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Binkert M, Crocco CD, Ekundayo B, Lau K, Raffelberg S, Tilbrook K, Yin R, Chappuis R, Schalch T, Ulm R. Revisiting chromatin binding of the Arabidopsis UV-B photoreceptor UVR8. BMC Plant Biol 2016; 16:42. [PMID: 26864020 PMCID: PMC4750278 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0732-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plants perceive UV-B through the UV RESISTANCE LOCUS 8 (UVR8) photoreceptor and UVR8 activation leads to changes in gene expression such as those associated with UV-B acclimation and stress tolerance. Albeit functionally unrelated, UVR8 shows some homology with RCC1 (Regulator of Chromatin Condensation 1) proteins from non-plant organisms at the sequence level. These proteins act as guanine nucleotide exchange factors for Ran GTPases and bind chromatin via histones. Subsequent to the revelation of this sequence homology, evidence was presented showing that UVR8 activity involves interaction with chromatin at the loci of some target genes through histone binding. This suggested a UVR8 mode-of-action intimately and directly linked with gene transcription. However, several aspects of UVR8 chromatin association remained undefined, namely the impact of UV-B on the process and how UVR8 chromatin association related to the transcription factor ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL 5 (HY5), which is important for UV-B signalling and has overlapping chromatin targets. Therefore, we have investigated UVR8 chromatin association in further detail. RESULTS Unlike the claims of previous studies, our chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments do not confirm UVR8 chromatin association. In contrast to human RCC1, recombinant UVR8 also does not bind nucleosomes in vitro. Moreover, fusion of a VP16 activation domain to UVR8 did not alter expression of proposed UVR8 target genes in transient gene expression assays. Finally, comparison of the Drosophila DmRCC1 and the Arabidopsis UVR8 crystal structures revealed that critical histone- and DNA-interaction residues apparent in DmRCC1 are not conserved in UVR8. CONCLUSION This has led us to conclude that the cellular activity of UVR8 likely does not involve its specific binding to chromatin at target genes.
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- Melanie Binkert
- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
- Present Address: CSIRO Agriculture, Canberra, Australia.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
- Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva (iGE3), University of Geneva, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Biology, University of Geneva, Sciences III, 30 Quai E. Ansermet, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
- Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva (iGE3), University of Geneva, CH-1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Sztatelman O, Grzyb J, Gabryś H, Banaś AK. The effect of UV-B on Arabidopsis leaves depends on light conditions after treatment. BMC Plant Biol 2015; 15:281. [PMID: 26608826 PMCID: PMC4660668 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0667-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ultraviolet B (UV-B) irradiation can influence many cellular processes. Irradiation with high UV-B doses causes chlorophyll degradation, a decrease in the expression of genes associated with photosynthesis and its subsequent inhibition. On the other hand, sublethal doses of UV-B are used in post-harvest technology to prevent yellowing in storage. To address this inconsistency the effect of short, high-dose UV-B irradiation on detached Arabidopsis thaliana leaves was examined. RESULTS Two different experimental models were used. After short treatment with a high dose of UV-B the Arabidopsis leaves were either put into darkness or exposed to constant light for up to 4 days. UV-B inhibited dark-induced chlorophyll degradation in Arabidopsis leaves in a dose-dependent manner. The expression of photosynthesis-related genes, chlorophyll content and photosynthetic efficiency were higher in UV-B -treated leaves left in darkness. UV-B treatment followed by constant light caused leaf yellowing and induced the expression of senescence-related genes. Irrespective of light treatment a high UV-B dose led to clearly visible cell death 3 days after irradiation. CONCLUSIONS High doses of UV-B have opposing effects on leaves depending on their light status after UV treatment. In darkened leaves short UV-B treatment delays the appearance of senescence symptoms. When followed by light treatment, the same doses of UV-B result in chlorophyll degradation. This restricts the potential usability of UV treatment in postharvest technology to crops which are stored in darkness.
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- Olga Sztatelman
- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, Krakow, 30-387, Poland.
