Hydrogen peroxide participates in perception and transduction of cold stress signal in synechocystis

  • Pavel V. Fedurayev
  • , Kirill S. Mironov
  • , David A. Gabrielyan
  • , Vladimir S. Bedbenov
  • , Anna A. Zorina
  • , Maria Shumskaya
  • , Dmitry A. Los

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Abstract

The double mutant ΔkatG/tpx of cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803, defective in the anti-oxidative enzymes catalase (KatG) and thioredoxin peroxidase (Tpx), is unable to grow in the presence of exogenous H2O2. The ΔkatG/tpx mutant is shown to be extremely sensitive to very low concentrations of H2O2, especially when intensified with cold stress. Analysis of gene expression in both wild-type and ΔkatG/tpx mutant cells treated by combined cold/oxidative stress revealed that H2O2 participates in regulation of expression of cold-responsive genes, affecting either signal perception or transduction. The central role of a transmembrane stress-sensing histidine kinase Hik33 in the cold/oxidative signal transduction pathway is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1255-1264
Number of pages10
JournalPlant and Cell Physiology
Volume59
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2018

Keywords

  • Cold stress
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Oxidative stress
  • ROS
  • Synechocystis

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