Aluminium-induced cell death requires upregulation of NtVPE1 gene coding vacuolar processing enzyme in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
7754010	Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry	2018	47 Pages	PDF

Abstract

VPE gene encodes vacuolar processing enzyme exhibiting caspase-1 like activity. Initiation of aluminium-induced cell death at root apex is strongly related to upregulation of VPE1 in tobacco. Study of the suppressor lines of VPEs constructed in tobacco cell line BY-2 indicates that VPE1 is essential for aluminium-induced cell death.71

Keywords

TMV PCD Murashige-Skoog medium Vacuolar processing enzyme VPE FDA RNA interference RNAi ROS Aluminium Evans Blue fluorescein diacetate cv.MS medium Cultivar Aluminium toxicity Programmed cell death Cell death wild type Tobacco mosaic virus Hypersensitive response Propidium iodide Reactive oxygen species