Hydrogen sulfide: a versatile regulator of environmental stress in plants

  • Hongming Guo
  • Tianyu Xiao
  • Heng Zhou
  • Yanjie Xie
  • Wenbiao Shen
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Abstract

In mammalian cells, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been identified as the third gasotransmitter after nitric oxide and carbon monoxide. Overwhelming evidence has proven that H2S also participates in diverse physiological and biochemical processes within the organism and exert specific functions in plants. A number of reports illustrated that H2S could improve plants ability of adapting to the multiple environmental stimuli by alleviating injuries and toxicities caused by the stressful conditions. It also participated in specific physiological, developmental and metabolic processes, such as the regulation of stomatal movement and drought tolerance, senescence and maturation, and lateral root formation. In this article, latest research progresses in biosynthetic and metabolic pathways of H2S in plants as well as corresponding physiological functions were summarized. We also discussed the potential molecular mechanism of interaction between H2S and other signaling molecules as well as the H2S-modifying protein activities. Finally, we prospected possible future work for H2S in plants.

Keywords

Hydrogen sulfide signal molecule Cys desulfhydrases mechanism 

Abbreviations

ABA

Abscisic acid

Al

Aluminum

AOA

Aminooxyacetic acid

APX

Ascorbate peroxidase

AsA

Ascorbate

AtNFS1/AtNifS

Arabidopsis thaliana nitrogen fixation S

AtNFS2/AtSUF

Arabidopsis chloroplastic nitrogen fixation S

CaM

Calmodulin

cAMP

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate

CAT

Cysteine aminotransferase

CBS

Cystathionine-β-synthase

CBSX

Cystathionine-β-synthase domain-containing protein

CDes

Cysteine desulfhydrases

cPTIO

2-(4-Carboxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-l-oxyl-3-oxide

CSE

Cystathionine-γ-lyase

DAF-FM-DA

4,5-Diaminoflorescein diacetate

DHAR

Dehydroascorbate reductase

DTT

Dithiothreitol

EDTA

Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid

FTS

Ferredoxin-Trx system

G6PDH

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

GAPDH

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

GSH

Glutathione

GSNO

S-Nitrosoglutathione

GR

Glutathione reductase

GYY4137

Morpholin-4-ium 4 phosphinodithioate

H2S

Hydrogen sulfide

H2O2

Hydrogen peroxide

HT

Hypotaurine

IAA

Indole acetic acid

l-DES

l-Cystine desulfydrase

MDA

Malondialdehyde

3-MST

3-Mercapto pyruvate sulfurtransferase

MDHAR

Monodehydroascorbate reducatase

NaHS

Sodium hydrosulfide

NR

Nitrate reductase

nia1/2

Nitrate reductase 1/2

NO

Nitric oxide

NTS

NADP-Trx system

OASTL

O-Acetylserine(thiol)lyase

O2−

Superoxide anion

POD

Peroxidase

PME

Pectin micronutrient

ProDH

Proline dehydrogenase

P5CS

1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase

ROS

Reactive oxygen species

SAVs

Senescence-associated vacuoles

SAT

Serine acetyltransferase

SKOR

Shaker-like K+ outward-rectifying K channels

SNAP

S-Nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine

SNP

Sodium nitroprusside

SOD

Superoxide dismutase

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31200195), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (KYZ201529), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK2012364), Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20120097120019), Youth Sci-Tech Innovation Fund, Nanjing Agricultural University (KJ2012022), and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Hongming Guo
    • 1
  • Tianyu Xiao
    • 1
  • Heng Zhou
    • 1
  • Yanjie Xie
    • 1
  • Wenbiao Shen
    • 1
  1. 1.Laboratory Center of Life Sciences, College of Life SciencesNanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjingChina

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