- Current address: Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, 02-106, Poland.
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- Laboratory of Biological Physics, Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, Warszawa, 02-668, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, Krakow, 30-387, Poland.
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Faculty of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, Krakow, 30-387, Poland.
- The Malopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, Krakow, 30-387, Poland.
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Casati P. Analysis of UV-B regulated miRNAs and their targets in maize leaves. Plant Signal Behav 2013; 8:doi: 10.4161/psb.26758. [PMID: 24494230 PMCID: PMC4091061 DOI: 10.4161/psb.26758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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UV-B radiation elicits physiological and developmental changes in plants. In this work, to characterize the mechanisms of gene regulation by UV-B radiation, the global miRNA expression profiles in juvenile maize leaves were compared under control conditions in the absence of UV-B and after an 8 h-UV-B treatment similar to ambient UV-B levels using small RNA microarrays. Seventeen miRNA s were identified that were differentially expressed in response to UV-B. In parallel, the expression of putative mRNA targets was examined in mRNA microarrays using the same RNA samples used for the small RNA analysis. In general, there is a strong negative correlation to the miRNA expression. Thus, post-transcriptional regulation is an important step in gene expression by UV-B radiation in maize.
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a part of the sunlight reaching Earth surface. The UV spectrum of solar radiation is by convention divided into three parts: UV-A: 310–400 nm, UV-B: 280–310 nm and UV-C: less than 280 nm. UV-B is the most energetic component reaching Earth surface because the stratospheric ozone layer effectively absorbs completely wavelengths below 290 nm. UV-B is an increasing threat due to increasing UV-B levels on Earth surface as a consequence of depletion of stratospheric O3. In general, the effects of atmospheric UV-B radiation are negative for biological life. Enhanced levels of UV-B radiation can indeed negatively change plant physiological processes, growth and productivity. However, while studying UV-B effects on medicinal plants, some interesting phenomena have been discovered. For example, basil plants respond positively to UV-B radiation by increasing oil yield (Chang et al. J Horticult For 1:27–31, 2009). In other studies medicinal plants show beneficial aspects in term of increase in volatile oil yield and secondary metabolite production (Kumari et al. Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 72:2013–2019, 2009c, 2010). Medicinal herbs have great market value in India and worldwide. The medicinal value of plants depends upon phenolics, antioxidants and volatile yield. Therefore further UV-B experiments increasing the levels of these compounds are needed. Here we review the effect of UV-B exposure on metabolites, volatiles, and antioxidants potential in medicinal plants. This chapter reports: (1) aspects of the global market for medicinal and aromatic plants in India in order to assist the medicinal plant industry to make informed decisions. (2) The biodiversity loss due to wild harvesting of plants, and as an alternative the cultivation strategy of medicinal plants. (3) Main medicinal plant species having rich antioxidant potential. (4) Main secondary metabolites of plant origin such as phenylpropanoids, terpenes, alkaloids, and volatile oil, and other important metabolites containing high antioxidant level used in human diet and health. (5) UV-B factors that enhance the quality of medicinal plant by increasing the content of secondary bioactive products. (6) Secondary metabolic pathways involving regulation of key enzymes, chalcone synthase, and phenylalanine ammonia lyase. Understanding of UV-B responses on secondary plant metabolites expand new opportunities for plant enriched in medicinal active compounds.
