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Podgórska A, Burian M, Rychter AM, Rasmusson AG, Szal B. Short-term ammonium supply induces cellular defence to prevent oxidative stress in Arabidopsis leaves. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2017; 160:65-83. [PMID: 28008622 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Revised: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Plants can assimilate nitrogen from soil pools of both ammonium and nitrate, and the relative levels of these two nitrogen sources are highly variable in soil. Long-term ammonium nutrition is known to cause damage to Arabidopsis that has been linked to mitochondrial oxidative stress. Using hydroponic cultures, we analysed the consequences of rapid shifts between nitrate and ammonium nutrition. This did not induce growth retardation, showing that Arabidopsis can compensate for the changes in redox metabolism associated with the variations in nitrogen redox status. During the first 3 h of ammonium treatment, we observed distinct transient shifts in reactive oxygen species (ROS), low-mass antioxidants, ROS-scavenging enzymes, and mitochondrial alternative electron transport pathways, indicating rapid but temporally separated changes in chloroplastic, mitochondrial and cytosolic ROS metabolism. The fast induction of antioxidant defences significantly lowered intracellular H2 O2 levels, and thus protected Arabidopsis leaves from oxidative stress. On the other hand elevated extracellular ROS production in response to ammonium supply may be involved in signalling. The response pattern displays an intricate plasticity of Arabidopsis redox metabolism to minimise stress in responses to nutrient changes.
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- Anna Podgórska
- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, 02-096, Poland
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Fernández-Crespo E, Scalschi L, Llorens E, García-Agustín P, Camañes G. NH4+ protects tomato plants against Pseudomonas syringae by activation of systemic acquired acclimation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:6777-90. [PMID: 26246613 PMCID: PMC4623687 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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NH4 (+) nutrition provokes mild toxicity by enhancing H2O2 accumulation, which acts as a signal activating systemic acquired acclimation (SAA). Until now, induced resistance mechanisms in response to an abiotic stimulus and related to SAA were only reported for exposure to a subsequent abiotic stress. Herein, the first evidence is provided that this acclimation to an abiotic stimulus induces resistance to later pathogen infection, since NH4 (+) nutrition (N-NH4 (+))-induced resistance (NH4 (+)-IR) against Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000 (Pst) in tomato plants was demonstrated. N-NH4 (+) plants displayed basal H2O2, abscisic acid (ABA), and putrescine (Put) accumulation. H2O2 accumulation acted as a signal to induce ABA-dependent signalling pathways required to prevent NH4 (+) toxicity. This acclimatory event provoked an increase in resistance against later pathogen infection. N-NH4 (+) plants displayed basal stomatal closure produced by H2O2 derived from enhanced CuAO and rboh1 activity that may reduce the entry of bacteria into the mesophyll, diminishing the disease symptoms as well as strongly inducing the oxidative burst upon Pst infection, favouring NH4 (+)-IR. Experiments with inhibitors of Put accumulation and the ABA-deficient mutant flacca demonstrated that Put and ABA downstream signalling pathways are required to complete NH4 (+)-IR. The metabolic profile revealed that infected N-NH4 (+) plants showed greater ferulic acid accumulation compared with control plants. Although classical salicylic acid (SA)-dependent responses against biotrophic pathogens were not found, the important role of Put in the resistance of tomato against Pst was demonstrated. Moreover, this work revealed the cross-talk between abiotic stress acclimation (NH4 (+) nutrition) and resistance to subsequent Pst infection.
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- Emma Fernández-Crespo
- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, ESTCE. Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, ESTCE. Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, ESTCE. Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, ESTCE. Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- Grupo de Bioquímica y Biotecnología, Área de Fisiología Vegetal, Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural, ESTCE. Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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Bergner SV, Scholz M, Trompelt K, Barth J, Gäbelein P, Steinbeck J, Xue H, Clowez S, Fucile G, Goldschmidt-Clermont M, Fufezan C, Hippler M. STATE TRANSITION7-Dependent Phosphorylation Is Modulated by Changing Environmental Conditions, and Its Absence Triggers Remodeling of Photosynthetic Protein Complexes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 168:615-34. [PMID: 25858915 PMCID: PMC4453777 DOI: 10.1104/pp.15.00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/04/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In plants and algae, the serine/threonine kinase STN7/STT7, orthologous protein kinases in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), respectively, is an important regulator in acclimation to changing light environments. In this work, we assessed STT7-dependent protein phosphorylation under high light in C. reinhardtii, known to fully induce the expression of light-harvesting complex stress-related protein3 (LHCSR3) and a nonphotochemical quenching mechanism, in relationship to anoxia where the activity of cyclic electron flow is stimulated. Our quantitative proteomics data revealed numerous unique STT7 protein substrates and STT7-dependent protein phosphorylation variations that were reliant on the environmental condition. These results indicate that STT7-dependent phosphorylation is modulated by the environment and point to an intricate chloroplast phosphorylation network responding in a highly sensitive and dynamic manner to environmental cues and alterations in kinase function. Functionally, the absence of the STT7 kinase triggered changes in protein expression and photoinhibition of photosystem I (PSI) and resulted in the remodeling of photosynthetic complexes. This remodeling initiated a pronounced association of LHCSR3 with PSI-light harvesting complex I (LHCI)-ferredoxin-NADPH oxidoreductase supercomplexes. Lack of STT7 kinase strongly diminished PSII-LHCII supercomplexes, while PSII core complex phosphorylation and accumulation were significantly enhanced. In conclusion, our study provides strong evidence that the regulation of protein phosphorylation is critical for driving successful acclimation to high light and anoxic growth environments and gives new insights into acclimation strategies to these environmental conditions.
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- Sonja Verena Bergner
- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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- Institute of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, 48143 Munster, Germany (S.V.B., M.S., K.T., J.B., P.G., J.S., H.X., C.F., M.H.);Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7141 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France (S.C.); andDepartment of Botany and Plant Biology and Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva, University of Geneva, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland (G.F., M.G.-C.)
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