title: Involvement of hydrogen peroxide, calcium, and ethylene in the induction of the alternative pathway in chilling-stressed Arabidopsis callus.
abstract: The roles of ethylene, hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), and calcium in inducing the capacity of the alternative respiratory pathway (AP) under chilling temperature in Arabidopsis thaliana calli were investigated. Exposure of wild-type (WT) calli, but not the calli of ethylene-insensitive mutants, etr1-3 and ein2-1, to chilling led to a marked increase of the AP capacity and triggered a rapid ethylene emission and H(2)O(2) generation. Increasing ethylene emission by applying 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic (an ethylene precursor) markedly enhanced the AP capacity in WT calli, but not in etr1-3 and ein2-1 calli, whereas suppressing ethylene emission by applying aminooxyacetic acid (an ethylene biosynthesis inhibitor) abolished the chilling-induced AP capacity in WT calli. Furthermore, exogenous H(2)O(2) treatment increased the AP capacity in WT calli, but not in etr1-3 and ein2-1 calli, while both catalase (H(2)O(2) scavenger) and diphenylene iodonium (DPI, an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase) completely inhibited the chilling-induced H(2)O(2) generation and largely inhibited the chilling-induced AP capacity. Interestingly, the chilling-induced AP capacity was completely inhibited by DPI and EGTA (calcium chelator). Further investigation demonstrated that H(2)O(2) and calcium induced ethylene emission under chilling stress. Ethylene modulated the chilling-induced increase of pyruvate content and the expression of alternative oxidase genes (AOX1a and AOX1c). Taken together, these results indicate that H(2)O(2)-, calcium- and ethylene-dependent pathways are required for chilling-induced increase in AP capacity. However, only ethylene is indispensable for the activation of the AP capacity.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Agroecology (Ministry of Education), School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Huahua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Junjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiaolei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yurong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bi
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D019069:Cell Respiration / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D058639:Cold-Shock Response / Q000502:physiology*; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005838:Genotype; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D000099188:Alternative Oxidase
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium; D005030:Ethylenes; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D010940:Plant Proteins; D000099188:Alternative Oxidase; C036216:ethylene