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Takahashi M, Sakamoto A, Morikawa H. Atmospheric nitrogen dioxide suppresses the activity of phytochrome interacting factor 4 to suppress hypocotyl elongation. PLANTA 2024; 260:42. [PMID: 38958765 PMCID: PMC11222245 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04468-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Ambient concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) inhibit the binding of PIF4 to promoter regions of auxin pathway genes to suppress hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis. Ambient concentrations (10-50 ppb) of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) positively regulate plant growth to the extent that organ size and shoot biomass can nearly double in various species, including Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis). However, the precise molecular mechanism underlying NO2-mediated processes in plants, and the involvement of specific molecules in these processes, remain unknown. We measured hypocotyl elongation and the transcript levels of PIF4, encoding a bHLH transcription factor, and its target genes in wild-type (WT) and various pif mutants grown in the presence or absence of 50 ppb NO2. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays were performed to quantify binding of PIF4 to the promoter regions of its target genes. NO2 suppressed hypocotyl elongation in WT plants, but not in the pifq or pif4 mutants. NO2 suppressed the expression of target genes of PIF4, but did not affect the transcript level of the PIF4 gene itself or the level of PIF4 protein. NO2 inhibited the binding of PIF4 to the promoter regions of two of its target genes, SAUR46 and SAUR67. In conclusion, NO2 inhibits the binding of PIF4 to the promoter regions of genes involved in the auxin pathway to suppress hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis. Consequently, PIF4 emerges as a pivotal participant in this regulatory process. This study has further clarified the intricate regulatory mechanisms governing plant responses to environmental pollutants, thereby advancing our understanding of how plants adapt to changing atmospheric conditions.
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- Misa Takahashi
- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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Liang Y, Li D, Sheng Q, Zhu Z. Exogenous Salicylic Acid Alleviates NO 2 Damage by Maintaining Cell Stability and Physiological Metabolism in Bougainvillea × buttiana 'Miss Manila' Seedlings. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3283. [PMID: 37765447 PMCID: PMC10535129 DOI: 10.3390/plants12183283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Exogenous substances can alleviate plant damage under adverse conditions. In order to explore whether different concentrations of salicylic acid (SA) can play a role in the resistance of Bougainvillea × buttiana 'Miss Manila' to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) stress and the relevant mechanisms of their effects, different concentrations of SA were applied locally under the control experiment condition of 4.0 μL·L-1 NO2, and the role of SA in alleviating injury was studied. The findings noted a significant increase in metabolic adaptations and antioxidant enzyme activities following 0.25-0.75 mM SA application (p < 0.05), except 1 mM. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in particular increased by 21.88% and 59.71%, respectively. Such an increase led to effective control of the reduction in photosynthetic pigments and the photosynthetic rate and protection of the structural stability of chloroplasts and other organelles. In addition, the activity of nitrate reductase (NR) increased by 83.85%, and the content of nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N) decreased by 29.23% in nitrogen metabolism. Concurrently, a principal component analysis (PCA) and a membership function analysis further indicated that 0.75 mM SA provided the most notable improvement in NO2 resistance among the different gradients. These findings suggest that 0.25-0.75 mM SA can relieve the stress at 4 μL·L-1 NO2 injury by effectively improving the antioxidant enzyme activity and nitrogen metabolizing enzyme activity, protecting the photosynthetic system and cell structure, but 1 mM SA had the opposite effect. In the future, the specific reasons for inhibition of SA at high concentrations and the comprehensive effects of the application of other exogenous compounds should be further studied.
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- Yuxiang Liang
- College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- The Center of Southern Modern Forestry Cooperative Innovation, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- The Center of Southern Modern Forestry Cooperative Innovation, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- The Center of Southern Modern Forestry Cooperative Innovation, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- Research Center for Digital Innovation Design, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- Jin Pu Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- The Center of Southern Modern Forestry Cooperative Innovation, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- Research Center for Digital Innovation Design, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- Jin Pu Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
- College of Art and Design, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Shrestha RK, Shi D, Obaid H, Elsayed NS, Xie D, Ni J, Ni C. Crops' response to the emergent air pollutants. PLANTA 2022; 256:80. [PMID: 36097229 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-03993-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Consequences of air pollutants on physiology, biology, yield and quality in the crops are evident. Crop and soil management can play significant roles in attenuating the impacts of air pollutants. With rapid urbanization and industrialization, air pollution has emerged as a serious threat to quality crop production. Assessing the effect of the elevated level of pollutants on the performance of the crops is crucial. Compared to the soil and water pollutants, the air pollutants spread more rapidly to the extensive area. This paper has reviewed and highlighted the major findings of the previous research works on the morphological, physiological and biochemical changes in some important crops and fruits exposed to the increasing levels of air pollutants. The crop, soil and environmental factors governing the effect of air pollutants have been discussed. The majority of the observations suggest that the air pollutants alter the physiology and biochemical in the plants, i.e., while some pollutants are beneficial to the growth and yields and modify physiological and morphological processes, most of them appeared to be detrimental to the crop yields and their quality. A better understanding of the mechanisms of the uptake of air pollutants and crop responses is quite important for devising the measures ‒ at both policy and program levels ‒ to minimize their possible negative impacts on crops. Further research directions in this field have also been presented.
