Redox regulation and storage processes during maturation in kernels of Triticum durum

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 54, Issue 381, 2003, Pages 249-258

  De Gara, Laura ^a,b   De Pinto, Maria C ^a   Moliterni, Vita M C ^c,d   D'Egidio, Maria G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^c Ist Sperim per la Cerealicoltura   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Ascorbate peroxidase; Catalase; Glutathione; Kernel maturation; Triticum

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ENZYMES; GROWTH KINETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYSACCHARIDES; RECYCLING; REDOX REACTIONS; SEED; SULFUR;

KERNEL MATURATION;

FRUITS;

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM DURUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 0037300659     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erg021     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Abou-Guendia M, and D'Appolonia BL. 1972. Changes in carbohydrate components during wheat maturation. I. Changes in free sugars. Cereal Chemistry 49, 664-676.
2. American Association of Cereal Chemists. 2000. Approved methods of the AACC. St Paul, Minesota, USA: American Association of Cereal Chemists.
3. Asada K. 1999. The water-water cycle in chloroplasts: scavenging of active oxygen and dissipation of excess photons. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology 50, 601-639.
4. Beaumont F, Jouve HM, Gagnon J, Gaillard J, Pelmont J. 1990. Purification and properties of a catalase from potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum). Plant Science 72, 19-26.
5. Black M, Corbineau F, Gee H, Gee H, Côme D. 1999. Water content, raffinose, and dehydrins in the induction of desiccation tolerance in immature wheat embryos. Plant Physiology 120, 463-471.
6. Bradford KJ, Chandler PM. 1992. Expression of 'dehydrine like' proteins in embryos and seedlings of Zizania palustris and Oryza sativa during dehydration. Plant Physiology 99, 488-494.
7. Brenac P, Horbowicz M, Downer SM, Dickerman AM, Smith ME, Obendorf RL. 1997. Raffinose accumulation related to desiccation tolerance during maize (Zea mays L.) seed development and maturation. Journal of Plant Physiology 150, 481-488.
8. Borraccino G, Mastropasqua L, De Leonardis S, Dipierro S. 1994. The role of ascorbic acid system in delaying the senescence of oat (Avena sativa L.) leaf segments. Journal of Plant Physiology 144, 161-166.
9. Buitink J, Hemminga MA, Hoekstra F. 2000. Is there a role for oligosaccharides in seed longevity? An assessment of intracellular glass stability. Plant Physiology 122, 1217-1224.
10. Cakmak I, Strbac D, Marschner H. 1993. Activities of hydrogen peroxide-scavenging enzymes in germinating wheat seeds. Journal of Experimental Botany 44, 127-132.
11. Catani MV, Rossi A, Sabatini S, Levriero M, Melino G, Avigliano L. 2001. Induction of gene expression via activator protein-1 in the ascorbate protection against UV-induced damage. Biochemical Journal 356, 77-85.
12. Crawford NA, Droux M, Kosower NS, Buchanan BB. 1989. Evidence for function of the ferredoxin/thioredoxin system in the reductive activation of target enzymes of isolated intact chloroplasts. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 271, 223-239.
13. De Gara L, de Pinto MC, Arrigoni O. 1997. Ascorbate synthesis and ascorbate peroxidase activity during the early stage of wheat germination. Physiologia Plantarum 100, 894-900.
14. De Gara L, de Pinto MC, Paciolla C, Cappetti V, Arrigoni O. 1996. Is ascorbate peroxidase only a scavenger of hydrogen peroxide? In: Obinger C, Burner U, Ederman R, Penel C, Greppen H, eds. Plant peroxidases: biochemistry and physiology. Geneve: University of Geneve, 157-162.
15. De Gara L, Tommasi F. 1999. Ascorbate redox enzymes: a network of reaction involved in plant development. Recent Research Development in Phytochemistry 3, 1-15.
16. de Pinto MC, Dennis F, De Gara L. 1999. The redox state of ascorbate-dehydroascorbate pair as a specific sensor of cell division in tobacco TBY-2 cells. Protoplasma 209, 90-97.
17. de Pinto MC, Tommasi F, De Gara L. 2000. Enzymes of the ascorbate biosynthesis and ascorbate-glutathione cycle in cultured cells of tobacco bright yellow 2. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 38, 541-550.
18. Di Cagno R, Guidi L, De Gara L, Soldatini G. 2001. Combined cadmium and ozone treatments affect photosynthesis and ascorbate-dependent defences in sunflower. New Phytologist 151, 627-636.
19. Frydman VM, Gaskin P., MacMillan J. 1974. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of gibberellins through seed maturation in Pisum sativum cv. Progress no. 9. Planta 118, 123-132.
20. Gebbing T, Schnyder H. 1999. Pre-anthesis reserve utilization for protein and carbohydrate synthesis in grains of wheat. Plant Physiology 121, 871-878.
21. Hendry GAF, Finch-Savage WE, Thorpe PC, Atherton NM, Buckland SM, Nilsson KA, Seel WE. 1992. Free radical processes and loss of seed viability during desiccation in the recalcitrant species Quercus robur L. New Phytologist 122, 273-279.
22. Hole DJ, Smith JD, Cobb BG. 1989. Regulation of embryo dormancy by manipulation of abscissic acid in kernels and associated cob tissue of Zea mays L. cultured in vitro. Plant Physiology 91, 101-105.
23. Hwang C, Sinskey AJ, Lodish HF. 1992. Oxidized redox state of glutathione in endoplasmic reticulum. Science 257, 1496-1502.
