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Function of Peroxisomes as a Cellular Source of Nitric Oxide and Other Reactive Nitrogen Species

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Nitric Oxide in Plants: Metabolism and Role in Stress Physiology

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Peroxisomes are subcellular organelles bounded by a single membrane and devoid of DNA, with an essentially oxidative type of metabolism and are probably the major sites of intracellular H2O2 production. These organelles also generate superoxide radicals (O .−2 ) and besides catalase they have a complex battery of antioxidative enzymes. The existence of l-Arginine-dependent Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity and the generation of the reactive nitrogen species (RNS) nitric oxide (NO) have been demonstrated in plant peroxisomes. Besides NO, the presence in peroxisomes of the RNS S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) and the generation of peroxynitrite (ONOO−) have also been reported. This implies that peroxisomes can function in plant cells as a source of the signaling molecules NO and GSNO, besides O .−2 and H2O2. As a result of the presence of NO and GSNO, and the production of the powerful oxidant and nitrating chemical ONOO−, important post-translational modifications can take place in peroxisomes, such as S-nitrosylation and nitration of proteins which could have an impact on the peroxisomal and cellular metabolism of plants. The important physiological functions carried out by NO and other RNS in intra- and inter-cellular communication in different organisms evidence the key role displayed by peroxisomes in plant cellular metabolism as a source of these signaling molecules.

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This work was supported by ERDF-cofinanced grants from the Ministries of Science and Innovation, and Economy, and the Junta de Andalucía (Groups BIO-192 and BIO-286), Spain. Authors are indebted to Prof. Kozi Asada, Kyoto University, Japan, for supplying the pure recombinant enzyme monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDAR) for the assays of NO production by spin trapping EPR.

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del Río, L.A., Corpas, F.J., Barroso, J.B., López-Huertas, E., Palma, J.M. (2014). Function of Peroxisomes as a Cellular Source of Nitric Oxide and Other Reactive Nitrogen Species. In: Khan, M., Mobin, M., Mohammad, F., Corpas, F. (eds) Nitric Oxide in Plants: Metabolism and Role in Stress Physiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06710-0_3

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