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- Ram Kumar Shrestha
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Teaching Building 35, Tiansheng Road No 2, Chongqing, 400715, China
- Lamjung Campus, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Lamjung, Nepal
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Teaching Building 35, Tiansheng Road No 2, Chongqing, 400715, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Southwest China), Ministry of Agriculture, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Teaching Building 35, Tiansheng Road No 2, Chongqing, 400715, China
- Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Afghanistan National Agricultural Sciences and Technology University, Kandahar, Afghanistan
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Teaching Building 35, Tiansheng Road No 2, Chongqing, 400715, China
- Soil and Agricultural Chemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Basha), Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Teaching Building 35, Tiansheng Road No 2, Chongqing, 400715, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Southwest China), Ministry of Agriculture, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Teaching Building 35, Tiansheng Road No 2, Chongqing, 400715, China
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Southwest China), Ministry of Agriculture, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Teaching Building 35, Tiansheng Road No 2, Chongqing, 400715, China.
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Southwest China), Ministry of Agriculture, Chongqing, 400715, China.
- National Base of International S and T Collaboration On Water Environmental Monitoring and Simulation in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Chongqing, 400716, China.
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Yue W, Jiechen W, Huihui Z, Dandan G, Guoqiang H, Guangyu S. A intermediate concentration of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide enhances PSII activity and inhibits PSI activity in expanded leaves of tobacco seedlings. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 209:111844. [PMID: 33383337 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111844] [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] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a major air pollutant that affects plant growth, development and yields. Previous studies have found that atmospheric NO2 changes plant photosynthesis in a concentration-dependent manner. Low concentrations of NO2 (4.0 μL L-1) can increase photosynthetic rates, while high concentrations of NO2 (16.0 μL L-1) can have an inhibitory effect. However, the specific effects of a critical intermediate concentration of NO2 on the photosynthetic apparatus of plants has remained unknown. Therefore, in this study, tobacco seedlings at three-leaf ages were fumigated with a intermediate concentration of 8.0 μL L-1 NO2 for 15 days to determine the effects on leaf weight, leaf number per plant, chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, the reaction center activity of photosystems I and II (PSI and PSII, respectively) and core protein gene expression (PsbA and PsaA). Fumigation with 8.0 μL L-1 NO2 increased the number of leaves per plant and the weight of leaves, and the leaves became dark green and curly after 10 days of fumigation. During NO2 fumigation for 15 days, the chlorophyll content, PSII maximum photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm), electron transfer rate (ETR) and non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) increased most in the oldest leaves (Lmax leaves), but decreased PSI activity (∆I/Io). The Fv/Fm, ETR and NPQ in the youngest leaves (Lmin leaves) were lower than those of Lmax leaves, but the actual photochemical efficiency (ΦPSII) of PSII increased most and ∆I/Io was the highest in these samples. The Fv/Fm, ETR, NPQ and ΦPSII in the leaves at the middle leaf age (Lmid leaves) were lower than those of Lmin and Lmax leaves, but the relative fluorescence intensity of point L (VL) and the relative fluorescence intensity of point K (VK) decreased the most in these samples. Thus, this critical concentration of atmospheric NO2 increased the activity of PSII and inhibited PSI activity in expanded leaves of tobacco seedlings.
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- Wang Yue
- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Mudanjang Institute of Tobacco Science, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
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Yue W, Huihui Z, Jiechen W, Hancheng Z, Guoqiang H, Dan H, Fuwen Y, Meichun Z, Yanhui C, Zhiyuan T, Guanjun L, Guangyu S. Elevated NO 2 damages the photosynthetic apparatus by inducing the accumulation of superoxide anions and peroxynitrite in tobacco seedling leaves. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 196:110534. [PMID: 32247242 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study aimed to further understand the toxicity of high concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) to plants, especially to plant photosynthesis. Tobacco plants in the six-leaf stage were exposed to 16.0 μL L-1 NO2 to determine the activities of photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I (PSI) reaction centers, the blocking site of PSII electron transport, the degree of membrane peroxidation and the relative expression of PsbA, PsbO and PsaA genes in the third fully expanded leaves by using gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence techniques, biochemical and RT-PCR analysis. The results showed that 16.0 μL L-1 NO2 caused necrotic lesions to form on leaves and significantly increased the generation rate of superoxide anions (O2-) and the content of peroxynitrite (ONOO-) in leaves of tobacco seedling, leading to damage to cell membrane, chlorophyll content and net photosynthetic rate reduction, and photosynthetic apparatus destruction. Fumigation with 16.0 μL L-1 NO2 decreased the activity of PSII reaction center and oxygen evolution complex, and the relative expression of PabA in leaves of tobacco seedlings to inhibit the electron transport from the donor side to the receptor side of PSII, especially blocking the electron transport from QA to QB on the receptor side. The activity of the PSI reaction center and the relative expression of PsaA decreased, weakening the ability to accept electrons and inhibiting the electron transfer from PSII to PSI, which further increased the damage of PSII of tobacco seedling leaves caused by 16.0 μL L-1 NO2. Therefore, 16.0 μL L-1 NO2 leaded to the accumulation of O2- and ONOO-, which damaged the cell membrane and thylakoid membrane, inhibit the electron transport, and destroyed the photosynthetic apparatus in leaves of tobacco seedlings. The results from this study emphasized the importance of reducing the NO2 concentration in the atmosphere.