24. Jung R, Nam YW, Saalbach I, Müntz K, Nielse NC. 1997. Role of sulphydryl redox state and disulphide bonds in processing and assembly of 11S seed globulins. The Plant Cell 9, 2037-2050.
25. Kobrehel K, Wong JH, Balogh A, Kiss F, Yee BC, Buchanan BB. 1992. Specific reduction of wheat storage proteins by thioredoxin h. Plant Physiology 99, 919-924.
26. Kranner I, Grill D. 1996. Significance of thiol-disulphide exchange in resting stages of plant development. Botanica Acta 109, 8-14.
27. Kunert KJ, Foyer C. 1993. Thiol disulphide exchange in plants. In: De Kok LJ, ed. Sulphur nutrition and assimilation in higher plants. The hague, The Netherlands: Academic Publishing bv, 139-150.
28. Leprince O, Hoeksra FA, Harren FJM. 2000. Unravelling the responses of metabolism to dehydration point to a role for cytoplasmic viscosity in desiccation tolerance. In: Black M, Bradford KJ, Vasquez-Ramos J, eds. Seed biology: advances and application. Oxon, New York: CABI Publishing, 57-66.
29. Mansfield TA, McAinsh MR. 1995. Hormones as regulator of water balance. In: Davies PJ, ed. Plant hormones-physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 671-697.
30. Morrison WR. 1988. Lipids. In: Pomeranz Y, ed. Wheat chemistry and technology. St Paul, Minesota, USA: American Association of Cereal Chemists, 373-439.
31. Noctor G, Foyer CH. 1998. Ascorbate and glutathione: keeping active oxygen under control. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology 49, 729-737.
32. Osswald WF, Kraus R, Hippeli S, Benz B, Volpert R, Elstner EF. 1992. Comparison of the enzymatic activity of dehydroascorbic acid reductase, glutathione reductase, catalase, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase of healthy and damaged spruce needles (Picea abies (L.) Karst.). Journal of Plant Physiology 139, 742-748.
33. Paciolla C, De Gara L, De Tullio M, Arrigoni O. 1996. Distribution of cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase in angiosperms. Giornale Botanico Italiano 130, 729-737.
34. Pilon-Smits EAH, Ebskamp MJM, Paul MJ, Jeuken MJW, Weisbeerk PJ, Smeekens SCM. 1995. Improved performance of transgenic fructan-accumulating tobacco under drought stress. Plant Physiology 107, 125-130.
35. Pollock CJ, Cairns AJ. 1991. Fructan metabolism in grasses and cereals. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology 42, 77-101.
36. Potters G, Horemans N, Caubergs RJ, Asard H. 2000. Ascorbate and dehydroascorbate influence cell cycle progression in a tobacco cell suspension. Plant Physiology 124, 17-20.
37. Prescott AG, John P. 1996. Dioxygenases: molecular structure and role in plant metabolism. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology 47, 245-271.
38. Roberts EH. 1973. Predicting the storage life of seeds. Seed Science and Technology 1, 499-514.
39. Rock CD, Quatrano RS. 1995. The role of hormones during seed development. In: Davies JP, ed. Plant hormones-physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 671-697.
40. Scandalios JG. 1994. Regulation and properties of plant catalases. In: Foyer CH, Mullineaux PM, eds. Causes of photo-oxidative stress and amelioration of defense system in plant. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 275-315.
41. Sgherri CLM, Navarri-Izzo F. 1995. Sunflower seedlings subjected to increasing water deficit stress: oxidative stress and defence mechanisms. Physiologia Plantarum 93, 25-30.
42. Skriver K, Mundy J. 1990. Gene expression in response to abscisic acid and osmotic stress. The Plant Cell 2, 503-512.
43. Smirnoff N, Wheeler GL. 2000. Ascorbic acid in plants: biosynthesis and function. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 19, 267-290.
44. Steeves TA. 1983. The evolution and biological significance of seeds. Canadian Journal of Botany 61, 3550-3560.
45. Tommasi F, Paciolla C, Arrigoni O. 1999. The ascorbate system in recalcitrant and orthodox seeds. Physiologia Plantarum 105, 193-198.
46. Tommasi F, Paciolla C, de Pinto MC, De Gara L. 2001. A comparative study of glutathione and ascorbate metabolism during germination of Pinus pinea L. seeds. Journal of Experimental Botany 52, 1647-1654.
47. Vertucci CW. 1989. The effect of water contents on physiological activities of seeds. Physiologia Plantarum 77, 172-176.
48. Vertucci CW, Farrant JM. 1995. Acquisition and loss of desication tolerance. In: Kigel J. Galili G, eds. Seed development and germination. New York: Marcel Dekker, 237-271.
49. Vijn I, Smeekens S. 1999. Fructan: more than a reserve carbohydrate? Plant Physiology 120, 351-359.
50. Virgona JM, Barlow EWR. 1991. Drought stress induces changes in the non-structural carbohydrate composition of wheat stem. Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 18, 239-247.
51. Weber H, Borisjuk L, Wobus U. 1997. Sugar import and metabolism during seed development. Trends in Plant Science 2, 169-174.
52. Wells WW, Xu DP. 1994. Dehydroascorbate reduction. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes 26, 369-377.
53. Wiemken A, Sprengen N, Bollen T. 1995. Fructan: an extension of sucrose by sucrose. In: Pontis HG, Salerno GL, Echeverria EJ, eds. Sucrose metabolism, biochemistry, physiology and molecular biology. Rockville, MD: American Society of Plant Physiologists, 178-189.
54. Young TE, Gallie DR. 1999. Analysis of programmed cell death in wheat endosperm reveals differences in endosperm development between cereals. Plant Molecular Biology 39, 915-926.
55. Zhang F, Kirkham MB. 1996. Antioxidant responses to drought in sunflower and sorghum seedlings. New Phytologist 132, 361-373.