title: Influence of arsenic stress on synthesis and localization of low-molecular-weight thiols in Pteris vittata.
abstract: The roles of low-molecular-weight thiols (LMWTs), such as glutathione and phytochelatins, in arsenic (As) tolerance and hyperaccumulation in Pteris vittata an As-hyperaccumulator fern remain to be better understood. This study aimed to thoroughly characterize LMWT synthesis in P. vittata to understand the roles played by LMWTs in As tolerance and hyperaccumulation. LMWT synthesis in P. vittata was induced directly by As, and not by As-mediated oxidative stress. Expression of PvECS2, one of the putative genes of γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase (γECS), increases in P. vittata shoots at 48h after the onset of As exposure, almost corresponding to the increase in the concentrations of γ-glutamylcysteine and glutathione. Furthermore, localization of As showed similar trends to those of LMWTs in fronds at both whole-frond and cellular levels. This study thus indicates the specific contribution of LMWTs to As tolerance in P. vittata. γECS may be responsible for the As-induced enhancement of LMWT synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita 9, Nishi 9, Kitaku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wasaki
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Senoura
authors.forename: Takuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinano
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osaki
mesh_terms: D001151:Arsenic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D005721:Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism; D032495:Pteris / Q000378:metabolism*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000737:chemistry; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D005721:Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase; D005978:Glutathione; D001151:Arsenic