, Li T. Abscisic acid-mediated modifications of radial apoplastic transport pathway play a key role in cadmium uptake in hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:1425-1440. [PMID: 30577078 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Abscisic acid (ABA) is a key phytohormone underlying plant resistance to toxic metals. However, regulatory effects of ABA on apoplastic transport in roots and consequences for uptake of metal ions are poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate how ABA regulates development of apoplastic barriers in roots of two ecotypes of Sedum alfredii and assess effects on cadmium (Cd) uptake. Under Cd treatment, increased endogenous ABA level was detected in roots of nonhyperaccumulating ecotype (NHE) due to up-regulated expressions of ABA biosynthesis genes (SaABA2, SaNCED), but no change was observed in hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE). Simultaneously, endodermal Casparian strips (CSs) and suberin lamellae (SL) were deposited closer to root tips of NHE compared with HE. Interestingly, the vessel-to-CSs overlap was identified as an ABA-driven anatomical trait. Results of correlation analyses and exogenous applications of ABA/Abamine indicate that ABA regulates development of both types of apoplastic barriers through promoting activities of phenylalanine ammonialyase, peroxidase, and expressions of suberin-related genes (SaCYP86A1, SaGPAT5, and SaKCS20). Using scanning ion-selected electrode technique and PTS tracer confirmed that ABA-promoted deposition of CSs and SL significantly reduced Cd entrance into root stele. Therefore, maintenance of low ABA levels in HE minimized deposition of apoplastic barriers and allowed maximization of Cd uptake via apoplastic pathway.
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- Qi Tao
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- College of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Jung B, Li T, Ji S, Lee J. Efficacy of Diphenyleneiodonium Chloride (DPIC) Against Diverse Plant Pathogens. MYCOBIOLOGY 2019; 47:105-111. [PMID: 31001452 PMCID: PMC6452913 DOI: 10.1080/12298093.2018.1559122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Many of the fungicides and antibiotics currently available against plant pathogens are of limited use due to the emergence of resistant strains. In this study, we examined the effects of diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPIC), an inhibitor of the superoxide producing enzyme NADPH oxidase, against fungal and bacterial plant pathogens. We found that DPIC inhibits fungal spore germination and bacterial cell proliferation. In addition, we demonstrated the potent antibacterial activity of DPIC using rice heads infected with the bacterial pathogen Burkholderia glumae which causes bacterial panicle blight (BPB). We found that treatment with DPIC reduced BPB when applied during the initial flowering stage of the rice heads. These results suggest that DPIC could serve as a new and useful antimicrobial agent in agriculture.
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- Boknam Jung
- Department of Applied Biology, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Applied Biology, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Applied Biology, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Applied Biology, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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MYB30 links ROS signaling, root cell elongation, and plant immune responses. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:E4710-E4719. [PMID: 29712840 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1804233115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are known to be important signal molecules that are involved in biotic and abiotic stress responses as well as in growth regulation. However, the molecular mechanisms by which ROS act as a growth regulator, as well as how ROS-dependent growth regulation relates to its roles in stress responses, are not well understood. We performed a time-course microarray analysis of Arabidopsis root tips upon treatment with hydrogen peroxide, which we named "ROS-map." Using the ROS-map, we identified an MYB transcription factor, MYB30, which showed a strong response to ROS treatment and is the key regulator of a gene network that leads to the hydrogen peroxide-dependent inhibition of root cell elongation. Intriguingly, this network contained multiple genes involved in very-long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA) transport. Finally, we showed that MYB30 is necessary for root growth regulation during defense responses, thus providing a molecular link between these two ROS-associated processes.
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Wang X, Dong X, Feng Y, Liu X, Wang J, Zhang Z, Li J, Zhao Y, Shi S, Tu P. H 2O 2 and NADPH oxidases involve in regulation of 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones accumulation during salt stress in Aquilaria sinensis calli. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2018; 269:1-11. [PMID: 29606206 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Revised: 12/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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2-(2-Phenylethyl)chromones are the main compounds responsible for the quality of agarwood, which is widely used in traditional medicines, incenses and perfumes. H2O2 and NADPH oxidases (also known as respiratory burst oxidase homologs, Rbohs) mediate diverse physiological and biochemical processes in environmental stress responses. However, little is known about the function of H2O2 and NADPH oxidases in 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones accumulation. In this study, we found that salt stress induced a transient increase in content of H2O2 and 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones accumulation in Aquilaria sinensis calli. Exogenous H2O2 remarkably decreased the production of 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones, while dimethylthiourea (DMTU), a scavenger of H2O2, significantly increased 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones accumulation in salt treated calli. Three new H2O2-generating genes, named AsRbohA-C, were isolated and characterized from A. sinensis. Salt stress also induced a transient increase in AsRbohA-C expression and NADPH oxidase activity. Furthermore, exogenous H2O2 increased AsRbohA-C expression and NADPH oxidase activity, while DMTU inhibited AsRbohA-C expression and NADPH oxidase activity under salt stress. Moreover, diphenylene iodonium (DPI), the inhibitor of NADPH oxidases, reduced AsRbohA-C expression and NADPH oxidase activity, but significantly induced 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones accumulation during salt stress. These results clearly demonstrated the central role of H2O2 and NADPH oxidases in regulation of salt-induced 2-(2-phenylethyl)chromones accumulation in A. sinensis calli.
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- Xiaohui Wang
- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China.
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- Modern Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, PR China.
