Interactions between chromium and sulfur metabolism in Brassica juncea

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1536-1545

  Schiavon, Michela ^a   Pilon Smits, Elizabeth A H ^b   Wirtz, Markus ^c   Hell, Rüdiger ^c   Malagoli, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMATES; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SULFUR;

BRASSICA JUNCEA; CHROMATE CONCENTRATION; OLD PLANTS; SULFUR METABOLISM;

SULFATE MINERALS;

ADENYLYLSULFATE REDUCTASE; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B; CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; CYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTEIN; SULFATE; SULFATE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE; SULFUR;

APSR2 GENE; ARTICLE; ATPS6 GENE; BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE INDUCTION; GSH2 GENE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; REDUCTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; BRASSICA; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMIUM; CYSTEINE; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUTATHIONE; PLANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SULFUR;

BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 47249118808     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2007.0032     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. Agarwala, S.C., S.S. Bisht, and C.P. Sharma. 1977. Relative effectiveness of certain heavy metals in producing toxicity and symptoms of iron deficiency in barley. Can. J. Bot. 55:1299-1307.
2. Aiyar, J., H.J. Berkovits, R.A. Floyd, and K.E. Wetterhahn. 1991. Reaction of chromium(VI) with glutathione or with hydrogen peroxide: Identification of reactive intermediates and their role in chromium(VI)-induced DNA damage. Environ. Health Perspect. 92:53-62.
3. Araya, T., K. Noguchi, and I. Terashima. 2006. Effects of carbohydrate accumulation on photosynthesis differ between sink and source leaves of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Plant Cell Physiol. 47:644-652.
4. Bañuelos, G., N. Terry, D.L. LeDuc, E.A.H. Pilon-Smits, and B. Mackey. 2005. Field trial of transgenic Indian mustard plants shows enhanced phytoremediation of selenium-contaminated sediment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:1771-1777.
5. Barceló, J., C.H. Porchenrieder, and B. Gunse. 1986. Water relations of chromium VI treated bush bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L cv Contender) under both normal and water stress conditions. J. Exp. Bot. 37:178-187.
6. Barceló, J., and C. Poschenrieder. 1997. Chromium in plants. p. 101-129. In S. Canali et al. (ed.) Chromium environmental issues. Franco Angeli, Milan, Italy.
7. Bradford, M.A. 1976. A rapid and sensitive method for the quantification of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of the protein-dye binding. Anal Biochem 72:248-254.
8. Chandra, P., S. Sinha, and U.N. Rai. 1997. Bioremediation of Cr from water and soil by vascular aquatic plants. p. 274-282. In E.L.. Kruger et al. (ed.) Phytoremediation of soil and water contaminants. ACS Symposium Series #664. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.
9. Chaney, R.L., M. Malik, Y.M. Li, S.L.. Brown, J.S. Angle, and A.J.M. Baker. 1997. Phytoremediation of soil metals. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 8:279-284.
10. Corradi, M.G., M. Levi, R. Musetti, and M.A. Favali. 1991. The effect of Cr(VI) on different inbreed lines of Zea mays: I. Nuclei and cell cycle in the root tip tissue. Protoplasma 162:12-19.
11. Dube, B.K., T. Kamlesh, J. Chatterjee, and C. Chatterjee. 2003. Excess chromium alters uptake and translocation of certain nutrients in citrullus. Chemosphere 53:1147-1153.
12. Dushenkov, V., P.B.A.N. Kumar, H. Motto, and I. Raskin. 1995. Rhizofiltration: The use of plants to remove heavy metals from aqueous streams. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29:1239-1245.
13. Freeman. J.L., M.W. Persans, K. Nieman, C. Albrecht, W Peer, I.J. Pickering, and D.E. Salt. 2004. Increased glutathione biosynthesis plays a role in nickel tolerance in thlaspi nickel hyperaccumulators. Plant Cell 16:2176-2191.
14. Gardea-Torresdey, J.L., G. De la Rosa, J.R. Peralta-Videa, M. Montes, G. Cruz-Jimenez, and I. Cano-Aguilera. 2005. Differential uptake and transport of trivalent and hexavalent chromium by Tumbleweed (Salsola kali). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 48:225-232.
15. Hagemeier, J. 2004. Ecophysiology of plant growth under heavy metal stress. p. 201-222. In M.N.V. Prasad (ed.) Heavy metal stress in plants: From biomolecules to ecosystems. Sptinger-Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
