Salinity-induced glutathione synthesis in Brassica napus |
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Authors: | J Ruiz E Blumwald |
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Institution: | Department of Pomology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA. |
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Abstract: | The role of S-assimilation and the biosynthesis of cysteine and glutathione were studied during the response to salt stress of wild-type and salt-tolerant transgenic Brassica napus L. (canola) plants overexpressing a vacuolar Na+/H+ antiporter. A 3-fold increase in cysteine and glutathione content was observed in wild-type plants exposed to salt stress, but not in the transgenic plants. The induction of cysteine and glutathione synthesis during salt stress in the wild-type plants suggests a possible protective mechanism against salt-induced oxidative damage. On the other hand, the salt-tolerant transgenic plants did not show significant changes in either cysteine or glutathione content, confirming the role of vacuolar Na+ accumulation and ion homeostasis in salt tolerance. |
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