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- Wang Yue
- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China; College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China; College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China; College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China; State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding (Northeast Forestry University), College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Mudanjang Institute of Tobacco Science, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China; College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China; College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China; College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China; College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China; College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China; State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding (Northeast Forestry University), College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration (Northeast Forestry University), Ministry of Education, Harbin, 150040, China; College of Life Sciences, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
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Takahashi M, Morikawa H. Nitrogen Dioxide at Ambient Concentrations Induces Nitration and Degradation of PYR/PYL/RCAR Receptors to Stimulate Plant Growth: A Hypothetical Model. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 8:plants8070198. [PMID: 31262027 PMCID: PMC6681506 DOI: 10.3390/plants8070198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Exposing Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) seedlings fed with soil nitrogen to 10-50 ppb nitrogen dioxide (NO2) for several weeks stimulated the uptake of major elements, photosynthesis, and cellular metabolisms to more than double the biomass of shoot, total leaf area and contents of N, C P, K, S, Ca and Mg per shoot relative to non-exposed control seedlings. The 15N/14N ratio analysis by mass spectrometry revealed that N derived from NO2 (NO2-N) comprised < 5% of the total plant N, showing that the contribution of NO2-N as N source was minor. Moreover, histological analysis showed that leaf size and biomass were increased upon NO2 treatment, and that these increases were attributable to leaf age-dependent enhancement of cell proliferation and enlargement. Thus, NO2 may act as a plant growth signal rather than an N source. Exposure of Arabidopsis leaves to 40 ppm NO2 induced virtually exclusive nitration of PsbO and PsbP proteins (a high concentration of NO2 was used). The PMF analysis identified the ninth tyrosine residue of PsbO1 (9Tyr) as a nitration site. 9Tyr of PsbO1 was exclusively nitrated after incubation of the thylakoid membranes with a buffer containing NO2 and NO2- or a buffer containing NO2- alone. Nitration was catalyzed by illumination and repressed by photosystem II (PSII) electron transport inhibitors, and decreased oxygen evolution. Thus, protein tyrosine nitration altered (downregulated) the physiological function of cellular proteins of Arabidopsis leaves. This indicates that NO2-induced protein tyrosine nitration may stimulate plant growth. We hypothesized that atmospheric NO2 at ambient concentrations may induce tyrosine nitration of PYR/PYL/RCAR receptors in Arabidopsis leaves, followed by degradation of PYR/PYL/RCAR, upregulation of target of rapamycin (TOR) regulatory complexes, and stimulation of plant growth.
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- Misa Takahashi
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan.
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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Atmospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Improves Photosynthesis in Mulberry Leaves via Effective Utilization of Excess Absorbed Light Energy. FORESTS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/f10040312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is recognized as a toxic gaseous air pollutant. However, atmospheric NO2 can be absorbed by plant leaves and subsequently participate in plant nitrogen metabolism. The metabolism of atmospheric NO2 utilizes and consumes the light energy that leaves absorb. As such, it remains unclear whether the consumption of photosynthetic energy through nitrogen metabolism can decrease the photosynthetic capacity of plant leaves or not. In this study, we fumigated mulberry (Morus alba L.) plants with 4 μL·L−1 NO2 and analyzed the distribution of light energy absorbed by plants in NO2 metabolism using gas exchange and chlorophyll a fluorescence technology, as well as biochemical methods. NO2 fumigation enhanced the nitrogen metabolism of mulberry leaves, improved the photorespiration rate, and consumed excess light energy to protect the photosynthetic apparatus. Additionally, the excess light energy absorbed by the photosystem II reaction center in leaves of mulberry was dissipated in the form of heat dissipation. Thus, light energy was absorbed more efficiently in photosynthetic carbon assimilation in mulberry plants fumigated with 4 μL·L−1 NO2, which in turn increased the photosynthetic efficiency of mulberry leaves.
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Correa-Aragunde N, Foresi N, Del Castello F, Lamattina L. A singular nitric oxide synthase with a globin domain found in Synechococcus PCC 7335 mobilizes N from arginine to nitrate. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12505. [PMID: 30131503 PMCID: PMC6104048 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30889-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) oxidizes L-arginine to NO and citrulline. In this work, we characterise the NOS from the cyanobacteria Synechococcus PCC 7335 (SyNOS). SyNOS possesses a canonical mammalian NOS architecture consisting of oxygenase and reductase domains. In addition, SyNOS possesses an unusual globin domain at the N-terminus. Recombinant SyNOS expressed in bacteria is active, and its activity is suppressed by the NOS inhibitor L-NAME. SyNOS allows E. coli to grow in minimum media containing L-arginine as the sole N source, and has a higher growth rate during N deficiency. SyNOS is expressed in Synechococcus PCC 7335 where NO generation is dependent on L-arginine concentration. The growth of Synechococcus is dramatically inhibited by L-NAME, suggesting that SyNOS is essential for this cyanobacterium. Addition of arginine in Synechococcus increases the phycoerythrin content, an N reservoir. The role of the novel globin domain in SyNOS is discussed as an evolutionary advantage, conferring new functional capabilities for N metabolism.
