Biologia Plantarum 63: 228-236, 2019 | DOI: 10.32615/bp.2019.026

Effects hydrogen sulfide on the antioxidant system and membrane stability in mitochondria of Malus hupehensis under NaCl stress

G.-Q. Wei1,2, W.-W. Zhang1, H. Cao1, S.-S. Yue1, P. Li1, H.-Q. Yang1,*
1 College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, Shandong 271018, P.R. China
2 Shandong Institute of Pomology, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Taian, Shandong 271000, P.R. China

Salt stress is one of the most critical environmental factors limiting plant growth, and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) can play a role in plant responses to this stress. To investigate the effects of H2S on mitochondrial functions under salt stress, we treated Malus hupehensis Rehd. var. pingyiensis germinating seeds with an 85 mM NaCl solution with or without an H2S donor sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) and H2S scavenger hypotaurine (HT). Then, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) content and antioxidant enzyme activities were measured in mitochondria of seedling roots. Our results show that the application of 0.05 mM NaHS rescued an NaCl-induced inhibition of root elongation, decreased H2O2 content, and enhanced superoxide dismutase (SOD), guaiacol peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT) activities in the mitochondria compared to NaCl treatment alone. It was also found that 0.05 mM NaHS significantly decreased the mitochondrial permeability transition pore and increased mitochondrial membrane fluidity, mitochondrial membrane potential, and cytochrome c/a ratio under NaCl stress. However, 0.02 mM NaHS did not affect root growth, antioxidant enzyme activities, and mitochondrial function under NaCl stress, whereas high concentrations of NaHS (more than 0.2 mM) had a weaker or negative effects. Moreover, 15 µM HT eliminated the beneficial effects of NaHS under NaCl stress. Our results suggest that H2S protected plants against salt stress by decreasing H2O2 accumulation and by regulating membrane stability and antioxidant system in mitochondria.

Keywords: apple, catalase, guiacol peroxidase, membrane potential, root elongation, superoxide dismutase

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Wei, G.-Q., Zhang, W.-W., Cao, H., Yue, S.-S., Li, P., & Yang, H.-Q. (2019). Effects hydrogen sulfide on the antioxidant system and membrane stability in mitochondria of Malus hupehensis under NaCl stress. Biologia plantarum, 63, 228-236. doi: 10.32615/bp.2019.026.
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