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First published online February 13, 2009; 10.1104/pp.108.134932 Plant Physiology 149:1970-1981 (2009) © 2009 American Society of Plant Biologists OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE
Engineered Polyamine Catabolism Preinduces Tolerance of Tobacco to Bacteria and Oomycetes1,[C],[W],[OA]Department of Biology, University of Crete, Crete, 71409 Heraklion, Greece (P.N.M., P.F.S., N.S., A.H.A., K.A.P., N.J.P., K.A.R.-A.); and Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas, Heraklion 71110, Greece (P.F.S., N.S., N.J.P.)
Polyamine oxidase (PAO) catalyzes the oxidative catabolism of spermidine and spermine, generating hydrogen peroxide. In wild-type tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum ‘Xanthi’) plants, infection by the compatible pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv tabaci resulted in increased PAO gene and corresponding PAO enzyme activities; polyamine homeostasis was maintained by induction of the arginine decarboxylase pathway and spermine was excreted into the apoplast, where it was oxidized by the enhanced apoplastic PAO, resulting in higher hydrogen peroxide accumulation. Moreover, plants overexpressing PAO showed preinduced disease tolerance against the biotrophic bacterium P. syringae pv tabaci and the hemibiotrophic oomycete Phytophthora parasitica var nicotianae but not against the Cucumber mosaic virus. Furthermore, in transgenic PAO-overexpressing plants, systemic acquired resistance marker genes as well as a pronounced increase in the cell wall-based defense were found before inoculation. These results reveal that PAO is a nodal point in a specific apoplast-localized plant-pathogen interaction, which also signals parallel defense responses, thus preventing pathogen colonization. This strategy presents a novel approach for producing transgenic plants resistant to a broad spectrum of plant pathogens.
The resistance of plants to invading pathogens is mediated by a complex array of defense responses (Goodman and Novacky, 1994  ; Jackson and Taylor, 1996) and nonspecific immunity to subsequent infection known as systemic acquired resistance (SAR; Ryals et al., 1996). The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the oxidative burst, in response to microbial pathogen attack is a ubiquitous early part of the resistance mechanisms of plant cells in both compatible and incompatible plant-pathogen interactions. Several studies of plant-pathogen interactions and those modeled by elicitor treatment of cultured cells have suggested that although ROS generation by NADPH oxidase is a dominant mechanism in most plant species, more mechanisms could operate; in French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cells treated with a cell wall elicitor from Colletotrichum lindemuthianum, the major source of ROS was dependent on an extracellular peroxidase (Bolwell et al., 2002). The second component, the extracellular alkalinization, occurs as a result of the Ca2+ and proton influxes and the K+ efflux common to most elicitation systems as one of the earliest responses. The third component, the actual reductant/substrate, has remained elusive (Bolwell et al., 2002).
Polyamines (PAs) are aliphatic amines that in plants derive either from Arg or Orn, via the Arg decarboxylase (ADC; EC4.1.1.19) or the Orn decarboxylase (ODC; EC4.1.1.17) pathway, respectively. Common PAs include diamine, putrescine (Put), and higher PAs (spermidine [Spd] and spermine [Spm]). Put, the precursor of higher PAs, is produced by the ADC and/or ODC pathway, and Spd and Spm biosynthesis requires the concerted action of spermidine synthase (SPDS; EC 2.5.1.16)/S-adenosyl-L-Met decarboxylase (SAMDC; EC 4.1.4.50) and spermine synthase (SPMS; EC 2.5.1.22)/SAMDC, respectively. That PAs are linked to protection against stress challenges in plants has long been proposed, based mostly on studies with pharmacological means and alterations of the intracellular PA titers (Alcazar et al., 2006
The best-known enzyme that catabolizes higher PAs, generating hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and reducing intracellular PA titers, is polyamine oxidase (PAO; EC 1.5.3.3). PAOs are localized to peroxisomes and in the apoplast (Rea et al., 2004
Yoda et al. (2003
The previous studies were focused on the putative role of PAO in incompatible plant-microbe interactions. To further our understanding of the potential role of PA catabolism in plant-pathogen interactions, we examined whether or not the apoplastic PAO, a H2O2-producing enzyme, participates in the defense responses against three compatible pathogenic models using tobacco cv Xanthi transgenic plants overexpressing (S-PAO) and down-regulating (A-PAO) the maize (Zea mays) PAO gene (Moschou et al., 2008b In this study, we show that, in S-PAO but not in A-PAO transgenics and in wild-type plants, high PA oxidation in the apoplast preinduced responses such as the expression of SAR-linked genes, along with secondary tolerance reactions leading to cell wall strengthening. Also, higher PAO activity inhibited bacterial and oomycete growth and colonization. As a result, the leaf symptoms of infection were minimized in both the PS- and PP-infected plants but, interestingly, not in the CMV-infected plants. These results add a new insight on the function of the apoplastic PAO in the generation of H2O2 in the apoplast during compatible plant-pathogen interactions, whose overexpression confers tolerance to specific pathogens that depend on the apoplast for their growth, and present a novel means of engineering pathogen tolerance in plants.
