Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are two recognized signal molecules in higher plants involved in a wide range of physiological processes and the mechanisms of response against adverse environmental conditions. These molecules can interact to provide an adequate response to palliate the negative impact exerted by stressful conditions, particularly by regulating key components of the metabolism of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to avoid their overproduction and further oxidative damage which, finally, affects cellular functioning. NO and H2S can exert the regulation over the function of susceptible proteins by posttranslational modifications (PTMs) including nitration, S-nitrosation, and persulfidation but also through the regulation of gene expression by the induction of specific transcription factors which modulate the expression of genes encoding proteins related to stress resistance. This chapter encompasses a wide perspective of the signaling and functional relationships between NO and H2S to modulate the overproduction of reactive oxygen species, particularly under abiotic stress conditions.
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Francisco J. Corpas and José M. Palma research is supported by European Regional Development Fund-cofinanced grants from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2019-103924GB-I00), and the Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación (P18-FR-1359), Spain.
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Corpas, F.J., Palma, J.M. (2023). Functions of NO and H2S Signal Molecules Against Plant Abiotic Stress. In: Couée, I. (eds) Plant Abiotic Stress Signaling. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2642. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3044-0_5
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