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Vongnhay V, Shukla MR, Ayyanath MM, Sriskantharajah K, Saxena PK. Enhanced In Vitro Plant Morphogenesis of Tobacco: Unveiling Indoleamine-Modulated Adaptogenic Properties of Tulsi ( Ocimum sanctum L.). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1370. [PMID: 38794439 PMCID: PMC11125241 DOI: 10.3390/plants13101370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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The medicinal plant tulsi (Ocimum sanctum L.) is acknowledged for its invigorating and healing properties that enhance resilience to stress in various human and animal models by modulating antioxidant compounds. While extensive research has documented these effects in humans, the adaptogenic potential of tulsi in stressful in vitro plant systems has not been explored. This study aimed to elucidate the adaptogenic properties of tulsi leaf extract on the in vitro regeneration of tobacco leaf explants through an investigation of the indoleamines at different developmental stages. Shoot regeneration from leaf explants on the medium supplemented with tulsi extract (20%) was compared to the control, and the differences in indoleamine compounds were analyzed using ultra-performance liquid chromatography. Treatment of the explants with the extract resulted in an almost two-fold increase in the number of regenerants after four weeks of culture, and 9% of the regenerants resembled somatic embryo-like structures. The occurrence of browning in the extract-treated explants stopped on day 10, shoots began to develop, and a significant concentration of tryptamine and N-acetyl-serotonin accumulated. A comparative analysis of indoleamine compounds in intact and cut tobacco leaves also revealed the pivotal role of melatonin and 2-hydroxymelatonin functioning as antioxidants during stress adaptation. This study demonstrates that tulsi is a potent adaptogen that is capable of modulating plant morphogenesis in vitro, paving the way for further investigations into the role of adaptogens in plant stress biology.
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- Department of Plant Agriculture, Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (V.V.); (M.R.S.); (M.-M.A.); (K.S.)
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Effects of Ascorbic Acid on Physiological Characteristics during Somatic Embryogenesis of Fraxinus mandshurica. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 24:ijms24010289. [PMID: 36613732 PMCID: PMC9820202 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Fraxinus mandshurica is one of the precious tree species in northeast China and has important economic and ecological value. Ascorbic acid (ASA) is a strong antioxidant that can significantly improve plant photosynthetic efficiency and stress resistance and participate widely in plant growth and development. In this study, we investigated the development process of mature zygotic embryos of F. mandshurica under different concentrations of ASA and found that 100 mg·L-1 exogenous ASA was the optimal concentration and that the induction rate of somatic embryos (SEs) was the highest at 72.89%, which was 7.13 times higher than that of the control group. The polyphenol content, peroxidase (POD) activity, nitric oxide (NO) content, nitrate reductase (NR) activity, total ascorbic acid (T-ASA) content, ASA content, ASA/Dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) ratio, GSH/GSSG ratio, and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activity were significantly increased under the application of exogenous ASA in explants, whereas the polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and catalase (CAT) activity, malondialdehyde (MDA) content and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity were decreased. At the same time, the content of T-ASA and ASA, T-GSH and GSSG, and PAL and SOD had the same change pattern in the control group and the treatment group. These results suggested that high or low concentrations of ASA could not promote the somatic embryogenesis of F. mandshurica and that exogenous ASA had significant effects on the physiology of F. mandshurica explants. ASA was also highly related to somatic embryogenesis and the explant browning of F. mandshurica. Our results could provide a reference for further study on the browning mechanism of F. mandshurica explants and lay the foundation for optimizing the condition of somatic embryogenesis in F. mandshurica.
