title: Signal transduction pathways and haem oxygenase induction in soybean leaves subjected to salt stress.
abstract: We have previously demonstrated that the induction of haem oxygenase-1 (EC 1.14.99.3) plays a protective role for soybean plants against cadmium and UV-B stress. Here, we have investigated the possible signal transduction pathways involved in haem oxygenase-1 induction in leaves of soybean plants subjected to salt stress. Treatment with 100 mM NaCl during 48 h increased thiobarbituric acid reactive substances by 30%, whereas GSH decreased by 50%, with respect to controls. These effects were prevented by pre-incubation with diphenyleneiodonium (DPI; an NADPH oxidase inhibitor), [1,2,4]oxadiazolo-[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ; a guanylate cyclase inhibitor) or LaCl3 (calcium channel blocker). NaCl at 100 mM produced in situ accumulation of H2O2 and O2*-, which were also prevented by DPI, ODQ or LaCl3. Moreover, salt-induced haem oxygenase-1 activity was also totally abolished by pretreatment with the different inhibitors. These results clearly demonstrated that the signal transduction pathways involved in oxidative stress triggered by salt stress were similar to those implicated in haem oxygenase-1 induction, and provide additional information suggesting that haem oxygenase might play a key role in the antioxidative protection machinery of higher plants.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Biológica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Balestrasse
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Zilli
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Tomaro
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000378:metabolism*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000494:pharmacology; D009861:Onium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D010069:Oxadiazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011810:Quinoxalines / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013025:Glycine max / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C095284:1H-(1,2,4)oxadiazolo(4,3-a)quinoxalin-1-one; D009861:Onium Compounds; D010069:Oxadiazoles; D010940:Plant Proteins; D011810:Quinoxalines; D017392:Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances; C028521:lanthanum chloride; D012965:Sodium Chloride; C007517:diphenyleneiodonium; D007811:Lanthanum; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing); D005978:Glutathione