]*>","")" /> Senescence-specific Alteration of Hydrogen Peroxide Levels in <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> and Oilseed Rape Spring Variety <i>Brassica napus</i> L. cv. Mozart

J Integr Plant Biol ›› 2012, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (8): 540-554.DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2012.01147.x

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Senescence-specific Alteration of Hydrogen Peroxide Levels in Arabidopsis thaliana and Oilseed Rape Spring Variety Brassica napus L. cv. Mozart

Stefan Bieker1, Lena Riester1, Mark Stahl1, Jürgen Franzaring2 and Ulrike Zentgraf1*   

  • 收稿日期:2012-04-04 接受日期:2012-07-08 出版日期:2012-08-01 发布日期:2012-07-16

Senescence-specific Alteration of Hydrogen Peroxide Levels in Arabidopsis thaliana and Oilseed Rape Spring Variety Brassica napus L. cv. Mozart

Stefan Bieker1, Lena Riester1, Mark Stahl1, Jürgen Franzaring2 and Ulrike Zentgraf1*   

  1. 1ZMBP (Center for Plant Molecular Biology), University of Tübingen, Auf der, Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
    2Institute for Landscape and Plant Ecology, Ökologiezentrum 2, August-von-Hartmann-Str. 3, 70599 Stuttgart
  • Received:2012-04-04 Accepted:2012-07-08 Online:2012-08-01 Published:2012-07-16
  • About author:*Corresponding author Tel: +49 7071 2978 833; Fax: +49 7071 2950 42; E-mail: ulrike.zentgraf@uni-tuebingen.de

Abstract:

In order to analyze the signaling function of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production in senescence in more detail, we manipulated intracellular H2O2 levels in Arabidopsis thaliala (L.) Heynh by using the hydrogen-peroxide-sensitive part of the Escherichia coli transcription regulator OxyR, which was directed to the cytoplasm as well as into the peroxisomes. H2O2 levels were lowered and senescence was delayed in both transgenic lines, but OxyR was found to be more effective in the cytoplasm. To transfer this knowledge to crop plants, we analyzed oilseed rape plants Brassica napus L. cv. Mozart for H2O2 and its scavenging enzymes catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) during leaf and plant development. H2O2 levels were found to increase during bolting and flowering time, but no increase could be observed in the very late stages of senescence. With increasing H2O2 levels, CAT and APX activities declined, so it is likely that similar mechanisms are used in oilseed rape and Arabidopsis to control H2O2 levels. Under elevated CO2 conditions, oilseed rape senescence was accelerated and coincided with an earlier increase in H2O2 levels, indicating that H2O2 may be one of the signals to inducing senescence in a broader range of Brassicaceae.

Key words: Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassica napus, E. coli Oxy-RD, intracellular hydrogen peroxide, senescence phenotype, catalase, ascorbate Peroxidase, elevated CO2

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