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Mewis I, Schreiner M, Nguyen CN, Krumbein A, Ulrichs C, Lohse M, Zrenner R. UV-B irradiation changes specifically the secondary metabolite profile in broccoli sprouts: induced signaling overlaps with defense response to biotic stressors. Plant Cell Physiol 2012; 53:1546-60. [PMID: 22773681 PMCID: PMC3439869 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcs096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Only a few environmental factors have such a pronounced effect on plant growth and development as ultraviolet light (UV). Concerns have arisen due to increased UV-B radiation reaching the Earth's surface as a result of stratospheric ozone depletion. Ecologically relevant low to moderate UV-B doses (0.3-1 kJ m(-2) d(-1)) were applied to sprouts of the important vegetable crop Brassica oleracea var. italica (broccoli), and eco-physiological responses such as accumulation of non-volatile secondary metabolites were related to transcriptional responses with Agilent One-Color Gene Expression Microarray analysis using the 2×204 k format Brassica microarray. UV-B radiation effects have usually been linked to increases in phenolic compounds. As expected, the flavonoids kaempferol and quercetin accumulated in broccoli sprouts (the aerial part of the seedlings) 24 h after UV-B treatment. A new finding is the specific UV-B-mediated induction of glucosinolates (GS), especially of 4-methylsulfinylbutyl GS and 4-methoxy-indol-3-ylmethyl GS, while carotenoids and Chl levels remained unaffected. Accumulation of defensive GS metabolites was accompanied by increased expression of genes associated with salicylate and jasmonic acid signaling defense pathways and up-regulation of genes responsive to fungal and bacterial pathogens. Concomitantly, plant pre-exposure to moderate UV-B doses had negative effects on the performance of the caterpillar Pieris brassicae (L.) and on the population growth of the aphid Myzus persicae (Sulzer). Moreover, insect-specific induction of GS in broccoli sprouts was affected by UV-B pre-treatment.
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- Inga Mewis
- Leibniz-Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Großbeeren/Erfurt e.V., Department of Quality, Theodor-Echtermeyer-Weg 1, D-14979 Großbeeren, Germany.
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Daylight UV-B (UV-B) radiation (280-315 nm) is, because of its photochemical effects and potential destructive impact, an important environmental factor for plants. After decades of fruitless attempts, a receptor molecule, UVR8, for sensing of ambient UV-B radiation by plants has been characterized, and the initial steps in signal transduction have been identified. There are, however, other signaling pathways, and there are apparent contradictions in the literature. There is still much to find out about the complex signaling network in plants for processing of information about the daylight surrounding them.
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- Lei Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education; School of Life Science; South China Normal University; Guangzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology; Jinan University; Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education; School of Life Science; South China Normal University; Guangzhou, China
- Department of Biology; Lund University; Lund, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences; The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education; School of Life Science; South China Normal University; Guangzhou, China
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Gwynn-Jones D, Jones AG, Waterhouse A, Winters A, Comont D, Scullion J, Gardias R, Graee BJ, Lee JA, Callaghan TV. Enhanced UV-B and elevated CO(2) impacts sub-arctic shrub berry abundance, quality and seed germination. Ambio 2012; 41 Suppl 3:256-68. [PMID: 22864699 PMCID: PMC3535057 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-012-0311-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of long-term-enhanced UV-B, and combined UV-B with elevated CO(2) on dwarf shrub berry characteristics in a sub-arctic heath community. Germination of Vaccinium myrtillus was enhanced in seeds produced at elevated UV-B, but seed numbers and berry size were unaffected. Elevated UV-B and CO(2) stimulated the abundance of V. myrtillus berries, whilst UV-B alone stimulated the berry abundance of V. vitis-idaea and Empetrum hermaphroditum. Enhanced UV-B reduced concentrations of several polyphenolics in V. myrtillus berries, whilst elevated CO(2) increased quercetin glycosides in V. myrtillus, and syringetin glycosides and anthocyanins in E. hermaphroditum berries. UV-B × CO(2) interactions were found for total anthocyanins, delphinidin-3-hexoside and peonidin-3-pentosidein in V. myrtillus berries but not E. hermaphroditum. Results suggest positive impacts of UV-B on the germination of V. myrtillus and species-specific impacts of UV-B × elevated CO(2) on berry abundance and quality. The findings have relevance and implications for human and animal consumers plus seed dispersal and seedling establishment.
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- Dylan Gwynn-Jones
- Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Ceredigion, Wales, SY23 3DA, UK.
