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Renziehausen T, Frings S, Schmidt-Schippers R. 'Against all floods': plant adaptation to flooding stress and combined abiotic stresses. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 117:1836-1855. [PMID: 38217848 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16614] [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: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
Abstract
Current climate change brings with it a higher frequency of environmental stresses, which occur in combination rather than individually leading to massive crop losses worldwide. In addition to, for example, drought stress (low water availability), also flooding (excessive water) can threaten the plant, causing, among others, an energy crisis due to hypoxia, which is responded to by extensive transcriptional, metabolic and growth-related adaptations. While signalling during flooding is relatively well understood, at least in model plants, the molecular mechanisms of combinatorial flooding stress responses, for example, flooding simultaneously with salinity, temperature stress and heavy metal stress or sequentially with drought stress, remain elusive. This represents a significant gap in knowledge due to the fact that dually stressed plants often show unique responses at multiple levels not observed under single stress. In this review, we (i) consider possible effects of stress combinations from a theoretical point of view, (ii) summarize the current state of knowledge on signal transduction under single flooding stress, (iii) describe plant adaptation responses to flooding stress combined with four other abiotic stresses and (iv) propose molecular components of combinatorial flooding (hypoxia) stress adaptation based on their reported dual roles in multiple stresses. This way, more future emphasis may be placed on deciphering molecular mechanisms of combinatorial flooding stress adaptation, thereby potentially stimulating development of molecular tools to improve plant resilience towards multi-stress scenarios.
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- Tilo Renziehausen
- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
- Center for Biotechnology, University of Bielefeld, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
- Center for Biotechnology, University of Bielefeld, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
- Center for Biotechnology, University of Bielefeld, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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Wang P, Liu WC, Han C, Wang S, Bai MY, Song CP. Reactive oxygen species: Multidimensional regulators of plant adaptation to abiotic stress and development. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 66:330-367. [PMID: 38116735 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced as undesirable by-products of metabolism in various cellular compartments, especially in response to unfavorable environmental conditions, throughout the life cycle of plants. Stress-induced ROS production disrupts normal cellular function and leads to oxidative damage. To cope with excessive ROS, plants are equipped with a sophisticated antioxidative defense system consisting of enzymatic and non-enzymatic components that scavenge ROS or inhibit their harmful effects on biomolecules. Nonetheless, when maintained at relatively low levels, ROS act as signaling molecules that regulate plant growth, development, and adaptation to adverse conditions. Here, we provide an overview of current approaches for detecting ROS. We also discuss recent advances in understanding ROS signaling, ROS metabolism, and the roles of ROS in plant growth and responses to various abiotic stresses.
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- Pengtao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Faculty of Science, McGill University, Montreal, H3B1X8, Canada
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement, School of Life Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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Lima RPM, Oliveira JS, do Nascimento LC, Labate MTV, Labate CA, Barreto P, Maia IDG. High-throughput analysis reveals disturbances throughout the cell caused by Arabidopsis UCP1 and UCP3 double knockdown. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 207:108324. [PMID: 38183903 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108324] [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: 10/06/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
Abstract
Three genes encoding mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) have been described in Arabidopsis thaliana (UCP1 to UCP3). In plants, UCPs may act as an uncoupler or as an aspartate/glutamate exchanger. For instance, much of the data regarding UCP functionality were obtained for the UCP1 and UCP2 isoforms compared with UCP3. Here, to get a better understanding about the concerted action of UCP1 and UCP3 in planta, we investigated the transcriptome and metabolome profiles of ucp1 ucp3 double mutant plants during the vegetative phase. For that, 21-day-old mutant plants, which displayed the most evident phenotypic alterations compared to wild type (WT) plants, were employed. The double knockdown of UCP1 and UCP3, isoforms unequivocally present inside the mitochondria, promoted important transcriptional reprogramming with alterations in the expression of genes related to mitochondrial and chloroplast function as well as those responsive to abiotic stress, suggesting disturbances throughout the cell. The observed transcriptional changes were well integrated with the metabolomic data of ucp1 ucp3 plants. Alterations in metabolites related to primary and secondary metabolism, particularly enriched in the Alanine, Aspartate and Glutamate metabolism, were detected. These findings extend our knowledge of the underlying roles played by UCP3 in concert with UCP1 at the whole plant level.
