scholarly journals Plant Survival in a Changing Environment: The Role of Nitric Oxide in Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Simontacchi ◽  
Andrea Galatro ◽  
Facundo Ramos-Artuso ◽  
Guillermo E. Santa-María
Author(s):  
Gábor Feigl ◽  
Árpád Molnár ◽  
Dóra Oláh ◽  
Zsuzsanna Kolbert

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (17) ◽  
pp. 4477-4488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C Terrón-Camero ◽  
M Ángeles Peláez-Vico ◽  
Coral Del-Val ◽  
Luisa M Sandalio ◽  
María C Romero-Puertas

Abstract Anthropogenic activities, such as industrial processes, mining, and agriculture, lead to an increase in heavy metal concentrations in soil, water, and air. Given their stability in the environment, heavy metals are difficult to eliminate and can constitute a human health risk by entering the food chain through uptake by crop plants. An excess of heavy metals is toxic for plants, which have various mechanisms to prevent their accumulation. However, once metals enter the plant, oxidative damage sometimes occurs, which can lead to plant death. Initial production of nitric oxide (NO), which may play a role in plant perception, signalling, and stress acclimation, has been shown to protect against heavy metals. Very little is known about NO-dependent mechanisms downstream from signalling pathways in plant responses to heavy metal stress. In this review, using bioinformatic techniques, we analyse studies of the involvement of NO in plant responses to heavy metal stress, its possible role as a cytoprotective molecule, and its relationship with reactive oxygen species. Some conclusions are drawn and future research perspectives are outlined to further elucidate the signalling mechanisms underlying the role of NO in plant responses to heavy metal stress.


Author(s):  
Zaffar Malik ◽  
Sobia Afzal ◽  
Muhammad Danish ◽  
Ghulam Hassan Abbasi ◽  
Syed Asad Hussain Bukhari ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 224 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda S. Farnese ◽  
Juraci A. de Oliveira ◽  
Grasielle S. Gusman ◽  
Gabriela A. Leão ◽  
Cleberson Ribeiro ◽  
...  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 150 (3) ◽  
pp. 1335-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Alonso-Ramírez ◽  
Dolores Rodríguez ◽  
David Reyes ◽  
Jesús Angel Jiménez ◽  
Gregorio Nicolás ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIN-XIA CUI ◽  
YAN-HONG ZHOU ◽  
JIAN-GANG DING ◽  
XIAO-JIAN XIA ◽  
KAI SHI ◽  
...  

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 360
Author(s):  
Su-Ee Lau ◽  
Mohd Fadhli Hamdan ◽  
Teen-Lee Pua ◽  
Noor Baity Saidi ◽  
Boon Chin Tan

Water deficit caused by drought is a significant threat to crop growth and production. Nitric oxide (NO), a water- and lipid-soluble free radical, plays an important role in cytoprotection. Apart from a few studies supporting the role of NO in drought responses, little is known about this pivotal molecular amendment in the regulation of abiotic stress signaling. In this review, we highlight the knowledge gaps in NO roles under drought stress and the technical challenges underlying NO detection and measurements, and we provide recommendations regarding potential avenues for future investigation. The modulation of NO production to alleviate abiotic stress disturbances in higher plants highlights the potential of genetic manipulation to influence NO metabolism as a tool with which plant fitness can be improved under adverse growth conditions.


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