1. Copper tolerance strategies involving the root cell wall pectins in Silene paradoxa L.Ilaria Colzi, Miluscia Arnetoli, Alessia Gallo, Saer Doumett, Massimo Del Bubba, Sara Pignattelli, Roberto Gabbrielli, Cristina Gonnelli, 2012, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: New insights were provided on the function of root cell wall pectin concentration and methylation degree
in copper tolerance studying contrasting ecotypes of Silene paradoxa. A metallicolous copper tolerant
population and a non-metallicolous sensitive population were grown in hydroponics and exposed to
different CuSO4 treatments to evaluate copper accumulation in relation to pectin concentration and
methylation degree of the root cell wall. In short-term exposure experiments the tolerant population
decreased root cell wall pectin concentration and increased their methylation degree, while the sensitive
population did not respond. Moreover, a positive correlation between root pectin concentration and metal
accumulation in root apoplast and symplast was found. In addition, a negative correlation between pectin
methylation degree and apoplastic copper concentration were found to be negatively correlated. In longterm
exposure experiments, the sensitive population increased the concentration of pectins with the
same methylation degree and consequently the ability of its root cell wall to bind the metal. The opposite
phenomenon was shown by the tolerant population. Moreover, pectin methylation degree was higher
in the tolerant population in respect to the sensitive one, possibly to limit metal binding to the root
cell wall. Therefore, in the copper tolerant population of S. paradoxa the generation of metal-excluding
root cell walls was suggested to be one of the factors concurring to guarantee a low apoplastic copper
accumulation and probably also to limit symplastic copper uptake by the root cells. Ključne besede: Copper tolerance
Cell wall
Pectin
Methylation
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2. A multielement analysis of Cu induced changes in the mineral profilesof Cu sensitive and tolerant populations of Silene paradoxa L.Sara Pignattelli, Ilaria Colzi, Antonella Buccianti, Ilenia Cattani, Gian Maria Beone, Henk Schat, Cristina Gonnelli, 2013, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: tThis work investigates the Cu induced changes in element profiles in contrasting ecotypes of Silene para-doxa L. A metallicolous copper tolerant population and a non-metallicolous sensitive population weregrown in hydroponics and exposed to different CuSO4treatments. Shoot and root concentrations of Ca,Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, P, S and Zn were evaluated through ICP-OES.Results indicated that increasing the environmental Cu concentration had a population dependenteffect on element profiles, shoot-to-root ratios and correlations among the elements. Generally, in thetolerant population Cu treatment induced a higher element accumulation in roots and had minimaleffects on the shoot element profile, thus resulting in a progressively decreasing shoot-to-root ratio foreach element. In the sensitive population element concentrations in root and shoot were much moreaffected and without a consistent trend. Copper treatment also affected the correlations between theelements, both in roots and shoots of the two populations, but more so in the sensitive population thanin the tolerant one. Thus, Cu exposure strongly disturbed element homeostasis in the sensitive population,but barely or not in the tolerant one, probably mainly due to a higher capacity to maintain proper rootfunctioning under Cu exposure in the latter. Differences in element profiles were also observed in theabsence of toxic Cu exposure. These differences may reflect divergent population-specific adaptations todifferential nutrient availability levels prevailing in the populations’ natural environments. There is noevidence of inherent side-effects of the Cu tolerance mechanism operating in the tolerant population. Ključne besede: Mineral profile, Copper tolerance, Silene paradoxa, Compositional data analysis Objavljeno v RUNG: 20.04.2020; Ogledov: 3517; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |
3. Linking root traits to copper exclusion mechanisms in Silene paradoxa L. (Caryophyllaceae)Ilaria Colzi, Sara Pignattelli, Elisabetta Giorni, Alessio Papini, Cristina Gonnelli, 2015, izvirni znanstveni članek Opis: Copper is one of the most important pollutants in mine- contaminated soils. This study tests the response in a sensitive population vs a tolerant one of the model species Silene paradoxa in order to understand the general mechanisms of tolerance at the micromorphological and ultrastructural level.
Two populations of Silene paradoxa were grown in hydroponics and exposed to different CuSO4 treatments. The roots were investigated with light, fluorescence and transmission electron microscope. Callose and lignin were spectrophotometrically determined.
The tolerant population constitutively possessed a higher amount of mucilage and was able to reduce the length of the zone between the apex and the first lignified tracheids. Callose production decreased. It did not show remarkable copper-induced ultrastructural modifications, apart from the presence of precipitates in the tangential walls. The sensitive population showed huge nucleoli with a spongy periphery in the central cylinder together with the presence of electrondense granules in the mitochondria. Plastids were rarely observed and generally very electrondense and elongated.
In the copper tolerant population of S. paradoxa some of the root traits concurring to generate metal-excluding roots were suggested to be mucilage and lignin production and the reduction of the subapical root zone. Ključne besede: Root, Copper exclusion, Lignin, Callose, Tolerance to copper, Silene paradoxa Objavljeno v RUNG: 20.04.2020; Ogledov: 3523; Prenosov: 0 Gradivo ima več datotek! Več... |