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- Rômulo Pedro Macêdo Lima
- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas (Setor Genética), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Estrutural e Funcional (Setor Fisiologia), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Genética, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", USP, CEP 13418-260, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas (Setor Genética), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas (Setor Genética), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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Qu L, Jia W, Dai Z, Xu Z, Cai M, Huang W, Han D, Dang B, Ma X, Gao Y, Xu J. Selenium and molybdenum synergistically alleviate chromium toxicity by modulating Cr uptake and subcellular distribution in Nicotiana tabacum L. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 248:114312. [PMID: 36455352 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) is a harmful heavy metal that poses a serious threat to plants and animals. Selenium (Se) and molybdenum (Mo) are two beneficial elements for plant growth and resistance. However, their interactive effects on Cr uptake and distribution are poorly understood. Therefore, a hydroponics experiment was conducted to explore the effects of the use of Se and Mo alone and simultaneously on mitigating Cr toxicity. In this study, Nicotiana tabacum L. seedlings were exposed to control, 50 µM Cr, 50 μM Cr + 2 μM Se, 50 μM Cr + 1 μM Mo, or 50 μM Cr + 2 μM Se + 1 μM Mo in Hoagland solution. After 2 weeks, the plant biomass, Cr, Se and Mo contents, photosynthesis, leaf ultrastructure, antioxidant system, subcellular distribution and associated gene expression in Nicotiana tabacum L. were determined. The results showed that simultaneous use of Se and Mo promoted tobacco growth under Cr stress, as evidenced by reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) content and reducing Cr translocation factor (TF) and inducing a 51.3% reduction in Cr content in shoots. Additionally, Se-Mo interactions increased the levels of glutathione (GSH) and phytochelatin (PC) and the distribution of Cr in the cell walls and organelles. Furthermore, the relative expression of PCS1 was upregulated, while those of NtST1 and MSN1 were downregulated. The results concluded that the simultaneous use of Se and Mo effectively alleviated Cr toxicity in Nicotiana tabacum L., which not only offers an efficient way for crops to resist Cr toxicity but also provides evidence for the benefit of Se combined with Mo.
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- Lili Qu
- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of tobacco Science, Henan agricultural university, National tobacco cultivation and physiology and Biochemistry Research center, Key laboratory for tobacco cultivation of tobacco industry, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan agricultural university, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
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Barreto P, Koltun A, Nonato J, Yassitepe J, Maia IDG, Arruda P. Metabolism and Signaling of Plant Mitochondria in Adaptation to Environmental Stresses. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911176. [PMID: 36232478 PMCID: PMC9570015 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The interaction of mitochondria with cellular components evolved differently in plants and mammals; in plants, the organelle contains proteins such as ALTERNATIVE OXIDASES (AOXs), which, in conjunction with internal and external ALTERNATIVE NAD(P)H DEHYDROGENASES, allow canonical oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) to be bypassed. Plant mitochondria also contain UNCOUPLING PROTEINS (UCPs) that bypass OXPHOS. Recent work revealed that OXPHOS bypass performed by AOXs and UCPs is linked with new mechanisms of mitochondrial retrograde signaling. AOX is functionally associated with the NO APICAL MERISTEM transcription factors, which mediate mitochondrial retrograde signaling, while UCP1 can regulate the plant oxygen-sensing mechanism via the PRT6 N-Degron. Here, we discuss the crosstalk or the independent action of AOXs and UCPs on mitochondrial retrograde signaling associated with abiotic stress responses. We also discuss how mitochondrial function and retrograde signaling mechanisms affect chloroplast function. Additionally, we discuss how mitochondrial inner membrane transporters can mediate mitochondrial communication with other organelles. Lastly, we review how mitochondrial metabolism can be used to improve crop resilience to environmental stresses. In this respect, we particularly focus on the contribution of Brazilian research groups to advances in the topic of mitochondrial metabolism and signaling.
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- Pedro Barreto
- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu 18618-970, Brazil
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- Genomics for Climate Change Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-875, Brazil
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-862, Brazil
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- Genomics for Climate Change Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-875, Brazil
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-862, Brazil
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- Genomics for Climate Change Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-875, Brazil
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-862, Brazil
- Embrapa Agricultura Digital, Campinas 13083-886, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu 18618-970, Brazil
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- Genomics for Climate Change Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-875, Brazil
- Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-862, Brazil
- Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-875, Brazil
- Correspondence:
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Lima RPM, Nunes-Laitz AV, Arcuri MDLC, Campos FG, Joca TAC, Monteiro GC, Kushima H, Lima GPP, de Almeida LFR, Barreto P, de Godoy Maia I. The double knockdown of the mitochondrial uncoupling protein isoforms reveals partial redundant roles during Arabidopsis thaliana vegetative and reproductive development. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 322:111365. [PMID: 35779675 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2022.111365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) are specialized proteins capable of dissipating the proton electrochemical gradient generated in respiration independent of ATP synthesis. Three UCP coding genes with distinct expression patterns have been identified in Arabidopsis thaliana (namely UCP1, UCP2 and UCP3). Here, we generated T-DNA double-insertion mutants (ucp1 ucp2, ucp1 ucp3 and ucp2 ucp3) to investigate the functionality of the Arabidopsis UCP isoforms. A strong compensatory effect of the wild-type UCP gene was found in the double-knockdown lines. Higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were observed in vegetative and reproductive organs of double mutant plants. This exacerbated oxidative stress in plants also increased lipid peroxidation but was not compensated by the activation of the antioxidant system. Alterations in O2 consumption and ADP/ATP ratio were also observed, suggesting a change in mitochondrial energy-generating processes. Deficiencies in double-mutants were not limited to mitochondria and also changed photosynthetic efficiency and redox state. Our results indicate that UCP2 and UCP3 have complementary function with UCP1 in plant reproductive and vegetative organ/tissues, as well as in stress adaptation. The partial redundancy between the UCP isoforms suggests that they could act separately or jointly on mitochondrial homeostasis during A. thaliana development.
