The Crosstalk of Melatonin and Hydrogen Sulfide Determines Photosynthetic Performance by Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Wheat under Heat Stress
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material and Growth Conditions
2.2. Treatments
2.3. Measurement of Growth and Photosynthetic Parameters
2.4. Determination of H2S, H2O2 and TBARS Content
2.5. Assay of Antioxidant Enzymes
2.6. Determination of Enzymes Involved in Carbohydrate Metabolism
2.7. Determination of Starch, Sucrose and Total Soluble Carbohydrate
2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Melatonin Improves Growth and Photosynthesis under Heat Stress via H2S
3.2. Involvement of H2S in Melatonin-Induced Reduction of Oxidative Damage Caused by Heat Stress via Increasing Antioxidant Systems
3.3. Melatonin Enhances H2S under Heat Stress
3.4. Involvement of H2S in Melatonin-Induced Alteration of Soluble Sugars and Sucrose Content
3.5. Requirement of H2S for Melatonin-Induced Effects on the Enzymes Activity in Sucrose Synthesis and Metabolism in Leaves
3.6. Effect of H2S in Melatonin-Induced Starch Accumulation and the Related Enzyme ADP-Glucose Phosphorylase
4. Discussion
4.1. Melatonin Increases H2S Evolution in Wheat under Heat Stress
4.2. Melatonin Decreases Heat Stress-Induced Oxidative Stress by Enhancing the Antioxidative Machinery: The Effect Mediated by H2S
4.3. Impact of Melatonin on Photosynthesis and Carbohydrate Metabolism under Heat Stress: Reversal of the Effect by H2S Scavenger
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References
- Hassan, M.U.; Chattha, M.U.; Khan, I.; Chattha, M.B.; Barbanti, L.; Aamer, M.; Iqbal, M.M.; Nawaz, M.; Mahmood, A.; Ali, A.; et al. Heat stress in cultivated plants: Nature, impact, mechanisms, and mitigation strategies—A review. Plant Biosys. 2021, 155, 211–234. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Ohama, N.; Sato, H.; Shinozaki, K.; Yamaguchi-Shinozaki, K. Transcriptional regulatory network of plant heat stress response. Trends Plant Sci. 2017, 22, 53–65. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Fahad, S.; Bajwa, A.A.; Nazir, U.; Anjum, S.A.; Farooq, A.; Zohaib, A.; Huang, J. Crop production under drought and heat stress: Plant responses and management options. Front. Plant Sci. 2017, 8, 1147. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Iqbal, N.; Umar, S.; Khan, N.A.; Corpas, F.J. Nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide coordinately reduce glucose sensitivity and decrease oxidative stress via ascorbate-glutathione cycle in heat-stressed wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Plants. Antioxidants 2021, 10, 108. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Xalxo, R.; Yadu, B.; Chandra, J.; Chandrakar, V.; Keshavkant, S. Alteration in carbohydrate metabolism modulates thermotolerance of plant under heat stress. In Heat Stress Tolerance in Plants: Physiological, Molecular and Genetic Perspectives; Wani, S.H., Kumar, V., Eds.; John Wiley & Sons Ltd.: Hoboken, NJ, USA, 2020; pp. 77–115. [Google Scholar]
- Zhao, N.; Sun, Y.; Wang, D.; Zheng, J. Effects of exogenous melatonin on nitrogen metabolism in cucumber seedlings under high temperature stress. Plant Physiol. Commun. 2012, 48, 557–564. [Google Scholar]
- Liang, D.; Gao, F.; Ni, Z.; Lin, L.; Deng, Q.; Tang, Y.; Xia, H. Melatonin improves heat tolerance in kiwifruit seedlings through promoting antioxidant enzymatic activity and glutathione S-transferase transcription. Molecules 2018, 23, 584. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Li, Z.G.; Xu, Y.; Bai, L.K.; Zhang, S.Y.; Wang, Y. Melatonin enhances thermotolerance of maize seedlings (Zea mays L.) by modulating antioxidant defense, methylglyoxal detoxification, and osmoregulation systems. Protoplasma 2018, 256, 471–490. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Buttar, Z.A.; Wu, S.N.; Arnao, M.B.; Wang, C.; Ullah, I.; Wang, C. Melatonin suppressed the heat stress-induced damage in wheat seedlings by modulating the antioxidant machinery. Plants 2020, 9, 809. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Zhang, H.J.; Zhang, N.A.; Yang, R.C.; Wang, L.; Sun, Q.Q.; Li, D.B.; Guo, Y.D. Melatonin promotes seed germination under high salinity by regulating antioxidant systems, ABA and GA 4 interaction in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.). J. Pineal Res. 2014, 57, 269–279. