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Huyi He1,2, Long-Fei He1
1College of Agronomy, Guangxi Key Laboratory for Agro-Environment and Agro-Product Safety, Guangxi University , Nanning , PR China.
Abstract:
Aluminum (Al) promotes programmed cell death (PCD) in plants. Although a lot of knowledge about the mechanisms of Al tolerance has been learned, how Al-induced PCD is regulated by nitric oxide (NO) is poorly understood. Mitochondrion is the regulatory center for PCD. We found that Al reduced the level of mitochondrial NO/H2O2, promoted the opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pore, decreased mitochondrial inner membrane potential (∆ψm), and increased caspase-like protease activity. NO-specific scavenger cPTIO enhanced these effects that were reversed by NO donor sodium nitroprusside. Our data suggest that NO suppresses Al-induced PCD by improving mitochondrial physiological properties.
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