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- Rômulo Pedro Macêdo Lima
- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas (Setor Genética), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas (Setor Genética), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioestatística, Biologia Vegetal, Parasitologia e Zoologia (Setor Botânica), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioestatística, Biologia Vegetal, Parasitologia e Zoologia (Setor Botânica), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas (Setor de Química e Bioquímica), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biofísica e Farmacologia (Setor Farmacologia), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas (Setor de Química e Bioquímica), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioestatística, Biologia Vegetal, Parasitologia e Zoologia (Setor Botânica), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas (Setor Genética), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas (Setor Genética), Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, CEP 18618-689 Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
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Fang L, Yin X, van der Putten PEL, Martre P, Struik PC. Drought exerts a greater influence than growth temperature on the temperature response of leaf day respiration in wheat (Triticum aestivum). PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2022; 45:2062-2077. [PMID: 35357701 PMCID: PMC9324871 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We assessed how the temperature response of leaf day respiration (Rd ) in wheat responded to contrasting water regimes and growth temperatures. In Experiment 1, well-watered and drought-stressed conditions were imposed on two genotypes; in Experiment 2, the two water regimes combined with high (HT), medium (MT) and low (LT) growth temperatures were imposed on one of the genotypes. Rd was estimated from simultaneous gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence measurements at six leaf temperatures (Tleaf ) for each treatment, using the Yin method for nonphotorespiratory conditions and the nonrectangular hyperbolic fitting method for photorespiratory conditions. The two genotypes responded similarly to growth and measurement conditions. Estimates of Rd for nonphotorespiratory conditions were generally higher than those for photorespiratory conditions, but their responses to Tleaf were similar. Under well-watered conditions, Rd and its sensitivity to Tleaf slightly acclimated to LT, but did not acclimate to HT. Temperature sensitivities of Rd were considerably suppressed by drought, and the suppression varied among growth temperatures. Thus, it is necessary to quantify interactions between drought and growth temperature for reliably modelling Rd under climate change. Our study also demonstrated that the Kok method, one of the currently popular methods for estimating Rd , underestimated Rd significantly.
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- Liang Fang
- Department of Plant Sciences, Centre for Crop Systems AnalysisWageningen University & ResearchWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Centre for Crop Systems AnalysisWageningen University & ResearchWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Centre for Crop Systems AnalysisWageningen University & ResearchWageningenThe Netherlands
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- LEPSE, Institut Agro SupAgro, INRAE, Univ MontpellierMontpellierFrance
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Centre for Crop Systems AnalysisWageningen University & ResearchWageningenThe Netherlands
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Fuchs P, Bohle F, Lichtenauer S, Ugalde JM, Feitosa Araujo E, Mansuroglu B, Ruberti C, Wagner S, Müller-Schüssele SJ, Meyer AJ, Schwarzländer M. Reductive stress triggers ANAC017-mediated retrograde signaling to safeguard the endoplasmic reticulum by boosting mitochondrial respiratory capacity. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:1375-1395. [PMID: 35078237 PMCID: PMC9125394 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Redox processes are at the heart of universal life processes, such as metabolism, signaling, or folding of secreted proteins. Redox landscapes differ between cell compartments and are strictly controlled to tolerate changing conditions and to avoid cell dysfunction. While a sophisticated antioxidant network counteracts oxidative stress, our understanding of reductive stress responses remains fragmentary. Here, we observed root growth impairment in Arabidopsis thaliana mutants of mitochondrial alternative oxidase 1a (aox1a) in response to the model thiol reductant dithiothreitol (DTT). Mutants of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (ucp1) displayed a similar phenotype indicating that impaired respiratory flexibility led to hypersensitivity. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress was enhanced in the mitochondrial mutants and limiting ER oxidoreductin capacity in the aox1a background led to synergistic root growth impairment by DTT, indicating that mitochondrial respiration alleviates reductive ER stress. The observations that DTT triggered nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) reduction in vivo and that the presence of thiols led to electron transport chain activity in isolated mitochondria offer a biochemical framework of mitochondrion-mediated alleviation of thiol-mediated reductive stress. Ablation of transcription factor Arabidopsis NAC domain-containing protein17 (ANAC017) impaired the induction of AOX1a expression by DTT and led to DTT hypersensitivity, revealing that reductive stress tolerance is achieved by adjusting mitochondrial respiratory capacity via retrograde signaling. Our data reveal an unexpected role for mitochondrial respiratory flexibility and retrograde signaling in reductive stress tolerance involving inter-organelle redox crosstalk.