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Han X, Lu W, Wei X, Li L, Mao L, Zhao Y. Proteomics analysis to understand the ABA stimulation of wound suberization in kiwifruit. J Proteomics 2018; 173:42-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2017.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Becerra-Moreno A, Redondo-Gil M, Benavides J, Nair V, Cisneros-Zevallos L, Jacobo-Velázquez DA. Combined effect of water loss and wounding stress on gene activation of metabolic pathways associated with phenolic biosynthesis in carrot. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:837. [PMID: 26528305 PMCID: PMC4606068 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The application of postharvest abiotic stresses is an effective strategy to activate the primary and secondary metabolism of plants inducing the accumulation of antioxidant phenolic compounds. In the present study, the effect of water stress applied alone and in combination with wounding stress on the activation of primary (shikimic acid) and secondary (phenylpropanoid) metabolic pathways related with the accumulation of phenolic compound in plants was evaluated. Carrot (Daucus carota) was used as model system for this study, and the effect of abiotic stresses was evaluated at the gene expression level and on the accumulation of metabolites. As control of the study, whole carrots were stored under the same conditions. Results demonstrated that water stress activated the primary and secondary metabolism of carrots, favoring the lignification process. Likewise, wounding stress induced higher activation of the primary and secondary metabolism of carrots as compared to water stress alone, leading to higher accumulation of shikimic acid, phenolic compounds, and lignin. Additional water stress applied on wounded carrots exerted a synergistic effect on the wound-response at the gene expression level. For instance, when wounded carrots were treated with water stress, the tissue showed 20- and 14-fold increases in the relative expression of 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosanate synthase and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase genes, respectively. However, since lignification was increased, lower accumulation of phenolic compounds was detected. Indicatively, at 48 h of storage, wounded carrots treated with water stress showed ~31% lower levels of phenolic compounds and ~23% higher lignin content as compared with wounded controls. In the present study, it was demonstrated that water stress is one of the pivotal mechanism of the wound-response in carrot. Results allowed the elucidation of strategies to induce the accumulation of specific primary or secondary metabolites when plants are treated with water stress alone or when additional water stress is applied on wounded tissue. If the accumulation of a specific primary or secondary metabolite were desirable, it would be recommended to apply both stresses to accelerate their biosynthesis. However, strategies such as the use of enzymatic inhibitors to block the carbon flux and enhance the accumulation of specific compounds should be designed.
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- Alejandro Becerra-Moreno
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Centro de Biotecnologia-FEMSA, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey-Campus MonterreyMonterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Centro de Biotecnologia-FEMSA, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey-Campus MonterreyMonterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Centro de Biotecnologia-FEMSA, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey-Campus MonterreyMonterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering, Centro de Biotecnologia-FEMSA, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey-Campus MonterreyMonterrey, Mexico
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McDowell RE, Amsler MO, Li Q, Lancaster JR, Amsler CD. The immediate wound-induced oxidative burst of Saccharina latissima depends on light via photosynthetic electron transport. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2015; 51:431-441. [PMID: 26986660 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by an oxidative burst are an important component of the wound response in algae, vascular plants, and animals. In all taxa, ROS production is usually attributed solely to a defense-related enzyme like NADPH-oxidase (Nox). However, here we show that the initial, wound-induced oxidative burst of the kelp Saccharina latissima depends on light and photosynthetic electron transport. We measured oxygen evolution and ROS production at different light levels and in the presence of a photosynthetic inhibitor, and we used spin trapping and electron paramagnetic resonance as an orthogonal method. Using an in vivo chemical probe, we provide data suggesting that wound-induced ROS production in two distantly related and geographically isolated species of Antarctic macroalgae may be light dependent as well. We propose that electron transport chains are an important and as yet unaddressed component of the wound response, not just for photosynthetic organisms, but for animals via mitochondria as well. This component may have been obscured by the historic use of diphenylene iodonium, which inhibits not only Noxes but also photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport as well. Finally, we anticipate physiological and/or ecological consequences of the light dependence of macroalgal wound-induced ROS since pathogens and grazers do not disappear in the dark.
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- Ruth E McDowell
- Department of Biology and Center for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA
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- Department of Biology and Center for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA
- Departments of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Surgery, and Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA
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- Department of Biology and Center for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, USA
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Lewandowska-Gnatowska E, Polkowska-Kowalczyk L, Szczegielniak J, Barciszewska M, Barciszewski J, Muszyńska G. Is DNA methylation modulated by wounding-induced oxidative burst in maize? PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2014; 82:202-8. [PMID: 24976604 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 06/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Plants respond to environmental changes by modifying gene expression. One of the mechanisms regulating gene expression is methylation of cytosine to 5-methylcytosine (m(5)C) which modulates gene expression by changing chromatin structure. Methylation/demethylation processes affect genes that are controlled upon environmental stresses. Here, on account of the regulatory role of m(5)C, we evaluate the content of m(5)C in DNA from normal and wound-damaged maize leaves. Wounding leads to a transient decrease of the global DNA methylation level ca 20-30% 1 h after the treatment followed by a return to the initial level within the next hours. Similar results were obtained using of radio-labeled nucleotides separated by Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) or using m(5)C-specific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Wounding induced in maize leaves a two-step oxidative stress, an early one just after wounding and the second two hours later. It coincides with the transient changes of the cytosine methylation level. In the stress-inducible maize calcium-dependent protein kinase ZmCPK11 gene wounding transiently reduced methylation of cytosines 100 and 126 in the first exon.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, 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 Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
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Lv HW, Zhu MD, Luo JG, Kong LY. Antihyperglycemic glucosylated coumaroyltyramine derivatives from Teucrium viscidum. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2014; 77:200-205. [PMID: 24484201 DOI: 10.1021/np400487a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Eight new glucosylated coumaroyltyramine derivatives, teuvissides A-H (1-8), were isolated from whole plants of Teucrium viscidum. Their structures were elucidated using spectroscopic data and chemical methods. The antihyperglycemic activities of these compounds were evaluated in HepG2 cells and 3T3-L1 adipocytes, and all of the isolates elicited different levels of glucose consumption at a concentration of 2.0 μM. Teuvissides A (1), B (2), and F (6) induced 2.2-, 2.1-, and 2.2-fold changes, respectively, in the levels of glucose consumption in HepG2 cells and 2.5-, 2.1-, and 2.3-fold changes, respectively, in 3T3-L1 adipocytes relative to the basal levels.
