Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 24, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413368
Keywords
BY-2 tobacco cells; caspase-like protease; cytochrome c; melatonin; mitochondria; programmed cell death
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Recent studies have shown that melatonin plays a critical role in plant physiology by reducing oxidative stress and enhancing defense mechanisms during environmental stresses. Experiments with Nicotiana tabacum L. cells exposed to lead demonstrated that pretreatment with melatonin protected the cells against lead-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and caspase-like activation, potentially enhancing plant survival and tolerance to lead.
Recent studies have shown that melatonin is an important molecule in plant physiology. It seems that the most important is that melatonin effectively eliminates oxidative stress (direct and indirect antioxidant) and switches on different defence strategies (preventive and interventive actions) during environmental stresses. In the presented report, exogenous melatonin potential to protect Nicotiana tabacum L. line Bright Yellow 2 (BY-2) exposed to lead against death was examined. Analyses of cell proliferation and viability, the level of intracellular calcium, changes in mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta psi m) as well as possible translocation of cytochrome c from mitochondria to cytosol and subsequent caspase-like proteolytic activity were conducted. Our results indicate that pretreatment BY-2 with melatonin protected tobacco cells against mitochondrial dysfunction and caspase-like activation caused by lead. The findings suggest the possible role of this indoleamine in the molecular mechanism of mitochondria, safeguarding against potential collapse and cytochrome c release. Thus, it seems that applied melatonin acted as an effective factor, promoting survival and increasing plant tolerance to lead.
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