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Wei, W.; Li, Q.T.; Chu, Y.N.; Reiter, R.J.; Yu, X.M.; Zhu, D.H.; Chen, S.Y. Melatonin enhances plant growth and abiotic stress tolerance in soybean plants. J. Exp. Bot. 2015, 66, 695–707. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Posmyk, M.M.; Janas, K.M. Melatonin in plants. Acta Physiol. Plant. 2009, 31, 1. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Shi, H.; Jiang, C.; Ye, T.; Tan, D.X.; Reiter, R.J.; Zhang, H.; Chan, Z. Comparative physiological, metabolomic, and transcriptomic analyses reveal mechanisms of improved abiotic stress resistance in bermudagrass [Cynodon dactylon (L). Pers.] by exogenous melatonin. J. Exp. Bot. 2014, 66, 681–694. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Nawaz, K.; Chaudhary, R.; Sarwar, A.; Ahmad, B.; Gul, A.; Hano, C.; Anjum, S. Melatonin as master regulator in plant growth, development and stress alleviator for sustainable agricultural production: Current status and future perspectives. Sustainability 2021, 13, 294. [Google Scholar]
- Tang, D.X.; Manchester, L.C.; Reiter, R.J.; Qi, W.B.; Karbownik, M.; Calvo, J.R. Significance of melatonin in antioxidative defense system: Reactions and products. Neurosignals 2000, 9, 137–159. [Google Scholar]
- Varghese, N.; Alyammahi, O.; Nasreddine, S.; Alhassani, A.; Gururani, M.A. Melatonin positively influences the photosynthetic machinery and antioxidant system of Avena sativa during salinity stress. Plants 2019, 8, 610. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Arnao, M.B.; Hernández-Ruiz, J. Melatonin in its relationship to plant hormones. Ann. Bot. 2018, 121, 195–207. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Martinez, V.; Lopez-Delacalle, M.; Rodenas, R.; Mestre, T.C.; Garcia-Sanchez, F.; Rubio, F.; Nortes, P.A.; Mittler, R.; Rivero, R.M. Tolerance to stress combinations in tomato plants: New insights in the protective role of melatonin. Molecules 2018, 23, 535. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Ding, F.; Wang, M.; Liu, B.; Zhang, S. Exogenous melatonin mitigates photoinhibition by accelerating non-photochemical quenching in tomato seedlings exposed to moderate light during chilling. Front. Plant Sci. 2017, 8, 244. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Sun, C.; Liu, L.; Wang, L.; Li, B.; Jin, C.; Lin, X. Melatonin: A master regulator of plant development and stress responses. J. Integr. Plant Biol. 2021, 63, 126–145. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Kaya, C.; Okant, M.; Ugurlar, F.; Alyemeni, M.N.; Ashraf, M.; Ahmad, P. Melatonin-mediated nitric oxide improves tolerance to cadmium toxicity by reducing oxidative stress in wheat plants. Chemosphere 2019, 225, 627–638. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- He, H.; He, L.F. Crosstalk between melatonin and nitric oxide in plant development and stress responses. Physiol. Plant. 2020, 170, 218–226. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Hancock, J.T.; Whiteman, M. Hydrogen sulphide signaling: Interactions with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2016, 1365, 5–14. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Hancock, J.H. Hydrogen sulfide and environmental stresses. Environ. Exp. Bot. 2019, 161, 50–56. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Mukherjee, S.; Bhatla, S.C. Exogenous melatonin modulates endogenous H2S homeostasis and l-cysteine desulfhydrase activity in salt-stressed tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. var. cherry) seedling cotyledons. J. Plant Growth Regul. 2020. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Li, Z.G.; Xiang, R.H.; Wang, J.Q. Hydrogen sulfide—Phytohormone interaction in plants under physiological and stress conditions. J. Plant Growth Regul. 2021. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Pandey, A.K.; Gautam, A. Stress responsive gene regulation in relation to hydrogen sulfide in plants under abiotic stress. Physiol. Plant. 2020, 168, 511–525. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Yang, M.; Qin, B.P.; Ma, X.L.; Wang, P.; Li, M.L.; Chen, L.L.; Chen, L.T.; Sun, A.Q.; Wang, Z.L.; Yin, Y.P. Foliar application of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS), a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) donor, can protect seedlings against heat stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). J. Integr. Agric. 2016, 15, 2745–2758. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Chen, J.; Wu, F.H.; Wang, W.H.; Zheng, C.J.; Lin, G.H.; Dong, X.J.; Zheng, H.L. Hydrogen sulphide enhances photosynthesis through promoting chloroplast biogenesis, photosynthetic enzyme expression, and thiol redox modification in Spinacia oleracea seedlings. J. Exp. Bot. 2011, 62, 4481–4493. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Thalmann, M.; Santelia, D. Starch as a determinant of plant fitness under abiotic stress. New Phytol. 2017, 214, 943–951. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- MacNeill, G.J.; Mehrpouyan, S.; Minow, M.A.; Patterson, J.A.; Tetlow, I.J.; Emes, M.J.; Raines, C. Starch as a source, starch as a sink: The bifunctional role of starch in carbon allocation. J. Exp. Bot. 2017, 68, 4433–4453. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Yano, R.; Nakamura, M.; Yoneyama, T.; Nishida, I. Starch-related alpha-glucan/water dikinase is involved in the cold-induced development of freezing tolerance in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 2005, 138, 837–846. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Thalmann, M.; Pazmino, D.; Seung, D.; Horrer, D.; Nigro, A.; Meier, T.; Santelia, D. Regulation of leaf starch degradation by abscisic acid is important for osmotic stress tolerance in plants. Plant Cell 2016, 28, 1860–1878. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Zrenner, R.; Salanoubat, M.; Willmitzer, L.; Sonnewald, U. Evidence of the crucial role of sucrose synthase for sink strength using transgenic potato plants (Solanum tuberosum L.). Plant J. 1995, 7, 97–107. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Tang, G.Q.; Sturm, A. Antisense repression of sucrose synthase in carrot (Daucus carota L.) affects growth rather than sucrose partitioning. Plant Mol. Biol. 1999, 41, 465–479. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Krasensky, J.; Jonak, C. Drought, salt, and temperature stress-induced metabolic rearrangements and regulatory networks. J. Exp. Bot. 2012, 63, 1593–1608. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Dawood, M.G.; El-Awadi, M.E. Alleviation of salinity stress on Viciafaba L. plants via seed priming with melatonin. Acta Biol. Colomb. 2015, 20, 223–235. [Google Scholar]
- Su, X.; Fan, X.; Shao, R.; Guo, J.; Wang, Y.; Yang, J.; Guo, L. Physiological and iTRAQ-based proteomic analyses reveal that melatonin alleviates oxidative damage in maize leaves exposed to drought stress. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 2019, 142, 263–274. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Yang, J.; Zhang, C.; Wang, Z.; Sun, S.; Zhan, R.; Zhao, Y.; Li, M. Melatonin-mediated sugar accumulation and growth inhibition in apple plants involves down-regulation of fructokinase 2 expression and activity. Front. Plant Sci. 2019, 10, 150. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Shiferaw, B.; Smale, M.; Braun, H.J.; Duveiller, E.; Reynolds, M.; Muricho, G. Crops that feed the world 10. Past successes and future challenges to the role played by wheat in global food security. Food Secur. 2013, 5, 291–317. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Akter, N.; Islam, M. Heat stress effects and management in wheat: A review. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 2017, 37, 37. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Asseng, S.; Foster, I.A.N.; Turner, N.C. The impact of temperature variability on wheat yields. Global Change Biol. 2011, 17, 997–1012. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Bennett, D.; Izanloo, A.; Reynolds, M.; Kuchel, H.; Langridge, P.; Schnurbusch, T. Genetic dissection of grain yield and physical grain quality in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under water-limited environments. Theor. Appl. Genet. 2012, 125, 255–271. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Yu, Q.; Li, L.; Luo, Q.; Eamus, D.; Xu, S.; Chen, C.; Wang, E.; Liu, J.; Nielson, D. Year patterns of climate impact on wheat yields. Int. J. Climatol. 2014, 34, 518–528. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Schmidt, J.; Claussen, J.; Wörlein, N.; Eggert, A.; Fleury, D.; Garnett, T.; Gerth, S. Drought and heat stress tolerance screening in wheat using computed tomography. Plant Methods 2020, 16, 15. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Kaya, C.; Higgs, D.; Ashraf, M.; Alyemeni, M.N.; Ahmad, P. Integrative roles of nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide in melatonin-induced tolerance of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants to iron deficiency and salt stress alone or in combination. Physiol. Plant. 2020, 168, 256–277. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Kaya, C. Salicylic acid-induced hydrogen sulphide improves lead stress tolerance in pepper plants by upraising the ascorbate-glutathione cycle. Physiol. Plant. 2021, 173, 8–19. [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
