JXB Advance Access published online on April 4, 2006
Journal of Experimental Botany, doi:10.1093/jxb/erj180
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1 Centre for Research in Plant Science, Genomics Research Institute, University of the West of England, Bristol, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. A look back at the early literature on reactive oxygen species (ROS) gives the impression that these small inorganic molecules had a singular defined role, that of host defence in mammalian systems. However, it is now known that their roles also include a major part in cell signalling, in a broad range of organisms from mammals to plants. Similarly, a look back at papers on the proteins now thought to be involved in the perception of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) will show that they too had defined functions assigned to them, completely independent to H2O2 signalling. These proteins have disparate roles, in ethylene perception or even major metabolic pathways such as glycolysis. However, the chemistry of H2O2 sensing dictates that the proteins have a commonality, with active thiol groups being potential ROS targets. The challenge now is to determine the full range of proteins which may partake in the role of H2O2 perception, and to determine the mechanisms by which the signal is transmitted to the next players in the signal transduction pathways.
Received January 4, 2006
Accepted March 3, 2006
Oxygen Metabolism Special Issue Article
Doing the unexpected: proteins involved in hydrogen peroxide perception
John Hancock 1 *,
Radhika Desikan 1,
Judith Harrison 1,
Jo Bright 1,
Richard Hooley 2,
and
Steven Neill 1
2 Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
John Hancock, E-mail: john.hancock{at}uwe.ac.uk
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