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. 2001 Jul;52(360):1417-25.
doi: 10.1093/jexbot/52.360.1417.

Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype Cvi shows an increased tolerance to photo-oxidative stress and contains a new chloroplastic copper/zinc superoxide dismutase isoenzyme

D Abarca  1 , M Roldán, M Martín, B Sabater
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Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype Cvi shows an increased tolerance to photo-oxidative stress and contains a new chloroplastic copper/zinc superoxide dismutase isoenzyme

D Abarca et al. J Exp Bot. 2001 Jul.

Abstract

A new chloroplastic Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) isoenzyme was identified in Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype Cvi. Genetic analyses indicated that the new isoenzyme was encoded by a Cvi-specific allele of Csd2 that was named Csd2-2. Paraquat treatments of A. thaliana ecotypes Ler and Cvi resulted in higher levels of chloroplastic Cu/Zn-SOD activity in Cvi, suggesting that the Cvi isoenzyme has a higher stability and/or turnover rate than the Ler variant under photo-oxidative conditions. In addition, Cvi showed a higher tolerance to paraquat treatments. Hybrid plant populations expressing Csd2-2 also exhibited an increased tolerance, suggesting that the Cvi isoenzyme is one of the factors that contribute to a better fitness in photo-oxidative stress conditions.

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