J Integr Plant Biol.

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Real-time monitoring of subcellular H2O2 dynamics by genetically encoded probe roGFP2-PRXIIB

Man Hu, Yu Liang, Jiang-Guo Meng, Kangmin He, Wei-Cai Yang, Guozhi Bi, Jian-Min Zhou   

  • Online:2025-05-23

Abstract: In plants, genetically encoded probes based on redox-sensitive green fluorescent protein (roGFP) have been used to detect hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels by fusing exogenous thiol peroxidases, such as Orp1 and Tsa2. However, the effectiveness of these thiol peroxidases compared to endogenous ones remains unexplored. Here, we develop a H2O2 probe by fusing roGFP2 to an endogenous H2O2 sensor, type II peroxiredoxin (PRXIIB), which displayed enhanced responsiveness and conversion kinetics compared to roGFP2-Orp1 in vitro and superior sensitivity to H2O2 in vivo. The roGFP2-PRXIIB probe allowed robust visualization of H2O2 production in abiotic and biotic stresses, and growing pollen tubes. We further targeted roGFP2-PRXIIB to cytosol, nuclei, mitochondria and chloroplasts to monitor H2O2 accumulation in real time in different subcellular compartments during immune activation, and the analyses revealed different temporal patterns of H2O2 accumulation during pattern- and effector-triggered immune responses in different compartments. Taken together, the work provides an ultra-sensitive probe for H2O2 dynamics in diverse plant biological processes.

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