Abstract
In the last few years, the role of reactive oxygen species as signaling molecules has emerged, and not only as damage-related roles. Here, we analyzed how root hydraulic properties were modified by different hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentrations applied exogenously to the root medium. Two different experimental setups were employed: Phaseolus vulgaris plants growing in hydroponic or in potted soils. In both experimental setups, we found an increase of root hydraulic conductance (L) in response to H2O2 application for the first time. Twenty millimolar was the threshold concentration of H2O2 for observing an effect on L in the soil experiment, while in the hydroponic experiment, a positive effect on L was observed at 0.25 mM H2O2. In the hydroponic experiment, a correlation between increased L and plasma membrane aquaporin amount and their root localization was observed. These findings provide new insights to study how several environmental factors modify L.
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This research was funded by a grant from the Ministerio de Ciencia e Inovación (AGL-2005-01237). K. Benabdellah was supported by the I3P Program from Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. The authors also thank C. Maurel and E. M. Herman for the generous gifts of the antibodies.
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Benabdellah, K., Ruiz-Lozano, J.M. & Aroca, R. Hydrogen peroxide effects on root hydraulic properties and plasma membrane aquaporin regulation in Phaseolus vulgaris . Plant Mol Biol 70, 647–661 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-009-9497-7
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