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Understanding the cellular mechanism of recovery from freeze–thaw injury in spinach: possible role of aquaporins,heat shock proteins,dehydrin and antioxidant system
Authors:Keting Chen  Rajeev Arora
Institution:Department of Horticulture, Iowa State University, , Ames, IA, 50011 USA
Abstract:Recovery from reversible freeze–thaw injury in plants is a critical component of ultimate frost survival. However, little is known about this aspect at the cellular level. To explore possible cellular mechanism(s) for post‐thaw recovery (REC), we used Spinacia oleracea L. cv. Bloomsdale leaves to first determine the reversible freeze–thaw injury point. Freeze (–4.5°C)–thaw‐injured tissues (32% injury vs <3% in unfrozen control) fully recovered during post‐thaw, as assessed by an ion leakage‐based method. Our data indicate that photosystem II efficiency (Fv/Fm) was compromised in injured tissues but recovered during post‐thaw. Similarly, the reactive oxygen species (O2?? and H2O2) accumulated in injured tissues but dissipated during recovery, paralleled by the repression and restoration, respectively, of activities of antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD) (EC. 1.14.1.1), and catalase (CAT) (EC.1.11.1.6) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) (EC.1.11.1.11). Restoration of CAT and APX activities during recovery was slower than SOD, concomitant with a slower depletion of H2O2 compared to O2??. A hypothesis was also tested that the REC is accompanied by changes in the expression of water channels aquaporines (AQPs)] likely needed for re‐absorption of thawed extracellular water. Indeed, the expression of two spinach AQPs, SoPIP2;1 and SoδTIP, was downregulated in injured tissues and restored during recovery. Additionally, a notion that molecular chaperones heat shock protein of 70 kDa (HSP70s)] and putative membrane stabilizers dehydrins (DHNs)] are recruited during recovery to restore cellular homeostasis was also tested. We noted that, after an initial repression in injured tissues, the expression of three HSP70s (cytosolic, endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial) and a spinach DHN (CAP85) was significantly restored during the REC.
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