title: Haem oxygenase delays programmed cell death in wheat aleurone layers by modulation of hydrogen peroxide metabolism.
abstract: Haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1) confers protection against a variety of oxidant-induced cell and tissue injury in animals and plants. In this report, it is confirmed that programmed cell death (PCD) in wheat aleurone layers is stimulated by GA and prevented by ABA. Meanwhile, HO activity and HO-1 protein expression exhibited lower levels in GA-treated layers, whereas the hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) content was apparently increased. The pharmacology approach illustrated that scavenging or accumulating H(2)O(2) either delayed or accelerated GA-induced PCD. Furthermore, pretreatment with the HO-1 specific inhibitor, zinc protoporphyrin IX (ZnPPIX), before exposure to GA, not only decreased HO activity but also accelerated GA-induced PCD significantly. The application of the HO-1 inducer, haematin, and the enzymatic reaction product of HO, carbon monoxide (CO) aqueous solution, both of which brought about a noticeable induction of HO expression, substantially prevented GA-induced PCD. These effects were reversed when ZnPPIX was added, suggesting that HO in vivo played a role in delaying PCD. Meanwhile, catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities or transcripts were enhanced by haematin, CO, or bilirubin (BR), the catalytic by-product of HO. This enhancement resulted in a decrease in H(2)O(2) production and a delay in PCD. In addition, the antioxidants butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), dithiothreitol (DTT), and ascorbic acid (AsA) were able not only to delay PCD but also to mimic the effects of haematin and CO on HO up-regulation. Overall, the above results suggested that up-regulation of HO expression delays PCD through the down-regulation of H(2)O(2) production.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Co. Laboratory of Nanjing Agricultural University and Carl Zeiss Far East, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
authors.forename: Mingzhu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jingjing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Tengfang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Yanjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Wenbiao
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D017209:Apoptosis; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000378:metabolism; D015536:Down-Regulation; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing) / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014908:Triticum / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D006419:Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)
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