Ozone and nitric oxide induce cGMP-dependent and independent transcription of defence genes in tobacco

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2009

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Wiley

Abstract

Here, we analyse the temporal signatures of ozone (O3)-induced hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and nitric oxide (NO) and the role of the second messenger guanosine 3′,5′-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) in transcriptional changes of genes diagnostic for biotic and abiotic stress responses. Within 90 min O3 induced H2O2 and NO peaks and we demonstrate that NO donors cause rapid H2O2 accumulation in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) leaf. Ozone also causes highly significant, late (> 2 h) and sustained cGMP increases, suggesting that the second messenger may not be required in all early (< 2 h) responses to O3, but is essential and sufficient for the induction of some O3-dependent pathways.

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Biotechnology, Plant proteins, Tobacco, Nitric oxide, Phytologist

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Pasqualini, S. et al. (2009). Ozone and nitric oxide induce cGMP-dependent and independent transcription of defence genes in tobacco. New Phytologist, 181 (4), 860-870. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02711.x