期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
卷 75, 期 -, 页码 188-194出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.09.001
关键词
Aquatic fern; Lead accumulation; GSH; GS; SmGS gene; Heavy metal; Chlorophylls
资金
- CONACyT-Mexico [173394]
- UC-MEXUS CONACyT
The relationship between accumulation of Pb2+ and changes in GSH biosynthesis was analyzed in both leaves and roots of the Pb2+-hyperaccumulator aquatic fern Salvinia minima, after exposure to 40 mu M Pb(NO3)(2). Lead accumulation in both tissues increased the accumulation of GSH, increased the enzymatic activity of glutathione synthase (GS), and caused changes in the expression levels of SmGS genes in both tissues. The damage caused by Pb on plant performance, was evaluated by the changes in the content of pigments, particularly on the carotenoids content. Lead accumulation caused more damage in roots than in leaves as indicated by the decrease on their carotenoids content. It is interesting that in leaves, the concentration of GSH, the activity of GS and the expression levels of SmGS gene were all higher than in roots. These results, together with our previous finding that roots accumulated more phytochelatins than did leaves of S. minima plants exposed to similar concentrations of lead (Estrella et al., 2009), suggest that the Pb-hyperaccumulator aquatic fern. S. minima, displays a coordinated and differential response to Pb2+ at leaves and roots, where GSH may play an important role in protecting leaves from the detrimental effects of lead, perhaps by counteracting the effect of free radicals. (C) 2011 Elsevier BM. All rights reserved.
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