- Xie, Y.; Zhang, C.; Lai, D.; Sun, Y.; Samma, M.K.; Zhang, J.; Shen, W. Hydrogen sulfide delays GA-triggered programmed cell death in wheat aleurone layers by the modulation of glutathione homeostasis and heme oxygenase-1 expression. J. Plant Physiol. 2014, 171, 53–62. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Okuda, T.; Matsuda, Y.; Yamanaka, A.; Sagisaka, S. Abrupt increase in the level of hydrogen peroxide in leaves of winter wheat is caused by cold treatment. Plant Physiol. 1991, 97, 1265–1267. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Dhindsa, R.H.; Plumb-Dhindsa, P.; Thorpe, T.A. Leaf senescence correlated within creased level of membrane permeability, lipid peroxidation and decreased level of SOD and CAT. J. Exp. Bot. 1981, 32, 93–101. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Giannopolitis, C.N.; Ries, S.K. Superoxide dismutases: I. Occurrence in higher plants. Plant Physiol. 1977, 59, 309–314. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Beyer, W.F., Jr.; Fridovich, I. Assaying for superoxide dismutase activity: Some large consequences of minor changes in conditions. Anal. Biochem. 1987, 161, 559–566. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Aebi, H. Catalase in vitro. Meth. Enzymol. 1984, 105, 121–126. [Google Scholar]
- Foyer, C.H.; Halliwell, B. The presence of glutathione and glutathione reductase in chloroplasts: A proposed role in ascorbic acid metabolism. Planta 1976, 133, 21–25. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Nakano, Y.; Asada, K. Hydrogen peroxide is scavenged by ascorbate-specific peroxidase in spinach chloroplasts. Plant Cell Physiol. 1981, 22, 867–880. [Google Scholar]
- Fatma, M.; Asgher, M.; Masood, A.; Khan, N.A. Excess sulfur supplementation improves photosynthesis and growth in mustard under salt stress through increased production of glutathione. Environ. Exp. Bot. 2014, 107, 55–63. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Usuda, H. The activation state of ribulose 1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase in maize leaves in dark and light. Plant Cell Physiol. 1985, 26, 1455–1463. [Google Scholar]
- Kalwade, S.B.; Devarumath, R.M. Functional analysis of the potential enzymes involved in sugar modulation in high and low sugarcane cultivars. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 2013, 172, 1982–1998. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Kleczkowski, L.A.; Villand, P.; Luthi, E.; Olsen, O.; Priers, J. Insensitivity of barley endosperm ADP glucose pyrophosphorylase to 3-phosphoglycerate and orthophosphate regulation. Plant Physiol. 1993, 101, 179–186. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Kuai, J.; Liu, Z.; Wang, Y.; Meng, Y.; Chen, B.; Zhao, W.; Zhou, Z.; Oosterhuis, D.M. Waterlogging during flowering and boll forming stages affects sucrose metabolism in the leaves subtending the cotton boll and its relationship with boll weight. Plant Sci. 2014, 223, 79–98. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Xu, W.; Cui, K.; Xu, A.; Nie, L.; Huang, J.; Peng, S. Drought stress condition increases root to shoot ratio via alteration of carbohydrate partitioning and enzymatic activity in rice seedlings. Acta Physiol. Plant. 2015, 37, 9. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Luo, S.; Calderon-Urrea, A.; Jihua, Y.U.; Liao, W.; Xie, J.; Lv, J.; Tang, Z. The role of hydrogen sulfide in plant alleviates heavy metal stress. Plant Soil 2020, 449, 1–10. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- González-Gordo, S.; Palma, J.M.; Corpas, F.J. Appraisal of H2S metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana: In silico analysis at the subcellular level. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 2020, 155, 579–588. