Paper · 2025 · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Jasmonic acid improves cadmium tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa) by reducing the production of nitric oxide

Ji Bo Yang; Hao Yu Wang; Jing Huang; et al.

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Abstract

The involvement of jasmonic acid (JA) in the rice’s response to cadmium (Cd) stress is well recognized, though the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, exposure to Cd stress rapidly elevated endogenous JA concentrations in rice roots, meanwhile, a mutant coleoptile photomorphogenesis 2 (cpm2) which produces less JA, was more sensitive to Cd stress than its wild type (WT). JA mitigated Cd toxicity by decreasing Cd absorption in root cell wall and shoot, which was achieved by up-regulating the expression of the Cd-chelation and efflux-related genes such as OsHMA3, OsABCG36 and OsCAL1; down-regulating the transcript level of the Cd uptake and translocation-related genes, including OsHMA2, OsCCX2, OsNRAMP1/5, and OsZIP5/7. Additionally, a reduction in hemicellulose content was observed in the root cell wall. Further analysis indicated that the mitigation effect of JA on Cd accumulation was dependent on the inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, as the NO donor SNP could diminish this effect. In summary, JA effectively reduced Cd content in rice by modulating the cell wall’s capacity for Cd uptake, potentially through reducing the production of NO. • Cd stress increased endogenous JA content. • JA enhanced the Cd resistance of rice. • JA improved the tolerance of rice towards Cd toxicity by decreasing the ability of root cell wall hemicelluloses to sequester Cd, thereby reducing its uptake into rice root cells. • JA regualted the genes expression levels involving Cd absorption, separation and translocation. • NO elimination is necessary for JA to reduce Cd toxicity.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Cadmium stress rapidly increased endogenous jasmonic acid in rice roots.

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rootse0
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Cd stresse0
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endogenous JA concentrationse0
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elevatede0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“exposure to Cd stress rapidly elevated endogenous JA concentrations in rice roots”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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The cpm2 mutant with less jasmonic acid was more cadmium sensitive than wild type.

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coleoptile photomorphogenesis 2 (cpm2)e0
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sensitive to Cd stresse0
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more sensitivee0
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wild type (WT)e0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“a mutant coleoptile photomorphogenesis 2 (cpm2) which produces less JA, was more sensitive to Cd stress than its wild type (WT)”

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“rice roots”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Jasmonic acid reduced cadmium absorption in root cell wall and shoot.

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Cd absorption in root cell wall and shoote0
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decreasinge0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“JA mitigated Cd toxicity by decreasing Cd absorption in root cell wall and shoot”

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“rice roots”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Jasmonic acid upregulated Cd chelation and efflux genes OsHMA3, OsABCG36 and OsCAL1.

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JAe2
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OsHMA3, OsABCG36 and OsCAL1e0
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expression of the Cd-chelation and efflux-related genese0
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up-regulatinge0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“up-regulating the expression of the Cd-chelation and efflux-related genes such as OsHMA3, OsABCG36 and OsCAL1”

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“rice roots”

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“JA mitigated Cd toxicity”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Jasmonic acid downregulated Cd uptake and translocation genes OsHMA2, OsCCX2, OsNRAMP1/5 and OsZIP5/7.

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JAe2
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OsHMA2, OsCCX2, OsNRAMP1/5, and OsZIP5/7e0
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transcript level of the Cd uptake and translocation-related genese0
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down-regulatinge0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“down-regulating the transcript level of the Cd uptake and translocation-related genes, including OsHMA2, OsCCX2, OsNRAMP1/5, and OsZIP5/7”

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“rice roots”

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“JA mitigated Cd toxicity”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Root cell wall hemicellulose content decreased.

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root cell walle0
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hemicellulose contente0
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reductione0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“a reduction in hemicellulose content was observed in the root cell wall”

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“rice roots”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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The nitric oxide donor SNP diminished the jasmonic acid effect on cadmium accumulation.

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NO donor SNPe0
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mitigation effect of JA on Cd accumulatione1
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diminishe0

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Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the NO donor SNP could diminish this effect”

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“mitigation effect of JA on Cd accumulation”

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“rice roots”

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