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- Hua-Wei Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University , 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China
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Kaur G, Sharma A, Guruprasad K, Pati PK. Versatile roles of plant NADPH oxidases and emerging concepts. Biotechnol Adv 2014; 32:551-63. [PMID: 24561450 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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NADPH oxidase (NOX) is a key player in the network of reactive oxygen species (ROS) producing enzymes. It catalyzes the production of superoxide (O2(-)), that in turn regulates a wide range of biological functions in a broad range of organisms. Plant Noxes are known as respiratory burst oxidase homologs (Rbohs) and are homologs of catalytic subunit of mammalian phagocyte gp91(phox). They are unique among other ROS producing mechanisms in plants as they integrate different signal transduction pathways in plants. In recent years, there has been addition of knowledge on various aspects related to its structure, regulatory components and associated mechanisms, and its plethora of biological functions. This update highlights some of the recent developments in the field with particular reference to important members of the plant kingdom.
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- Gurpreet Kaur
- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India.
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- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar 143005, Punjab, India.
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Nawrath C, Schreiber L, Franke RB, Geldner N, Reina-Pinto JJ, Kunst L. Apoplastic diffusion barriers in Arabidopsis. THE ARABIDOPSIS BOOK 2013; 11:e0167. [PMID: 24465172 PMCID: PMC3894908 DOI: 10.1199/tab.0167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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During the development of Arabidopsis and other land plants, diffusion barriers are formed in the apoplast of specialized tissues within a variety of plant organs. While the cuticle of the epidermis is the primary diffusion barrier in the shoot, the Casparian strips and suberin lamellae of the endodermis and the periderm represent the diffusion barriers in the root. Different classes of molecules contribute to the formation of extracellular diffusion barriers in an organ- and tissue-specific manner. Cutin and wax are the major components of the cuticle, lignin forms the early Casparian strip, and suberin is deposited in the stage II endodermis and the periderm. The current status of our understanding of the relationships between the chemical structure, ultrastructure and physiological functions of plant diffusion barriers is discussed. Specific aspects of the synthesis of diffusion barrier components and protocols that can be used for the assessment of barrier function and important barrier properties are also presented.
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- Christiane Nawrath
- University of Lausanne, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Biophore Building, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- University of Bonn, Department of Ecophysiology of Plants, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany (IZMB), Kirschallee 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- University of Bonn, Department of Ecophysiology of Plants, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany (IZMB), Kirschallee 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- University of Lausanne, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Biophore Building, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ‘La Mayora’ (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Department of Plant Breeding, Estación Experimental ‘La Mayora’. 29750 Algarrobo-Costa. Málaga. Spain
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- University of British Columbia, Department of Botany, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada
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Górska-Czekaj M, Borucki W. A correlative study of hydrogen peroxide accumulation after mercury or copper treatment observed in root nodules of Medicago truncatula under light, confocal and electron microscopy. Micron 2013; 52-53:24-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2013.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Revised: 07/11/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Streptomyces coelicolor encodes a urate-responsive transcriptional regulator with homology to PecS from plant pathogens. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:4954-65. [PMID: 23995633 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00854-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Many transcriptional regulators control gene activity by responding to specific ligands. Members of the multiple-antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) family of transcriptional regulators feature prominently in this regard, and they frequently function as repressors in the absence of their cognate ligands. Plant pathogens such as Dickeya dadantii encode a MarR homolog named PecS that controls expression of a gene encoding the efflux pump PecM in addition to other virulence genes. We report here that the soil bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor also encodes a PecS homolog (SCO2647) that regulates a pecM gene (SCO2646). S. coelicolor PecS, which exists as a homodimer, binds the intergenic region between pecS and pecM genes with high affinity. Several potential PecS binding sites were found in this intergenic region. The binding of PecS to its target DNA can be efficiently attenuated by the ligand urate, which also quenches the intrinsic fluorescence of PecS, indicating a direct interaction between urate and PecS. In vivo measurement of gene expression showed that activity of pecS and pecM genes is significantly elevated after exposure of S. coelicolor cultures to urate. These results indicate that S. coelicolor PecS responds to the ligand urate by attenuated DNA binding in vitro and upregulation of gene activity in vivo. Since production of urate is associated with generation of reactive oxygen species by xanthine dehydrogenase, we propose that PecS functions under conditions of oxidative stress.