PA Metabolism Is Altered by Compatible Plant-Pathogen Infections In wild-type tobacco leaves infiltrated with the pathogenic bacterium PS strain SFP-2124, PAO was an early-responsive gene; the abundance of its transcript level increased significantly at 12 h postinoculation (hpi) compared with the corresponding control (mock treatment), as shown by reverse transcription (RT)-PCR analysis (Fig. 1A ; NtPAO gene). PAO protein and the specific PAO enzymatic activities showed similar increases, thus showing maximum levels at 12 hpi (Fig. 1B; P < 0.05). PAO specific activity increased 3.5-fold compared with the corresponding mock-treated plants at 12 hpi, and at 24 and 48 hpi PAO activity returned to basal levels (Fig. 1C; P < 0.05). Thus, PAO showed a transient early increase during pathogenic attack.
To examine whether increased PA oxidation induced the PA biosynthetic pathway in an effort to maintain intracellular PA homeostasis, the main PA biosynthetic enzymes ADC, ODC, SAMDC, SPDS, and SPMS were monitored. In fact, ADC specific activity was significantly induced upon treatment with the pathogen (58% at 12 hpi, 3-fold at 24 and 48 hpi; P < 0.05; Fig. 2, A and B ). ADC protein levels increased as well at all time points examined, mostly at 12 hpi (Fig. 2B), suggesting de novo ADC protein synthesis (Fig. 1B; P < 0.05). Interestingly, ADC specific activity was higher at 48 hpi compared with 12 hpi, when ADC protein content was higher, suggesting posttranslational modifications of the ADC protein, acting in concert with its de novo synthesis to efficiently maintain PA homeostasis. On the contrary, ODC specific activity showed a minor initial increase (28% at 12 hpi) and decreased progressively thereafter (10% and 86% at 24 and 48 hpi, respectively; Fig. 2A, ODC). SAMDC specific activity followed a similar trend to ODC, with an initial increase (approximately 25% at 12 hpi) and a reduction thereafter (90% at 24 and 48 hpi; Fig. 2A; P < 0.05). Interestingly, SPDS specific activity exhibited a significant initial increase (2.5-fold at 12 hpi) and decreased thereafter (50% and 83% at 24 and 48 hpi; Fig. 2A; P < 0.05). SPMS could not be detected in that developmental stage. Thus, ADC seems to be the main route for PA titer maintenance in compatible interactions, while ODC possesses this role in incompatible ones (Negrel et al., 1984 ; Yoda et al., 2003, 2006).
It was of interest to examine the alterations in intracellular and intercellular PAs in wild-type tobacco brought about by the pathogen infections. All three main PAs, Put, Spd, and mostly Spm, significantly increased intracellularly at 12 hpi (Fig. 2C). Spm and Put exhibited 2.5- and 2-fold increases, respectively, whereas Spd increased only slightly (Fig. 2C; P < 0.05). On the other hand, all three PAs decreased at 24 and 48 hpi (Fig. 2C). Interestingly, the faster decline was that of Spm (approximately 50% at 24 and 48 hpi; Fig. 2C), while Put and Spd declined at a lower rate (Fig. 2C). On the contrary, in the apoplastic compartment, the most striking increase was that of Spm (18-fold increase at 12 hpi); Put did not accumulate significantly, and Spd showed only a minor increase (Fig. 2D).
