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The inhibitory effect of Ca2+ on the flavonoid production of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum suspension cells induced by metal elicitors

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Tetrastigma hemsleyanum suspension cells were treated with four metal salts to screen suitable elicitors for the promotion of plant cell biomass and flavonoid production. The effects of calcium ions (Ca2+) on induction were also studied. It was found that the most effective elicitors were 50 μM of the heavy metal ion copper (Cu2+) and 100 μM of the rare earth element cerium (Ce3+). The maximal biomass levels under respective treatments over a 16-d culture period increased by 1.3- and 1.6-fold, and the total flavonoid content was 1.8- and 1.6-fold greater than the control, respectively. Reducing the exogenous Ca2+ concentration or adding Ca2+ antagonists (1 mM ethylene glycol-bis(2-aminoethylether)-N,N,N′,N-tetraacetc acid (EGTA) or 1 mM verapamil) strengthened inductive effects of metal elicitors and enhanced flavonoid production. However, 0.5 μM of the calcium ionophore A23187 showed contrary results. The increase in exogenous Ca2+ concentration in the presence of A23187 suppressed H2O2 bursts and peroxidase activity caused by metal elicitors. The results suggest that Ca2+ plays an inhibitory role in the plant cell response to metal elicitors. This suppression could have been caused by Ca2+ preventing the cells from absorbing metal ions and then easing the induction, or because the decrease of Ca2+ concentration worked as an induction signal. Therefore, reducing the Ca2+ concentration in culture medium, or adding Ca2+ antagonists could be used to improve flavonoid production and cell growth in combination with induction by metal elicitors during in vitro culture of T. hemsleyanum suspension cells.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo City (grant no: 2012A610179). and the New Shoot Talents Program of Zhe Jiang Province (grant no: 2010R433006).

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Peng, X., He, JY. The inhibitory effect of Ca2+ on the flavonoid production of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum suspension cells induced by metal elicitors. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Plant 49, 550–559 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11627-013-9516-x

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