Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 67, Issue 1, Pages 433-440Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b04622
Keywords
hydrogen sulfide; cadmium toxicity; cell wall; pectin; PME; oilseed rape
Funding
- Youth Foundation of Anhui Agricultural University [2016ZR016]
- National Key RD Project [2018YFD0100600602-4]
- 13th Five Year Plan for Rape-Cotton Industry System of Anhui Province [AHCYJSTX-04]
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The association between hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and cell wall composition with regard to the mitigation of cadmium (Cd) toxicity in Brassica napus L. was investigated. Cd caused growth retardation, leaf chlorosis, and decreased endogenous H2S content in Brassica napus roots. Stimulating L-cysteine desulfhydrase (LCD)-mediated H2S production with H2S releaser (NaHS) markedly improved plant growth, reduced Cd content in stems and leaves, and rescued Cd-induced chlorosis. Furthermore, increased Cd retention was observed in root cell walls, indicating that NaHS reduced Cd movement from the roots to upper-plant parts. Exogenous NaHS also significantly increased the content of pectin and the activity of pectin methylesterase in cell walls of roots, thereby increasing Cd retention in pectin fractions. However, intensification of H2S barely affected hemicellulose content under Cd stress. Intensified H2S signal, therefore, alleviates Cd toxicity in Brassica napus by increasing pectin content and its demethylation, increasing Cd fixation in cell walls, and reducing root-to-shoot Cd translocation.
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