We showed recently that abiotic stress induces secretion of Spd into the apoplastic compartment, where it is oxidized by the cell wall-associated PAO; the generated H2O2, depending on its size, signals either molecular stress defense responses or PCD (Moschou et al., 2008c
S-PAO Transgenic Tobacco Exhibits Tolerance to Virulent Bacterial Pathogens and to a Hemibiotrophic Oomycete But Not to a Virus
To evaluate whether alteration of the PAO gene affects plant disease resistance, S-PAO and A-PAO plants were assessed (Moschou et al., 2008a To investigate if the lack of symptoms in the S-PAO plants was due to a lower growth rate of bacteria and lower growth of PP mycelia, population analyses for PS and estimation of PP radial growth were performed, respectively (Fig. 4, B and C). The growth rate of PS and endophytic growth of PP in S-PAO plants were significantly lower compared with the corresponding values in A-PAO and wild-type plants (Fig. 4, B and C; P < 0.05). The same trend was observed when using the mild PS strain (data not shown). More specifically, although as in wild-type plants the bacterial population in S-PAO plants increased significantly at 24 hpi, the rate of PS growth was significantly lower (Fig. 4B; P < 0.05). Thus, in wild-type plants and A-PAO plants as well, the increase in growth rate of PS was dramatic, reaching 10-fold higher colony-forming units compared with S-PAO plants (Fig. 4B; P < 0.05). The PS growth rate in A-PAO plants was slightly higher at 24 hpi (Fig. 4B; P < 0.05). During the PP infection of tobacco leaves, S-PAO plants were dramatically more tolerant to PP infection (Fig. 4C; P < 0.05). Interestingly, the endophytic growth in A-PAO leaves was slightly slower compared with that of control leaves at 8 d postinoculation, but eventually the whole leaf was infected in a manner similar to PP infection of wild-type tobacco leaves (Fig. 4C; P < 0.05). Finally, no differences in the multiplication rates were found in the examined genotypes challenged with CMV (Fig. 4D).
Primary defense responses of plants to pathogens involve cell wall-associated modifications of cellulose and hemicellulose-interacting compounds, such as pectins, lignins, and callose. This prompted us to examine if the altered PAO levels resulted in differences in the structures of plant cell walls preinoculation and postinoculation with PS in the wild-type and PAO transgenic plants. Pectin content increased both preinoculation and postinoculation in S-PAO plants, while an increase in the pectin content was evident only postinoculation in A-PAO and wild-type plants (Fig. 5A ). Lignin content was only slightly modulated in S-PAO plants, while it was reduced in A-PAO plants when compared with wild-type plants (10%; Fig. 5, B and C). Moreover, callose deposition was significantly higher in S-PAO in contrast to A-PAO plants (Fig. 5D; P < 0.05). These data reinforce the view that increased PAO activity in the apoplast influences the primary defense responses against pathogens.
On the other hand, secondary plant defense responses involve readjustment of the expression of a wide array of defense-related genes. Among the best-known examples are the genes encoding for the pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins, while genes such as PrxC1 and PrxN1 have been shown to participate in the Spm signaling pathway (Yamakawa et al., 1998 ). One would expect that the increased PA oxidation in S-PAO plants and their higher tolerance could imply differential induction of the respective defense-related genes, since their induction has been shown to be signaled by, among others, H2O2, especially in the case of SIPK (Kroj et al., 2003). The PR-1a and PR-5db mRNA levels were significantly higher in mock-treated S-PAO plants, as shown by RT-PCR, in contrast to A-PAO and wild-type plants (Fig. 6
). On the other hand, these genes were down-regulated postinoculation in S-PAO plants and were slightly induced in A-PAO and wild-type plants (Fig. 6, PR-1a and PR-5db). Prx-C1 transcript levels were not significantly different between the genotypes examined (Fig. 6). Also, Prx-N1 was significantly higher in mock-treated S-PAO plants, while in the inoculated S-PAO, A-PAO, and wild-type plants, Prx-N1 was not detectable (Fig. 6). In addition, SIPK and WIPK followed the same trend as PR-1a, PR-5db, and Prx-N1. On the other hand, NtPAO under these conditions was detectable only in A-PAO plants postinoculation. It should be noted that the increase of the NtPAO transcript was expected, since in these transgenic lines the reduction of PAO activity is due to the translational inhibition and not to the posttranscriptional gene silencing that would not allow an increase in the transcript, as suggested previously (Moschou et al., 2008b).
