Calcium ions are involved in the delay of plant cell cycle progression by abiotic stresses

Higher plants respond to environmental stresses by a sequence of reactions which include the reduction of growth by affecting cell division. It has been shown that calcium ions plays a role as a second messenger in mediating various defence responses under environmental stresses. In this study, the...

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Published in:FEBS letters 2006-01, Vol.580 (2), p.597-602
Main Authors: Sano, Toshio, Higaki, Takumi, Handa, Koichi, Kadota, Yasuhiro, Kuchitsu, Kazuyuki, Hasezawa, Seiichiro, Hoffmann, Anja, Endter, Jörg, Zimmermann, Ulrich, Hedrich, Rainer, Roitsch, Thomas
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Language:English
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[Ca2+]cyt
a modified Linsmaier and Skoog medium supplemented with 2,4-D
Abiotic stresses
Calcium - metabolism
Calcium ion
Calcium Signaling - physiology
Cell cycle
Cell Cycle - physiology
Cell Death - physiology
cytoplasmic calcium concentration
Dehydration
Electric Stimulation
LSD
mitotic index
Nicotiana - cytology
Nicotiana - genetics
Nicotiana - metabolism
Oxidative Stress
Plants, Genetically Modified
Tobacco BY-2 cells
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Summary:Higher plants respond to environmental stresses by a sequence of reactions which include the reduction of growth by affecting cell division. It has been shown that calcium ions plays a role as a second messenger in mediating various defence responses under environmental stresses. In this study, the role of calcium ions on cell cycle progression under abiotic stresses has been examined in tobacco BY-2 suspension culture cells. Using synchronized BY-2 cells expressing the endogenous calcium sensor aequorin as experimental system, we could show that oxidative and hypoosmotic stress both induce an increase of intracellular calcium and cause a delay of the cell cycle. The inhibitory effect of these abiotic stress stimuli on cell cycle progression could be mimicked by increasing the intracellular calcium concentration via application of an external electrical field. Likewise, depletion of calcium ions in the culture medium suppressed the effect of the stimuli tested. These results demonstrate that calcium signalling is involved in the regulation of cell cycle progression in response to abiotic stress.
ISSN:0014-5793
1873-3468
DOI:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.12.074