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de Sousa PCA, Silva e Souza SS, Nogueira GF, de Araújo Silva-Cardoso IM, Scherwinski-Pereira JE. Indirect somatic embryogenesis of Piper hispidinervum L. and evaluation of the regenerated plants by flow cytometry. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2022; 20:40. [PMID: 35230554 PMCID: PMC8888786 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-022-00323-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background
Piper hispidinervum is a species native from the Amazon region with great economic potential, given its scientifically proven insecticidal properties. In this study, an efficient protocol of plant regeneration via indirect somatic embryogenesis has been established for the first time. In a first experiment, for the induction of calluses, foliar explants of non-discriminated accesses of P. hispidinervum were inoculated in MS medium supplemented with α-naphtalenacetic acid (NAA) and 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), in different combinations. For a second experiment, foliar explants from five different accesses of P. hispidinervum (PH17, PH21, PH28, PH37, and PH39) were analyzed regarding the formation of calluses when cultivated in MS medium with 5 mg L−1 NAA + 2.5 mg L−1 BAP. To obtain somatic embryos-like structures, calluses were cultivated in MS medium with 10 mg L−1 NAA + 2.5 mg L−1 of BAP. The somatic embryos-like structures obtained were inoculated in MS medium devoid of growth regulators and the plantlets were subjected to acclimatization. Calluses and somatic embryos-like structures were subjected to anatomical analysis and genetic stability of regenerated plants was analyzed by flow cytometry.
Results
The treatments 2.5 mg L−1 BAP and 5 mg L−1 NAA + 2.5 mg L−1 BAP, after 60 days of cultivation, provided each 32% of primary callus, not being verified the formation of calluses in medium devoid of BAP. It was found that accesses differed among them with respect to the formation of primary calluses, with emphasis on accesses PH28, PH37, and PH39, with mean percentage of 95.3%. Regarding the percentage of embryogenic calluses and formation of somatic embryos-like structures, there were no statistical differences between accesses, with mean values of 90.6% and 77.3%, respectively. The somatic embryos-like structures of P. hispidinervum have conspicuous morphoanatomical similarities with the zygotic embryo, and flow cytometry analysis showed no significant variation in nuclear DNA size among plants regenerated in vitro and plants coming from seed germination, which indicates ploidy level stability.
Conclusion
This protocol is the first cited in the literature that demonstrates an efficient micropropagation process by somatic embryogenesis of P. hispidinervum. It can be used either to enable large-scale vegetative production or to subsidize germplasm conservation or genetic engineering of P. hispidinervum.
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Kumaravel M, Uma S, Backiyarani S, Saraswathi MS. Proteomic analysis of somatic embryo development in Musa spp. cv. Grand Naine (AAA). Sci Rep 2020; 10:4501. [PMID: 32161309 PMCID: PMC7066174 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61005-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Somatic embryos are comparable to their zygotic counterparts for morphological traits but are derived from somatic cells through various metabolic regulations, collectively referred as somatic embryogenesis (SE). It has been well exploited for germplasm conservation, genetic engineering, mutation breeding, for artificial seed technology and as a tool for mass multiplication. Though somatic embryo development is an important area of interest in growth, and developmental studies, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. Therefore, understanding the molecular basis behind somatic embryo development can provide insight into the signaling pathways integrating this process. Proteomic analysis of somatic embryo development in cv. Grand Naine (AAA) was carried out to identify the differentially expressed protein during somatic embryo development stages, using two dimensional gel electrophoresis together with mass spectrometry. In total, 25 protein spots were differentially expressed during sequential developmental stages of somatic embryos. Among these, three proteins were uniquely present in 30 days globular stage and six proteins in 60 days old mature somatic embryo. Functional annotation of identified spots showed that major proteins are involved in growth and developmental process (17%) followed by defense response (12%) and signal transportation events (12%). In the early stage, cell division and growth related proteins are involved in the induction of somatic embryos whereas in the late developmental stage, cell wall associated proteins along with stress related proteins played a defensive role against dehydration and osmotic stress and resulted in the maturation of somatic embryo. The identified stage specific proteins are valuable indicators and genetic markers for screening and for media manipulation to improve SE efficiency in recalcitrant crops and varieties.
