Hydrogen peroxide generated by NADPH oxidase is involved in high blue light-induced chloroplast avoidance movements in Arabidopsis

摘要

One of the most important functions of blue light is to induce chloroplast movements by reducing the damage to photosynthetic machinery under excess light. Hydrogen peroxide (H_2O_2), generated by various environmental stimuli, can act as a signaling molecule that regulates a number of developmental processes and environmental responses. To investigate whether H_2O_2 is involved in high blue light-induced chloroplast avoidance movements, we use luminescence spectrometer to observe H_2O_2 generation with the assistance of the fluorescence probe dichlorofluorescin diacetate (H_2DCF-DA). After treatment with high blue light, a large quantity of H_2O_2 indicated by the fluorescence intensity of DCF is produced in a dose-dependent manner in leaf strip of Arabidopsis. Enzymatic assay shows that the activity of NADPH oxidase, which is a major site for H_2O_2 generation, also rapidly increases in treated strips. Exogenously applied H_2O_2 can promote the high blue light-induced chloroplast movements. Moreover, high blue light-induced H_2O_2 generation can be abolished completely by addition of exogenous catalase (CAT), and partly by diphenylene iodonium (DPI) and dichlorophenyl dimethylurea (DCMU), which are an NADPH oxidase inhibitor and a blocker of electron transport chain. And subsequent chloroplast movements can be abolished by CAT and DPI, but not by DCMU. These results presented here suggested that high blue light can induce oxidative burst, and NADPH oxidase as a major producer for H_2O_2 is involved in blue light-induced chloroplast avoidance movements.