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Carbon monoxide: A novel and pivotal signal molecule in plants?

Wei Xuan, Sheng Xu, Xingxing Yuan and Wenbiao Shen

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Carbon monoxide (CO), a by-product released during the degradation of heme by heme oxygenases (HOS EC 1.14.99.3) in animals, plays a major role as neurotransmitter, regulator of sinusoidal tone, inhibitor of platelet aggregation, and suppressor of acute hypertensive response, and most of above effects are similar to or mediated by nitric oxide (NO), another signal molecule in both the animal and plant kingdoms. Previous result demonstrated that NO could act as a promoter of plant cell elongation, acting similarly to IAA, inducing morphogenetic responses leading to expansion in plant tissues. Recent observations revealed that CO is an inducer of cell expansion in wheat root segments, acting similarly to IAA and NO. Evidence also indicated that IAA could result in either the potent induction of HO-1 transcript or endogenous CO releasing in wheat root segments. Additionally, our results suggested that above CO signaling might be related to NO/cGMP, Ca²⁺ and even ROS-dependent pathways. In this addendum, combined with other previous results, we further proposed a possible hypothesis for CO signaling role in regulation of plant root development induced by auxin.

Authors

Wei Xuan

College of Life Sciences; Laboratory Center of Life Sciences; Nanjing Agricultural University; Nanjing, China

Sheng Xu

College of Life Sciences; Laboratory Center of Life Sciences; Nanjing Agricultural University; Nanjing, China

Xingxing Yuan

College of Life Sciences; Laboratory Center of Life Sciences; Nanjing Agricultural University; Nanjing, China

Wenbiao Shen

College of Life Sciences; Laboratory Center of Life Sciences; Nanjing Agricultural University; Nanjing, China

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