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- Natalia Correa-Aragunde
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata - CONICET, CC 1245, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata - CONICET, CC 1245, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata - CONICET, CC 1245, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata - CONICET, CC 1245, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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Takahashi M, Shigeto J, Sakamoto A, Morikawa H. Selective nitration of PsbO1, PsbO2, and PsbP1 decreases PSII oxygen evolution and photochemical efficiency in intact leaves of Arabidopsis. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2017; 12:e1376157. [PMID: 28895781 PMCID: PMC5647944 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2017.1376157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Exposure of intact Arabidopsis leaves to 40 ppm nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in light resulted almost exclusively in nitration of PsbO1, PsbO2, and PsbP1 of photosystem II (PSII), with minor nitration of four non-PS II proteins, including peroxiredoxin II E, as reported previously. Our previous findings that light-triggered selective nitration of PsbO1 decreased oxygen evolution and that inhibition of photoelectric electron transport inhibited nitration of PsbO1 implied that the nitratable tyrosine residue of PsbO1 is redox-active. However, whether the nitratable tyrosine residues of PsbO2 and PsbP1 are redox-active is unknown. In this study, we determined the oxygen evolution and maximal photochemical efficiency of PSII in intact Arabidopsis leaves following exposure to 40 ppm NO2 in light and found that these parameters were decreased to 60 and 70% of the non-exposed control, respectively. Because PsbO1, PsbO2, and PsbP1 accounted for > 80% of anti-3-nitrotyrosine antibody signal intensities, observed decreases in the oxygen evolution and maximal photochemical efficiency of PSII were mainly attributable to nitration of the tyrosine residues of these PSII proteins. Thus, it is postulated that nitratable tyrosine residues of PsbO2 and PsbP1 are redox-active, as in the case of PsbO1. A new hypothetical model is proposed.
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- Misa Takahashi
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
- CONTACT Misa Takahashi , Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739–8526, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Wei X, Lyu S, Yu Y, Wang Z, Liu H, Pan D, Chen J. Phylloremediation of Air Pollutants: Exploiting the Potential of Plant Leaves and Leaf-Associated Microbes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1318. [PMID: 28804491 PMCID: PMC5532450 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Air pollution is air contaminated by anthropogenic or naturally occurring substances in high concentrations for a prolonged time, resulting in adverse effects on human comfort and health as well as on ecosystems. Major air pollutants include particulate matters (PMs), ground-level ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxides (NO2), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). During the last three decades, air has become increasingly polluted in countries like China and India due to rapid economic growth accompanied by increased energy consumption. Various policies, regulations, and technologies have been brought together for remediation of air pollution, but the air still remains polluted. In this review, we direct attention to bioremediation of air pollutants by exploiting the potentials of plant leaves and leaf-associated microbes. The aerial surfaces of plants, particularly leaves, are estimated to sum up to 4 × 108 km2 on the earth and are also home for up to 1026 bacterial cells. Plant leaves are able to adsorb or absorb air pollutants, and habituated microbes on leaf surface and in leaves (endophytes) are reported to be able to biodegrade or transform pollutants into less or nontoxic molecules, but their potentials for air remediation has been largely unexplored. With advances in omics technologies, molecular mechanisms underlying plant leaves and leaf associated microbes in reduction of air pollutants will be deeply examined, which will provide theoretical bases for developing leaf-based remediation technologies or phylloremediation for mitigating pollutants in the air.
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- Xiangying Wei
- Fujian Univeristy Key Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interaction, College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
- Department of Environmental Horticulture and Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of FloridaApopka, FL, United States
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- Department of Environmental Horticulture and Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of FloridaApopka, FL, United States
- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
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- Fujian Univeristy Key Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interaction, College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
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- Fujian Univeristy Key Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interaction, College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
- College of Resource and Environmental Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
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- Fujian Univeristy Key Laboratory of Plant-Microbe Interaction, College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
- Department of Environmental Horticulture and Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of FloridaApopka, FL, United States
- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhou, China
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Takahashi M, Shigeto J, Sakamoto A, Morikawa H. Selective nitration of PsbO1 inhibits oxygen evolution from isolated Arabidopsis thylakoid membranes. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2017; 12:e1304342. [PMID: 28323554 PMCID: PMC5437824 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2017.1304342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Treatment of isolated Arabidopsis thaliana thylakoid membranes with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) induces selective nitration of the tyrosine residue at the ninth amino acid (9Tyr) of PsbO1. This selective nitration is triggered by light and is inhibited by photosynthetic electron transport inhibitors. Therefore, we postulated that, similar to 161Tyr of D1 (YZ), 9Tyr of PsbO1 is redox active and is selectively oxidized by photosynthetic electron transport in response to illumination to a tyrosyl radical that is highly susceptible to nitration. This tyrosyl radical may combine rapidly at diffusion-controlled rates with NO2 to form 3-nitrotyrosine. If this postulation is correct, the nitration of 9Tyr of PsbO1 should decrease oxygen evolution activity. We investigated the effects of PsbO1 nitration on oxygen evolution from isolated thylakoid membranes, and found that nitration decreased oxygen evolution to ≥ 0% of the control. Oxygen evolution and nitration were significantly negatively correlated. This finding is consistent with redox active properties of the 9Tyr gene of PsbO1, and suggests that PsbO1 9Tyr acts as an electron relay, such as YZ in the photosystem II oxygenic electron transport chain.