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Ye N, Zhu G, Liu Y, Zhang A, Li Y, Liu R, Shi L, Jia L, Zhang J. Ascorbic acid and reactive oxygen species are involved in the inhibition of seed germination by abscisic acid in rice seeds. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:1809-22. [PMID: 22200664 PMCID: PMC3295380 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The antagonism between abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellin (GA) plays a key role in controlling seed germination, but the mechanism of antagonism during this process is not known. The possible links among ABA, reactive oxygen species (ROS), ascorbic acid (ASC), and GA during rice seed germination were investigated. Unlike in non-seed tissues where ROS production is increased by ABA, ABA reduced ROS production in imbibed rice seeds, especially in the embryo region. Such reduced ROS also led to an inhibition of ASC production. GA accumulation was also suppressed by a reduced ROS and ASC level, which was indicated by the inhibited expression of GA biosynthesis genes, amylase genes, and enzyme activity. Application of exogenous ASC can partially rescue seed germination from ABA treatment. Production of ASC, which acts as a substrate in GA biosynthesis, was significantly inhibited by lycorine which thus suppressed the accumulation of GA. Consequently, expression of GA biosynthesis genes was suppressed by the low levels of ROS and ASC in ABA-treated seeds. It can be concluded that ABA regulates seed germination in multiple dimensions. ROS and ASC are involved in its inhibition of GA biosynthesis.
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- Nenghui Ye
- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- College of Life Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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Gan Q, Jia B, Liu X, Zhang Y, Liu M. Studies on calcium release and H2O2 level produced by the elicitor induced plant cell by fluorescence probing. J Fluoresc 2012; 22:573-81. [PMID: 22075706 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-011-0992-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2010] [Accepted: 10/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Using fluorescence probing technology, we studied the mechanism and interrelations of calcium release and H(2)O(2) production in situ in living tissues of tobacco and cotton plants which were induced by pathogen elicitor, salicylic acid (SA) and pectinase respectively. Results showed that (1) pathogen elicitors could induced H(2)O(2) response in epidermis cells regardless of environmental calcium, but in mesophyll protoplast, H(2)O(2) response could only be induced at calcium condition. Similarly, SA and pectinase induced H(2)O(2) response could only be observed at calcium condition; (2) pathogen elicitors could induce calcium response in both epidermis cells and protoplasts regardless of environmental calcium, while calcium response couldn't be induced at non-calcium condition by SA and pectinase; (3) H(2)O(2) response and calcium response in protoplast were faster than that in the whole cell. These results indicated that pathogen elicitors can induce the release of cell wall calcium and the cell wall calcium release is independent to pectinase. And it is concluded that free calcium influx is necessary for the oxidative burst and cell wall calcium has an irreplaceable role in defense signal transduction.
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- Quan Gan
- College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Franke RB, Dombrink I, Schreiber L. Suberin goes genomics: use of a short living plant to investigate a long lasting polymer. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2012; 3:4. [PMID: 22639633 PMCID: PMC3355613 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 01/03/2012] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Suberin is a highly persistent cell wall polymer, predominantly composed of long-chain hydroxylated fatty acids. Apoplastic suberin depositions occur in internal and peripheral dermal tissues where they generate lipophilic barriers preventing uncontrolled flow of water, gases, and ions. In addition, suberization provides resistance to environmental stress conditions. Despite this physiological importance the knowledge about suberin formation has increased slowly for decades. Lately, the chemical characterization of suberin in Arabidopsis enabled the proposal of genes required for suberin biosynthesis such as β-ketoacyl-CoA synthases (KCS) for fatty acid elongation and cytochrome P450 oxygenases (CYP) for fatty acid hydroxylation. Advantaged by the Arabidopsis molecular genetic resources the in silico expression pattern of candidate genes, concerted with the tissue-specific distribution of suberin in Arabidopsis, led to the identification of suberin involved genes including KCS2, CYP86A1, and CYP86B1. The isolation of mutants with a modified suberin composition facilitated physiological studies revealing that the strong reduction in suberin in cyp86a1 mutants results in increased root water and solute permeabilities. The enhanced suberin 1 mutant, characterized by twofold increased root suberin content, has increased water-use efficiency and is affected in mineral ion uptake and transport. In this review the most recent findings on the biosynthesis and physiological importance of suberin in Arabidopsis are summarized and discussed.
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- Rochus Benni Franke
- Department of Ecophysiology of Plants, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of BonnBonn, Germany
- *Correspondence: Rochus Benni Franke, Department of Ecophysiology of Plants, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, D-53115 Bonn, Germany. e-mail:
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- Department of Ecophysiology of Plants, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of BonnBonn, Germany
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- Department of Ecophysiology of Plants, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of BonnBonn, Germany
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Soares NC, Wojtkowska J, Jackson PA. A proteomic analysis of the wound response in Medicago leaves reveals the early activation of a ROS-sensitive signal pathway. J Proteomics 2011; 74:1411-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 03/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ricardo CP, Martins I, Francisco R, Sergeant K, Pinheiro C, Campos A, Renaut J, Fevereiro P. Proteins associated with cork formation in Quercus suber L. stem tissues. J Proteomics 2011; 74:1266-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Revised: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 02/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Jacobo-Velázquez DA, Martínez-Hernández GB, Del C Rodríguez S, Cao CM, Cisneros-Zevallos L. Plants as biofactories: physiological role of reactive oxygen species on the accumulation of phenolic antioxidants in carrot tissue under wounding and hyperoxia stress. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:6583-93. [PMID: 21553806 DOI: 10.1021/jf2006529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Plants subjected to postharvest abiotic stresses synthesize secondary metabolites with health-promoting properties. Here, we report the potential use of carrots (Daucus carota) as biofactories of caffeoylquinic acids when subjected to wounding and hyperoxia stresses. Wounding stress induced an increase of ∼287% in total phenolic content (PC) in carrots stored for 48 h at 20 °C. This increase was higher (∼349%) in the wounded tissue treated with hyperoxia stress. To further understand the physiological role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as a signaling molecule for the stress-induced accumulation of phenolics in carrots, the respiration rate as well as the enzymatic activities of NADPH oxidase, superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, and catalase were evaluated. Likewise, shredded carrots were treated with diphenyleneiodonium chloride solution to block NADPH oxidase ROS productions, and the phenylalanine ammonia lyase activity and total PC were evaluated. Results demonstrated that ROS play a key role as a signaling molecule for the stress-induced accumulation of PC in carrots.