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology (IBBP), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
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How to Cope with the Challenges of Environmental Stresses in the Era of Global Climate Change: An Update on ROS Stave off in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23041995. [PMID: 35216108 PMCID: PMC8879091 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23041995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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With the advent of human civilization and anthropogenic activities in the shade of urbanization and global climate change, plants are exposed to a complex set of abiotic stresses. These stresses affect plants’ growth, development, and yield and cause enormous crop losses worldwide. In this alarming scenario of global climate conditions, plants respond to such stresses through a highly balanced and finely tuned interaction between signaling molecules. The abiotic stresses initiate the quick release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as toxic by-products of altered aerobic metabolism during different stress conditions at the cellular level. ROS includes both free oxygen radicals {superoxide (O2•−) and hydroxyl (OH−)} as well as non-radicals [hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and singlet oxygen (1O2)]. ROS can be generated and scavenged in different cell organelles and cytoplasm depending on the type of stimulus. At high concentrations, ROS cause lipid peroxidation, DNA damage, protein oxidation, and necrosis, but at low to moderate concentrations, they play a crucial role as secondary messengers in intracellular signaling cascades. Because of their concentration-dependent dual role, a huge number of molecules tightly control the level of ROS in cells. The plants have evolved antioxidants and scavenging machinery equipped with different enzymes to maintain the equilibrium between the production and detoxification of ROS generated during stress. In this present article, we have focused on current insights on generation and scavenging of ROS during abiotic stresses. Moreover, the article will act as a knowledge base for new and pivotal studies on ROS generation and scavenging.
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Barreto P, Dambire C, Sharma G, Vicente J, Osborne R, Yassitepe J, Gibbs DJ, Maia IG, Holdsworth MJ, Arruda P. Mitochondrial retrograde signaling through UCP1-mediated inhibition of the plant oxygen-sensing pathway. Curr Biol 2022; 32:1403-1411.e4. [PMID: 35114096 PMCID: PMC8967405 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Mitochondrial retrograde signaling is an important component of intracellular stress signaling in eukaryotes. UNCOUPLING PROTEIN (UCP)1 is an abundant plant inner-mitochondrial membrane protein with multiple functions including uncoupled respiration and amino-acid transport1,2 that influences broad abiotic stress responses. Although the mechanism(s) through which this retrograde function acts is unknown, overexpression of UCP1 activates expression of hypoxia (low oxygen)-associated nuclear genes.3,4 Here we show in Arabidopsis thaliana that UCP1 influences nuclear gene expression and physiological response by inhibiting the cytoplasmic PLANT CYSTEINE OXIDASE (PCO) branch of the PROTEOLYSIS (PRT)6 N-degron pathway, a major mechanism of oxygen and nitric oxide (NO) sensing.5 Overexpression of UCP1 (UCP1ox) resulted in the stabilization of an artificial PCO N-degron pathway substrate, and stability of this reporter protein was influenced by pharmacological interventions that control UCP1 activity. Hypoxia and salt-tolerant phenotypes observed in UCP1ox lines resembled those observed for the PRT6 N-recognin E3 ligase mutant prt6-1. Genetic analysis showed that UCP1 regulation of hypoxia responses required the activity of PCO N-degron pathway ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR (ERF)VII substrates. Transcript expression analysis indicated that UCP1 regulation of hypoxia-related gene expression is a normal component of seedling development. Our results show that mitochondrial retrograde signaling represses the PCO N-degron pathway, enhancing substrate function, thus facilitating downstream stress responses. This work reveals a novel mechanism through which mitochondrial retrograde signaling influences nuclear response to hypoxia by inhibition of an ancient cytoplasmic pathway of eukaryotic oxygen sensing. UCP1 inhibits the PCO branch of the PRT6 N-degron pathway Inhibition leads to substrate stabilization and altered gene expression Inhibition transduces UCP1 function during development and in response to stress
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- Pedro Barreto
- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, UNESP, Botucatu 18618-970, SP, Brazil
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK
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- Genomics for Climate Change Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-875, SP, Brazil
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, UK
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- Departamento de Ciências Químicas e Biológicas, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, UNESP, Botucatu 18618-970, SP, Brazil
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK.
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- Genomics for Climate Change Research Center, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-875, SP, Brazil; Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil; Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genetica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-875, SP, Brazil.
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Moreno-García B, López-Calcagno PE, Raines CA, Sweetlove LJ. Suppression of metabolite shuttles for export of chloroplast and mitochondrial ATP and NADPH increases the cytosolic NADH:NAD + ratio in tobacco leaves in the dark. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 268:153578. [PMID: 34911031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153578] [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: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The communication between chloroplasts and mitochondria, which depends on the inter-organellar exchange of carbon skeletons, energy, and reducing equivalents, is essential for maintaining efficient respiratory metabolism and photosynthesis. We devised a multi-transgene approach to manipulate the leaf energy and redox balance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) while monitoring the in vivo cytosolic redox status of NAD(H) using the biosensor c-Peredox-mCherry. Our strategy involved altering the shuttling capacity of the chloroplast by (1) increasing the chloroplast malate valve capacity by overexpression of the chloroplast malate valve transporter pOMT from Arabidopsis (AtpOMT1) while (2) reducing the activity of the chloroplast triose-phosphate/3-phosphoglycerate shuttle by knocking down the cytosolic NAD-dependent glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (NtGAPC). This was accompanied by (3) alterations to the export of reducing equivalents in the mitochondria by knocking down the mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase (NtmMDH) and (4) an increased expression of the mitochondrial fission regulator FIS1A from Arabidopsis (AtFIS1A). The multi-transgene tobacco plants were analysed in glasshouse conditions and showed significant increases in the cytosolic NADH:NAD+ in the dark when transcript levels for NtGAPC or NtmMDH were knocked down. In addition, principal component analysis and Spearman correlation analyses showed negative correlations between average transcript levels for the gene targets and parameters related to chlorophyll fluorescence and plant growth. Our results highlight the importance of the shuttling of energy and reducing equivalents from chloroplasts and mitochondria to support photosynthesis and growth and suggest an important role for the dual 2-oxoglutarate/malate and oxaloacetate/malate transporter (pOMT).
