Influence of CSP 310 and CSP 310-like proteins from cereals on mitochondrial energetic activity and lipid peroxidation in vitro and in vivo

BACKGROUND: The development of chilling and freezing injury symptoms in plants is known to frequently coincide with peroxidation of free fatty acids. Mitochondria are one of the major sources of reactive oxygen species during cold stress. Recently it has been suggested that uncoupling of oxidation and phosphorylation in mitochondria during oxidative stress can decrease ROS formation by mitochondrial respiratory chain generation. At the same time, it is known that plant uncoupling mitochondrial protein (PUMP) and other UCP-like proteins are not the only uncoupling system in plant mitochondria. All plants have cyanide-resistant oxidase (AOX) whose activation causes an uncoupling of respiration and oxidative phosphorylation. Recently it has been found that in cereals, cold stress protein CSP 310 exists, and that this causes uncoupling of oxidation and phosphorylation in mitochondria. RESULTS: We studied the effects of CSP 310-like native cytoplasmic proteins from a number of cereal species (winter rye, winter wheat, Elymus and maize) on the energetic activity of winter wheat mitochondria. This showed that only CSP 310 (cold shock protein with molecular weight 310 kD) caused a significant increase of non-phosphorylative respiration. CSP 310-like proteins of other cereals studied did not have any significant influence on mitochondrial energetic activity. It was found that among CSP 310-like proteins only CSP 310 had prooxidant activity. At the same time, Elymus CSP 310-like proteins have antioxidant activity. The study of an influence of infiltration by different plant uncoupling system activators (pyruvate, which activates AOX, and linoleic acid which is a substrate and activator for PUMP and CSP 310) showed that all of these decreased lipid peroxidation during cold stress. CONCLUSIONS: Different influence of CSP 310-like proteins on mitochondrial energetic activity and lipid peroxidation presumably depend on the various subunit combinations in their composition. All the plant cell systems that caused an uncoupling of oxidation and phosphorylation in plant mitochondria can participate in plant defence from oxidative damage during cold stress

Distribution of the Respiratory Pathways in the Isolated Mitochondria from Etiolated Leaves of Winter Wheat and Rye after the Action of Low Temperature

The effect of low temperature (2 °С, 7 days) on the content of soluble carbohydrates in the leaves and oxidative activity of isolated mitochondria from the etiolated plants of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and winter rye (Secale cereale L.) has been studied. This paper describes the effect of low temperature on the distribution of the respiratory pathways in the isolated mitochondria from etiolated leaves of winter wheat and rye that are different by resistance to cold. With using the different oxidation substrates (malate, malate + rotenone, succinate, NADH and NADPH), we identified changes in the oxidative activity of winter wheat and rye mitochondria. In this work, the dependence of the functioning of cyanide-insensitive oxidase and rotenone-insensitive NAD(P)H dehydrogenases in the isolated mitochondria of winter cereals from content of the soluble carbohydrates is discussed

Comparison of presowing wheat treatments by low-temperature plasma, electric field, cold hardening, and action of tebuconazole-based disinfectant

This work compares the presowing treatment of winter wheat seeds with a low-temperature plasma, a constant high-voltage electric field, a plant protection disinfectant, and cold hardening on the resistance of seedlings to freezing and their morphophysiological characteristics at the initial stage of germination. Various treatment combinations were considered, including the effect of the disinfectant jointly with low-temperature plasma treatment. The greatest stimulating effect from the point of view of seedlings’ morphophysiological characteristics was achieved when seeds were cold-hardened. The action of low-temperature plasma is noticeable up to the third day of germination. The treatment with the low-temperature plasma of seeds pretreated and not-pretreated with the disinfectant had a similar effect on the morphophysiological characteristics of seedlings. The plasma treatment and the electric field were combined with each other, i.e., the plasma treatment effects were added to the electric field effects. Resistance to low temperatures was increased with the hardening of seeds treated with the electric field and the disinfectant. Resistance to low temperatures was reduced when treated with the electric field and/or low-temperature plasma after being treated with the disinfectant

The Influence of Carbohydrate Status and Low Temperature on the Respiratory Metabolism of Mitochondria from Etiolated Leaves of Winter Wheat

The separate and combined effect of sucrose (12%, 7 days) and low temperature (2 °С, 7 days) on the growth of plants, the content of carbohydrates in the leaves and oxidative activity of mitochondria isolated from them has been studied on the etiolated plants of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). It has been shown that sucrose and low temperature cause inhibition of the growth and increasing of the carbohydrates content. Using the different oxidation substrates (malate, malate + rotenone, succinate, NADH and NADPH) have been identified changes in the mitochondrial oxidative activity and the functioning of alternative oxidase and rotenone-insensitive NAD(P)H dehydrogenases. It has been determined that activity of the alternative oxidase and “external” rotenone-insensitive NAD(P)H dehydrogenases in the mitochondria of etiolated leaves depends on the carbohydrate status of the plant, regardless of the growth temperature