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- Daniel A Jacobo-Velázquez
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University , Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center, College Station, Texas 77843-2133, USA
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Kumar GNM, Lulai EC, Suttle JC, Knowles NR. Age-induced loss of wound-healing ability in potato tubers is partly regulated by ABA. PLANTA 2010; 232:1433-45. [PMID: 20839005 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-010-1269-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Wounding of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers induces the development of a suberized closing layer and wound periderm that resists desiccation and microbial invasion. Wound-healing ability declines with tuber age (storage period). The mechanism of loss in healing capacity with age is not known; however, upregulation of superoxide production, increased ABA biosynthesis and phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) activity in response to wounding are processes critical to the development of a suberized closing layer and wound periderm. Therefore, the role of ABA in modulating the age-induced loss of wound-healing ability of tubers was examined. Non-wounded older tubers had 86% less ABA (dry matter basis) than younger tubers. PAL transcript increased in younger tubers within 24 h of wounding, but transcription was delayed by 5 days in older tubers. Wound-induced PAL activity increased more rapidly in younger than older tubers. ABA treatment increased PAL expression and activity in tissue from both ages of tubers and restored the 24 h transcription time line in older tubers. Moreover, ABA treatment of wounded older tubers enhanced their resistance to water vapor loss following a 6-day wound-healing period. Wound-induced accumulation of suberin poly(phenolic(s)) (SPP) and suberin poly(aliphatic(s)) (SPA) was measurably slower in older versus younger tubers. ABA treatment hastened SPP accumulation in older tubers to match that in younger tubers, but only enhanced SPA accumulations over the initial 4 days of healing. Age-induced loss of wound-healing ability is thus partly due to reduced ability to accumulate ABA and modulate the production of SPP through PAL in response to wounding and to dysfunction in the downstream signaling events that couple SPA biosynthesis and/or deposition to ABA. ABA treatment partly restored the healing ability of older tubers by enhancing the accumulation of SPP without restoring wound-induced superoxide forming ability to the level of younger tubers. The coupling of phenolic monomers into the poly(phenolic) domain of suberin was therefore not limited by the diminished wound-induced superoxide production of older tubers.
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- G N Mohan Kumar
- Postharvest Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Washington State University, P.O. Box 646414, Pullman, WA 99164-6414, USA
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Neelam S, Gokara M, Sudhamalla B, Amooru DG, Subramanyam R. Interaction Studies of Coumaroyltyramine with Human Serum Albumin and Its Biological Importance. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:3005-12. [DOI: 10.1021/jp910156k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Satyabala Neelam
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhrapradesh 500046, India, and Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhrapradesh 516003, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhrapradesh 500046, India, and Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhrapradesh 516003, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhrapradesh 500046, India, and Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhrapradesh 516003, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhrapradesh 500046, India, and Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhrapradesh 516003, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhrapradesh 500046, India, and Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhrapradesh 516003, India
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Liu X, Williams CE, Nemacheck JA, Wang H, Subramanyam S, Zheng C, Chen MS. Reactive oxygen species are involved in plant defense against a gall midge. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 152:985-99. [PMID: 19965963 PMCID: PMC2815885 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.150656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 12/01/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a major role in plant defense against pathogens, but evidence for their role in defense against insects is still preliminary and inconsistent. In this study, we examined the potential role of ROS in defense of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and rice (Oryza sativa) against Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) larvae. Rapid and prolonged accumulation of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) was detected in wheat plants at the attack site during incompatible interactions. Increased accumulation of both H(2)O(2) and superoxide was detected in rice plants during nonhost interactions with the larvae. No increase in accumulation of either H(2)O(2) or superoxide was observed in wheat plants during compatible interactions. A global analysis revealed changes in the abundances of 250 wheat transcripts and 320 rice transcripts encoding proteins potentially involved in ROS homeostasis. A large number of transcripts encoded class III peroxidases that increased in abundance during both incompatible and nonhost interactions, whereas the levels of these transcripts decreased in susceptible wheat during compatible interactions. The higher levels of class III peroxidase transcripts were associated with elevated enzymatic activity of peroxidases at the attack site in plants during incompatible and nonhost interactions. Overall, our data indicate that class III peroxidases may play a role in ROS generation in resistant wheat and nonhost rice plants during response to Hessian fly attacks.
