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Characterization of the programmed cell death induced by metabolic products of Alternaria alternata in tobacco BY‐2 cells
Author(s) -
Cheng DanDan,
Jia YuJiao,
Gao HuiYuan,
Zhang LiTao,
Zhang ZiShan,
Xue ZhongCai,
Meng QingWei
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2010.01422.x
Subject(s) - programmed cell death , reactive oxygen species , microbiology and biotechnology , mitochondrion , mitochondrial ros , alternaria alternata , biology , biochemistry , apoptosis , chemistry , botany
Alternaria alternata has received considerable attention in current literature and most of the studies are focused on its pathogenic effects on plant chloroplasts, but little is known about the characteristics of programmed cell death (PCD) induced by metabolic products (MP) of A. alternata , the effects of the MP on mitochondrial respiration and its relation to PCD. The purpose of this study was to explore the mechanism of MP‐induced PCD in non‐green tobacco BY‐2 cells and to explore the role of mitochondrial inhibitory processes in the PCD of tobacco BY‐2 cells. MP treatment led to significant cell death that was proven to be PCD by the concurrent cytoplasm shrinkage, chromatin condensation and DNA laddering observed in the cells. Moreover, MP treatment resulted in the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), rapid ATP depletion and a respiratory decline in the tobacco BY‐2 cells. It was concluded that the direct inhibition of the mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC), alternative pathway (AOX) capacity and catalase (CAT) activity by the MP might be the main contributors to the MP‐induced ROS burst observed in tobacco BY‐2 cells. The addition of adenosine together with the MP significantly inhibited ATP depletion without preventing PCD; however, when the cells were treated with the MP plus CAT, ROS overproduction was blocked and PCD did not occur. The data presented here demonstrate that the ROS burst played an important role in MP‐induced PCD in the tobacco BY‐2 cells.