Cadmium treatment effects on the growth and antioxidant system in barley plants under optimal and low temperatures

The cadmium effect (100 μM) on the barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) growth, the content of HvCu/ZnSOD, HvCAT2 and HvPRX07 transcripts and the antioxidant enzymes activity (SOD, CAT and PRX) in roots and leaves of seedlings under optimal (22 °C) and low (4 °C) temperatures were studied. Exposure to cadmiu...

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Main Authors: Natalia KAZNINA, Julia BATOVA, Natalia REPKINA, Galina LAIDINEN, Alexandr TITOV
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Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2018-04-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12759
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author Natalia KAZNINA
Julia BATOVA
Natalia REPKINA
Galina LAIDINEN
Alexandr TITOV
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description The cadmium effect (100 μM) on the barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) growth, the content of HvCu/ZnSOD, HvCAT2 and HvPRX07 transcripts and the antioxidant enzymes activity (SOD, CAT and PRX) in roots and leaves of seedlings under optimal (22 °C) and low (4 °C) temperatures were studied. Exposure to cadmium at 22 °C did not inhibit the plants’ growth. In this case, the rate of the oxidative processes in the cells remained at the control level. This was achieved by a corresponding increase of the gene transcripts and the antioxidant enzymes activity in roots and leaves. In contrast, exposure to cadmium at 4 °C inhibited the seedlings’ growth despite of the lower metal content in the plants. Moreover the rate of lipid peroxidation in the roots and leaves increased significantly. It is assumed that this effect was connected with the accumulation of excess amounts of hydrogen peroxide due to a misbalance between its generation and neutralization. This assumption is confirmed by the obtained data, according to which the level of HvCu/ZnSOD expression and the total activity of SOD increased significantly under exposure to cadmium at 4 °C, although HvCAT2 and HvPRX07 transcripts and CAT and PXR activity did not rise.
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spelling doaj-art-82f6cd69456948bfa8370b76edac7b522025-08-20T02:05:13ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Agriculturae Slovenica1854-19412018-04-01111116917610.14720/aas.2018.111.1.1619151Cadmium treatment effects on the growth and antioxidant system in barley plants under optimal and low temperaturesNatalia KAZNINA0Julia BATOVA1Natalia REPKINA2Galina LAIDINEN3Alexandr TITOV4Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 11 Pushkinskaya St., 185910 Petrozavodsk, RussiaInstitute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 11 Pushkinskaya St., 185910 Petrozavodsk, RussiaInstitute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 11 Pushkinskaya St., 185910 Petrozavodsk, RussiaInstitute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 11 Pushkinskaya St., 185910 Petrozavodsk, RussiaInstitute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 11 Pushkinskaya St., 185910 Petrozavodsk, RussiaThe cadmium effect (100 μM) on the barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) growth, the content of HvCu/ZnSOD, HvCAT2 and HvPRX07 transcripts and the antioxidant enzymes activity (SOD, CAT and PRX) in roots and leaves of seedlings under optimal (22 °C) and low (4 °C) temperatures were studied. Exposure to cadmium at 22 °C did not inhibit the plants’ growth. In this case, the rate of the oxidative processes in the cells remained at the control level. This was achieved by a corresponding increase of the gene transcripts and the antioxidant enzymes activity in roots and leaves. In contrast, exposure to cadmium at 4 °C inhibited the seedlings’ growth despite of the lower metal content in the plants. Moreover the rate of lipid peroxidation in the roots and leaves increased significantly. It is assumed that this effect was connected with the accumulation of excess amounts of hydrogen peroxide due to a misbalance between its generation and neutralization. This assumption is confirmed by the obtained data, according to which the level of HvCu/ZnSOD expression and the total activity of SOD increased significantly under exposure to cadmium at 4 °C, although HvCAT2 and HvPRX07 transcripts and CAT and PXR activity did not rise.https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12759hordeum vulgare l.cadmiumlow temperaturegrowthantioxidant enzymesgene expression
spellingShingle Natalia KAZNINA
Julia BATOVA
Natalia REPKINA
Galina LAIDINEN
Alexandr TITOV
Cadmium treatment effects on the growth and antioxidant system in barley plants under optimal and low temperatures
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
hordeum vulgare l.
cadmium
low temperature
growth
antioxidant enzymes
gene expression
title Cadmium treatment effects on the growth and antioxidant system in barley plants under optimal and low temperatures
title_full Cadmium treatment effects on the growth and antioxidant system in barley plants under optimal and low temperatures
title_fullStr Cadmium treatment effects on the growth and antioxidant system in barley plants under optimal and low temperatures
title_full_unstemmed Cadmium treatment effects on the growth and antioxidant system in barley plants under optimal and low temperatures
title_short Cadmium treatment effects on the growth and antioxidant system in barley plants under optimal and low temperatures
title_sort cadmium treatment effects on the growth and antioxidant system in barley plants under optimal and low temperatures
topic hordeum vulgare l.
cadmium
low temperature
growth
antioxidant enzymes
gene expression
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12759
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