Abstract
Nitric oxide production in plant cells was first described under specific stress conditions and NO emission was long considered as a non-physiological response to stressors (Plant Physiol 68:1488–1493, 1981; Plant Physiol 82:718–723, 1986; Vitam Horm 72:339–398, 2005). Constitutive NO synthesis, however, has been detected in a variety of plant species ranging from unicellular algae to vascular plants (Cormophyta) and several roles are currently attributed to NO in plant physiology (Chemosphere 39:1601–1610, 1999; Plant Cell Physiol 43:290–297, 2002; Vitam Horm 72:339–398, 2005; Folia Microbiol (Praha) 55:53–60, 2010; Cell Biol Int 34:301–308, 2010). Cellular events affected by NO occur at all major stages of plant life, such as germination (Planta 210:215–221, 2000; Planta 219:847–855, 2004b; J Plant Physiol 166:213–218, 2009; Planta 232:999–1005, 2010), pollen tube orientation (Development 131:2707–2714, 2004), growth (Science 302:100–103, 2003; Plant J 43:849–860, 2005; Vitam Horm 72:339–398, 2005), symbiotic plant-bacteria interactions (Plant Cell Physiol 46:99–107, 2005), flowering and senescence (Science 305:1968–1971, 2004; Trends Plant Sci 10:195–200, 2005; Plant Cell 17:3436–3450, 2005). Wound healing (Vitam Horm 72:339–398, 2005), stress response (J Integr Plant Biol 50:231–243, 2008; J Plant Physiol 166:1336–1341, 2009), defense against pathogens (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 101:15811–15816, 2004; Biodegradation 22:661–671, 2010) and heavy metal tolerance (Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 101:15811–15816, 2004; Planta 232:325–335, 2010; Plant Physiol 154:1319–1334, 2010) are also linked to NO biosynthesis.
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Rőszer, T. (2012). Nitric Oxide Synthesis in the Chloroplast. In: The Biology of Subcellular Nitric Oxide. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2819-6_3
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