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- Beatriz Moreno-García
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, UK
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK
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Maekawa H, Otsubo M, Sato MP, Takahashi T, Mizoguchi K, Koyamatsu D, Inaba T, Ito-Inaba Y. Establishing an efficient protoplast transient expression system for investigation of floral thermogenesis in aroids. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2022; 41:263-275. [PMID: 34704119 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-021-02806-1] [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: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Floral thermogenesis is an important reproductive strategy for attracting pollinators. We developed essential biological tools for studying floral thermogenesis using two species of thermogenic aroids, Symplocarpus renifolius and Alocasia odora. Aroids contain many species with intense heat-producing abilities in their inflorescences. Several genes have been proposed to be involved in thermogenesis of these species, but biological tools for gene functional analyses are lacking. In this study, we aimed to develop a protoplast-based transient expression (PTE) system for the study of thermogenic aroids. Initially, we focused on skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus renifolius) because of its ability to produce intense as well as durable heat. In this plant, leaf protoplasts were isolated from potted and shoot tip-cultured plants with high efficiency (ca. 1.0 × 105/g fresh weight), and more than half of these protoplasts were successfully transfected. Using this PTE system, we determined the protein localization of three mitochondrial energy-dissipating proteins, SrAOX, SrUCPA, and SrNDA1, fused to green fluorescent protein (GFP). These three GFP-fused proteins were localized in MitoTracker-stained mitochondria in leaf protoplasts, although the green fluorescent particles in protoplasts expressing SrUCPA-GFP were significantly enlarged. Finally, to assess whether the PTE system established in the leaves of S. renifolius is applicable for floral tissues of thermogenic aroids, inflorescences of S. renifolius and another thermogenic aroid (Alocasia odora) were used. Although protoplasts were successfully isolated from several tissues of the inflorescences, PTE systems worked well only for the protoplasts isolated from the female parts (slightly thermogenic or nonthermogenic) of A. odora inflorescences. Our developed system has a potential to be widely used in inflorescences as well as leaves in thermogenic aroids and therefore may be a useful biological tool for investigating floral thermogenesis.
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- Haruhiko Maekawa
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Research and Development, Kazusa DNA Research Institute, 2-6-7 Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba, 292-0818, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-Okubo 255, Sakura-ku, Saitama, 338-8570, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan.
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8577, Japan.
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Han D, Tu S, Dai Z, Huang W, Jia W, Xu Z, Shao H. Comparison of selenite and selenate in alleviation of drought stress in Nicotiana tabacum L. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:132136. [PMID: 34492417 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132136] [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: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 08/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Exogenous selenium (Se) improves the tolerance of plants to abiotic stress. However, the effects and mechanisms of different Se species on drought stress alleviation are poorly understood. This study aims to evaluate and compare the different effects and mechanisms of sodium selenate (Na2SeO4) and sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) on the growth, photosynthesis, antioxidant system, osmotic substances and stress-responsive gene expression of Nicotiana tabacum L. under drought stress. The results revealed that drought stress could significantly inhibit growth, whereas both Na2SeO4 and Na2SeO3 could significantly facilitate the growth of N. tabacum under drought stress. However, compared to Na2SeO3, Se application as Na2SeO4 induced a significant increase in the root tip number and number of bifurcations under drought stress. Furthermore, both Na2SeO4 and Na2SeO3 displayed higher levels of photosynthetic pigments, better photosynthesis, and higher concentrations of osmotic substances, antioxidant enzymes, and stress-responsive gene (NtCDPK2, NtP5CS, NtAREB and NtLEA5) expression than drought stress alone. However, the application of Na2SeO4 showed higher expression levels of the NtP5CS and NtAREB genes than Na2SeO3. Both Na2SeO4 and Na2SeO3 alleviated many of the deleterious effects of drought in leaves, which was achieved by reducing stress-induced lipid peroxidation (MDA) and H2O2 content by enhancing the activity of antioxidant enzymes, while Na2SeO4 application showed lower H2O2 and MDA content than Na2SeO3 application. Overall, the results confirm the positive effects of Se application, especially Na2SeO4 application, which is markedly superior to Na2SeO3 in the role of resistance towards abiotic stress in N. tabacum.
