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Nitric oxide-induced salt stress tolerance in plants: ROS metabolism, signaling, and molecular interactions

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Nitric oxide (NO), a non-charged, small, gaseous free-radical, is a signaling molecule in all plant cells. Several studies have proposed multifarious physiological roles for NO, from seed germination to plant maturation and senescence. Nitric oxide is thought to act as an antioxidant, quenching ROS during oxidative stress and reducing lipid peroxidation. NO also mediates photosynthesis and stomatal conductance and regulates programmed cell death, thus providing tolerance to abiotic stress. In mitochondria, NO participates in the electron transport pathway. Nitric oxide synthase and nitrate reductase are the key enzymes involved in NO-biosynthesis in aerobic plants, but non-enzymatic pathways have been reported as well. Nitric oxide can interact with a broad range of molecules, leading to the modification of protein activity, GSH biosynthesis, S-nitrosylation, peroxynitrite formation, proline accumulation, etc., to sustain stress tolerance. In addition to these interactions, NO interacts with fatty acids to form nitro-fatty acids as signals for antioxidant defense. Polyamines and NO interact positively to increase polyamine content and activity. A large number of genes are reprogrammed by NO; among these genes, proline metabolism genes are upregulated. Exogenous NO application is also shown to be involved in salinity tolerance and/or resistance via growth promotion, reversing oxidative damage and maintaining ion homeostasis. This review highlights NO-mediated salinity-stress tolerance in plants, including NO biosynthesis, regulation, and signaling. Nitric oxide-mediated ROS metabolism, antioxidant defense, and gene expression and the interactions of NO with other bioactive molecules are also discussed. We conclude the review with a discussion of unsolved issues and suggestions for future research.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

Abscisic acid

APX:

Ascorbate peroxidase

AsA:

Ascorbate

ATP:

Adenosine triphosphate

CAT:

Catalase

chl:

Chlorophyll

DHAR:

Dehydroascorbate reductase

ETH:

Ethylene

GPX:

Glutathione peroxidase

GSH:

Glutathione

GR:

Glutathione reductase

GSNO:

S-Nitrosoglutathione

GSNOR:

GSNO reductase

GST:

Glutathione S-transferase

H2S:

Hydrogen sulfide

MAPK:

Mitogen-activated protein kinase

MDA:

Malondialdehyde

MDHAR:

Monodehydroascorbate reductase

MG:

Methylglyoxal

NO2-FAs:

Nitro-fatty acids

NO:

Nitric oxide

NOS:

NO synthase

NR:

Nitrate reductase

PA:

Polyamine

PCD:

Programmed cell death

PM:

Plasma membrane

POD:

Guiacol peroxidase

PTM:

Post-translational modification

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

RNS:

Reactive nitrogen species

RuBisCO:

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase

SNAP:

S-Nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine

SNP:

Sodium nitroprusside

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

XOR:

Xanthine oxidoreductase

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We thank Ms. Khursheda Parvin and Abdul Awal Chowdhury Masud for their critical reading of the manuscript. The first author acknowledges Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) for providing research grants.

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  1. Molecular Biotechnology Group, Center of Molecular Biosciences, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan

    Mirza Hasanuzzaman & Hirosuke Oku

  2. Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh

    Mirza Hasanuzzaman

  3. Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh

    Kamrun Nahar

  4. Laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Takamatsu, Kagawa, 761-0795, Japan

    M. H. M. Borhannuddin Bhuyan & Masayuki Fujita

  5. Department of Agroforestry and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh

    Jubayer Al Mahmud

  6. Department of Plant Cell Biology, Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany (IZMB), University of Bonn, Kirschallee 1, 53115, Bonn, Germany

    Frantisek Baluska

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Hasanuzzaman, M., Oku, H., Nahar, K. et al. Nitric oxide-induced salt stress tolerance in plants: ROS metabolism, signaling, and molecular interactions. Plant Biotechnol Rep 12, 77–92 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11816-018-0480-0

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