Does Folcisteine (NATCA) Play a Role in Facilitating Seed Germination, Root Development, and Elevating Root AsA-GSH Cycle Efficiency Under Combined Copper-Cadmium Stress in Maize?

Ling Dong, Meng Zhao, Kangbo Hou, Jingwen Wei, Ziwen Liu, Runze Wang, Yu Zhou, Wanrong Gu

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Ling DongCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.

Meng ZhaoCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.

Kangbo HouCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.

Jingwen WeiCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.

Ziwen LiuCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.

Runze WangCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.

Yu ZhouCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.

Wanrong GuCollege of Agriculture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9039-7520

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the Backbone of Young Talent Scholar Project 20XG23the Collaborative Innovation and Promotion System for Green and Organic Agriculture in Hei-longjiang Province 2025the Natural Science Foundation Project of Heilongjiang Province YQ2022C009

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Copper (Cu) and cadmium (Cd) are common co-occurring environmental pollutants inducing combined stress, which severely harms maize growth. Previous studies have confirmed the involvement of the ascorbate-glutathione (AsA-GSH) cycle in heavy metal stress tolerance, but the regulatory effect of NATCA on this cycle under Cu-Cd combined stress-especially during maize seed germination and root development-remains unelucidated. Exogenous folcisteine (NATCA, 3-acetylthiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid) can enhance plant tolerance to abiotic stress. This study investigated the role of NATCA, a novel plant growth regulator with antioxidant potential, in alleviating Cu-Cd combined stress in maize. Two maize (

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CadmiumCopperGerminationPlant RootsStress, PhysiologicalZea maysAntioxidantsAscorbic AcidGlutathioneReactive Oxygen SpeciesSeedlingsSeedsAntioxidantsAscorbic AcidCadmiumCopperGlutathioneReactive Oxygen SpeciesAsA-GSH cyclecopper–cadmium stressfolcisteinemaizeroot developmentseed germination

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PMID41303708

DOI10.3390/ijms262211220

PMCPMC12653690

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