Change of AOX1a Expression, Encoding Mitochondrial Alternative Oxidase, Influence on the Frost-Resistance of Arabidopsis Plants

The resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh (Columbia ecotype) plants: Col-0 line (wild type), AS-12 line (plants transformed with the construct carrying the AOX1a gene under control of the CAMV 35S promoter in the antisense orientation) and line XX-2 (plants transformed with the AOX1a gene construct in the sense orientation) (Umbach et al., 2005), to action of subzero temperature has been studied. It is shown that change of the AOX1a expression is accompanied by change of the AOX contribution in respiration and increase of the base frost-resistance of Arabidopsis plants. In the leaves of plants with overexpression of АОХ1а was reduced activity of total superoxide dismutase (SOD), but was increased activity of guaiacol peroxidase and was less content of hydrogen peroxide. It was found that cold hardening during 7 days at 5°C increases the resistance of plants to the subsequent action of subzero temperature regardless of АОХ1а expression degree. The hardening lead to activation of respiration, increase of the contribution of AOX in the respiration, a significant increase of the water-soluble carbohydrates content and increase of the activity SOD and total guaiacol peroxidases in leaves of all lines the plants. In hardened plants of Arabidopsis wild type and AOX1a transformants were detected differences in the contents of individual types of reactive oxygen species and the activity of antioxidant enzymes. The trend to decrease of hydrogen peroxide content in lines with altered expression of AOX1a was observed, but content of superoxide anion radical (SAR) was significantly lower in the AS-12 line compared with the Col-0 and XX-2 plants after hardening. The low content of SAR in leaves of AS-12 line was partly caused by increase of activity total SOD. Thus, we have identified differences in the basic frost-resistance of Arabidopsis plants with altered AOX1a expression, but significant differences in frost-resistance of hardened plants of wild-type and lines with altered AOX1a expression was not found. It was concluded that the frost-resistance of plants depends on the activity of AOX, but the decrease of its activity can be compensated by the activation of other protective systems including antioxidant enzymes

Повышенные температуры вызывают образование АФК и нарушения дыхания в клетках суспензионной культуры Saccharum officinarum

High temperatures are important abiotic stressors affecting plant growth, development and productivity. One of the consequences of unfavourable temperature effects on plants is an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. However, what role ROS will play in the further fate of the cell under temperature stress depends on many external and internal factors. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the relationship between ROS content and mitochondrial function in the cells of a Saccharum officinarum suspension culture under high temperatures. The work was carried out using fluorescence microscopy and the polarographic analysis method. We found the most significant increase in ROS content in S. officinarum cells during temperature treatments (that did not cause immediate cell death in culture) was at 45 and 50 °C. The ROS content was largely determined by mitochondrial activity, as evidenced by a decrease in the electrochemical potential on the inner mitochondrial membrane (ΔΨm), and a simultaneous decrease of ROS levels in cells under the carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenyl hydrazine (CCCP) treatment. The decrease in the respiratory activity of cells under high temperatures was determined by the decrease of the cytochrome pathway (CP) contribution. It should be noted that the reduction in respiration rate at a temperature of 50 °C preceded the death of cells in the culture, and was not a consequence of itВысокие температуры являются важными абиотическими стрессорами, влияющими на рост, развитие и продуктивность растений. Увеличение образования активных форм кислорода (АФК) – одно из последствий их негативного влияния. Однако то, какую роль сыграют АФК в дальнейшей судьбе клетки в условиях температурного стресса, зависит от множества внутренних и внешних факторов. Таким образом, целью данной работы стало выявление взаимосвязи между содержанием АФК и функционированием митохондрий в клетках суспензионной культуры Saccharum officinarum при действии повышенных температур. Данное исследование проводилось с использованием флуоресцентной микроскопии и полярографического анализа. Было обнаружено, что температуры 45 и 50 °C вызывают значительное увеличение содержания АФК в клетках S. officinarum, что, тем не менее, не приводит к немедленной гибели клеток в культуре. Содержание АФК во многом определялось активностью митохондрий, о чем свидетельствует снижение электрохимического потенциала на внутренней митохондриальной мембране (ΔΨm) и одновременное снижение уровня АФК в клетках при обработке карбонилцианид-м- фенилгидразоном (СССР). Уменьшение дыхательной активности в клетках при высокотемпературном воздействии было обусловлено снижением вклада цитохромного пути (ЦП). Следует отметить, что снижение скорости дыхания при температуре 50 °C предшествовало гибели клеток в культуре, а не было ее следствие