Plum pox virus(PPV) infection produces an imbalance on the antioxidative systems inPrunusspecies

Abstract

The effect of Plum pox virus (PPV) infection on the response of some antioxidant enzymes was studied in Prunus species showing different susceptibility to PPV. PPV infection produced changes in the antioxidant systems from the Prunus species at subcellular level. In general, in PPV susceptible plants, the infection produced a decrease in some antioxidant enzymes, mainly in chloroplasts. However, in peach cv GF305 (PPV-susceptible) also an increase in class I APX in the three compartments studied as well as an increase in POX took place. In contrast, the PPV-resistant plants showed a general increase of antioxidant enzymes in soluble, chloroplast and apoplastic fractions. Long-term PPV infection produced an oxidative stress only in susceptible plants, as observed by the increase in leaf lipid peroxidation, protein oxidation and electrolyte leakage as well as in apoplastic H 2 O 2 . This H 2 O 2 increase was much higher in the PPV-susceptible than in the PPV-resistant plants. In peach, the increase in apopl...