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The Role of Sulfur in Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance: Molecular Interactions and Defense Mechanisms

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Sulfur (S) is an essential macronutrient in plants that serves numerous plant functions and is vital for the metabolic processes. Moreover, it is the constituent of some essential amino acids and metabolites. Recent studies have provided the notion that S not only improves the productivity of plants under normal condition but also protects them from abiotic stresses like salinity, drought, and toxic metals/metalloids. Different S compounds directly act as antioxidants or modulate antioxidant defense system. Among them, glutathione (GSH) is regarded as one of the powerful antioxidants and stress protectors. Interactions of S with other biological molecules afford stress signaling to provide defense against environmental stresses. However, the S uptake, translocation, and mechanisms of action in plants under stressful conditions are still under research. The recent progress on the roles of S in conferring abiotic stresses and related literature is presented in this chapter.

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Abbreviations

ABA:

Abscisic acid

ACS:

1-Aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid (ACC) synthase (ACS)

APK:

APS kinase

APR:

Adenosine-5′-phosphosulfate reductase

APS:

Adenosine-5′-phosphosulfate

APX:

Ascorbate peroxidase

AsA:

Ascorbate

ATP:

Adenosine triphosphate

ATPS:

ATP sulfurylase

CAT:

Catalase

CBL:

Cystathionine β-lyase

CGS:

Cystathionine γ-synthase

CSC:

Cysteine synthase complex

Cys:

Cysteine

Cyst:

Cystathionine

DHA:

Dehydroascorbate

DHAR:

Dehydroascorbate reductase

EF-TU:

Elongation factor-thermo unstable

GAPDH:

Glyceraldehyde-3-P-dehydrogenase

GB:

Glycine betaine

GCL:

Glutamate-cysteine ligase

Gly I:

Glyoxalase I

Gly II:

Glyoxalase II

GPX:

Glutathione peroxidase

GR:

Glutathione reductase

GRX:

Glutaredoxins

GSH:

Glutathione

GSHS:

Glutathione synthetase

GSSG:

Oxidized glutathione

GST:

Glutathione S-transferase

h-GSH:

Homo-GSH

JA:

Jasmonates

LOX:

Lipoxygenase

MDA:

Malondialdehyde

MDHAR:

Monodehydroascorbate reductase

Met:

Methionine

MG:

Methylglyoxal

MRNA:

Messenger ribonucleic acid

MS:

Methionine synthase

NaHS:

Sodium hydrosulfide

NPT:

Nonprotein thiol

OAS:

O-Acetylserine

OASS:

O-Acetylserine sulfhydrylase

OAS-TL:

OAS(thiol)lyase

OPH:

O-Phosphohomoserine

PAPS:

3-Phosphoadenosine-5-phosphosulfate

PCs:

Phytochelatins

PEG:

Polyethylene glycol

POD:

Peroxidase

POX:

Peroxidases

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

RT-PCR:

Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

RuBisCO:

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase

SAT:

Serine acetyltransferase

Ser:

Serine

SiR:

Sulfite reductase

SLG:

S-d-Lactoylglutathione

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

SULTR:

Proton/SO4 2−cotransporter in plants

SURE:

Sulfur-responsive element

TBARS:

Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances

TRX:

Thioredoxins

γ-ECS:

γ-Glutamylcysteine synthetase

γ-GluCys:

γ-Glutamylcysteine

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Hasanuzzaman, M., Hossain, M.S., Bhuyan, M.H.M.B., Al Mahmud, J., Nahar, K., Fujita, M. (2018). The Role of Sulfur in Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance: Molecular Interactions and Defense Mechanisms. In: Hasanuzzaman, M., Fujita, M., Oku, H., Nahar, K., Hawrylak-Nowak, B. (eds) Plant Nutrients and Abiotic Stress Tolerance. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-9044-8_10

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