期刊
FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY
卷 43, 期 10, 页码 939-948出版社
CSIRO PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1071/FP15363
关键词
antioxidant enzymes; drought; proline metabolism
资金
- Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific 2 Research [LR15CBBC02]
- Tunisian-French CMCU (Comite Mixte de Cooperation 3 Universitaire) network [13G0929]
Nitric oxide (NO) - an endogenous signalling molecule in plants and animals - mediates responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. In the present study, we examined the role of exogenous application of NO in mediating stress responses in Cakile maritima Scop. seedlings under water deficit stress using sodium nitroprusside (SNP) as NO donor and as a pretreatment before the application of stress. Water deficit stress was applied by withholding water for 14 days. Growth, leaf water content (LWC), osmotic potential (psi s), chlorophyll, malondialdehyde (MDA), electrolyte leakage (EL), proline and Delta(1)-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (P5CS) and proline dehydrogenase (ProDH) protein levels were determined. Enzyme activities involved in antioxidant activities (superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT)) were measured upon withholding water. The results showed that shoot biomass production was significantly decreased in plants subjected to water deficit stress alone. However, in water deficit stressed plants pre-treated with SNP, growth activity was improved and proline accumulation was significantly increased. Proline accumulation was concomitant with the stimulation of its biosynthesis as shown by the accumulation of P5CS proteins. Nevertheless, no significant change in ProDH protein levels was observed. Besides plants showed lower water deficit-induced lipid membrane degradation and oxidative stress after the pretreatment with 100 mu M SNP. This behaviour was related to the increased activity of SOD and CAT. Thus, we concluded that NO increased C. maritima drought tolerance and mitigated damage associated with water deficit stress by the regulation of proline metabolism and the reduction of oxidative damage.
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