Abstract:
To explore the role of H
2S signal in regulating stomatal movement in alfalfa and the relationship between H
2S and Ca
2+ during this process, wild type and the calcium transporter mutants of Medicago truncatula were used as experimental materials, and the transcriptional level, cellular level and physiological level were studied respectively, and the expression levels of related genes were compared by qRT-PCR, the content of Ca
2+in vivo was detected by fluorescent probe, the content of H
2S was measured by electrode method, and the stomatal aperture was observed by microscope respectively. The results showed that compared with the wild type, the content of H
2S in the mutant NF3011 and NF2734 decreased significantly; the H
2S signal inhibited the expression of calcium transporter encoding gene MTR_6g027580, the exogenous physiological concentration of H
2S fumigation could induce stomatal closure of Medicago truncatula, and the combination of treatment with LaCl3, Ca
2+ channel blocker, had no effect on stomatal movement of wild type, but opposite in mutant; the concentration of Ca
2+ in guard cells was measured by fluorescence probe, which were consistent with the change law of stomatal aperture. In conclusion, the content of Ca
2+ in guard cells of leaves is induced by H
2S, whose stomatal aperture become smaller at the same time. In this process, the change of intracellular Ca
2+concentration mainly depend on Ca
2+ transporter, and small partly depend on Ca
2+ channel. The results of this study not only enrich the mechanism of H
2S signaling in theory, but also have the potential to be applied to alfalfa production and other crops.