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- Department of Entomology (X.L., M.-S.C.), Department of Statistics (H.W.), and United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Plant Science and Entomology Research Unit (M.-S.C.), Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506; and United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service Crop Production and Pest Control Research Unit and Department of Entomology (C.E.W., J.A.N.), Department of Biological Sciences (S.S.), and Department of Statistics (C.Z.), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
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Chaves I, Pinheiro C, Paiva JAP, Planchon S, Sergeant K, Renaut J, Graça JA, Costa G, Coelho AV, Ricardo CPP. Proteomic evaluation of wound-healing processes in potato (Solanum tuberosum
L.) tuber tissue. Proteomics 2009; 9:4154-75. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Soares NC, Francisco R, Vielba JM, Ricardo CP, Jackson PA. Associating Wound-Related Changes in the Apoplast Proteome of Medicago with Early Steps in the ROS Signal-Transduction Pathway. J Proteome Res 2009; 8:2298-309. [DOI: 10.1021/pr8009353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Nelson C. Soares
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Oeiras, Portugal, and Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Oeiras, Portugal, and Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Oeiras, Portugal, and Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Oeiras, Portugal, and Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Oeiras, Portugal, and Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, Portugal
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Barceló AR, Laura VGR. Reactive Oxygen Species in Plant Cell Walls. REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES IN PLANT SIGNALING 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00390-5_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Almagro L, Gómez Ros LV, Belchi-Navarro S, Bru R, Ros Barceló A, Pedreño MA. Class III peroxidases in plant defence reactions. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:377-90. [PMID: 19073963 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 420] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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When plants are attacked by pathogens, they defend themselves with an arsenal of defence mechanisms, both passive and active. The active defence responses, which require de novo protein synthesis, are regulated through a complex and interconnected network of signalling pathways that mainly involve three molecules, salicylic acid (SA), jasmonic acid (JA), and ethylene (ET), and which results in the synthesis of pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins. Microbe or elicitor-induced signal transduction pathways lead to (i) the reinforcement of cell walls and lignification, (ii) the production of antimicrobial metabolites (phytoalexins), and (iii) the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). Among the proteins induced during the host plant defence, class III plant peroxidases (EC 1.11.1.7; hydrogen donor: H(2)O(2) oxidoreductase, Prxs) are well known. They belong to a large multigene family, and participate in a broad range of physiological processes, such as lignin and suberin formation, cross-linking of cell wall components, and synthesis of phytoalexins, or participate in the metabolism of ROS and RNS, both switching on the hypersensitive response (HR), a form of programmed host cell death at the infection site associated with limited pathogen development. The present review focuses on these plant defence reactions in which Prxs are directly or indirectly involved, and ends with the signalling pathways, which regulate Prx gene expression during plant defence. How they are integrated within the complex network of defence responses of any host plant cell will be the cornerstone of future research.
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- L Almagro
- Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, E-30100 Murcia, Spain
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Roach T, Ivanova M, Beckett RP, Minibayeva FV, Green I, Pritchard HW, Kranner I. An oxidative burst of superoxide in embryonic axes of recalcitrant sweet chestnut seeds as induced by excision and desiccation. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2008; 133:131-139. [PMID: 18452494 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2007.00986.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Recalcitrant seeds are intolerant of desiccation and cannot be stored in conventional seed banks. Cryopreservation allows storage of the germplasm of some recalcitrant seeded species, but application to a wide range of plant diversity is still limited. The present work aimed at understanding the stresses that accompany the first steps in cryopreservation protocols, wounding and desiccation, both of which are likely to lead to the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Extracellular ROS production was studied in isolated embryonic axes of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). Axis excision was accompanied by a burst of superoxide (O(2)(*-)), demonstrated by a colorimetric assay using epinephrine, electron spin resonance and staining with nitroblue tetrazolium. Superoxide was immediately produced on the cut surface after isolation of the axis from the seed, with an initial 'burst' in the first 5 min. Isolated axes subjected to variable levels of desiccation stress showed a decrease in viability and vigour and increased electrolyte leakage, indicative of impaired membrane integrity. The pattern of O(2)(*-) production showed a typical Gaussian pattern in response to increasing desiccation stress. The results indicate a complex interaction between excision and subsequent drying and are discussed with a view of manipulating ROS production for optimisation of cryopreservation protocols.
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- Thomas Roach
- Seed Conservation Department, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TN, United Kingdom
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Galindo FG, Vernier PT, Dejmek P, Vicente A, Gundersen MA. Pulsed electric field reduces the permeability of potato cell wall. Bioelectromagnetics 2008; 29:296-301. [PMID: 18163439 DOI: 10.1002/bem.20394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The effect of the application of pulsed electric fields to potato tissue on the diffusion of the fluorescent dye FM1-43 through the cell wall was studied. Potato tissue was subjected to field strengths ranging from 30 to 500 V/cm, with one 1 ms rectangular pulse, before application of FM1-43 and microscopic examination. Our results show a slower diffusion of FM1-43 in the electropulsed tissue when compared with that in the non-pulsed tissue, suggesting that the electric field decreased the cell wall permeability. This is a fast response that is already detected within 30 s after the delivery of the electric field. This response was mimicked by exogenous H2O2 and blocked by sodium azide, an inhibitor of the production of H2O2 by peroxidases.
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- Federico Gómez Galindo
- IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal.