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Liu, F.; Zhang, X.; Cai, B.; Pan, D.; Fu, X.; Bi, H.; Ai, X. Physiological response and transcription profiling analysis reveal the role of glutathione in H2S-induced chilling stress tolerance of cucumber seedlings. Plant Sci. 2020, 291, 110363. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Mostofa, M.G.; Saegusa, D.; Fujita, M.; Tran, L.S.P. Hydrogen sulfide regulates salt tolerance in rice by maintaining Na+/K+ balance, mineral homeostasis and oxidative metabolism under excessive salt stress. Front. Plant Sci. 2015, 6, 1055. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Shan, C.J.; Zhang, S.L.; Ou, X.Q. The roles of H2S and H2O2 in regulating AsA-GSH cycle in the leaves of wheat seedlings under drought stress. Protoplasma 2018, 255, 1257–1262. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Da-Silva, C.J.; Modolo, L.V. Hydrogen sulfide: A new endogenous player in an old mechanism of plant tolerance to high salinity. Acta Bot. Bras. 2018, 32, 150–160. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Liu, H.; Wang, J.; Liu, J.; Liu, T.; Xue, S. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) signaling in plant development and stress responses. Abiotech 2021, 1, 1–32. [Google Scholar]
- Chen, J.; Shang, Y.T.; Wang, W.H.; Chen, X.Y.; He, E.M.; Zheng, H.L.; Shangguan, Z. Hydrogen sulfide-mediated polyamines and sugar changes are involved in hydrogen sulfide-induced drought tolerance in Spinacia oleracea seedlings. Front. Plant Sci. 2016, 7, 1173. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Li, Z.G. Hydrogen sulfide: A multifunctional gaseous molecule in plants. Russ. J. Plant Physiol. 2013, 60, 733–740. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Calderwood, A.; Kopriva, S. Hydrogen sulfide in plants: From dissipation of excess sulfur to signaling mole cule. Nitric Oxide 2014, 41, 72–78. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Li, Z.G.; Long, W.B.; Yang, S.Z.; Wang, Y.C.; Tang, J.H.; Wen, L.; Min, X. Endogenous hydrogen sulfide regulated by calcium is involved in thermotolerance in tobacco Nicotiana tabacum L. suspension cell cultures. Acta Physiol. Plant. 2015, 37, 219. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Li, Z.G.; Gong, M.; Xie, H.; Yang, L.; Li, J. Hydrogen sulfide donor sodium hydrosulfide-induced heat tolerance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) suspension cultured cells and involvement of Ca2+ and calmodulin. Plant Sci. 2012, 185, 185–189. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Ye, X.Y.; Qiu, X.M.; Sun, Y.Y.; Li, Z.G. Interplay between hydrogen sulfide and methylglyoxal initiates thermotolerance in maize seedlings by modulating reactive oxidative species and osmolyte metabolism. Protoplasma 2020, 257, 1415–1432. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Li, Z.G.; Gu, S.P. Hydrogen sulfide as a signal molecule in hematin-induced heat tolerance of tobacco cell suspension. Biol. Plant. 2016, 60, 595–600. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Li, Z.G.; Jin, J.Z. Hydrogen sulfide partly mediates abscisic acid-induced heat tolerance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) suspension cultured cells. Plant Cell Tiss. Org. 2016, 125, 207–214. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Li, Z.; Xie, L.R.; Li, X.J. Hydrogen sulfide acts as a downstream signal molecule in salicylic acid-induced heat tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings. J. Plant Physiol. 2015, 177, 121–127. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Chen, S.; Jia, H.; Wang, X.; Shi, C.; Wang, X.; Ma, P.; Li, J. Hydrogen sulfide positively regulates abscisic acid signaling through persulfidation of SnRK2.6 in guard cells. Mol. Plant 2020, 13, 732–744. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Jia, H.; Chen, S.; Liu, D.; Liesche, J.; Shi, C.; Wang, J.; Li, J. Ethylene-induced hydrogen sulfide negatively regulates ethylene biosynthesis by persulfidation of ACO in tomato under osmotic stress. Front. Plant Sci. 2018, 9, 1517. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Ma, Y.; Shao, L.; Zhang, W.; Zheng, F. Hydrogen sulfide induced by hydrogen peroxide mediates brassinosteroid-induced stomatal closure of Arabidopsis thaliana. Funct. Plant Biol. 2020, 48, 195–205. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Jahan, M.S.; Shu, S.; Wang, Y.; Hasan, M.; El-Yazied, A.A.; Alabdallah, N.M.; Guo, S. Melatonin pretreatment confers heat tolerance and repression of heat-induced senescence in tomato through the modulation of ABA-and GA-mediated pathways. Front. Plant Sci. 2021, 12, 381. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Ahammed, G.J.; Xu, W.; Liu, A.; Chen, S. Endogenous melatonin deficiency aggravates high temperature-induced oxidative stress in Solanum lycopersicum L. Environ. Exp. Bot. 2019, 161, 303–311. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Shafi, A.; Singh, A.K.; Zahoor, I. Melatonin: Role in abiotic stress resistance and tolerance. In Plant Growth Regulators, Signalling under Stress Conditions; Aftab, T., Hakeem, K.R., Eds.; Springer: Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany, 2021; pp. 239–273. [Google Scholar]
- Turk, H.; Erdal, S. Melatonin alleviates cold-induced oxidative damage in maize seedlings by up-regulating mineral elements and enhancing antioxidant activity. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2015, 178, 433–439. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Sairam, R.K.; Deshmukh, P.S.; Shukla, D.S. Tolerance to drought and temperature stress in relation to increased antioxidant enzyme activity in wheat. J. Agron. Crop Sci. 1997, 178, 171–177. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Gupta, N.K.; Agarwal, S.; Agarwal, V.P.; Nathawat, N.S.; Gupta, S.; Singh, G. Effect of short-term heat stress on growth, physiology and antioxidative defence system in wheat seedlings. Acta Physiol. Plant. 2013, 35, 1837–1842. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Sharif, R.; Xie, C.; Zhang, H.; Arnao, M.B.; Ali, M.; Ali, Q.; Muhammad, I.; Shalmani, A.; Nawaz, M.A.; Chen, P.; et al. Melatonin and its effects on plant systems. Molecules 2018, 23, 2352. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Arnao, M.B.; Hernández-Ruiz, J. Isphytomelatonin a new plant hormone? Agronomy 2020, 10, 95. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Arnao, M.B.; Hernández-Ruiz, J. Melatonin as a regulatory hub of plant hormone levels and action in stress situations. Plant Biol. 2020, 23, 7–19. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Siddiqui, M.H.; Alamri, S.; Al-Khaishany, M.Y.; Khan, M.N.; Al-Amri, A.; Ali, H.M.; Alsahli, A.A. Exogenous melatonin counteracts NaCl-induced damage by regulating the antioxidant system, proline and carbohydrates metabolism in tomato seedlings. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20, 353. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Mukherjee, S. Recent advancements in the mechanism of nitric oxide signaling associated with hydrogen sulfide and melatonin crosstalk during ethylene-induced fruit ripening in plants. Nitric Oxide 2019, 82, 25–34. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Salvucci, M.E.; Crafts-Brandner, S.J. Relationship between the heat tolerance of photosynthesis and the thermal stability of Rubisco activase in plants from contrasting thermal environments. Plant Physiol. 2004, 134, 1460–1470. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Ruan, Y.L.; Jin, Y.; Yang, Y.J.; Li, G.J.; John, S.B. Sugar input, metabolism, and signaling mediated by invertase: Roles in development, yield potential, and response to drought and heat. Mol. Plant 2010, 3, 942–955. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Sharkey, T.D. Effects of moderate heat stress on photosynthesis: Importance of thylakoid reactions, rubisco deactivation, reactive oxygen species, and thermotolerance provided by isoprene. Plant Cell Environ. 2005, 28, 269–277. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Todorov, D.T.; Karanov, E.N.; Smith, A.R.; Hall, M.A. Chlorophyllase activity and chlorophyll content in wild and mutant plants of Arabidopsis thaliana. Biol. Plant. 2003, 46, 125–127. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Jahan, M.S.; Shu, S.; Wang, Y.; Chen, Z.; He, M.; Tao, M.; Sun, J.; Guo, S. Melatonin alleviates heat-induced damage of tomato seedlings by balancing redox homeostasis and modulating polyamine and nitric oxide biosynthesis. BMC Plant Biol. 2019, 19, 414. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Dong, S.; Beckles, D.M. Dynamic changes in the starch-sugar interconversion within plant source and sink tissues promote a better abiotic stress response. J. Plant Physiol. 2019, 234, 80–93. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Thitisaksakul, M.; Jiménez, R.C.; Arias, M.C.; Beckles, D.M. Effects of environmental factors on cereal starch biosynthesis and composition. J. Cereal Sci. 2012, 56, 67–80. