Cited by 277Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceCell death mechanisms and regulation

Heat stress induces ferroptosis-like cell death in plants

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Distéfano, Ayelén Mariana, Martin, María Victoria, Córdoba, Juan Pablo, Bellido, Andrés Martín, D’Ippólito, Sebastián, Colman, Silvana Lorena, Soto, Débora, Roldán, Juan Alfredo +6 more·2017·Journal of Cell Biology

Abstract

In plants, regulated cell death (RCD) plays critical roles during development and is essential for plant-specific responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent, oxidative, nonapoptotic form of cell death recently described in animal cells. In animal cells, this process can be triggered by depletion of glutathione (GSH) and accumulation of lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS). We investigated whether a similar process could be relevant to cell death in plants. Remarkably, heat shock (HS)–induced RCD, but not reproductive or vascular development, was found to involve a ferroptosis-like cell death process. In root cells, HS triggered an iron-dependent cell death pathway that was characterized by depletion of GSH and ascorbic acid and accumulation of cytosolic and lipid ROS. These results suggest a physiological role for this lethal pathway in response to heat stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. The similarity of ferroptosis in animal cells and ferroptosis-like death in plants suggests that oxidative, iron-dependent cell death programs may be evolutionarily ancient.

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Distéfano, A. M., Martin, M. V., Córdoba, J. P., Bellido, A. M., D’Ippólito, S., Colman, S. L., Soto, D., Roldán, J. A., Bartoli, C. G., Zabaleta, E. J., Fiol, D. F., Stockwell, B. R., Dixon, S. J., & Pagnussat, G. C.
Affiliations
  • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
  • Columbia University (US)
  • Stanford University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Dixon, Scott J.
  • Pagnussat, Gabriela Carolina
Venue
Journal of Cell Biology
Published
2017-01-18
Volume
216
Issue
2
Pages
463-476
ISSN
  • 0021-9525 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-8140
OpenAlex
W2577539162
Cited by
268
References
73
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 33 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 36 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11
FWCI
13.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • The Journal of Cell Biology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Americanae (AECID Library) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (55007430)
  • National Institutes of Health (5R01CA097061, R35CA209896)
  • National Cancer Institute (4R00CA166517-03)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
Keywords
ferroptosis, heat stress, regulated cell death, plant cell death, iron-dependent cell death, glutathione depletion, vitamin C, lipid reactive oxygen species, oxidative stress, root cells, Arabidopsis thaliana
MeSH terms
Antioxidants, Ascorbic Acid, Glutathione, Hot Temperature, Iron, Iron Chelating Agents, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Oxidation-Reduction, Plant Proteins, Time Factors, Lipid Peroxidation, Signal Transduction, Cell Death, Arabidopsis, Reactive Oxygen Species, Oxidative Stress, Plant Roots, Heat-Shock Response, Evolution, Molecular

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