A nitric oxide burst precedes apoptosis in angiosperm and gymnosperm callus cells and foliar tissues

被引:100
作者
Pedroso, MC
Magalhaes, JR
Durzan, D
机构
[1] Fac Ciencias Lisboa, Dept Biol Vegetal, Ctr Biotecnol Vegetal, P-1749016 Lisbon, Portugal
[2] EMBRAPA, Ctr Nacl Recursos Genet & Biotecnol, BR-70770900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil
[3] Univ Calif Davis, Dept Environm Hort, Davis, CA 95616 USA
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
关键词
apoptosis; cell death; centrifugation; Kalanchoe daigremontiana; nitric oxide; Taxus brevifolia;
D O I
10.1093/jexbot/51.347.1027
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Leaves and callus of Kalanchoe daigremontiana and Taxus brevifolia were used to investigate nitric oxide-induced apoptosis in plant cells. The effect of nitric oxide (NO) was studied by using a NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric oxide-synthase (NOS) inhibitor, N-G-monomethyl-L-arginine (NMMA), and centrifugation (an apoptosis-inducing treatment in these species). NO production was visualized in cells and tissues with a specific probe, diaminofluorescein diacetate (DAF-2 DA). DNA fragmentation was detected in situ by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL) method. In both species, NO was detected diffused in the cytosol of epidermal cells acid in chloroplasts of guard cells and leaf parenchyma cells. Centrifugation increased NO production, DNA fragmentation and subsequent cell death by apoptosis, SNP mimicked centrifugation results. NMMA significantly decreased NO production and apoptosis in both species. The inhibitory effect of NMMA on NO production suggests that a putative NOS is present in Kalanchoe and Taxus cells. The present results demonstrated the involvement of NO on DNA damage leading to cell death, and point to a potential role of NO as a signal molecule in these plants.
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页码:1027 / 1036
页数:10
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