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Casati P, Campi M, Morrow DJ, Fernandes J, Walbot V. Transcriptomic, proteomic and metabolomic analysis of maize responses to UV-B: comparison of greenhouse and field growth conditions. Plant Signal Behav 2011; 6:1146-53. [PMID: 21758019 PMCID: PMC3260712 DOI: 10.4161/psb.6.8.15751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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UV-B radiation from normal solar fluence elicits physiological and developmental changes in plants under fluctuating environmental conditions. Most UV photobiology studies in plants utilize controlled greenhouse and growth chamber environments in which few conditions vary except the brief presence of UV-B radiation. Our purpose was to compare responses to UV-B in irradiated and shielded maize organs in field (natural solar plus 2x solar supplementation for defined periods) and greenhouse (2x solar supplementation only) conditions during a 4 hour exposure. Three parameters were assessed--transcripts, proteins, and metabolites--to determine the degree of overlap in maize responses in field and greenhouse conditions. We assessed irradiated leaves, and both shielded leaves and immature ears. After comparing transcriptome, proteome and metabolome profiles, we find there are more differences than similarities between field and greenhouse responses.
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- Paula Casati
- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI); Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Rosario, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Fotosintéticos y Bioquímicos (CEFOBI); Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas; Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Rosario, Argentina
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- Department of Biology; Stanford University; Stanford, CA USA
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- Department of Biology; Stanford University; Stanford, CA USA
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- Department of Biology; Stanford University; Stanford, CA USA
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UV-B radiation (280-315 nm) is an integral part of solar radiation and has many harmful effects on plant growth and development. However, the molecular mechanism for the inhibition of plant growth by UV-B remains largely unknown. UV-B radiation induces various responses such as growth inhibition, DNA damage and changes of gene expression. Recently, by using synchronous root tip culture, we found that UV-B modulates the expression of cell cycle regulatory genes through DNA damage. Western blotting analysis revealed that UV-B induced G1-to-S arrest did not correlate with the protein abundance of CDKB1;1 and CYCD3;1 gene regulating proteins, but may with the posttranslational control. We extended the expression analysis of cell cycle related genes based on the published microarray data and the results strengthen our assumption that cell cycle arrest could occur in plant under solar UV-B radiation. Further study is needed to elucidate the relationship between cell cycle regulation and protective pathway induced by low dose of UV-B radiation fundamental molecular mechanism for how plants respond to solar UV-B radiation.
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- Lei Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education; School of Life Science; South China Normal University; Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Science & Technology; Jinan University; Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education; School of Life Science; South China Normal University; Guangzhou, China
- Department of Biology; Lund University; Lund, Sweden
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- Key Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Science in Guangdong Higher Education; School of Life Science; South China Normal University; Guangzhou, China
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Tossi V, Lamattina L, Cassia R. A possible mechanism for the apocynin-induced nitric oxide accumulation in plants. Plant Signal Behav 2009; 4:880-882. [PMID: 19847121 PMCID: PMC2802795 DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.9.9429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2009] [Accepted: 07/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a small, ubiquitous bioactive molecule, postulated as a broad spectrum anti-stress compound. The NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin induces the accumulation of endogenous NO in leaves of maize seedlings through a nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-like activity, and confers an augmented tolerance to UV-B-induced oxidative damage. Here we propose a mechanism for the apocynin-induced NO increase in plants. NOS catalyzes the oxidation of arginine to citrulline and NO. It is suggested that apocynin inhibits arginase, the enzyme that hydrolyzes L-arginine to urea and L-ornithine, increasing the arginine availability for arginine-dependent NO synthesis. Superoxide (O(2)(-)) is a strong NO scavenger due to its high reactivity with NO to give peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)). Superoxide is mainly produced by plant NADPH oxidase (pNOX). Inhibition of pNOX by apocynin at relatively high NO concentration, could reduces the formation of O(2)(-) and ONOO(-), increasing the availability of a huge amount of NO. We consider apocynin as a very attractive compound for studying NO-regulated processes in plants since it can replace the use of NO donors and overcome the subsequent technical problems.
