Review: Microtubules monitor calcium and reactive oxygen species signatures in signal transduction

Lixin Wang; Ehsan Sadeghnezhad; Pingyin Guan; Peijie Gong

doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110589

Review: Microtubules monitor calcium and reactive oxygen species signatures in signal transduction

Plant Sci. 2021 Mar:304:110589. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110589. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Authors

Lixin Wang¹, Ehsan Sadeghnezhad², Pingyin Guan³, Peijie Gong⁴

Affiliations

¹ College of Horticulture, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, Hebei, China.
² Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Teheran, Iran. Electronic address: ehsan.sadeghnejad@modares.ac.ir.
³ Laboratory of Fruit Physiology and Molecular Biology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Genetics and Fruit Development, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.

PMID: 33568282
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110589

Abstract

Signal transductions require calcium (Ca²⁺) or reactive oxygen species (ROS) signatures, which act as chemical and electrical signals in response to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Calcium as an ion or second messenger affects the membrane potential and microtubules (MTs) dynamicity, while MTs can modulate auto-propagating waves of calcium and ROS signatures in collaboration with ion channels depending on the stimulus type. Thus, in the current review, we highlight advances in research focused on the relationship between dynamic MTs and calcium and ROS signatures in short-distance transmission. The challenges of Ca²⁺-MTs-ROS crosstalk in cold sensing are addressed, which could suggest the prioritization of ROS or Ca²⁺ in signalling.

Keywords: Calcium; Microtubules; Reactive oxygen species; Signalling; Signature.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Calcium / metabolism*
Microtubules / metabolism*
Plants / metabolism
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism*
Signal Transduction*

Substances

Reactive Oxygen Species
Calcium