16. Heiss, S., H.J. Schaefer, A. Haag-Kerwer, and T. Rausch. 1999. Cloning sulfur assimilation genes of Brassica juncea L.: Cadmium differentially affects the expression of a putative low affinity sulfate transporter and isoforms of ATP sulfurylase and APS reductase. Plant Mol. Biol. 39:847-885.
17. Heiss, S., A. Wachter, J. Bogs, C. Cobbett, and T. Rausch. 2003. Phytochelatin synthase (PCS) protein is induced in Brassica juncea leaves after prolonged Cd exposure. J. Exp. Bot. 54:1833-1839.
18. Hopkins. L., S. Parmar, D.L. Bouranis, J.R. Howarth, and M.J. Hawkesford. 2004. Coordinated expression of sulfate uptake and components of the sulfate assimilatory pathway in maize. Plant Biol. 6:408-414.
19. Jacobsen, S., M.Z. Hauschild, and U. Rasmussen. 1992. Induction by chromium of chitinases and polyamines in barely (Hordeum vulgare L.) and rape (Brassica napus L.ssp oleifera). Plant Sci. 84:119-128.
20. Kaim, W., and B. Schwedersky. 1994. Bioinorganic chemistry: Inorganic elements in the chemistry of life. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
21. Katz, S.A., and H. Salem. 1994. The biological and environmental chemistry of chromium. VCH Publ., New York.
22. Kim, Y.J., J.H. Kim, C.E. Lee, Y.G. Mok, J.S. Choi, H.S. Shin, and S. Hwanga. 2006. Expression of yeast transcriptional activator MSN1 promotes accumulation of chromium and sulfur by enhancing sulfate transporter level in plants. FEBS Lett. 580:206-210.
23. Kleiman, I.D., and D.H. Cogliatti. 1997. Uptake of chromate in sulfate deprived wheat plants. Environ. Pollut. 1-2:131-135.
24. Kotas, J., and Z. Stasicka. 2000. Chromium occurrence in the environment and methods of its speciation. Environ. Pollut. 107:263-283.
25. Labra, M., E. Gianazza, R. Waitt, I. Eberini, A. Sozzi, S. Regondi, F. Grassi, and E. Agradi. 2006. Zea mays L. protein changes in response to potassium dichromate treatments. Chemosphere 62:1234-1244.
26. Lappartient, A., and B.G. Touraine. 1996. Demand-driven control of root ATP sulfurylase activity and sulfate uptake in intact canola. Plant Physiol. 111:147-157.
27. Le Duc, D.L.., and N. Terry. 2005. Phytoremediation of toxic trace elements in soil and water. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 32:514-520.
28. Lindblom, S.D., S.E. Abdel-Ghany, B.R. Hanson, S. Hwang, N. Terry, and E.A.H. Pilon-Smits. 2006. Constitutive expression of a high-affinity sulfate transporter in Brassica juncea affects metal tolerance and accumulation. J. Environ. Qual. 35:726-733.
29. McAuley, A., and M.A. Olatunji. 1977a. Metal ion oxidations in solution: Part XVIII. Characterization rates, and mechanisms of formation of the intermediates in the oxidation of thiols by Cr(VI). Can. J. Chem. 55:3328-3334.
30. McAuley, A., and M.A. Olatunji. 1977b. Metal ion oxidations in solution: Part XIX. Redox pathways in the oxidation of penicillamine and glutathione by Cr(VI). Can. J. Chem. 55:3335-3340.
31. Nichols, P.B., J.D. Couch, and S.H. Al-Hamdani. 2000. Selected physiological responses of Salvinia minima to different chromium concentrations. Aquat. Bot. 68:313-319.
32. Noctor, C., and C. Foyer. 1998. Ascorbate and glutathione: Keeping active oxygen under control. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 49:249-279.
33. Pandey, V., V. Dixit, and R. Shyram. 2005. Antioxidative responses in relation to growth of mustard (Brassica juncea cv. Pusa Jaikisan) plants exposed to hexavalent chromium. Chemosphere 61:40-47.
34. Pickering, I.J., R.C. Prince, M.J. George, R.D. Smith, G.N. George, and D.E. Salt. 2000. Reduction and coordination of arsenic in Indian mustard. Plant Physiol. 122:1171-1178.
35. Pilon-Smits, E.A.H., S.B. Hwang, C.M. Lytle, Y.L. Zhu, J.C. Tai, R.C. Bravo, Y.C. Chen, T. Leustek, and N. Terry. 1999. Overexpression of ATP sulfurylase in Indian mustard leads to increased selenate uptake, reduction, and tolerance. Plant Physiol. 119:123-132.
36. Pilon-Smits, E.A.H., and M. Pilon. 2002. Phytoremediation of metals using trangenic plants. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci. 21:439-456.
37. Quaggiotti, S., C. Abrahamshon, M. Malagoli, and G. Ferrari. 2003. Physiological and molecular aspects of sulfate uptake in two maize hybrids in response to S-deprivation. J. Plant Physiol. 160:167-173.
38. Salisbury, F.B., and C.W. Ross. 1991. Plant physiology. Wadsworth Publ. Co., Belmont, CA.
39. Salt, D.E., M. Blaylock, N. Kumar, V. Dushenkov, B.D. Ensley, I. Chet, and I. Raskin. 1995. Phytoremediation: A novel strategy for the removal of toxic metals from the environment using plants. Biotechnol. 13:468-474.