To further support that differential oxidation of PAs had affected the observed transcript accumulation postinoculation, we supplied PAs exogenously that were infiltrated in the apoplast and followed the expression levels of PR-1a and PR-5db at 12 h after treatment. Exogenous supply of PAs in wild-type plants efficiently induced PR-1a and PR-5db in a dose-responsive manner. In contrast, in S-PAO plants, PR-1a transcript did not increase; instead, both transcripts declined, except with 10 mM Spd, when an increase of PR-5db was observed, suggesting the activation of a different pathway (Fig. 7 ). On the other hand, addition of PAs to the A-PAO plants led to PR-1a and PR-5db mRNA accumulation, at a slower rate since only high levels of Spd and Spm (10 mM) were effective in these plants (Fig. 7). Put exerted a similar effect in A-PAO and wild-type plants (Fig. 7), whereas in S-PAO plants, a significant reduction of both transcripts was found. These results further confirm that PA oxidation in the apoplast efficiently induces PR-encoding genes, while in S-PAO plants they were induced prior to infection. Thus, controlled PA oxidation is responsible for the induction of a wide array of defense genes.
Genes such as SIPK and WIPK are induced by increased SA (Sharma et al., 2003 ). To reveal whether SA participates in the tolerance observed in S-PAO plants and, more specifically, in SIPK and WIPK induction, total SA titers were determined in tobacco leaves preinoculation and postinoculation. Postinoculation with PS, S-PAO plants exhibited significantly higher levels in contrast to A-PAO plants, when compared with wild-type plants, while SA titers progressively declined at 24 and 48 hpi, although again, S-PAO plants showed significantly higher SA titers (Fig. 8
; P < 0.05). On the other hand, in control plants, the differences in total SA titers were not significantly different (Fig. 8, inset). These results reveal that the observed induction of SIPK and WIPK (and the rest of the SAR-associated genes) in S-PAO plants is not SA dependent.
Plant pathogens employ a wide array of offensive strategies, and plants activate a similar array of defense responses to thwart pathogen attack (Hirt, 2002 ). H2O2 can act directly as an antimicrobial agent inhibiting pathogen growth, indirectly in the cross-linking of cell walls, or it can participate as a second messenger in the signaling network that targets the expression of defense genes (Lamb and Dixon, 1997). However, the constitutive overproduction of H2O2 could be detrimental to plant cells inducing the PCD syndrome. To overcome this, we employed a strategy that involves the spatial partitioning of an apoplastic H2O2-generating enzyme (PAO) with its substrate (Spd/Spm), which only under stress conditions meet to produce H2O2. Significant H2O2 production in the apoplast is facilitated by the absence of antioxidant machinery in that compartment. Moreover, the absence of H2O2-sensitive partners in the apoplast grants this compartment the unique ability to withstand high ROS load. Recently, apoplastic PAO was identified as one enzyme mediating the generation of H2O2 in the apoplast via oxidation of higher PAs under abiotic stress (Moschou et al., 2008b). Upon abiotic stress, Spd is secreted into the apoplast, where it is oxidized by PAO, and the resulting H2O2, depending on its "signature," signals either expression of defense gene(s) conferring tolerance or of genes inducing PCD syndrome. Thus, overexpression of PAO in tobacco plants resulted in high apoplastic H2O2 content and increased sensitivity to abiotic stress (Moschou et al., 2008a, 2008b).
In this work, we attempted to establish the role of PAO in biotic stress following leaf infection with bacterium, oomycete, and viral pathogens, using transgenic tobacco plants with overexpressed or down-regulated PAO gene. Postinfection with PS, the NtPAO gene was induced and PAO immunoreactive protein accumulated shortly after in wild-type tobacco plants (Fig. 1). Concomitantly, the PA biosynthetic enzymes were induced with ADC to be the most responsive enzyme to maintain PA homeostasis during compatible plant-pathogen interactions and to supplement PAO with substrates (Fig. 2). On the contrary, ODC was shown to be the responsive enzyme for PA synthesis in tobacco plants during the HR response (Yoda et al., 2003
The increase of H2O2 was significantly more evident in S-PAO plants. Thus, PAO actively participates in the apoplastic ROS production. Moreover, S-PAO plants exhibited tolerance to PS and PP, mostly to the latter. On the contrary, A-PAO plants showed slightly increased symptomatology (Fig. 4) with respect to the corresponding wild-type plants infected by PS and also an increased colonization rate. A slight delay in the PP mycelial growth in A-PAO plants could be attributed to the elevated levels of Spm in the apoplast, which down-regulate Put and Spd synthesis of the oomycetes (Chibucos and Morris, 2006