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- Misa Takahashi
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
- CONTACT Misa Takahashi , Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama,Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739–8526, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Kuruthukulangarakoola GT, Zhang J, Albert A, Winkler B, Lang H, Buegger F, Gaupels F, Heller W, Michalke B, Sarioglu H, Schnitzler JP, Hebelstrup KH, Durner J, Lindermayr C. Nitric oxide-fixation by non-symbiotic haemoglobin proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana under N-limited conditions. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2017; 40:36-50. [PMID: 27245884 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signalling molecule that is involved in many different physiological processes in plants. Here, we report about a NO-fixing mechanism in Arabidopsis, which allows the fixation of atmospheric NO into nitrogen metabolism. We fumigated Arabidopsis plants cultivated in soil or as hydroponic cultures during the whole growing period with up to 3 ppmv of NO gas. Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analyses were used to identify non-symbiotic haemoglobin proteins as key components of the NO-fixing process. Overexpressing non-symbiotic haemoglobin 1 or 2 genes resulted in fourfold higher nitrate levels in these plants compared with NO-treated wild-type. Correspondingly, rosettes size and weight, vegetative shoot thickness and seed yield were 25, 40, 30, and 50% higher, respectively, than in wild-type plants. Fumigation with 250 ppbv 15 NO confirmed the importance of non-symbiotic haemoglobin 1 and 2 for the NO-fixation pathway, and we calculated a daily uptake for non-symbiotic haemoglobin 2 overexpressing plants of 250 mg N/kg dry weight. This mechanism is probably important under conditions with limited N supply via the soil. Moreover, the plant-based NO uptake lowers the concentration of insanitary atmospheric NOx, and in this context, NO-fixation can be beneficial to air quality.
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
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- Research Unit Environmental Simulation, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
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- Research Unit Environmental Simulation, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
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- Research Unit Environmental Simulation, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
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- Institute of Soil Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
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- Research Unit Protein Sciences, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764, Neuherberg/Munich, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, DK-4200, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Germany
- Chair of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Technische Universität München, 85354, Freising, Germany
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Takahashi M, Shigeto J, Sakamoto A, Morikawa H. Light-triggered selective nitration of PsbO1 in isolated Arabidopsis thylakoid membranes is inhibited by photosynthetic electron transport inhibitors. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2016; 11:e1263413. [PMID: 27901641 PMCID: PMC5225929 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1263413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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PsbO1 is exclusively nitrated when isolated thylakoid membranes are incubated in a buffer bubbled with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) containing NO2 and nitrite. NO2 is the primary intermediate for this selective nitration. Isolated thylakoid membranes were incubated in NO2-bubbled buffer at 25°C in the light or dark. Protein analysis confirmed the selective nitration of PsbO1. Illumination was found to be essential in PsbO1 nitration. A nitration mechanism whereby nitratable tyrosine residues of PsbO1 are, prior to nitration, selectively photo-oxidized by photosynthetic electron transport to tyrosyl radicals to combine with NO2 to form 3-nitrotyrosine was hypothesized. We tested the electron transport inhibitors 3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1- dimethylurea, sodium azide, and 1,5-diphenylcarbazide and found distinct inhibition of nitration of PsbO1. We also propose a possible nitration mechanism.
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- Misa Takahashi
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
- CONTACT Misa Takahashi , Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1–3–1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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Takahashi M, Shigeto J, Izumi S, Yoshizato K, Morikawa H. Nitration is exclusive to defense-related PR-1, PR-3 and PR-5 proteins in tobacco leaves. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2016; 11:e1197464. [PMID: 27301959 PMCID: PMC4991344 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1197464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 05/26/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Protein tyrosine nitration is an important post-translational modification. A variety of nitrated proteins are reported in Arabidopsis leaves and seedlings, sunflower hypocotyls, and pea roots. The identities of nitrated proteins are species-/organ-specific, and chloroplast proteins are most nitratable in leaves. However, precise mechanism is unclear. Here, we investigated nitroproteome in tobacco leaves following exposure to nitrogen dioxide. Proteins were extracted, electrophoresed and immunoblotted using an anti-3-nitrotyrosine antibody. Mass spectrometry and FASTA search identified for the first time an exclusive nitration of pathogenesis-related proteins, PR-1, PR-3 and PR-5, which are reportedly located in the apoplast or the vacuole. Furthermore, Tyr(36) of thaumatin-like protein E2 was identfied as a nitration site. The underlying mechanism and physiological relevance are discussed.
