Transcript and protein profiling analysis of OTA-induced cell death reveals the regulation of the toxicity response process in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a toxic isocoumarin derivative produced by various species of mould which mainly grow on grain, coffee, and nuts. Recent studies have suggested that OTA induces cell death in plants. To investigate possible mechanisms of OTA phytotoxicity, both digital gene expression (DGE) transcriptomic and two-dimensional electrophoresis proteomic analyses were used, through which 3118 genes and 23 proteins were identified as being up- or down-regulated at least 2-fold in Arabidopsis leaf in response to OTA treatment. First, exposure of excised Arabidopsis thaliana leaves to OTA rapidly causes the hypersensitive reponse, significantly accelerates the increase of reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde, and enhances antioxidant enzyme defence responses and xenobiotic detoxification. Secondly, OTA stimulation causes dynamic changes in transcription factors and activates the membrane transport system dramatically. Thirdly, a concomitant persistence of compromised photosynthesis and photorespiration is indicative of a metabolic shift from a highly active to a weak state. Finally, the data revealed that ethylene, salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, and mitogen-activated protein kinase signalling molecules mediate the process of toxicity caused by OTA. Profiling analyses on Arabidopsis in response to OTA will provide new insights into signalling transduction that modulates the OTA phytotoxicity mechanism, facilitate mapping of regulatory networks, and extend the ability to improve OTA tolerance in Arabidopsis.
China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Repulic of China.
Yan
Y
Wang
Xiaoli
X
Peng
Wentao
W
Xu
Yunbo
Y
Luo
Weiwei
W
Zhao
Junran
J
Hao
Zhihong
Z
Liang
Yu
Y
Zhang
Kunlun
K
Huang
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D019069:Cell Respiration; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000502:physiology*; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D009793:Ochratoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000235:genetics; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D040901:Proteomics; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D059467:Transcriptome
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D009793:Ochratoxins; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; C025589:ochratoxin A; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases