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ArticleCurrent issues in molecular biology2025

Exogenous Sugar Alleviates Salt Stress in Cucumber Seedlings by Regulating the Antioxidant System and Hormone Signaling.

Guangchao Yu, Zhipeng Wang, Ming Wei, Lian Jia, Yue Qu, Yingyi Jiang

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Article in Current issues in molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Guangchao YuCollege of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Anshan Normal University, Anshan 114007, China.
Zhipeng WangCollege of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Anshan Normal University, Anshan 114007, China.ORCID 0009-0006-8501-4082
Ming WeiCollege of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Anshan Normal University, Anshan 114007, China.
Lian JiaCollege of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Anshan Normal University, Anshan 114007, China.
Yue QuCollege of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Anshan Normal University, Anshan 114007, China.
Yingyi JiangCollege of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Anshan Normal University, Anshan 114007, China.

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Anshan Normal University Project Funding-Doctoral Initiation Fund 21b06Scientific Research Project of Liaoning Education Department LJ212510169006Scientific Research Project of Liaoning Education Department LJ242510169001Scientific Research Project of Liaoning Education Department LJKMZ20221809Teaching Reform of First Class Undergraduate Courses in Virtual Simulation Experiment Teaching of Liaoning Provincial Department of Education "Plant Tissue Culture Technology Experiment" 20222771
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Abstract

This study explored the regulatory effects of exogenous glucose (Glu) and sucrose (Suc) on the growth performance and physiological mechanisms of cucumber seedlings under salt stress. Using two cucumber cultivars as experimental materials, pot experiments demonstrated that salt stress significantly suppressed seedling growth, decreased chlorophyll content, and triggered oxidative damage. However, pretreatment with exogenous sugars effectively mitigated these adverse effects by maintaining photosynthetic efficiency, enhancing the activities of key antioxidant enzymes-superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX)-and reducing the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and membrane lipid peroxidation. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that the two sugars differentially modulated antioxidant pathways and transcription factor networks to synergistically enhance salt tolerance. Specifically, sucrose preferentially activated POD, whereas glucose specifically induced APX and RbohD. Furthermore, glucose upregulated NAC and ERF family genes, while sucrose suppressed certain WRKY members. Both sugars contributed to the restoration of auxin and abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathways. This study provides a theoretical foundation for the role of sugar signaling in enhancing crop resistance to abiotic stress.

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antioxidant enzymescucumberexogenous sugarhormone signalingsalt stresstranscription factors

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PMID41020876
PMCPMC12468133

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