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The induction of bystander mutagenic effects in vivo by alpha-particle irradiation in whole Arabidopsis thaliana plants.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20681789     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Our previous studies demonstrated distant/abscopal bystander effects in A. thaliana seeds and embryos; the postembryonic development of bystander tissues, such as root hair differentiation, primary root elongation, lateral root initiation and survival, were inhibited significantly by localized irradiation with microbeam protons and low-energy ions. In the present study, we further investigated radiation-induced bystander mutagenic effects in vivo in A. thaliana plants using homologous recombination (HR) and the expression level of the HR-related AtRAD54 gene as mutagenic end points. We found that alpha-particle irradiation of distal primary roots of young seedlings resulted in a significant increase in the frequency of HR in the aerial plants; the increased induction of HR occurred in every true leaf over the course of rosette development. Moreover, we also found that localized alpha-particle irradiation of roots induced a short-term up-regulated expression of the HR-related AtRAD54 gene in the nonirradiated aerial plants. These results suggested the existence of bystander mutagenic effects in vivo in plants. Treatment with the ROS scavenger DMSO dramatically reduced the effects of localized root irradiation on the induction of HR and expression of the AtRAD54 gene in bystander tissues, suggesting that ROS play a critical role in mediating the bystander mutagenic effects in plants.
Authors:
Fanghua Li; Ping Liu; Ting Wang; Po Bian; Yuejin Wu; Lijun Wu; Zengliang Yu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiation research     Volume:  174     ISSN:  1938-5404     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiat. Res.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-04     Completed Date:  2010-10-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401245     Medline TA:  Radiat Res     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  228-37     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Ion Beam Bio-engineering, Institute of Plasma Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Alpha Particles*
Arabidopsis / genetics,  physiology*,  radiation effects
Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics,  radiation effects
Bystander Effect / physiology*
DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics,  radiation effects
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Mutagenesis
Mutagenicity Tests
Plant Roots / physiology,  radiation effects
Recombination, Genetic / radiation effects
Seedling / physiology,  radiation effects
Up-Regulation
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Arabidopsis Proteins; 0/DNA-Binding Proteins; 0/RAD54 protein, Arabidopsis

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