Fig. 3.
NADPH-oxidase-dependent H2O2 and nitrate reductase (NR)-dependent NO are essential for cold acclimation-induced MPK1/2 activation and cold tolerance. (A, D) REL in RBOH1- (A) and NR- (D) silenced plants. (B, E) NO accumulation in RBOH1-silenced plants (B) and H2O2 accumulation in the apoplast in NR-silenced plants (D). (C, F) MPK1/2 activation level in RBOH1- (C) and NR- (F) silenced plants. H2O2 at 10 mM and SNP at 500 μM were applied 12 h before the cold acclimation treatment. H2O2 and NO accumulation in leaves were visualized using the same protocols as shown in Fig. 2. Scale bars: 50 μm (B) and 1 μm (E). The numbers above the images in (C, F) indicate the relative intensity of MPK1/2 (the upper lane). REL was determined at 5 d, while the other parameters were assayed at 12 h after commencement of the cold stress treatment. Data are the means (±SD) of four biological replicates. Different letters indicate significant differences (P<0.05) according to Tukey’s test.