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- Dan Han
- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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Møller IM, Rasmusson AG, Van Aken O. Plant mitochondria - past, present and future. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 108:912-959. [PMID: 34528296 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The study of plant mitochondria started in earnest around 1950 with the first isolations of mitochondria from animal and plant tissues. The first 35 years were spent establishing the basic properties of plant mitochondria and plant respiration using biochemical and physiological approaches. A number of unique properties (compared to mammalian mitochondria) were observed: (i) the ability to oxidize malate, glycine and cytosolic NAD(P)H at high rates; (ii) the partial insensitivity to rotenone, which turned out to be due to the presence of a second NADH dehydrogenase on the inner surface of the inner mitochondrial membrane in addition to the classical Complex I NADH dehydrogenase; and (iii) the partial insensitivity to cyanide, which turned out to be due to an alternative oxidase, which is also located on the inner surface of the inner mitochondrial membrane, in addition to the classical Complex IV, cytochrome oxidase. With the appearance of molecular biology methods around 1985, followed by genomics, further unique properties were discovered: (iv) plant mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is 10-600 times larger than the mammalian mtDNA, yet it only contains approximately 50% more genes; (v) plant mtDNA has kept the standard genetic code, and it has a low divergence rate with respect to point mutations, but a high recombinatorial activity; (vi) mitochondrial mRNA maturation includes a uniquely complex set of activities for processing, splicing and editing (at hundreds of sites); (vii) recombination in mtDNA creates novel reading frames that can produce male sterility; and (viii) plant mitochondria have a large proteome with 2000-3000 different proteins containing many unique proteins such as 200-300 pentatricopeptide repeat proteins. We describe the present and fairly detailed picture of the structure and function of plant mitochondria and how the unique properties make their metabolism more flexible allowing them to be involved in many diverse processes in the plant cell, such as photosynthesis, photorespiration, CAM and C4 metabolism, heat production, temperature control, stress resistance mechanisms, programmed cell death and genomic evolution. However, it is still a challenge to understand how the regulation of metabolism and mtDNA expression works at the cellular level and how retrograde signaling from the mitochondria coordinates all those processes.
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- Ian Max Møller
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, DK-4200, Slagelse, Denmark
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Alber NA, Vanlerberghe GC. The flexibility of metabolic interactions between chloroplasts and mitochondria in Nicotiana tabacum leaf. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 106:1625-1646. [PMID: 33811402 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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To examine the effect of mitochondrial function on photosynthesis, wild-type and transgenic Nicotiana tabacum with varying amounts of alternative oxidase (AOX) were treated with different respiratory inhibitors. Initially, each inhibitor increased the reduction state of the chloroplast electron transport chain, most severely in AOX knockdowns and least severely in AOX overexpressors. This indicated that the mitochondrion was a necessary sink for photo-generated reductant, contributing to the 'P700 oxidation capacity' of photosystem I. Initially, the Complex III inhibitor myxothiazol and the mitochondrial ATP synthase inhibitor oligomycin caused an increase in photosystem II regulated non-photochemical quenching not evident with the Complex III inhibitor antimycin A (AA). This indicated that the increased quenching depended upon AA-sensitive cyclic electron transport (CET). Following 12 h with oligomycin, the reduction state of the chloroplast electron transport chain recovered in all plant lines. Recovery was associated with large increases in the protein amount of chloroplast ATP synthase and mitochondrial uncoupling protein. This increased the capacity for photophosphorylation in the absence of oxidative phosphorylation and enabled the mitochondrion to act again as a sink for photo-generated reductant. Comparing the AA and myxothiazol treatments at 12 h showed that CET optimized photosystem I quantum yield, depending upon the P700 oxidation capacity. When this capacity was too high, CET drew electrons away from other sinks, moderating the P700+ amount. When P700 oxidation capacity was too low, CET acted as an electron overflow, moderating the amount of reduced P700. This study reveals flexible chloroplast-mitochondrion interactions able to overcome lesions in energy metabolism.
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- Nicole A Alber
- Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, M1C1A4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, M1C1A4, Canada
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Van Aken O. Mitochondrial redox systems as central hubs in plant metabolism and signaling. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 186:36-52. [PMID: 33624829 PMCID: PMC8154082 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Plant mitochondria are indispensable for plant metabolism and are tightly integrated into cellular homeostasis. This review provides an update on the latest research concerning the organization and operation of plant mitochondrial redox systems, and how they affect cellular metabolism and signaling, plant development, and stress responses. New insights into the organization and operation of mitochondrial energy systems such as the tricarboxylic acid cycle and mitochondrial electron transport chain (mtETC) are discussed. The mtETC produces reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, which can act as signals or lead to cellular damage, and are thus efficiently removed by mitochondrial antioxidant systems, including Mn-superoxide dismutase, ascorbate-glutathione cycle, and thioredoxin-dependent peroxidases. Plant mitochondria are tightly connected with photosynthesis, photorespiration, and cytosolic metabolism, thereby providing redox-balancing. Mitochondrial proteins are targets of extensive post-translational modifications, but their functional significance and how they are added or removed remains unclear. To operate in sync with the whole cell, mitochondria can communicate their functional status via mitochondrial retrograde signaling to change nuclear gene expression, and several recent breakthroughs here are discussed. At a whole organism level, plant mitochondria thus play crucial roles from the first minutes after seed imbibition, supporting meristem activity, growth, and fertility, until senescence of darkened and aged tissue. Finally, plant mitochondria are tightly integrated with cellular and organismal responses to environmental challenges such as drought, salinity, heat, and submergence, but also threats posed by pathogens. Both the major recent advances and outstanding questions are reviewed, which may help future research efforts on plant mitochondria.
