scholarly journals Overexpression of a Metallothionein 2A Gene from Date Palm Confers Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Yeast and Arabidopsis thaliana

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 2871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Himanshu V. Patankar ◽  
Ibtisam Al-Harrasi ◽  
Latifa Al Kharusi ◽  
Gerry Aplang Jana ◽  
Rashid Al-Yahyai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Abiotic Stress ◽  
Transgenic Plants ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
In Planta ◽  
Oxidative Stress Tolerance ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Although the date palm tree is an extremophile with tolerance to drought and certain levels of salinity, the damage caused by extreme salt concentrations in the soil, has created a need to explore stress-responsive traits and decode their mechanisms. Metallothioneins (MTs) are low-molecular-weight cysteine-rich proteins that are known to play a role in decreasing oxidative damage during abiotic stress conditions. Our previous study identified date palm metallothionein 2A (PdMT2A) as a salt-responsive gene, which has been functionally characterized in yeast and Arabidopsis in this study. The recombinant PdMT2A protein produced in Escherichia coli showed high reactivity against the substrate 5′-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoic acid (DTNB), implying that the protein has the property of scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS). Heterologous overexpression of PdMT2A in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) conferred tolerance to drought, salinity and oxidative stresses. The PdMT2A gene was also overexpressed in Arabidopsis, to assess its stress protective function in planta. Compared to the wild-type control, the transgenic plants accumulated less Na+ and maintained a high K+/Na+ ratio, which could be attributed to the regulatory role of the transgene on transporters such as HKT, as demonstrated by qPCR assay. In addition, transgenic lines exhibited higher chlorophyll content, higher superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and improved scavenging ability for reactive oxygen species (ROS), coupled with a better survival rate during salt stress conditions. Similarly, the transgenic plants also displayed better drought and oxidative stress tolerance. Collectively, both in vitro and in planta studies revealed a role for PdMT2A in salt, drought, and oxidative stress tolerance.

scholarly journals Tolerance to oxidative stress is associated with both oxidative stress response and inherent growth in a fungal wheat pathogen

Genetics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 217 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziming Zhong ◽  
Bruce A McDonald ◽  
Javier Palma-Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Zymoseptoria Tritici ◽  
Oxidative Stress Tolerance ◽  
Animal Pathogens

Abstract Reactive oxygen species are toxic byproducts of aerobic respiration that are also important in mediating a diversity of cellular functions. Reactive oxygen species form an important component of plant defenses to inhibit microbial pathogens during pathogen–plant interactions. Tolerance to oxidative stress is likely to make a significant contribution to the viability and pathogenicity of plant pathogens, but the complex network of oxidative stress responses hinders identification of the genes contributing to this trait. Here, we employed a forward genetic approach to investigate the genetic architecture of oxidative stress tolerance in the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici. We used quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping of growth and melanization under axenic conditions in two cross-populations to identify genomic regions associated with tolerance to oxidative stress. We found that QTLs associated with growth under oxidative stress as well as inherent growth can affect oxidative stress tolerance, and we identified two uncharacterized genes in a major QTL associated with this trait. Our data suggest that melanization does not affect tolerance to oxidative stress, which differs from what was found for animal pathogens. This study provides a whole-genome perspective on the genetic basis of oxidative stress tolerance in a plant pathogen.

scholarly journals Advanced Glycation End Products and Oxidative Stress in a Hyperglycaemic Environment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akio Nakamura ◽  
Ritsuko Kawahrada
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Advanced Glycation End Products ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Protein Glycation ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Advanced Glycation ◽  
Glycation End Products ◽  
End Products ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Protein glycation is the random, nonenzymatic reaction of sugar and protein induced by diabetes and ageing; this process is quite different from glycosylation mediated by the enzymatic reactions catalysed by glycosyltransferases. Schiff bases form advanced glycation end products (AGEs) via intermediates, such as Amadori compounds. Although these AGEs form various molecular species, only a few of their structures have been determined. AGEs bind to different AGE receptors on the cell membrane and transmit signals to the cell. Signal transduction via the receptor of AGEs produces reactive oxygen species in cells, and oxidative stress is responsible for the onset of diabetic complications. This chapter introduces the molecular mechanisms of disease onset due to oxidative stress, including reactive oxygen species, caused by AGEs generated by protein glycation in a hyperglycaemic environment.

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