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Abdelrahman, M.; Burritt, D.J.; Gupta, A.; Tsujimoto, H.; Tran, L.S.P. Heat stress effects on source–sink relationships and metabolome dynamics in wheat. J. Exp. Bot. 2020, 71, 543–554. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Kobylińska, A.; Borek, S.; Posmyk, M.M. Melatonin redirects carbohydrates metabolism during sugar starvation in plant cells. J. Pineal Res. 2018, 64, 12466. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Lazár, D.; Murch, S.J.; Beilby, M.J.; Khazaaly, S. Exogenous melatonin affects photosynthesis in Characeae Charaaustralis. Plant Signal. Behav. 2013, 8, E23279. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Szafrańska, K.; Reiter, R.J.; Posmyk, M.M. Melatonin application to Pisum sativum L. seeds positively influences the function of the photosynthetic apparatus in growing seedlings during paraquat-induced oxidative stress. Front. Plant Sci. 2016, 7, 1663. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Rolland, F.; Baena-Gonzalez, E.; Sheen, J. Sugar sensing and signaling in plants: Conserved and novel mechanisms. Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 2006, 57, 675–709. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Jansevan Rensburg, H.C.; Van den Ende, W. UDP-glucose: A potential signaling molecule in plants? Front. Plant Sci. 2018, 8, 2230. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Liu, X.; Huang, B. Carbohydrate accumulation in relation to heat stress tolerance in two creeping bentgrass cultivar. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci. 2000, 125, 442–447. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Green Version]
- Khan, M.N.; Mukherjee, S.; Al-Huqail, A.A.; Basahi, R.A.; Ali, H.M.; Al-Munqedhi, B.M.A.; Siddiqui, M.H.; Kalaji, H.M. Exogenous Potassium (K+) Positively regulates Na+/H+ antiport system, carbohydrate metabolism, and ascorbate—Glutathione cycle in H2S-dependent manner in NaCl-stressed tomato seedling roots. Plants 2021, 10, 948. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Der Agopian, R.G.; Peroni-Okita, F.H.G.; Soares, C.A.; Mainardi, J.A.; do Nascimento, J.O.; Cordenunsi, B.R.; Lajolo, F.M.; Purgatto, E. Low temperature induced changes in activity and protein levels of the enzymes associated to conversion of starch to sucrose in banana fruit. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 2011, 62, 133–140. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Zhao, H.; Su, T.; Huo, L.; Wei, H.; Jiang, Y.; Xu, L.; Ma, F. Unveiling the mechanism of melatonin impacts on maize seedling growth: Sugar metabolism as a case. J. Pineal Res. 2015, 59, 255–266. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Lafta, A.M.; Lorenzen, J.H. Effect of high temperature on plant growth and carbohydrate metabolism in potato. Plant Physiol. 1995, 109, 637–643. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
- Jiang, J.L.; Tian, Y.; Li, L.; Yu, M.; Hou, R.P.; Ren, X.M. H2S alleviates salinity stress in cucumber by maintaining the Na+/K+ balance and regulating H2S metabolism and oxidative stress response. Front. Plant Sci. 2019, 10, 678. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] [Green Version]
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. |
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Share and Cite
Iqbal, N.; Fatma, M.; Gautam, H.; Umar, S.; Sofo, A.; D’ippolito, I.; Khan, N.A. The Crosstalk of Melatonin and Hydrogen Sulfide Determines Photosynthetic Performance by Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Wheat under Heat Stress. Plants 2021, 10, 1778. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091778
Iqbal N, Fatma M, Gautam H, Umar S, Sofo A, D’ippolito I, Khan NA. The Crosstalk of Melatonin and Hydrogen Sulfide Determines Photosynthetic Performance by Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Wheat under Heat Stress. Plants. 2021; 10(9):1778. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091778
Chicago/Turabian StyleIqbal, Noushina, Mehar Fatma, Harsha Gautam, Shahid Umar, Adriano Sofo, Ilaria D’ippolito, and Nafees A. Khan. 2021. "The Crosstalk of Melatonin and Hydrogen Sulfide Determines Photosynthetic Performance by Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism in Wheat under Heat Stress" Plants 10, no. 9: 1778. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10091778