Abstract
Low temperature (LT) negatively affects fertilization processes of flowering plants. Pollen tube growth is generally inhibited under LT stress; however, the mechanism(s) underlying this inhibition remain(s) largely unknown. Pollen tubes are tip-growing and the presence of tip-localized reactive oxygen species (ROS) is necessary for cellular functioning. Disruption of tip-localized ROS was observed in pear pollen tubes in vitro under low temperature of 4 °C (LT4). Diphenylene iodonium chloride, an NADPH oxidase (NOX) inhibitor, suppressed hydrogen peroxide formation in the cell walls of the subapical region in pear pollen tubes. Under LT4 stress, ROS disruption in pear pollen tubes mainly resulted from decreased NOX activity in the plasma membrane, indicating that NOX was the main source of ROS in this process. Moreover, LT4 remarkably decreased mitochondrial oxygen consumption and intracellular ATP production. The endocytosis, an energy-dependent process, disruption in pear pollen tubes under LT4 may be mediated by mitochondrial metabolic dysfunctions. Our data showed ROS and endocytosis events in pear pollen tubes responding to LT4 stress.
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