Moreover, we strived to examine if overexpression of PAO had resulted in the induction of a preinfection response, which could as well contribute to tolerance of S-PAO plants to both the bacterium and the oomycete. Candidates for that could be the activation of the host's basal defense (i.e. alterations in the structure of the cell wall and/or expression of pathogenesis-related genes). The first line of defense against the pathogenic challenge is associated with the plant cell wall, in which certain modifications take place during attack, respecting the rule "the harder the better." These modifications involve increased pectin and lignin contents and callose deposition, facilitating plant defense. Thus, S-PAO plants showed enhanced pectin content, under both normal growth and biotic stress conditions. Furthermore, lignin content was only slightly higher in S-PAO plants when compared with wild-type plants, whereas the opposite was true for A-PAO plants. In addition, callose depositions in S-PAO plants were significantly higher compared with wild-type and A-PAO plants (Fig. 5). The latter could render PP unable to infect tobacco plants, as plant defense responses to oomycete involve callose and lignin deposition (Walters, 2003
In our earlier work, we showed that in S-PAO plants antioxidant genes were preinduced (Moschou et al., 2008a
In plant-pathogen interactions, MAPKs are involved in controlling subsets of genes activated during defense responses (Kroj et al., 2003
The preinduced increments observed in S-PAO plants could be dictated by the SA. Moreover, SA increase has been considered to be a nodal point in ROS production during pathogenic challenge, and SAR is preceded by an increase in the SA content, although SAR-associated gene induction was shown to be independent of SA accumulation in some cases (Yasuda et al., 2003 In summary, this work provides evidence that the apoplastic PAO is an important player in defense signaling during compatible plant-pathogen interactions, excluding compatible viral infections. Moreover, PAO induces plant tolerance mechanisms that can lead to tolerance against devastating plant diseases. Thus, genetic engineering for PAO overexpression can be an efficient method for enhancing the tolerance of plants to bacteria and oomycetes.
Plant Material and Grown Conditions
Tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum ‘Xanthi’) were grown in a growth chamber with irradiance of approximately 100 µmol m–2 s–1, temperature of 25°C ± 2°C, 16/8-h photoperiod, and 75% relative humidity. Transgenic tobacco S-PAO (lines S2.2 and S4) and A-PAO (lines A2 and A6) plants were constructed as described previously (Moschou et al., 2008b
Apoplastic and total PAs were determined as described previously (Kotzabasis et al., 1993
Total protein extracts were electrophoretically resolved, transferred to membranes, and hybridized against an anti-PAO maize (Zea mays) polyclonal antibody (Paschalidis and Roubelakis-Angelakis, 2005a
All genes assessed in this study were cloned in a pGEM T-Easy vector (Promega) and sequenced. The primers used for RT-PCR and the cloning are described in Supplemental Table S1.
For quantitative reactions, total mRNA from leaves was extracted and treated with RNase-free DNase I for 45 min at 37°C (Iandolino et al., 2004
Cultures of rifampicin-resistant Pseudomonas syringae pv tabaci strains BPIC1514 and SFP-2124 were grown for 24 h at 28°C on Luria-Bertani (LB) medium at pH 7.0. LB medium was from the recipe of Miller (1972) Fully expanded leaves from 5- to 6-week-old tobacco Xanthi plants were used for bacterial and oomycete inoculation. Four-week-old tobacco plants were used for virulence assays. Plants were grown under greenhouse conditions and transferred to the laboratory 1 d before inoculation.
For virulence assays, PS was grown at 28°C for 48 h in liquid LB medium supplemented with the appropriate antibiotic (rifampicin, 80 µg mL–1). Bacterial cells were harvested by spin-down at 2,800 rpm for 10 min in 4°C, washed two times in cold 10 mM MgCl2, and finally resuspended to an optical density at 600 nm of 0.3 (approximately 5 x 107 colony-forming units mL–1) in sterile 10 mM MgCl2. Bacterial suspensions (5 x 105 colony-forming units mL–1) obtained by serial dilution were infiltrated using a blunt syringe into the intercellular spaces of leaves from all transgenic lines and wild-type tobacco (at the five- to 10-leaf stage, abaxial surface) following the methods of Klement et al. (1964)
Bacterial multiplication in tobacco leaves was monitored by cutting leaf discs from the inoculation sites with a 0.6-cm-diameter borer, homogenizing them in 10 mM MgCl2, and serially diluting the homogenate, which was then spread onto LB agar with appropriate antibiotic (rifampicin, 80 µg mL–1) to allow colony development at 28°C (Tsiamis et al., 2000
The Phytophthora parasitica (syn nicotianae) var nicotianae Tucker race 0 is a tobacco isolate, kindly supplied by Arnaud Bottin (Université de Toulouse). It was routinely grown on V-8 agar medium (50 mL of V-8 juice and 20 g L–1 agar, pH 5.0) at 23°C and maintained at 15°C in the dark. Plugs of young mycelium, growing on V-8 agar, were cut out using a 15-mm-diameter cork borer and placed upside down on leaves of 4-week-old plants. Mycelium plugs were covered with a fine layer of moisturized cotton, and leaves were incubated for 7 d at 23°C in trays that were kept tightly shut in order to ensure 100% relative humidity for the first 3 d. Leaves were allowed a few hours of daylight, and subsequently, a relative humidity of about 70% was kept in the trays. Endophytic growth of PP was assessed by measuring the radial growth of PP in the infected tissue, which developed a water-soaked appearance.
