›› 2020, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 816-823.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2020.05.09

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Cadmium tolerance mechanism of Solanum nigrum L. based on components and enzyme activity changes in apoplast

WANG Xiaoming1,2, CHEN Ailing1, DONG Lu1, SHI Yujun1, ZHENG Liuchang1, ZHAO Lianhui1, ZHANG Ruiqi1, ZHANG Fenqin1,2,*   

  1. 1. College of Life Science and Engineering, Hexi University, Zhangye 734000, China;
    2.Key Laboratory of Hexi Corridor Resources Utilization of Gansu, Zhangye 734000, China
  • Received:2019-11-28 Online:2020-05-25 Published:2020-05-29

Abstract: To investigate the cadmium tolerance mechanism of Solanum nigrum L., a substrate culture experiment was conducted to study the effects of 50 μmol·L-1 Cd (CdCl2·2.5H2O) treatment on the contents of pectin and lignin, the activities of polygalacturonase (PG), cellulase (Cx), NADH-peroxidase (NADH-POD), guaiacol peroxidase (GPOD) and coniferylalcohol peroxidase (CAPX) in cell wall, and the content of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbic acid oxidase (APX) in apoplast sap. The results showed that after 50 μmol·L-1 Cd treatment for 120 days, compared with the control, the length of shoot and root were inhibited, and the biomass of root was decreased (P<0.05), but the leaf area, chlorophyll content (SPAD), net photosynthetic rate (Pn) and intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci) showed no significant difference (P>0.05). In the cell wall of leaves, the activity of NADH-POD, GPOD and CAPX and the pectin content were all significantly increased (P<0.05), the PG activity was decreased (P<0.05), and Cx activity and lignin content showed no significant difference (P>0.05). In the apoplast sap of leaves, H2O2 content increased significantly (P<0.05), and the activity and isozyme band of GPOD and SOD weren't significantly influenced (P>0.05), but the activities of APX and CAT increased (P<0.05) with more isozyme band number and enhanced isozyme band, respectively. In conclusion, the pectin, H2O2-producing NADH-POD and H2O2-consuming GPOD in cell wall, and H2O2-consuming APX and CAT in apoplast sap might play major roles in Cd tolerance of Solanum nigrum L.

Key words: Solanum nigrum L., apoplast, enzymes activity, cadmium tolerance

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