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- Misa Takahashi
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Obersteiner A, Gilles S, Frank U, Beck I, Häring F, Ernst D, Rothballer M, Hartmann A, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Schmid M. Pollen-Associated Microbiome Correlates with Pollution Parameters and the Allergenicity of Pollen. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0149545. [PMID: 26910418 PMCID: PMC4765992 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0149545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Pollen allergies have been rapidly increasing over the last decades. Many allergenic proteins and non-allergenic adjuvant compounds of pollen are involved in the plant defense against environmental or microbial stress. The first aim of this study was to analyze and compare the colonizing microbes on allergenic pollen. The second aim was to investigate detectable correlations between pollen microbiota and parameters of air pollution or pollen allergenicity. To reach these aims, bacterial and fungal DNA was isolated from pollen samples of timothy grass (Phleum pratense, n = 20) and birch trees (Betula pendula, n = 55). With this isolated DNA, a terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis was performed. One result was that the microbial diversity on birch tree and timothy grass pollen samples (Shannon/Simpson diversity indices) was partly significantly correlated to allergenicity parameters (Bet v 1/Phl p 5, pollen-associated lipid mediators). Furthermore, the microbial diversity on birch pollen samples was correlated to on-site air pollution (nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ammonia (NH3), and ozone (O3)). What is more, a significant negative correlation was observed between the microbial diversity on birch pollen and the measured NO2 concentrations on the corresponding trees. Our results showed that the microbial composition of pollen was correlated to environmental exposure parameters alongside with a differential expression of allergen and pollen-associated lipid mediators. This might translate into altered allergenicity of pollen due to environmental and microbial stress.
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- Andrea Obersteiner
- Research Unit Microbe-Plant Interactions, Helmholtz Zentrum München—German Research Centre for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, UNIKA-T, Technische Universität München, Augsburg, Germany
- CK Care, Christine-Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München–German Research Centre for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, UNIKA-T, Technische Universität München, Augsburg, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, UNIKA-T, Technische Universität München, Augsburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München–German Research Centre for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Microbe-Plant Interactions, Helmholtz Zentrum München—German Research Centre for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Microbe-Plant Interactions, Helmholtz Zentrum München—German Research Centre for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, UNIKA-T, Technische Universität München, Augsburg, Germany
- CK Care, Christine-Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos, Switzerland
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- Research Unit Microbe-Plant Interactions, Helmholtz Zentrum München—German Research Centre for Environmental Health (GmbH), Neuherberg, Germany
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Takahashi M, Shigeto J, Sakamoto A, Izumi S, Asada K, Morikawa H. Dual selective nitration in Arabidopsis: Almost exclusive nitration of PsbO and PsbP, and highly susceptible nitration of four non-PSII proteins, including peroxiredoxin II E. Electrophoresis 2015; 36:2569-78. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201500145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Revised: 05/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Misa Takahashi
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences; Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences; Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences; Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences; Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering; Fukuyama University; Fukuyama Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences; Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University; Hiroshima Japan
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Takahashi M, Morikawa H. Differential responses of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions to atmospheric nitrogen dioxide at ambient concentrations. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2014; 9:e28563. [PMID: 24675109 PMCID: PMC4161610 DOI: 10.4161/psb.28563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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To better understand the response of plants to atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2), we investigated biomass accumulation in 3 accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana: C24, Columbia (Col-0), and Landsberg erecta (Ler). Plants were grown in NO2-free air for 1 week after sowing, followed by 3 (Col-0 and Ler) to 4 (C24) weeks in air with or without NO 2 (10 or 50 ppb). NO2 treatment increased the biomass of all 3 accessions to varying extents. Treatment with 10 ppb NO2 increased shoot biomass in C24, Col-0, and Ler by 3.2-, 1.4-, and 2.3-fold, respectively, compared with control. Treatment with 50 ppb gave similar increases, except in C24 (2.7-fold). The physiological, evolutionary, and genetic significance of these results are discussed below.