Mechanical transmission tests were carried out using leaves from CMV-infected tobacco. The leaves were ground in phosphate buffer, and inoculation was performed by application to the third and fourth leaves of 5- to 7-week-old plants. Seven and 12 d postinoculation, separate samples were taken from inoculated leaves of all plants and stored at –20°C. Plants were kept in the glasshouse for 40 d. All samples were tested for the presence of CMV by RNA gel-blot analysis for the CMV coat protein.
H2O2 was also detected by the cerium chloride (CeCl3) method, as described (Bestwick et al., 1997
For pectin detection, sections from central laminae regions of tobacco third leaves were fixed for 4 h in a mixture of 0.05% (w/v) ruthenium red and 3% (v/v) glutaraldehyde in 50 mM CB, pH 7.4. After washing in the same buffer, the samples were postfixed in 1% (w/v) osmium tetroxide. After dehydration in a graded series of acetone, they were embedded in Spurr's low-viscosity resin (Spurr, 1969
Leaves were excised from inoculated plants and cleared from pigments by immersion in three changes of absolute methanol over 3 d. Lignification of leaf cells was visualized by incubating cleared leaves overnight in 1 mL of 1% (w/v) phloroglucinol in 70% (v/v) ethanol. The leaf tissue was then mounted on glass slides with a few drops of concentrated HCl. After 5 min, excess HCl was drained from the slides and replaced with deionized water for light microscopy.
Accumulation of lignin was quantified by the thioglycolic acid reaction according to Dos Santos et al. (2004)
To visualize callose deposition, leaves were cleared in 95% ethanol, stained with aniline blue, and examined for fluorescence as described with a UV microscope (Adam and Somerville, 1996
For total SA extraction, 200 mg of leaf tissue was ground with liquid N2 and SA was extracted once with 1 mL of 90% (v/v) methanol and once with 1 mL of 100% (v/v) methanol. The two extracts were combined and dried under gaseous N2 and then resuspended in 1 mL of 5% TCA. Twenty microliters of HCl was added, and samples were incubated in boiling water for 30 min. The SA was extracted in cyclohexane:ethyl ether:isopropanol (50:50:1), and the extract was dried under gaseous N2 and resuspended in 200 µL of methanol. Fifty microliters of each sample was analyzed using an HP 1100 high-performance liquid chromatograph (Hewlett-Packard). The mobile phase consisted of methanol:water:acetic acid (54:45:1). An isocratic flow rate of 0.550 mL min–1 was used, and SA was detected at 311 nm after elution from a 4- x 250-mm C-18 reverse-phase column (Analysentechnik) using a controlled column temperature of 30°C. The SA retention time was approximately 10 min.
Image and pixel analyses and mRNA quantification were performed with ImageJ 1.37v (rsb.info.nih.gov/ij), and statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 14v (www.spss.com). Sequence data from this article can be found in the GenBank/EMBL data libraries under the following accession numbers: NtPAO, AB200262; M-PAO, AJ002204; NtPR-1a, X12485; NtPR-5db, AB121785; NtPrxC1, AB027752; NtPrxN1, AB027753; NtSIPK, NTU94192; NtWIPK, AB052964; NtActin, X63603; NtUbi, U66264.
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We are grateful to Alexandra Siakouli, Eva Papadogiorgaki, and Sotiris Zerveas for excellent technical assistance. Received December 24, 2008; accepted February 4, 2009; published February 13, 2009.
1 This work was supported by COST605 Action. 
2 These authors contributed equally to the article. The author responsible for distribution of materials integral to the findings presented in this article in accordance with the policy described in the Instructions for Authors (www.plantphysiol.org) is: Kalliopi A. Roubelakis-Angelakis (poproube{at}biology.uoc.gr).
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