Effects of Lead (Pb) and Cadmium (Cd) Elements on Lipid Peroxidation, Catalase Enzyme Activity and Catalase Gene Expression Profile in Tomato Plants

Soydam Aydin S., Buyuk I., Gokce Gunduzer E., Buyuk B. P., Kandemir I., Cansaran-Duman D., ...Daha Fazla

TARIM BILIMLERI DERGISI-JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.539-547, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: TARIM BILIMLERI DERGISI-JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.539-547
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), Lipid peroxidation, CAT enzyme activity, Gene expression, qRT-PCR, HEAVY-METAL CONTAMINATION, OXIDATIVE STRESS, THYLAKOID MEMBRANES, BRASSICA-JUNCEA, ANTIOXIDANTS, VEGETABLES, TOLERANCE, VARANASI, LEAVES, OXYGEN
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Heavy metals are significant abiotic stress factor, affecting various response mechanisms in plants. These responses include: changes in membrane composition, production of small molecules and free radicals, and alterations in the activities of antioxidant enzymes and their gene expressions. For this reason, lipid peroxidation levels (MDA), catalase enzyme activity, and gene expression profiles, quantified by real-time PCR, were analyzed in tomato plants exposed to various concentrations (0, 80, 160, 320, 640 and 1280 mu M) of Cd2+ and Pb2+. All concentration of Cd-12 or Pb-12 contamination led to increased lipid peroxidation and catalase enzyme activity, except for 320 and 640 mu M Cd+2 contamination levels. As a result, gene expression patterns at the mRNA level and changes in MDA content under different concentrations of Pb+2 and Cd+2 contamination revealed a positive correlation, although no correlation was found between gene expression patterns at the mRNA level and catalase enzyme activity. These results might be explained by the regulation of genes at the transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and also translational or posttranslational levels.