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- Marimuthu Kumaravel
- Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Main Road, Thayanoor Post, Tiruchirappalli, 102, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Director, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Main Road, Thayanoor Post, Tiruchirappalli, 102, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Main Road, Thayanoor Post, Tiruchirappalli, 102, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Thogamalai Main Road, Thayanoor Post, Tiruchirappalli, 102, Tamil Nadu, India
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Marimuthu K, Subbaraya U, Suthanthiram B, Marimuthu SS. Molecular analysis of somatic embryogenesis through proteomic approach and optimization of protocol in recalcitrant Musa spp. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2019; 167:282-301. [PMID: 30883793 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Revised: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a complex stress related process regulated by numerous biological factors. SE is mainly applicable to mass propagation and genetic improvement of plants through gene transfer technology and induced mutations. In banana, SE is highly genome dependent as the efficiency varies with cultivars. To understand the molecular mechanism of SE, a proteomics approach was carried out to identify proteins expressed during embryogenic calli (EC) induction, regeneration and germination of somatic embryos in the banana cultivar cv. Rasthali (AAB). In total, 70 spots were differentially expressed in various developmental stages of SE, of which 16 were uniquely expressed and 17 were highly abundant in EC compared to non-embryogenic calli and explants. Also, four spots were uniquely expressed in germinating somatic embryos. The functional annotation of identified proteins revealed that calcium signaling along with stress and endogenous hormones related proteins played a vital role in EC induction and germination of somatic embryos. Thus, based on this outcome, the callus induction media was modified and tested in five cultivars. Among them, cultivars Grand Naine (AAA), Monthan (ABB) and Ney Poovan (AB) showed a better response in tryptophan added media, whereas Red Banana (AAA) and Karpuravalli (ABB) showed maximum EC induction in kinetin and CaCl2 supplemented media respectively. Simultaneously, germination media were modified to induce proteins responsible for germination. In cv. Rasthali, media supplemented with 10 mM CaCl2 showed a maximum increase in germination (51.79%) over control plants. Thus, the present study revealed that media modification based on proteomic analysis can induce SE in recalcitrant cultivars and also enhance germination in cultivars amenable for SE.
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- Kumaravel Marimuthu
- Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, India
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- Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, India
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- Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli, India
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Rey MD, Castillejo MÁ, Sánchez-Lucas R, Guerrero-Sanchez VM, López-Hidalgo C, Romero-Rodríguez C, Valero-Galván J, Sghaier-Hammami B, Simova-Stoilova L, Echevarría-Zomeño S, Jorge I, Gómez-Gálvez I, Papa ME, Carvalho K, Rodríguez de Francisco LE, Maldonado-Alconada AM, Valledor L, Jorrín-Novo JV. Proteomics, Holm Oak ( Quercus ilex L.) and Other Recalcitrant and Orphan Forest Tree Species: How do They See Each Other? Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20030692. [PMID: 30736277 PMCID: PMC6386906 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Proteomics has had a big impact on plant biology, considered as a valuable tool for several forest species, such as Quercus, Pines, Poplars, and Eucalyptus. This review assesses the potential and limitations of the proteomics approaches and is focused on Quercus ilex as a model species and other forest tree species. Proteomics has been used with Q. ilex since 2003 with the main aim of examining natural variability, developmental processes, and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses as in other species of the genus Quercus or Pinus. As with the progress in techniques in proteomics in other plant species, the research in Q. ilex moved from 2-DE based strategy to the latest gel-free shotgun workflows. Experimental design, protein extraction, mass spectrometric analysis, confidence levels of qualitative and quantitative proteomics data, and their interpretation are a true challenge with relation to forest tree species due to their extreme orphan and recalcitrant (non-orthodox) nature. Implementing a systems biology approach, it is time to validate proteomics data using complementary techniques and integrate it with the -omics and classical approaches. The full potential of the protein field in plant research is quite far from being entirely exploited. However, despite the methodological limitations present in proteomics, there is no doubt that this discipline has contributed to deeper knowledge of plant biology and, currently, is increasingly employed for translational purposes.
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- María-Dolores Rey
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Departamento de Fitoquímica, Dirección de Investigación de la Facultad de Ciencias Químicas de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción 1001-1925, Paraguay.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Science, Biomedicine Science Institute, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Anillo Envolvente del Pronaf y Estocolmo s/n, Ciudad Juarez 32310, Mexico.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Plant Molecular Biology Department, Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. Bl 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Vascular Biology and Inflammation (BVI), Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Melchor Fernández Almagro 3, 28029 Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Organisms and Systems Biology and University Institute of Biotechnology (IUBA), University of Oviedo, Santiago Gascón Building, 2nd Floor (Office 2.9), 33006 Oviedo, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence, University of Cordoba, Carretera Nacional IV, km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain.
