Document Type

Article

Abstract

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced in plants under various stress conditions and serve as important mediators in plant responses to stresses. Here, we show that the cytosolic glycolytic enzymes glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenases (GAPCs) interact with the plasma membrane–associated phospholipase D (PLDδ) to transduce the ROS hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) signal in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetic ablation of PLDδ impeded stomatal response to abscisic acid (ABA) and H2O2, placing PLDδ downstream of H2O2 in mediating ABA-induced stomatal closure. To determine the molecular link between H2O2 and PLDδ, GAPC1 and GAPC2 were identified to bind to PLDδ, and the interaction was demonstrated by coprecipitation using proteins expressed in Escherichia coli and yeast, surface plasmon resonance, and bimolecular fluorescence complementation. H2O2 promoted the GAPC–PLDδ interaction and PLDδ activity. Knockout of GAPCs decreased ABA- and H2O2-induced activation of PLD and stomatal sensitivity to ABA. The loss of GAPCs or PLDδ rendered plants less responsive to water deficits than the wild type. The results indicate that the H2O2-promoted interaction of GAPC and PLDδ may provide a direct connection between membrane lipid–based signaling, energy metabolism and growth control in the plant response to ROS and water stress.

Publication Date

May 2012

Publication Title

The Plant Cell

Volume

24

First Page

2200

Last Page

2212

Comments

© American Society of Plant Biologists.

DOI

10.1105/tpc.111.094946

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