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    Measurement of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide from tomato plants in response to abiotic and biotic stresses
    (Springer Nature Publishing AG, 2024) Samant, Sanjib Bal; Manbir; Rekha; Swain, Jagannath; Singh, Pooja; Kumari, Aprajita; Gupta, Kapuganti Jagadis
    Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical molecule that has been known to influence several cellular processes such as plant growth, development, and stress responses. NO together with reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a role in signaling process. Due to extremely low half-life of these radicals in cellular environment, it is often difficult to precisely monitor them. Each method has some advantages and disadvantages; hence, it is important to measure using multiple methods. To interpret the role of each signaling molecule in numerous biological processes, sensitive and focused methods must be used. In addition to this complexity, these Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and NO react with each other leads to nitro-oxidative stress in plants. Using tomato as a model system here, we demonstrate stepwise protocols for measurement of NO by chemiluminescence, DAF fluorescence, nitrosative stress by western blot, and ROS measurement by NBT and DAB under stress conditions such as osmotic stress and Botrytis infection. While describing methods, we also emphasized on benefits, drawbacks, and broader applications of these methods.
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    Metabolomic response to high light from pgrl1 and pgr5 mutants of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
    (Springer Nature Publishing AG, 2023) Chouhan, Nisha; Marriboina, Sureshbabu; Kumari, Aprajita; Singh, Pooja; Yadav, Ranay Mohan; Gupta, Kapuganti Jagadis; Subramanyam, Rajagopal
    Chlamydomonas (C.) reinhardtii metabolomic changes in cyclic electron flow-dependent mutants are still unknown. Here, we used mass spectrometric analysis to monitor the changes in metabolite levels in wild-type, cyclic electron-deficient mutants pgrl1 and pgr5 grown under high-light stress. A total of 55 metabolites were detected using GC-MS analysis. High-light stress-induced selective anaplerotic amino acids in pgr5. In addition, pgr5 showed enhancement in carbohydrate, polyamine, and polyol metabolism by 2.5-fold under high light. In response to high light, pgr5 triggers an increase in several metabolites involved in regulating osmotic pressure. Among these metabolites are glycerol pathway compounds such as glycerol-3-phosphate and glyceryl-glycoside, which increase significantly by 1.55 and 3.07 times, respectively. In addition, pgr5 also enhanced proline and putrescine levels by 2.6- and 1.36-fold under high light. On the other hand, pgrl1-induced metabolites, such as alanine and serine, are crucial for photorespiration when subjected to high-light stress. We also observed a significant increase in levels of polyols and glycerol by 1.37- and 2.97-fold in pgrl1 under high-light stress. Both correlation network studies and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis revealed that metabolites related to several biological pathways, such as amino acid, carbohydrate, TCA cycle, and fatty acid metabolism, were positively correlated in pgrl1 and pgr5 under high-light stress conditions. The relative mRNA expression levels of genes related to the TCA cycle, including PDC3, ACH1, OGD2, OGD3, IDH3, and MDH4, were significantly upregulated in pgrl1 and pgr5 under HL. In pgr5, the MDH1 level was significantly increased, while ACS1, ACS3, IDH2, and IDH3 levels were reduced considerably in pgrl1 under high-light stress. The current study demonstrates both pgr5 and prgl1 showed a differential defense response to high-light stress at the primary metabolites and mRNA expression level, which can be added to the existing knowledge to explore molecular regulatory responses of prg5 and pgrl1 to high-light stress.