Hydrogen peroxide is a common signal for darkness- and ABA-induced stomatal closure in Pisum sativum

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhika Desikan ◽  
Man-Kim Cheung ◽  
Andrew Clarke ◽  
Sarah Golding ◽  
Moshe Sagi ◽  
...  

The requirement for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) generation and action during stomatal closure induced by darkness and abscisic acid (ABA) was investigated in pea (Pisum sativum L.). Stomatal closure induced by darkness or ABA was inhibited by the H2O2-scavenging enzyme catalase or the antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), or by diphenylene iodonium (DPI), an inhibitor of the H2O2-generating enzyme NADPH oxidase. Exogenous H2O2 induced stomatal closure in a dose- and time-dependent manner, and H2O2 was also required for ABA-inhibition of stomatal opening in the light. H2O2 accumulation in guard cells was increased by darkness or ABA, as assessed with the fluorescent dye dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (H2-DCFDA) and confocal microscopy. Such increases were inhibited by catalase, NAC or DPI, consistent with the effects of these compounds on stomatal apertures. Employing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with degenerate oligonucleotide primers, several NADPH oxidase homologues were identified from pea genomic DNA that had substantial identity to the Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. rboh (respiratory burst oxidase homologue) genes. Furthermore, an antibody raised against the tomato rboh identified immunoreactive proteins in epidermal, mesophyll and guard cells.

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 781 ◽  
Author(s):  
XiGui Song ◽  
XiaoPing She ◽  
Juan Wang

We analysed the role and relationship between hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) reduction and the inhibition of abscisic acid (ABA)-induced stomatal closure by ethylene. Like ascorbic acid (ASA), the most important reducing substrate for H2O2 removal, catalase, one of the H2O2 scavenging enzymes and diphenylene iodonium, an inhibitor of the H2O2-generating enzyme NADPH oxidase, both ethylene-releasing compound 2-chloroethylene phosphonic acid (ethephon, ETH) and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC), the immediate precursor of ethylene, were found to inhibit stomatal closure by ABA and to reduce H2O2 levels by ABA in guard cells, indicating that ethylene-caused inhibition of ABA-induced stomatal closure involves reduction of H2O2 levels in guard cells. Additionally, similar to ASA and catalase, ACC/ETH not only suppressed H2O2-induced stomatal closure and H2O2 levels in guard cells treated with exogenous H2O2 in light, but also reopened the stomata which had been closed by ABA and reduced H2O2 levels that had been generated by ABA. The abovementioned effects of ACC and ETH were dissimilar to that of diphenylene iodonium, an inhibitor of the H2O2-generating enzyme NADPH oxidase, which not only had incapability to reduce H2O2 levels by exogenous H2O2 but also could not abolish H2O2 that had been generated by ABA. So we suggest that ethylene probably induces H2O2 removal and reduces H2O2 levels in Vicia faba guard cells, and finally inhibits stomatal closure induced by ABA.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huilan Yi ◽  
Xin Liu ◽  
Min Yi ◽  
Gang Chen

Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a major air pollutant and has significant impacts on plant physiology. Plant can adapt to SO2 stress by controlling stomatal movement, gene expression, and metabolic changes. Here we show clear evidences that SO2-triggered hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production mediated stomatal closure and cell death in Arabidopsis leaves. High levels of SO2 caused irreversible stomatal closure and decline in guard cell viability, but low levels of SO2 caused reversible stomatal closure. Exogenous antioxidants ascorbic acid (AsA) and catalase (CAT) or Ca2+ antagonists EGTA and LaCl3 blocked SO2-induced stomatal closure and decline in viability. AsA and CAT also blocked SO2-induced H2O2 and [Ca2+]cyt elevation. However, EGTA and LaCl3 inhibited SO2-induced [Ca2+]cyt increase but did not suppress SO2-induced H2O2 elevation. These results indicate that H2O2 elevation triggered stomatal closure and cell death via [Ca2+]cyt signaling in SO2-stimulated Arabidopsis guard cells. NADPH oxidase inhibitor DPI blocked SO2-induced cell death but not the stomatal closure triggered by low levels of SO2, indicating that NADPH oxidase-dependent H2O2 production plays critical role in SO2 toxicity but is not necessary for SO2-induced stomatal closure. Our results suggest that H2O2 production and accumulation in SO2-stimulated plants trigger plant adaptation and toxicity via reactive oxygen species mediating Ca2+ signaling.


