title: Assessing the regulation of leaf redox status under water stress conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana: Col-0 ecotype (wild-type and vtc-2), expressing mitochondrial and cytosolic roGFP1.
abstract: Using Arabidopsis plants Col-0 and vtc2 transformed with a redox sensitive green fluorescent protein, (c-roGFP) and (m-roGFP), we investigated the effects of a progressive water stress and re-watering on the redox status of the cytosol and the mitochondria. Our results establish that water stress affects redox status differently in these two compartments, depending on phenotype and leaf age, furthermore we conclude that ascorbate plays a pivotal role in mediating redox status homeostasis and that Col-0 Arabidopsis subjected to water stress increase the synthesis of ascorbate suggesting that ascorbate may play a role in buffering changes in redox status in the mitochondria and the cytosol, with the presumed buffering capacity of ascorbate being more noticeable in young compared with mature leaves. Re-watering of water-stressed plants was paralleled by a return of both the redox status and ascorbate to the levels of well-watered plants. In contrast to the effects of water stress on ascorbate levels, there were no significant changes in the levels of glutathione, thereby suggesting that the regeneration and increase in ascorbate in water-stressed plants may occur by other processes in addition to the regeneration of ascorbate via the glutathione. Under water stress in vtc2 lines it was observed stronger differences in redox status in relation to leaf age, than due to water stress conditions compared with Col-0 plants. In the vtc2 an increase in DHA was observed in water-stressed plants. Furthermore, this work confirms the accuracy and sensitivity of the roGFP1 biosensor as a reporter for variations in water stress-associated changes in redox potentials.
authors: Departament de Biologia Vegetal; Facultat de Biologia; Universitat de Barcelona; Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Ricard
authors: R
authors: Brossa
authors: Marta
authors: M
authors: Pintó-Marijuan
authors: Keni
authors: K
authors: Jiang
authors: Leonor
authors: L
authors: Alegre
authors: Lewis J
authors: LJ
authors: Feldman
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000378:metabolism*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism*; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D014867:Water / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D005978:Glutathione; D001205:Ascorbic Acid
keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; Col-0; ascorbate; cytosolic roGFP1; glutathione; leaf redox status; mitochondrial roGFP1; recovery,vtc2; water stress
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