Redox changes during cold acclimation affect freezing tolerance but not the vegetative/reproductive transition of the shoot apex in wheat
Redox changes during cold acclimation affect freezing tolerance but not the vegetative/reproductive transition of the shoot apex in wheat
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00429.x
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发表时间:
2011-09-01
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3.9
通讯作者:
Galiba, G.
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作者:
Soltesz, A.;Timar, I.;Galiba, G.
Cold acclimation is necessary for winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to achieve its genetically determined maximum freezing tolerance, and cold also fulfils the vernalisation requirement. Chromosome 5A is a major regulator of these traits. The aim of the present study was to discover whether changes in the half-cell redox potential of the glutathione/glutathione disulphide (GSH/GSSG) and ascorbate/dehydroascorbate (AA/DHA) couples induced by cold acclimation are related to freezing tolerance and vernalisation requirement in a specific genetic system including chromosome 5A substitution lines. The amounts of H2O2 and AA, and the AA/DHA ratio showed a rapid and transient increase in the crown of all genotypes during the first week of acclimation, followed by a gradual increase during the subsequent 2 weeks. The amount of GSH and its ratio compared to GSSG quickly decreased during the first day, while later these parameters showed a continuous slow increase. The H2O2, AA and GSH concentrations, AA/DHA and GSH/GSSG ratios and the half-cell reduction potential of the GSH/GSSG couple were correlated with the level of freezing tolerance after 22 days at 2 degrees C; hence these parameters may have an important role in the acclimation process. In contrast to H2O2 and the non-enzymatic antioxidants, the lipid peroxide concentration and activity of the four antioxidant enzymes exhibited a transient increase during the first week, with no significant difference between genotypes. None of the parameters studied showed any relationship with the vegetative/generative transition state monitored as apex morphology and vernalisation gene expression.