2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinli Ma ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Jiao Niu ◽  
Yu Ren ◽  
Fan Zhang

The roles of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in signalling transduction of stomatal closure induced by salt stress were examined by using pharmacological, spectrophotographic and laser scanning confocal microscopic (LSCM) approaches in Vicia faba L. Salt stress resulted in stomatal closure, and this effect was blocked by H2S modulators hypotaurine (HT), aminooxy acetic acid (AOA), hydroxylamine (NH2OH), potassium pyruvate (C3H3KO3) and ammonia (NH3) and H2O2 modulators ascorbic acid (ASA), catalase (CAT), diphenylene iodonium (DPI). Additionally, salt stress induced H2S generation and increased L-/D-cysteine desulfhydrase (L-/D-CDes, pyridoxalphosphate-dependent enzyme) activity in leaves, and caused H2O2 production in guard cells, and these effects were significantly suppressed by H2S modulators and H2O2 modulators respectively. Moreover, H2O2 modulators suppressed salt stress-induced increase of H2S levels and L-/D-CDes activity in leaves as well as stomatal closure of V. faba. However, H2S modulators had no effects on salt stress-induced H2O2 production in guard cells. Altogether, our data suggested that H2S and H2O2 probably are involved in salt stress-induced stomatal closure, and H2S may function downstream of H2O2 in salt stress-induced stomatal movement in V. faba.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony E Postliglione ◽  
Gloria K Muday

Stomatal closure regulates transpiration and gas exchange in response to environmental cues. Drought upregulates ABA signaling, which elevates levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the subcellular location and identity of these ROS has received limited study. We found that in guard cells, ABA increased fluorescence of the general redox sensor, dichlorofluorescein (DCF), in distinct subcellular locations including chloroplasts, cytosol, nuclei, and cytosolic puncta. These changes were lost in ABA-insensitive quintuple receptor mutant and accentuated in an ABA-hypersensitive mutant. ABA induced ROS accumulation in these subcellular compartments was lost in mutants with defects in genes encoding hydrogen peroxide synthesizing respiratory burst oxidase homolog (RBOH) enzymes and guard cells treated with the RBOH inhibitor VAS2870, while exogenous hydrogen peroxide treatment is sufficient to close guard cells. The hydrogen peroxide-selective probe, peroxy orange1, also showed ABA-dependent increases in chloroplasts and cytosolic puncta. Using the more sensitive genetically-encoded hydrogen peroxide reporter roGFP-Orp1, we also detected significant hydrogen peroxide increases in the cytosol and nucleus. These cytosolic puncta accumulate ROS after ABA treatment show colocalization with Mitotracker and with a mitochondrial targeted mt-roGFP2-Orp1, which also revealed ABA-increased ROS in mitochondria. These results indicate that elevated hydrogen peroxide after ABA treatment in these subcellular compartments is necessary and sufficient to drive stomatal closure.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinli Ma ◽  
Luhan Shao ◽  
Jiao Niu

Abstract Background Whether hydrogen sulfide (H2S) mediates darkness-induced stomatal closure in A. thaliana is unknown, and the interaction between H2S and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the process needs to be elucidated. Results Our results indicated that H2S modulators hypotaurine (HT), aminooxy acetic acid (AOA), hydroxylamine (NH2OH) and potassium pyruvate (N3H3KO3)+ammonia (NH3) all inhibited darkness-induced stomatal closure, H2S generation and L-/D-cysteine desulfhydras (L-/D-CDes) activity increase in wild-type A. thaliana leaves. Darkness induced stomatal closure in wild-type plants, but failed in Atl-cdes and Atd-cdes mutants. Additionally, H2S content and L-/D-CDes activity were significantly decreased after application with H2O2 modulators ascorbic acid (ASA), catalase (CAT), diphenylene iodonium (DPI), and salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM) in darkness, but there is almost no effects on H2O2 levels when in presence of HT, AOA, NH2OH, and C3H3KO3+NH3 in darkness in wild-type plants. Moreover, darkness couldn't increase H2S content and L-/D-CDes activity of AtrbohF and AtrbohD/F mutants leaves, but the levels of H2O2 increased in guard cells of Atl-cdes and Atd-cdes mutants. Conclusions The results suggest that L-/D-CDes-generated H2S mediates darkness-induced stomatal closure, and functions downstream of H2O2 in A. thaliana.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinli Ma ◽  
Luhan Shao ◽  
Jiao Niu

Abstract Background Whether stomatal movement by darkness in Arabidopsis thaliana is mediated by hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is undiscovered yet, so the interaction between hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and H2S in the process needs to be elucidated. Results Our results indicated that H2S modulators aminooxy acetic acid (AOA), potassium pyruvate (N3H3KO3) + ammonia (NH3), hydroxylamine (NH2OH), and hypotaurine (HT) inhibited darkness-induced stomatal closure, H2S generation and L-/D-cysteine desulfhydrase (L-/D-CDes) activity increased in wild-type A. thaliana leaves. Darkness induced stomatal closure in wild-type plants, but failed in Atl-cdes and Atd-cdes mutants. Additionally, both L-/D-CDes activity and H2S content were significantly decreased after applying H2O2 modulators salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM), ascorbic acid (ASA), diphenylene iodonium (DPI), and catalase (CAT) in darkness, but there was almost no effects on H2O2 levels in the presence of AOA, C3H3KO3+NH3, NH2OH, and HT of wild-type plants in darkness. Moreover, darkness couldn't increase H2S content and L-/D-CDes activity of AtrbohF and AtrbohD/F mutants leaves, but increased H2O2 levels in Atl-cdes and Atd-cdes guard cells. Conclusions We observed that L-/D-CDes-generated H2S mediates stomatal closure by darkness, and functions downstream of H2O2 in A. thaliana.