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- Misa Takahashi
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences; Hiroshima University; Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences; Hiroshima University; Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Takahashi M, Furuhashi T, Ishikawa N, Horiguchi G, Sakamoto A, Tsukaya H, Morikawa H. Nitrogen dioxide regulates organ growth by controlling cell proliferation and enlargement in Arabidopsis. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2014; 201:1304-1315. [PMID: 24354517 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Accepted: 10/20/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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• To gain more insight into the physiological function of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), we investigated the effects of exogenous NO₂ on growth in Arabidopsis thaliana. • Plants were grown in air without NO₂ for 1 wk after sowing and then grown for 1-4 wk in air with (designated treated plants) or without (control plants) NO₂. Plants were irrigated semiweekly with a nutrient solution containing 19.7 mM nitrate and 10.3 mM ammonium. • Five-week-old plants treated with 50 ppb NO₂ showed a ≤ 2.8-fold increase in biomass relative to controls. Treated plants also showed early flowering. The magnitude of the effects of NO₂ on leaf expansion, cell proliferation and enlargement was greater in developing than in maturing leaves. Leaf areas were 1.3-8.4 times larger on treated plants than corresponding leaves on control plants. The NO₂-induced increase in leaf size was largely attributable to cell proliferation in developing leaves, but was attributable to both cell proliferation and enlargement in maturing leaves. The expression of different sets of genes for cell proliferation and/or enlargement was induced by NO₂, but depended on the leaf developmental stage. • Collectively, these results indicated that NO₂ regulates organ growth by controlling cell proliferation and enlargement.
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- Misa Takahashi
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, College of Science, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 171-8501, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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Itagaki M, Saruta M, Saijo H, Mitobe J, Arihiro S, Matsuoka M, Kato T, Ikegami M, Tajiri H. Efficacy of zinc-carnosine chelate compound, Polaprezinc, enemas in patients with ulcerative colitis. Scand J Gastroenterol 2014; 49:164-72. [PMID: 24286534 DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2013.863963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, relapsing and remitting intestinal inflammatory disorder. Zinc is known to be efficacious for the repair of damaged tissue and has been shown to protect against gastric ulceration. This study focused on Polaprezinc (PZ), N-(3-aminopropionyl)-L-histidinato zinc, which accelerates ulcer healing through actions such as prostaglandin-independent cytoprotection and antioxidative activity. METHODS In this randomized, placebo-controlled, investigator-blinded trial, 28 patients with active UC at The Jikei University Hospital were randomly divided into two groups: one treated with a 150 mg PZ enema (n = 18) and the other not treated with a PZ enema (n = 10). All patients received usual induction therapy. Clinical symptoms, endoscopic findings and histological findings were evaluated at entry and one week later. RESULTS In the PZ group, modified Matts' endoscopic scores were significantly improved after treatment compared to baseline in the rectum (p = 0.004), sigmoid colon (p = 0.03) and descending colon (p = 0.04). In the non-PZ group, scores were not significantly improved in the rectum (p = 0.14) and descending colon (p = 0.34), but were improved in the sigmoid colon (p = 0.04). In the PZ group, the Mayo scores at baseline and at Day 8 were 9.1 ± 1.6 and 5.8 ± 2.7 (p = 0.00004), respectively, and in the placebo group, the scores were 8.9 ± 1.7 and 7.4 ± 2.1 (p = 0.009), respectively. Clinical response or remission was significantly better in the PZ group (71%) than in the placebo group (10%). CONCLUSIONS A zinc-carnosine chelate compound, PZ, enema may become a useful new add-on treatment to accelerate mucosal healing in UC.
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- Munenori Itagaki
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine , Tokyo , Japan
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Takahashi M, Morikawa H. Nitrogen dioxide is a positive regulator of plant growth. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2014; 9:e28033. [PMID: 24525764 PMCID: PMC4091254 DOI: 10.4161/psb.28033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Atmospheric nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) have long been recognized as either detrimental or beneficial for plant development. Recent research has established that NO is a phytohormone. Our present knowledge of the physiological role of NO₂ is incomplete. We do know, however, that exogenous NO₂ positively regulates the vegetative and reproductive growth of plants. We may therefore postulate that NO₂ is a positive growth regulator for plants. We are now in a position to coherently summarize what is known of NO₂ physiology; collated information on the topic is presented here.
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Setälä H, Viippola V, Rantalainen AL, Pennanen A, Yli-Pelkonen V. Does urban vegetation mitigate air pollution in northern conditions? ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2013; 183:104-12. [PMID: 23274234 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Revised: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/18/2012] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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It is generally accepted that urban vegetation improves air quality and thereby enhances the well-being of citizens. However, empirical evidence on the potential of urban trees to mitigate air pollution is meager, particularly in northern climates with a short growing season. We studied the ability of urban park/forest vegetation to remove air pollutants (NO2, anthropogenic VOCs and particle deposition) using passive samplers in two Finnish cities. Concentrations of each pollutant in August (summer; leaf-period) and March (winter, leaf-free period) were slightly but often insignificantly lower under tree canopies than in adjacent open areas, suggesting that the role of foliage in removing air pollutants is insignificant. Furthermore, vegetation-related environmental variables (canopy closure, number and size of trees, density of understorey vegetation) did not explain the variation in pollution concentrations. Our results suggest that the ability of urban vegetation to remove air pollutants is minor in northern climates.
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- Heikki Setälä
- University of Helsinki, Department of Environmental Sciences, Niemenkatu 73, FIN-15140 Lahti, Finland.