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Pourrut B, Perchet G, Silvestre J, Cecchi M, Guiresse M, Pinelli E. Potential role of NADPH-oxidase in early steps of lead-induced oxidative burst in Vicia faba roots. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 165:571-9. [PMID: 17931743 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2007.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2007] [Revised: 07/13/2007] [Accepted: 07/16/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The mechanism of oxidative burst induced by lead in Vicia faba excised roots was investigated by luminol-dependent chemiluminescence. Results showed that lead triggered a rapid and dose-dependent increase in chemiluminescence production. In this study, specific inhibitors of putative reactive oxygen species (ROS) sources were used to determine the mechanism of lead-induced ROS generation. This generation was sensitive to dephenylene iodonium (DPI), quinacrine and imidazole, some inhibitors of the NADPH-oxidase and not inhibited by other putative ROS sources inhibitors. Data reported in this work clearly demonstrated the pivotal role of NADPH-oxidase-like enzyme in early steps of lead-induced oxidative burst. To investigate the respective implication of calmodulin and protein kinase (PK) in lead-induced NADPH-oxidase activation, excised roots were treated with the calmodulin inhibitor W7 or with the PK inhibitor staurosporine. The chemiluminescence generation inhibition by these inhibitors illustrated the role of PK in lead-induced NADPH-oxidase activation and revealed a calmodulin-dependent step. Using the calcium entry blocker La(3+) or different concentrations of calcium in the extra-cellular medium, our data highlighted the implication of Ca(2+) channel in lead-induced oxidative burst.
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- Bertrand Pourrut
- EcoLab UMR 5245 CNRS-UPS-INPT, ENSAT Avenue de l'agrobiopole-Auzeville-Tolosane Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Razem FA, Hill RD. Hydrogen peroxide affects abscisic acid binding to ABAP1 in barley aleurones. Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 85:628-37. [PMID: 17901904 DOI: 10.1139/o07-107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Dramatic increases in H2O2 levels have been observed following abscisic acid (ABA) treatment of plant tissues. Following ABA treatment in aleurone cells, H2O2 reached transient levels of approximately 115 micromol/L H2O2. To determine whether ABA perception was modified by such changes, the effect of H2O2 on a recently characterized ABA-binding protein (ABAP1), cloned from barley aleurone layers, was examined. ABA binding to the protein was weakened by H2O2 in a concentration-dependent manner. A concentration of 75 micromol/L H2O2 gave a 50% decline in ABA binding in a reaction following first-order kinetics, indicative of binding-site susceptibility to its microenvironment. We monitored the unfolding of ABAP1 using steady-state and time-resolved tryptophan fluorescence, while following the capacity of ABAP1 to bind ABA. ABA binding decreased by 50% following ABAP1 denaturation with 1 mol/L guanidine hydrochloride or 2 mol/L urea, while the maximum emission spectra (lambda emi) red shifted from 338 to 347 nm at 3.5 mol/L guanidine hydrochloride and 5 mol/L urea. However, only a slight blue shift of lambda emi was observed following either ABAP1 incubation with H2O2 or binding to (+)-ABA (physiologically active ABA). The equilibrium ABA dissociation rate accelerated in the presence of 250 micromol/L H2O2, with the half-time dissociation reduced to 8 min. A comparison of inactivation kinetics and conformational changes shows that inactivation of ABAP1 occurs before any noticeable conformational change. This suggests that the ABA binding site is highly responsive to its microenvironment and is situated in a region that is more flexible than the protein molecule as a whole. The results demonstrate that H2O2, generated by ABA treatment of aleurone layers, is sufficient to affect the ABA-binding capacity of ABAP1, suggesting that this may be another level of control of ABA signal transduction.
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- Fawzi A Razem
- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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Balestrasse KB, Zilli CG, Tomaro ML. Signal transduction pathways and haem oxygenase induction in soybean leaves subjected to salt stress. Redox Rep 2008; 13:255-62. [PMID: 19017465 DOI: 10.1179/135100008x308966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023] Open
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We have previously demonstrated that the induction of haem oxygenase-1 (EC 1.14.99.3) plays a protective role for soybean plants against cadmium and UV-B stress. Here, we have investigated the possible signal transduction pathways involved in haem oxygenase-1 induction in leaves of soybean plants subjected to salt stress. Treatment with 100 mM NaCl during 48 h increased thiobarbituric acid reactive substances by 30%, whereas GSH decreased by 50%, with respect to controls. These effects were prevented by pre-incubation with diphenyleneiodonium (DPI; an NADPH oxidase inhibitor), [1,2,4]oxadiazolo-[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ; a guanylate cyclase inhibitor) or LaCl3 (calcium channel blocker). NaCl at 100 mM produced in situ accumulation of H2O2 and O2*-, which were also prevented by DPI, ODQ or LaCl3. Moreover, salt-induced haem oxygenase-1 activity was also totally abolished by pretreatment with the different inhibitors. These results clearly demonstrated that the signal transduction pathways involved in oxidative stress triggered by salt stress were similar to those implicated in haem oxygenase-1 induction, and provide additional information suggesting that haem oxygenase might play a key role in the antioxidative protection machinery of higher plants.
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- K B Balestrasse
- Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Kumar GNM, Iyer S, Knowles NR. Strboh A homologue of NADPH oxidase regulates wound-induced oxidative burst and facilitates wound-healing in potato tubers. PLANTA 2007; 227:25-36. [PMID: 17653758 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0589-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2007] [Accepted: 07/06/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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During 30-months of storage at 4 degrees C, potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers progressively lose the ability to produce superoxide in response to wounding, resist microbial infection, and develop a suberized wound periderm. Using differentially aged tubers, we demonstrate that Strboh A is responsible for the wound-induced oxidative burst in potato and aging attenuates its expression. In vivo superoxide production and NADPH oxidase (NOX) activity from 1-month-old tubers increased to a maximum 18-24 h after wounding and then decreased to barely detectable levels by 72 h. Wounding also induced a 68% increase in microsomal protein within 18 h. These wound-induced responses were lost over a 25- to 30-month storage period. Superoxide production and NOX activity were inhibited by diphenylene iodonium chloride, a specific inhibitor of NOX, which in turn effectively inhibited wound-healing and increased susceptibility to microbial infection and decay in 1-month-old tubers. Wound-induced superoxide production was also inhibited by EGTA-mediated destabilization of membranes. The ability to restore superoxide production to EGTA-treated tissue with Ca(+2) declined with advancing tuber age, likely a consequence of age-related changes in membrane architecture. Of the five homologues of NOX (Strboh A-D and F), wounding induced the expression of Strboh A in 6-month-old tubers but this response was absent in tubers stored for 25-30 months. Strboh A thus mediates the initial burst of superoxide in response to wounding of potato tubers; loss of its expression increases the susceptibility to microbial infection and contributes to the age-induced loss of wound-healing ability.