40. Salt, D.E., R.D. Smith, and I. Raskin. 1998. Phytoremediation. Annu. Rev. Plant Physiol. Plant Mol. Biol. 49:643-668.
41. Sambrook, J., E.F. Fritsch, and T. Maniatis. 1989. Molecular cloning: A laboratory manual. 2nd ed. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
42. Sanger, F., S. Nicklen, and A.R. Coulson. 1977. DNA sequence with chain-terminating inhibitors. Proc Nat Acad Sci USA 74:5463-5467.
43. Sanità di Toppi, L., F. Fossati, R. Musetti, I. Mikerezi, and M.A. Favali. 2002. Effects of hexavalent chromium on maize, tomato, and cauliflower plants. J. Plant. Nutr. 25:701-717.
44. Schäfer, H.J., A. Haag-Kerwer, and T. Rausch. 1998. cDNA cloning and expression analysis of genes encoding GSH synthesis in roots of the heavy metals accumulator Brassica juncea L.: Evidence for Cd-induction of a putative mitochondrial γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase isoform. Plant Mol. Biol. 37:87-97.
45. Shanker, A.K., C. Cervantes, H. Loza-Tavera, and S. Avudainayagam. 2005. Chromium toxicity in plants. Environ. Int. 31:739-753.
46. Sharma, D.C., C. Chatterjee, and C.P. Sharma. 1995. Chromium accumulation and its effects on wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv HD 2204) metabolism. Plant Sci. 111:145-151.
47. Sharma, D.C., C.P. Sharma, and R.D. Tripathi. 2003. Phytotoxic lesion of chromium in maize. Chemosphere 51:63-68.
48. Shewry, P.R., and P.J. Peterson. 1974. The uptake and transport of chromium by barley seedlings (Hordeum vulgare L.). Exp. Bot. 25:785-797.
49. Skeffington, R.A., P.R. Shewry, and P.J. Peterson. 1976. Chromium uptake and transport in barley seedlings (Hordeum vulgare L.) Planta 132:209-214.
50. Smith, S., P.J. Peterson, and K.H.M. Kwan. 1989. Chromium accumulation, transport, and toxicity in plants. Toxicol. Environ. Chem. 24:241-251.
51. Speiser, D., S.L.. Abrahamson, G. Bañuelos, and D. Ow. 1992. Indian mustard produces a phytochelatin-cadmium-sulfide complex. Plant Physiol. 99:817-821.
52. Stohs, J., and D. Bagchi. 1995. Oxidative mechanisms in the toxicity of metal ions, free radical. Biol. Med. (Paris) 18:321-336.
53. Takahashi, H., M. Yamazaki, N. Sasakura, A. Watanabe, T. Leustek, J. De Almeida Engler, G. Engler, M. Van Montagu, and K. Saito. 1997. Regulation of sulfur assimilation in higher plants: A sulfate transporter induced in sulfate starved roots plays a central role in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:11102-11107.
54. Terry, N. 1981. An analysis of the growth responses of Beta vulgaris L. to phototoxic trace elements. II. Chromium. Final report to the Kearney Foundation of Soil Science. July, 1975-June, 1980. Lewis Publ., New York, NY.
55. USEPA. 2000. Effluent limitations guidelines, pre-treatment standards, commercial hazardous waste combustor subcategory. Federal Register vol. 65, No 18, 40 CFR Part 444. USEPA, Washington, DC.
56. Vázquez, M.D., C.H. Poschenrieder, and J. Barceló. 1987. Chromium (VI) induced structural and ultrastructural changes in bush bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Ann. Bot. (Lond.) 59:427-438.
57. Welburn, A.R., and H. Lichtenthaler. 1984. Formulae and program to determine carotenoids and chlorophyll a and b of leaf extracts in different solvents: Advances in photosyntesis research. Vol. II. Martinus Njhorff/Dr. W.Junk Publisher, The Hague, The Netherlands.
58. Wetterhahn, K.E., and J.W. Hamilton. 1989. Molecular basis of hexavalent chromium carcinogenecity: Effect on gene expression. Sci. Total Environ. 86:113-129.
59. Wirtz, M., M. Droux, and R. Hell. 2004. O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase: An enigmatic enzyme of plant cysteine biosynthesis revisited in Arabidopsis thaliana. J. Exp. Bot. 55:1785-1798.
60. Zaccheo, P., M. Cocucci, and S. Cocucci. 1985. Effects of Cr on proton extrusion, potassium uptake, and transmembrane electric potential in maize root segments. Plant Cell Environ. 8:721-726.
61. Zayed, A.M., C.M. Lytle, J.H. Qian, and N. Terry. 1998. Chromium accumulation, translocation, and chemical speciation in vegetable crops. Planta 206:293-299.
62. Zayed, A.M., and N. Terry. 2003. Chromium in the environment: Factors affecting biological remediation. Plant Soil 249:139-156.
63. Zhu, Y., E.A.H. Pilon-Smits, L. Jouanin, and N. Terry. 1999a. Overexpression of glutathione synthetase in Brassica juncea enhances cadmium tolerance and accumulation. Plant Physiol. 119:73-79.
64. Zhu, Y., E.A.H. Pilon-Smits, A. Tarun, S.U. Weber, L. Jouanin, and N. Terry. 1999b. Cadmium tolerance and accumulation in Indian mustard is enhanced by overexpressing γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase. Plant Physiol. 121:1169-1177.