ArticleScientific reports2018
Melatonin alleviates low-sulfur stress by promoting sulfur homeostasis in tomato plants.
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- Influence of new sulfur-containing fertilizers on performance of wheat yield.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2021Article
- ROS and NO Regulation by Melatonin Under Abiotic Stress in Plants.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Transcriptomic analysis at organ and time scale reveals gene regulatory networks controlling the sulfate starvation response of Solanum lycopersicum.BMC plant biology · 2020Article
- Sulfate-mediated Drought Tolerance in Maize Involves Regulation at Physiological and Biochemical Levels.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Exogenous Melatonin Counteracts NaCl-Induced Damage by Regulating the Antioxidant System, Proline and Carbohydrates Metabolism in Tomato Seedlings.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
Despite involvement of melatonin (MT) in plant growth and stress tolerance, its role in sulfur (S) acquisition and assimilation remains unclear. Here we report that low-S conditions cause serious growth inhibition by reducing chlorophyll content, photosynthesis and biomass accumulation. S deficiency evoked oxidative stress leading to the cell structural alterations and DNA damage. In contrast, MT supplementation to the S-deprived plants resulted in a significant diminution in reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, thereby mitigating S deficiency-induced damages to cellular macromolecules and ultrastructures. Moreover, MT promoted S uptake and assimilation by regulating the expression of genes encoding enzymes involved in S transport and metabolism. MT also protected cells from ROS-induced damage by regulating 2-cysteine peroxiredoxin and biosynthesis of S-compounds. These results provide strong evidence that MT can enhance plant tolerance to low-S-induced stress by improving S uptake, metabolism and redox homeostasis, and thus advocating beneficial effects of MT on increasing the sulfur utilization efficiency.
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