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- G N Mohan Kumar
- Postharvest Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6414, USA
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Galindo FG, Sjöholm I, Rasmusson AG, Widell S, Kaack K. Plant Stress Physiology: Opportunities and Challenges for the Food Industry. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2007; 47:749-63. [DOI: 10.1080/10408390601062211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gunawardena AHLAN, Greenwood JS, Dengler NG. Cell wall degradation and modification during programmed cell death in lace plant, Aponogeton madagascariensis (Aponogetonaceae). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2007; 94:1116-28. [PMID: 21636479 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.7.1116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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An unusual form of leaf morphogenesis occurs in the aquatic, lace plant, Aponogeton madagascariensis (Aponogetonaceae). Early in development, discrete patches of cells undergo programmed cell death (PCD) and form perforations during leaf expansion. In addition to the protoplasts, walls of the dying cells are degraded during PCD. The cuticle of the perforation site is eroded first, followed by dissolution of cell wall matrix components, so that walls appear as loose fibrillar networks as perforations form. Gel diffusion assays of wall-degrading enzyme activity indicated that pectinases are active throughout leaf development, while cellulase activity was restricted to early stages of perforation formation. Alcian blue staining showed that degrading walls remain rich in pectin, and immunolocalization of pectin epitopes indicated that the proportions of esterified and de-esterifed pectins do not change significantly. Walls of perforation border cells are modified by suberin deposition late in development, and reactive oxygen species, thought to have a role in polymerization of phenolic suberin monomers, are present at the same stage. This timing suggests that suberization may limit the spread of PCD and provide an apoplastic barrier against microbial invasion but does not initiate PCD.
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Soler M, Serra O, Molinas M, Huguet G, Fluch S, Figueras M. A genomic approach to suberin biosynthesis and cork differentiation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2007; 144:419-31. [PMID: 17351057 PMCID: PMC1913797 DOI: 10.1104/pp.106.094227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2006] [Accepted: 03/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Cork (phellem) is a multilayered dead tissue protecting plant mature stems and roots and plant healing tissues from water loss and injuries. Cork cells are made impervious by the deposition of suberin onto cell walls. Although suberin deposition and cork formation are essential for survival of land plants, molecular studies have rarely been conducted on this tissue. Here, we address this question by combining suppression subtractive hybridization together with cDNA microarrays, using as a model the external bark of the cork tree (Quercus suber), from which bottle cork is obtained. A suppression subtractive hybridization library from cork tree bark was prepared containing 236 independent sequences; 69% showed significant homology to database sequences and they corresponded to 135 unique genes. Out of these genes, 43.5% were classified as the main pathways needed for cork biosynthesis. Furthermore, 19% could be related to regulatory functions. To identify genes more specifically required for suberin biosynthesis, cork expressed sequence tags were printed on a microarray and subsequently used to compare cork (phellem) to a non-suberin-producing tissue such as wood (xylem). Based on the results, a list of candidate genes relevant for cork was obtained. This list includes genes for the synthesis, transport, and polymerization of suberin monomers such as components of the fatty acid elongase complexes, ATP-binding cassette transporters, and acyltransferases, among others. Moreover, a number of regulatory genes induced in cork have been identified, including MYB, No-Apical-Meristem, and WRKY transcription factors with putative functions in meristem identity and cork differentiation.
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- Marçal Soler
- Laboratori del suro, Department of Biology, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi s/n, 17071 Girona, Spain
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Rodríguez AA, Ramiro Lascano H, Bustos D, Taleisnik E. Salinity-induced decrease in NADPH oxidase activity in the maize leaf blade elongation zone. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2007; 164:223-30. [PMID: 17074408 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2006.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2006] [Accepted: 07/03/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We reported previously that salinity-induced elongation constraints in the expansion zone of maize leaves are associated with reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and could be alleviated by the addition of ROS. The NaCl effect was salt-specific and not osmotic. This paper explores the causes for such reduction. The decrease in ROS levels under salinity was not accompanied by increases in soluble apoplastic antioxidant activities such as superoxide dismutase, peroxidases and ascorbate. In experimental systems devoid of cell walls (protoplasts and membrane fractions) superoxide anion (O(2)(-)) production was inhibited by 50 and 100 mM NaCl, 50 microM DPI, 10 mM EGTA, and 5mM verapamil, a Ca(2+) channel inhibitor. Inhibitory effects of NaCl and reduced Ca(2+) supply were also observed in in gel assessment of O(2)(-) -generating activity. The main activity band excised from the ND-PAGE was recognized by an antibody against the C-terminal portion of the tomato gp91(phox) homolog. These results indicate the *O(2)(-) -generating activity negatively affected by NaCl was compatible with that of plasma membrane NADPH oxidase.
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