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Aguilar-Hernández V, Loyola-Vargas VM. Advanced Proteomic Approaches to Elucidate Somatic Embryogenesis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1658. [PMID: 30524454 PMCID: PMC6262180 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a cell differentiation process by which a somatic cell changes its genetic program and develops into an embryonic cell. Investigating this process with various explant sources in vitro has allowed us to trace somatic embryo development from germination to plantlets and has led to the generation of new technologies, including genetic transformation, endangered species conservation, and synthetic seed production. A transcriptome data comparison from different stages of the developing somatic embryo has revealed a complex network controlling the somatic cell's fate, suggesting that an interconnected network acts at the protein level. Here, we discuss the current progress on SE using proteomic-based data, focusing on changing patterns of proteins during the establishment of the somatic embryo. Despite the advanced proteomic approaches available so far, deciphering how the somatic embryo is induced is still in its infancy. The new proteomics techniques that lead to the quantification of proteins with different abundances during the induction of SE are opening this area of study for the first time. These quantitative differences can elucidate the different pathways involved in SE induction. We envisage that the application of these proteomic technologies can be pivotal to identifying proteins critical to the process of SE, demonstrating the cellular localization, posttranslational modifications, and turnover protein events required to switch from a somatic cell to a somatic embryo cell and providing new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying SE. This work will help to develop biotechnological strategies for mass production of quality crop material.
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- Victor Aguilar-Hernández
- Catedrático CONACYT, Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico
- *Correspondence: Victor Aguilar-Hernández, orcid.org/0000-0001-8239-4047
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- Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico
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Roy SK, Cho SW, Kwon SJ, Kamal AHM, Kim SW, Oh MW, Lee MS, Chung KY, Xin Z, Woo SH. Morpho-Physiological and Proteome Level Responses to Cadmium Stress in Sorghum. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150431. [PMID: 26919231 PMCID: PMC4769174 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cadmium (Cd) stress may cause serious morphological and physiological abnormalities in addition to altering the proteome in plants. The present study was performed to explore Cd-induced morpho-physiological alterations and their potential associated mechanisms in Sorghum bicolor leaves at the protein level. Ten-day-old sorghum seedlings were exposed to different concentrations (0, 100, and 150 μM) of CdCl2, and different morpho-physiological responses were recorded. The effects of Cd exposure on protein expression patterns in S. bicolor were investigated using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) in samples derived from the leaves of both control and Cd-treated seedlings. The observed morphological changes revealed that the plants treated with Cd displayed dramatically altered shoot lengths, fresh weights and relative water content. In addition, the concentration of Cd was markedly increased by treatment with Cd, and the amount of Cd taken up by the shoots was significantly and directly correlated with the applied concentration of Cd. Using the 2-DE method, a total of 33 differentially expressed protein spots were analyzed using MALDI-TOF/TOF MS. Of these, treatment with Cd resulted in significant increases in 15 proteins and decreases in 18 proteins. Major changes were absorbed in the levels of proteins known to be involved in carbohydrate metabolism, transcriptional regulation, translation and stress responses. Proteomic results revealed that Cd stress had an inhibitory effect on carbon fixation, ATP production and the regulation of protein synthesis. Our study provides insights into the integrated molecular mechanisms involved in responses to Cd and the effects of Cd on the growth and physiological characteristics of sorghum seedlings. We have aimed to provide a reference describing the mechanisms involved in heavy metal damage to plants.
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- Swapan Kumar Roy
- Department of Crop Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, Korea
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- Division of Rice Research, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Crop Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Crop Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, Korea
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Industrial Plant Science & Technology, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, Korea
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- Department of Environmental & Biological Chemistry, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Stress and Germplasm Development Unit, USDA-ARS, 3810 4th Street, Lubbock, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Crop Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheong-ju, Korea
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