Study on metal-triggered callose deposition in roots of maize and soybean

✍ Scribed by Piršelová, Beáta; Mistríková, Veronika; Libantová, Jana; Moravčíková, Jana; Matušíková, Ildikó

• Book ID: 115063999
• Publisher: Versita
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 655 KB
• Volume: 67
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0006-3088
• DOI: 10.2478/s11756-012-0051-8

✦ Synopsis

Callose plays important roles in a variety of processes of plant development, and/or in a response to a range of biotic and abiotic stresses. In the current work we have studied and compared the effect of lead, cadmium and arsenic on accumulation of newly formed callose deposits in the roots of maize and soybean. We observed formation of characteristic callose deposits in the root cell walls, probably associated with plasmodesmata, depending on the type of metal and the plant species investigated. Further, the callose turnover was analysed by measuring of total callose content as well as activities of total β-(1,3)-glucanases in roots. The latter enzymes are responsible for callose depletion, and their possible role during metal stress has previously been proposed. However, neither of these biochemical values appeared to be sufficiently reliable for scoring the altered callose turnover (including local deposits) in plant tissue. The microscopical observations are discussed in light of the biochemical data obtained.