Hydrogen sulfide alleviates hypoxia-induced root tip death in Pisum sativum
Hydrogen sulfide alleviates hypoxia-induced root tip death in Pisum sativum
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硫化氢减轻豌豆缺氧引起的根尖死亡
DOI:
10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.05.042
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发表时间:
2013-09-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Wang, Chongying
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作者:
Cheng, Wei;Zhang, Liang;Wang, Chongying
Flooding of soils often results in hypoxic conditions surrounding plant roots, which is a harmful abiotic stress to crops. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a highly diffusible, gaseous molecule that modulates cell signaling and is involved in hypoxia signaling in animal cells. However, there have been no previous studies of H2S in plant cells in response to hypoxia. The effects of H2S on hypoxia-induced root tip death were studied in pea (Pisum sativum) via analysis of endogenous H2S and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. The activities of key enzymes involved in antioxidative and H2S metabolic pathways were determined using spectrophotometric assays. Ethylene was measured by gas chromatography. We found that exogenous H2S pretreatment dramatically alleviated hypoxia-induced root tip death by protecting root tip cell membranes from ROS damage induced by hypoxia and by stimulating a quiescence strategy through inhibiting ethylene production. Conversely, root tip death induced by hypoxia was strongly enhanced by inhibition of the key enzymes responsible for endogenous H2S biosynthesis. Our results demonstrated that exogenous H2S pretreatment significantly alleviates hypoxia-induced root tip death in pea seedlings and, therefore, enhances the tolerance of the plant to hypoxic stress. (c) 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.