2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi-Gui Song ◽  
Xiao-Ping She ◽  
Jun-Min He ◽  
Chen Huang ◽  
Tu-sheng Song

Previous studies have shown that cytokinins and auxins can induce the opening of stomata. However, the mechanism of stomatal opening caused by cytokinins and auxins remains unclear. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels in guard cells and stomatal opening induced by cytokinins and auxins in Vicia faba. By means of stomatal bioassay and laser-scanning confocal microscopy, we provide evidence that cytokinins and auxins reduced the levels of H2O2 in guard cells and induced stomatal opening in darkness. Additionally, cytokinins not only reduced exogenous H2O2 levels in guard cells caused by exposure to light, but also abolished H2O2 that had been generated during a dark period, and promoted stomatal opening, as did ascorbic acid (ASA, an important reducing substrate for H2O2 removal). However, unlike cytokinins, auxins did not reduce exogenous H2O2, did not abolish H2O2 that had been generated in the dark, and therefore did not promote reopening of stoma induced to close in the dark. The above-mentioned effects of auxins were similar to that of diphenylene iodonium (DPI, an inhibitor of the H2O2-generating enzyme NADPH oxidase). Taken together our results indicate that cytokinins probably reduce the levels of H2O2 in guard cells by scavenging, whereas auxins limit H2O2 levels through restraining H2O2 generation, inducing stomatal opening in darkness.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongqing Zha ◽  
Saiqun Wu ◽  
Ping Gao ◽  
Xiaoyan Wu

We examined whether and how uric acid induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in renal tubular cells, along with the mechanism by which telmisartan acts on uric acid-induced renal injury. Rat renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (NRK-52E) were exposed to various concentrations of uric acid in the presence or absence of telmisartan. Treatment with uric acid increased the expression of α-SMA, decreased the expression of E-cadherin, and promoted EMT in NRK-52E cells. Uric acid treatment also led to increased endothelin-1 (ET-1) production, activation of extracellular-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), and the upregulation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4 (NOX4). Use of ET-1 receptor inhibitor (BQ123 or BQ788) could inhibit uric acid-induced EMT in NRK-52E cells. Pretreatment with the ERK inhibitor (U0126 or PD98059) suppressed the release of ET-1 and EMT induced by uric acid. Additionally, pretreatment with a traditional antioxidant (diphenylene iodonium or apocynin) inhibited the activation of ERK1/2, release of ET-1, and uric acid-induced EMT in NRK-52E cells. These findings suggested that uric acid-induced EMT in renal tubular epithelial cells occurs through NADPH oxidase-mediated ERK1/2 activation and the subsequent release of ET-1. Furthermore, telmisartan (102 nmol/L to 104 nmol/L) inhibited the expression of NOX4, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), activation of ERK1/2, and the release of ET-1 in a dose-dependent manner, thereby preventing uric acid-induced EMT in NRK-52E. In conclusion, telmisartan could ameliorate uric acid-induced EMT in NRK-52E cells likely through inhibition of the NADPH oxidase/ERK1/2/ET-1 pathway.


2020 ◽  
Vol 126 (3) ◽  
pp. 413-422
Author(s):  
Laila Toum ◽  
Gabriela Conti ◽  
Francesca Coppola Guerriero ◽  
Valeria P Conforte ◽  
Franco A Garolla ◽  
...  

Abstract Background and Aims Single-stranded DNA oligodeoxynucleotides (ssODNs) have been shown to elicit immune responses in mammals. In plants, RNA and genomic DNA can activate immunity, although the exact mechanism through which they are sensed is not clear. The aim of this work was to study the possible effect of ssODNs on plant immunity. Key Results The ssODNs IMT504 and 2006 increased protection against the pathogens Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 and Botrytis cinerea but not against tobacco mosaic virus-Cg when infiltrated in Arabidopsis thaliana. In addition, ssODNs inhibited root growth and promoted stomatal closure in a concentration-dependent manner, with half-maximal effective concentrations between 0.79 and 2.06 µm. Promotion of stomatal closure by ssODNs was reduced by DNase I treatment. It was also diminished by the NADPH oxidase inhibitor diphenyleneiodonium and by coronatine, a bacterial toxin that inhibits NADPH oxidase-dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS) synthesis in guard cells. In addition it was found that ssODN-mediated stomatal closure was impaired in bak1-5, bak1-5/bkk1, mpk3 and npr1-3 mutants. ssODNs also induced early expression of MPK3, WRKY33, PROPEP1 and FRK1 genes involved in plant defence, an effect that was reduced in bak1-5 and bak1-5/bkk1 mutants. Conclusions ssODNs are capable of inducing protection against pathogens through the activation of defence genes and promotion of stomatal closure through a mechanism similar to that of other elicitors of plant immunity, which involves the BAK1 co-receptor, and ROS synthesis.


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