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- Olivier Van Aken
- Department of Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Popov VN, Syromyatnikov MY, Fernie AR, Chakraborty S, Gupta KJ, Igamberdiev AU. The uncoupling of respiration in plant mitochondria: keeping reactive oxygen and nitrogen species under control. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:793-807. [PMID: 33245770 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Plant mitochondrial respiration involves the operation of various alternative pathways. These pathways participate, both directly and indirectly, in the maintenance of mitochondrial functions though they do not contribute to energy production, being uncoupled from the generation of an electrochemical gradient across the mitochondrial membrane and thus from ATP production. Recent findings suggest that uncoupled respiration is involved in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) scavenging, regulation, and homeostasis. Here we discuss specific roles and possible functions of uncoupled mitochondrial respiration in ROS and NO metabolism. The mechanisms of expression and regulation of the NDA-, NDB- and NDC-type non-coupled NADH and NADPH dehydrogenases, the alternative oxidase (AOX), and the uncoupling protein (UCP) are examined in relation to their involvement in the establishment of the stable far-from-equilibrium state of plant metabolism. The role of uncoupled respiration in controlling the levels of ROS and NO as well as inducing signaling events is considered. Secondary functions of uncoupled respiration include its role in protection from stress factors and roles in biosynthesis and catabolism. It is concluded that uncoupled mitochondrial respiration plays an important role in providing rapid adaptation of plants to changing environmental factors via regulation of ROS and NO.
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- Vasily N Popov
- Department of Genetics, Cytology and Bioengineering, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia
- Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies, Voronezh, Russia
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- Department of Genetics, Cytology and Bioengineering, Voronezh State University, Voronezh, Russia
- Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies, Voronezh, Russia
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- National Institute for Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada
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Effect of exogenously-applied abscisic acid, putrescine and hydrogen peroxide on drought tolerance of barley. Biologia (Bratisl) 2020. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-020-00644-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The objective of this study was to identify the effect of abscisic acid (ABA), putrescine (Put) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) foliar pre-treatment on drought tolerance of barley. Despite water limitation, ABA-sprayed plants preserved increased water content, photosynthetic efficiency of PSII (ΦPSII) and CO2 assimilation rate (Pn) compared to untreated stressed plants. The ABA-treated plants presented also the lowest rate of lipid peroxidation (MDA), lowered the rate of PSII primary acceptor reduction (1 – qP) and increased the yield of regulated energy dissipation (NPQ) with higher accumulation of PGRL1 (PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION LIKE1) protein. These plants preserved a similar level of photochemical efficiency and the rate of electron transport of PSII (ETRII) to the well-watered samples. The significantly less pronounced response was observed in Put-sprayed samples under drought. Additionally, the combined effects of drought and H2O2 application increased the 1 – qP and quantum yield of non-regulated energy dissipation in PSII (ΦNO) and reduced the accumulation of Rubisco activase (RCA). In conclusion, ABA foliar application allowed to balance water retention and preserve antioxidant capacity resulting in efficient photosynthesis and the restricted risk of oxidative damage under drought. Neither hydrogen peroxide nor putrescine has been able to ameliorate drought stress as effectively as ABA.
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Characterization of In Vivo Function(s) of Members of the Plant Mitochondrial Carrier Family. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10091226. [PMID: 32846873 PMCID: PMC7565455 DOI: 10.3390/biom10091226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Although structurally related, mitochondrial carrier family (MCF) proteins catalyze the specific transport of a range of diverse substrates including nucleotides, amino acids, dicarboxylates, tricarboxylates, cofactors, vitamins, phosphate and H+. Despite their name, they do not, however, always localize to the mitochondria, with plasma membrane, peroxisomal, chloroplast and thylakoid and endoplasmic reticulum localizations also being reported. The existence of plastid-specific MCF proteins is suggestive that the evolution of these proteins occurred after the separation of the green lineage. That said, plant-specific MCF proteins are not all plastid-localized, with members also situated at the endoplasmic reticulum and plasma membrane. While by no means yet comprehensive, the in vivo function of a wide range of these transporters is carried out here, and we discuss the employment of genetic variants of the MCF as a means to provide insight into their in vivo function complementary to that obtained from studies following their reconstitution into liposomes.