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- Vanesa Tossi
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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Ruhland CT, Fogal MJ, Buyarski CR, Krna MA. Solar ultraviolet-B radiation increases phenolic content and ferric reducing antioxidant power in Avena sativa. Molecules 2007; 12:1220-32. [PMID: 17876291 PMCID: PMC6149342 DOI: 10.3390/12061220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2007] [Revised: 06/26/2007] [Accepted: 06/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We examined the influence of solar ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B; 280-320 nm) on the maximum photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (F(v)/F(m)), bulk-soluble phenolic concentrations, ferric-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) and growth of Avena sativa. Treatments involved placing filters on frames over potted plants that reduced levels of biologically effective UV-B by either 71% (reduced UV-B) or by 19% (near-ambient UV-B) over the 52 day experiment (04 July-25 August 2002). Plants growing under near-ambient UV-B had 38% less total biomass than those under reduced UV-B. The reduction in biomass was mainly the result of a 24% lower leaf elongation rate, resulting in shorter leaves and less total leaf area than plants under reduced UV-B. In addition, plants growing under near-ambient UV-B had up to 17% lower F(v)/F(m) values early in the experiment, and this effect declined with plant age. Concentrations of bulk-soluble phenolics and FRAP values were 17 and 24% higher under near-ambient UV-B than under reduced UV-B, respectively. There was a positive relationship between bulk-soluble phenolic concentrations and FRAP values. There were no UV-B effects on concentrations of carotenoids (carotenes + xanthophylls).
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- Christopher T Ruhland
- Department of Biological Sciences, TS-242 Trafton Sciences Center, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN 56001, USA.
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Izaguirre MM, Mazza CA, SvatoŠ A, Baldwin IT, BallarÉ CL. Solar ultraviolet-B radiation and insect herbivory trigger partially overlapping phenolic responses in Nicotiana attenuata and Nicotiana longiflora. Ann Bot 2007; 99:103-9. [PMID: 17210605 PMCID: PMC2802969 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2006] [Revised: 08/15/2006] [Accepted: 09/05/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Plants exposed to solar ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B, 280-315 nm) frequently suffer less insect herbivory than do plants that receive attenuated levels of UV-B. This anti-herbivore effect of solar UV-B exposure, which has been documented in several ecosystems, is in part mediated by changes in plant tissue quality. Exposure to UV-B can modify the abundance of a number of secondary metabolites, including phenolic compounds with potential impacts on insect herbivores. The aim of this study is to assess the potential anti-herbivore role of UV-B-induced phenolic compounds by comparing the phenolic profiles induced by UV-B and simulated insect herbivory in two wild species of the genus Nicotiana. METHODS Plants grown under field and glasshouse conditions were exposed to contrasting levels of UV-B. Half of the plants of the attenuated UV-B treatment were given a simulated herbivory treatment, where leaves were mechanically damaged and immediately treated with oral secretions of Manduca sexta caterpillars. This treatment is known to mimic the impact of real herbivory on the expression of plant defences in Nicotiana. Phenolic profiles induced by UV-B and simulated herbivory were characterized using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS). KEY RESULTS UV-B induced the accumulation of several UV-absorbing phenolic compounds that are known to play a significant role in UV-B screening. Interestingly, there was a significant convergence in the phenolic profiles induced by UV-B and simulated herbivory: chlorogenic acid and dicaffeoylspermidine isomers, in particular, displayed a similar pattern of response to these stimuli. In contrast, rutin, the only flavonoid that accumulated in significant quantities in the experiments, was only induced by UV-B. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that the anti-herbivory effect induced by UV-B may be mediated at least in part by the accumulation of phenylpropanoid derivatives that are similar to those induced by the plant in response to insect herbivory.
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- Miriam M. Izaguirre
- IFEVA, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avenida San Martín 4453, C1417DSE Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- IFEVA, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avenida San Martín 4453, C1417DSE Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department of Mass Spectrometry, Hans-Knoll Strasse 8, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department of Molecular Ecology, Hans-Knoll Strasse 8, D-07745 Jena, Germany
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- IFEVA, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avenida San Martín 4453, C1417DSE Buenos Aires, Argentina
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