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Souza SR, Blande JD, Holopainen JK. Pre-exposure to nitric oxide modulates the effect of ozone on oxidative defenses and volatile emissions in lima bean. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2013; 179:111-119. [PMID: 23669460 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2012] [Revised: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The roles that ozone and nitric oxide (NO), the chief O₃ precursor, play in the antioxidative balance and inducible volatile emissions of lima bean were assessed. Exposure to O₃ inhibited APX, CAT, and GR, decreased GSH content and induced emissions of (E)-β-ocimene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, linalool, (E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (E)-DMNT, 2-butanone and nonanal. O₃ did not induce emissions of (E)-β-caryophyllene and appeared to reduce the antioxidative capacity of plants to a greater extent than NO and NO followed by O₃ (NO/O₃) treatments. There were significant differences in emissions of (E)-β-ocimene and linalool between NO/O₃ treated plants and controls, but no differences in antioxidant concentrations. A model to explain the relationships between the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and O₃ and NO inducible volatiles was proposed. Our findings suggest that prior exposure to NO modulates the oxidative effect of ozone by the process of cross-tolerance, which might regulate the antioxidative system and induction of volatile organic compounds.
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- Silvia R Souza
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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Xu Q, Zhou B, Ma C, Xu X, Xu J, Jiang Y, Liu C, Li G, Herbert SJ, Hao L. Salicylic acid-altering arabidopsis mutants response to NO(2) exposure. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2010; 84:106-11. [PMID: 19937312 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9913-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2009] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO(2))-induced responses in wild type (wt) and salicylic acid (SA)-altering Arabidopsis mutants snc1 (suppressor of npr1-1, constitutive) with high SA level, transgenic line nahG with low SA level, npr1-1 (nonexpressor of PR gene) with SA signaling blockage and double mutant snc1nahG plants, were investigated. All mutant lines except sncl showed that NO(2) exposure at 0.25 microL L(-1) increased chlorophyll content and biomass accumulation, elevated photosynthetic rate, and decreased MDA content compared to their respective controls. The sncl plants were similar to the control plants for these measured indices. NO(2) exposure at 0.5 microL L(-1) and higher doses caused injury to wt, nahG, npr1-1 and snc1nahG plants, whereas the snc1 plants exhibited a stronger tolerance. To evaluate the resistance mechanism, we further investigated the changes in the mutants exposed to 1 microL L(-1) of NO(2) in relation to endogenous SA level, antioxidant capacity and redox status. The collected data demonstrated that the NO(2) tolerance in snc1, with a high SA level, was tightly linked to the increased antioxidant capacity and decreased oxidative stress. This suggests that SA may play an important protective function in plant response to NO(2) stress.
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- Qiang Xu
- College of Life and Chemistry Sciences, Shenyang Normal University, 110034, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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Li R, Jiang Y, Xu J, Zhou B, Ma C, Liu C, Yang C, Xiao Y, Xu Q, Hao L. Synergistic action of exogenous salicylic acid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus colonization in Avena nuda seedlings in response to NO(2) exposure. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2010; 84:96-100. [PMID: 19809772 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9895-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2009] [Accepted: 09/24/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Glomus mosseae or exogenous salicylic acid (SA) treatment can increase Avena nuda plant tolerance to elevated NO(2) exposure. The combination of the two factors, namely application of SA to the mycorrhizal plants, further promoted NO(2) tolerance, as indicated by an alleviated plant biomass decrease compared to the respective treatment. The analysis of antioxidant capacity, redox status and photon energy utilization showed that the increased NO(2) tolerance in the treated plants may be associated, at least in part, with scavenging reactive oxygen species, maintaining CO(2) assimilated rate and reducing conditions in cells.
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- Runguo Li
- College of Life and Chemistry Sciences, Shenyang Normal University, 110034, Shenyang, People's Republic of China
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M.A. Abdel B, E.H. Adam S, Takahashi M, Sakamoto A, Shoun H, Morikawa H. A Fungal Cytochrome P-450nor Confers Denitrifying Ability to Tobacco By-2 Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2008.250.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Takahashi M, Adam SEH, Konaka D, Morikawa H. Nitrogen dioxide at an ambient level improves the capability of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) to decontaminate cadmium. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2008; 10:73-76. [PMID: 18709933 DOI: 10.1080/15226510701827085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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As reported previously, atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) at an ambient level increased plant size and the contents of cell constituents. We investigated this effect of atmospheric NO2 on decontamination of cadmium (Cd) by kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus). Seventeen-day-old seedlings of kenaf were grown in air either with NO2 or without NO2. (Plants were exposed to 100 +/- 50 ppb NO2 for 10 d under irrigation of 0.1% Hyponex supplemented with 20 microM CdCl2.) Plants were then harvested and the biomass of stems, leaves, and roots, as well as the content of Cd in the organs, was determined. The stem and root biomass per plant were 1.25-1.27-fold greater in +NO2 plants than in -NO2 plants. The Cd content per stem was more than 30% greater in +NO2 plants than in -NO2 plants.
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- Misa Takahashi
- Department of Mathematical and Life Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan.
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MA CY, XU X, HAO L, CAO J. Nitrogen Dioxide-Induced Responses in Brassica campestris Seedlings: The Role of Hydrogen Peroxide in the Modulation of Antioxidative Level and Induced Resistance. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1671-2927(07)60163-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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