Involvement of glutathione in heat shock- and hydrogen peroxide-induced cadmium tolerance of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings
2009
Zhao, Yayuan | Hsu, Y. T | Kao, C. H
The role of reduced glutathione (GSH) in heat shock (HS)- and H₂O₂-induced protection of rice (Oryza sativa L., cv. Taichung 1) seedlings from Cd stress was investigated. HS- and H₂O₂-pretreatment resulted in an increase in GSH content in leaves of rice seedlings. Addition of exogenous GSH under non-HS conditions, which resulted in an increase in GSH in leaves, enhanced subsequent Cd tolerance of rice seedlings. Pretreatment with buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), a specific inhibitor of GSH synthesis, which effectively inhibited GSH content induced by HS and H₂O₂, reduced subsequent Cd tolerance. Furthermore, the effect of BSO on HS- and H₂O₂-induced GSH accumulation and toxicity by subsequent Cd stress can be reversed by the addition of GSH. The time-course analyses of HS in rice seedlings demonstrated that the accumulation of H₂O₂ preceded the increase in GSH. Based on the data obtained in this study, it could be concluded that the early accumulation of H₂O₂ during HS signals the increase in GSH content, which in turn protects rice seedlings from oxidative damage caused by Cd.
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