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Suppression of reactive oxygen species and enhanced stress tolerance in Rubia cordifolia cells expressing the rolC oncogene.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18986252     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It is known that expression of the Agrobacterium rhizogenes rolC gene in transformed plant cells causes defense-like reactions, such as increased phytoalexin production and expression of pathogenesis-related proteins. In the present study, we examined whether this phenomenon is associated with increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Single-cell assays based on confocal microscopy and fluorogenic dyes (2,7-dichlorofluorescein diacetate and dihydrorhodamine 123) showed reduced steady-state levels of ROS in rolC-expressing Rubia cordifolia cells as compared with normal cells. Paraquat, a ROS inducer, caused significant ROS elevation in normal cells but had little effect on rolC-transformed cells. Likewise, ROS elevation triggered by a light stress was suppressed in transformed cells. Our results indicate that the rolC gene acts as a ROS suppressor in unstressed cells and its expression prevents stress-induced ROS elevations. We detected a two- to threefold increase in tolerance of rolC-transformed cells to salt, heat, and cold treatments. Simultaneously, rolC-transformed cells maintained permanently active defensive status, as found by measuring isochorismate synthase gene expression and anthraquinone production. Thus, the oncogene provoked multiple effects in which ROS production and phytoalexin production were clearly dissociated.
Authors:
Victor P Bulgakov; Dmitry L Aminin; Yuri N Shkryl; Tatiana Y Gorpenchenko; Galina N Veremeichik; Pavel S Dmitrenok; Yuri N Zhuravlev
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0894-0282     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol. Plant Microbe Interact.     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-06     Completed Date:  2008-12-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9107902     Medline TA:  Mol Plant Microbe Interact     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1561-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia. bulgakov@ibss.dvo.ru
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analysis of Variance
Anthraquinones / metabolism
Bacterial Proteins / genetics,  metabolism*
Cells, Cultured
Fluorometry
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Genes, Bacterial
Intramolecular Transferases / metabolism
Microscopy, Confocal
Paraquat / pharmacology
Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics,  metabolism
RNA, Plant / genetics
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rhizobium radiobacter / genetics
Rubia / drug effects,  genetics,  metabolism*
Salicylic Acid / metabolism
Stress, Physiological*
Terpenes / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anthraquinones; 0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/RNA, Plant; 0/Reactive Oxygen Species; 0/Terpenes; 37297-20-4/phytoalexins; 4685-14-7/Paraquat; 69-72-7/Salicylic Acid; EC 5.4.-/Intramolecular Transferases; EC 5.4.4.2/isochorismate synthase

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