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Barreto P, Couñago RM, Arruda P. Mitochondrial uncoupling protein-dependent signaling in plant bioenergetics and stress response. Mitochondrion 2020; 53:109-120. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2020.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sun L, Song F, Guo J, Zhu X, Liu S, Liu F, Li X. Nano-ZnO-Induced Drought Tolerance Is Associated with Melatonin Synthesis and Metabolism in Maize. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21030782. [PMID: 31991760 PMCID: PMC7037681 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The applications of ZnO nanoparticles in agriculture have largely contributed to crop growth regulation, quality enhancement, and induction of stress tolerance, while the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Herein, the involvement of melatonin synthesis and metabolism in the process of nano-ZnO induced drought tolerance was investigated in maize. Drought stress resulted in the changes of subcellular ultrastructure, the accumulation of malondialdehyde and osmolytes in leaf. The nano-ZnO (100 mg L-1) application promoted the melatonin synthesis and activated the antioxidant enzyme system, which alleviated drought-induced damage to mitochondria and chloroplast. These changes were associated with upregulation of the relative transcript abundance of Fe/Mn SOD, Cu/Zn SOD, APX, CAT, TDC, SNAT, COMT, and ASMT induced by nano-ZnO application. It was suggested that modifications in endogenous melatonin synthesis were involved in the nano-ZnO induced drought tolerance in maize.
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- Luying Sun
- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (L.S.); (J.G.); (S.L.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (L.S.); (J.G.); (S.L.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Correspondence: (F.S.); (X.L.); Tel.: +86-431-8253-6087 (X.L.); Fax: +86-431-8253-6087 (X.L.)
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (L.S.); (J.G.); (S.L.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China;
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (L.S.); (J.G.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Taastrup 2630, Denmark;
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- Key Laboratory of Mollisols Agroecology, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China; (L.S.); (J.G.); (S.L.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Correspondence: (F.S.); (X.L.); Tel.: +86-431-8253-6087 (X.L.); Fax: +86-431-8253-6087 (X.L.)
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On the Origin and Fate of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plant Cell Compartments. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 8:antiox8040105. [PMID: 30999668 PMCID: PMC6523537 DOI: 10.3390/antiox8040105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been recognized as important signaling compounds of major importance in a number of developmental and physiological processes in plants. The existence of cellular compartments enables efficient redox compartmentalization and ensures proper functioning of ROS-dependent signaling pathways. Similar to other organisms, the production of individual ROS in plant cells is highly localized and regulated by compartment-specific enzyme pathways on transcriptional and post-translational level. ROS metabolism and signaling in specific compartments are greatly affected by their chemical interactions with other reactive radical species, ROS scavengers and antioxidant enzymes. A dysregulation of the redox status, as a consequence of induced ROS generation or decreased capacity of their removal, occurs in plants exposed to diverse stress conditions. During stress condition, strong induction of ROS-generating systems or attenuated ROS scavenging can lead to oxidative or nitrosative stress conditions, associated with potential damaging modifications of cell biomolecules. Here, we present an overview of compartment-specific pathways of ROS production and degradation and mechanisms of ROS homeostasis control within plant cell compartments.
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Laxa M, Liebthal M, Telman W, Chibani K, Dietz KJ. The Role of the Plant Antioxidant System in Drought Tolerance. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 8:E94. [PMID: 30965652 PMCID: PMC6523806 DOI: 10.3390/antiox8040094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Water deficiency compromises plant performance and yield in many habitats and in agriculture. In addition to survival of the acute drought stress period which depends on plant-genotype-specific characteristics, stress intensity and duration, also the speed and efficiency of recovery determine plant performance. Drought-induced deregulation of metabolism enhances generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) which in turn affect the redox regulatory state of the cell. Strong correlative and analytical evidence assigns a major role in drought tolerance to the redox regulatory and antioxidant system. This review compiles current knowledge on the response and function of superoxide, hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide under drought stress in various species and drought stress regimes. The meta-analysis of reported changes in transcript and protein amounts, and activities of components of the antioxidant and redox network support the tentative conclusion that drought tolerance is more tightly linked to up-regulated ascorbate-dependent antioxidant activity than to the response of the thiol-redox regulatory network. The significance of the antioxidant system in surviving severe phases of dehydration is further supported by the strong antioxidant system usually encountered in resurrection plants.
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- Miriam Laxa
- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants, Faculty of Biology, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, 33615 Bielefeld, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany.
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Locato V, Cimini S, De Gara L. ROS and redox balance as multifaceted players of cross-tolerance: epigenetic and retrograde control of gene expression. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:3373-3391. [PMID: 29722828 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
Abstract
Retrograde pathways occurring between chloroplasts, mitochondria, and the nucleus involve oxidative and antioxidative signals that, working in a synergistic or antagonistic mode, control the expression of specific patterns of genes following stress perception. Increasing evidence also underlines the relevance of mitochondrion-chloroplast-nucleus crosstalk in modulating the whole cellular redox metabolism by a controlled and integrated flux of information. Plants can maintain the acquired tolerance by a stress memory, also operating at the transgenerational level, via epigenetic and miRNA-based mechanisms controlling gene expression. Data discussed in this review strengthen the idea that ROS, redox signals, and shifts in cellular redox balance permeate the signalling network leading to cross-tolerance. The identification of specific ROS/antioxidative signatures leading a plant to different fates under stress is pivotal for identifying strategies to monitor and increase plant fitness in a changing environment. This review provides an update of the plant redox signalling network implicated in stress responses, in particular in cross-tolerance acquisition. The interplay between reactive oxygen species (ROS), ROS-derived signals, and antioxidative pathways is also discussed in terms of plant acclimation to stress in the short and long term.
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- Vittoria Locato
- Unit of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy
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