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    Modulation of nitric oxide mediated by Phytoglobin1 plays a role in salinity tolerance via reduced nitro-oxidative stress in Arabidopsis
    (Elsevier B.V., 2026) Swain, Jagannath; Babuta, Priyanka; Pandey, Sonika; Samant, Sanjib Bal; Yadav, Reena; Manbir; Hebelstrup, Kim H.; Igamberdiev, Abir U.; Singla-Pareek, Sneh Lata; Pareek, Ashwani; Gupta, Kapuganti Jagadis
    Salinity is one of the major abiotic stresses that induces nitro-oxidative stress, which severely diminishes plant growth, development, and survival by altering various metabolic pathways. Phytoglobin (Pgb) is a nitric oxide (NO) scavenger that plays an important role in various stresses. However, the role of differential levels of phytoglobin1 in regulation of salinity stress induced nitro-oxidative stress in plants is not known. Here we characterized the role of Pgb-mediated NO in salinity tolerance by regulation of nitro-oxidative stress using Pgb1 overexpressing (Pgb1-OE) and silencing lines (pgb1-AS) of Arabidopsis. We found that imposing salinity leads to enhanced expression of Pgb1. NO measurement by both chemiluminescence and DAF-FM-DA suggested that salinity stress induces NO production. Pgb1-OE lines showed reduced levels of NO which is accompanied by reduced ROS, superoxide and H2O2 levels. On the contrary, pgb1-AS lines showed increased NO and ROS under salt stress. Further, gene expression analysis revealed an elevated expression of antioxidant genes in Pgb1-OE line in comparison to WT and pgb1-AS lines under salinity stress. Pgb1-OE lines showed enhanced survival which is correlated with reduced peroxynitrite and tyrosine nitration and opposing effect was observed in pgb1-AS lines along with increased cell death. Taken together, our study revealed that modulation of Pgb1 enhances tolerance to salinity-induced nitro-oxidative stress.
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    Nitric oxide accelerates germination via the regulation of respiration in chickpea
    (Oxford University Press, 2019) Pandey, Sonika; Kumari, Aprajita; Shree, Manu; Kumar, Vinod; Singh, Pooja; Bharadwaj, Chellapilla; Loake, Gary J.; Parida, Swarup K.; Masakapalli, Shyam Kumar; Gupta, Kapuganti Jagadis
    Seed germination is crucial for the plant life cycle. We investigated the role of nitric oxide (NO) in two chickpea varieties that differ in germination capacity: Kabuli, which has a low rate of germination and germinates slowly, and Desi, which shows improved germination properties. Desi produced more NO than Kabuli and had lower respiratory rates. As a result of the high respiration rates, Kabuli had higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Treatment with the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D,L-penicillamine (SNAP) reduced respiration in Kabuli and decreased ROS levels, resulting in accelerated germination rates. These findings suggest that NO plays a key role in the germination of Kabuli. SNAP increased the levels of transcripts encoding enzymes involved in carbohydrate metabolism and the cell cycle. Moreover, the levels of amino acids and organic acids were increased in Kabuli as a result of SNAP treatment. 1 H-nuclear magnetic resonance analysis revealed that Kabuli has a higher capacity for glucose oxidation than Desi. An observed SNAP-induced increase in 13C incorporation into soluble alanine may result from enhanced oxidation of exogenous [13C]glucose via glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway. A homozygous hybrid that originated from a recombinant inbred line population of a cross between Desi and Kabuli germinated faster and had increased NO levels and a reduced accumulation of ROS compared with Kabuli. Taken together, these findings demonstrate the importance of NO in chickpea germination via the control of respiration and ROS accumulation.
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    Nitrate nutrition influences multiple factors in order to increase energy efficiency under hypoxia in Arabidopsis
    (Oxford University Press, 2019) Wany, Aakanksha; Gupta, Alok Kumar; Kumari, Aprajita; Mishra, Sonal; Singh, Namrata; Pandey, Sonika; Vanvari, Rhythm; Igamberdiev, Abir U.; Fernie, Alisdair R.; Gupta, Kapuganti Jagadis
    BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Nitrogen (N) levels vary between ecosystems, while the form of available N has a substantial impact on growth, development and perception of stress. Plants have the capacity to assimilate N in the form of either nitrate (NO3-) or ammonium (NH4+). Recent studies revealed that NO3- nutrition increases nitric oxide (NO) levels under hypoxia. When oxygen availability changes, plants need to generate energy to protect themselves against hypoxia-induced damage. As the effects of NO3- or NH4+ nutrition on energy production remain unresolved, this study was conducted to investigate the role of N source on group VII transcription factors, fermentative genes, energy metabolism and respiration under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. METHODS : We used Arabidopsis plants grown on Hoagland medium with either NO3- or NH4+ as a source of N and exposed to 0.8 % oxygen environment. In both roots and seedlings, we investigated the phytoglobin-nitric oxide cycle and the pathways of fermentation and respiration; furthermore, NO levels were tested using a combination of techniques including diaminofluorescein fluorescence, the gas phase Griess reagent assay, respiration by using an oxygen sensor and gene expression analysis by real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR methods. KEY RESULTS : Under NO3- nutrition, hypoxic stress leads to increases in nitrate reductase activity, NO production, class 1 phytoglobin transcript abundance and metphytoglobin reductase activity. In contrast, none of these processes responded to hypoxia under NH4+ nutrition. Under NO3- nutrition, a decreased total respiratory rate and increased alternative oxidase capacity and expression were observed during hypoxia. Data correlated with decreased reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidation levels. Moreover, increased fermentation and NAD+ recycling as well as increased ATP production concomitant with the increased expression of transcription factor genes HRE1, HRE2, RAP2.2 and RAP2.12 were observed during hypoxia under NO3- nutrition. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study collectively indicate that nitrate nutrition influences multiple factors in order to increase energy efficiency under hypoxia.